Sabi nga ni Mr. McLaughlin,
"A life goes by.
Romantic dreams must die.
And I bid mine goodbye..."
And to think just last thursday I watched that stupid X-Files movie with a friend. Something about not giving up, losing it, not surrendering to whatever darkness-hooblah Scully was blabbering about. But I got it. I Knew- whatever the hell they were talking about. Very Gabriel Marcel. A different kind of surrender. A surender that puts a premium on action- not on despair (the film puts some more ellipses on The God Issue, but what the hell). And now, this equally ridic song.
Shet. That's something. That's the universe telling me something crucial.
And the song doesn't end there either. Just like a possible trajectory of my life, the song continues,
"... So I bid mine goodbye and never knew
So close was waiting, waiting here with you.
And now forever I know
All that I wanted to hold you
So close."
And ends with,
"We're so close
To reaching that famous happy end.
Almost believing this was not pretend
Let's go on dreaming for we know we are
So close.
So close
And still so far."
Psychotherapy. Anyone?