lördag 30 maj 2009

Faust, Midas, And Myself

Har hört den här låten ett flertal gånger, och och den ger mig alltid gåshud.
Jag vet vem jag tänker på när jag hör låten.

Switchfoot - "Faust, Midas, And Myself"
This one's about a dream
I had last night
How an old man tracked me home
And stepped inside
He put his foot inside the door
And gave a crooked smile
Something in his eyes
Something in his laugh
Something in his voice
That made my skin crawl off

He said, "I've seen you here before
I know your name.
You could have your pick
Of pretty things.
You could have it all
Everything at once.
Everything you've seen,
Everything you'll need,
Everything you've ever had in fantasies."

"You've one life,
You've one life.
You've one life left to lead."

I woke up from my dream
As a golden man
With a girl I've never seen
With golden skin
I jumped up to my feet
She asked me what was wrong
I began to scream
I don't think this is me
Is this just a dream
Or really happening?

What direction?
What direction?
I'm splitting up!
I'm splitting up!
This is my personal disaffection

What direction? What direction?
What direction now?

I looked outside the glass
At golden shores
Golden ships and masts
With golden cords
As my reflection passed
I hated what I saw
My golden eyes were dead
And a thought passed through my head
A heart that is made of gold can't really beat at all

I wanted to wake up again
Without a touch of gold

What direction?
Death or action!
Life begins at the intersection.

I woke up as before
But the gold was gone
My wife was at the door
With her night robe on
My heart beat once or twice
And life flooded my veins
Everything had changed
My lungs had found their voice
And what was once routine
And what was once routine was now the perfect joy

You've one life
You've one life
One life left to lead

4 kommentarer:

Josef Boberg sa...

Hmmm... - själv VET jag att jag har många liv ! Ingmar Bergman vet det också, numera...

minutz3 sa...

De säger ju:
"You've one life,
You've one life.
You've one life left to lead."
inte att man de facto bara har ett liv, men ett liv där man väljer mellan gott och ont, kan man väl snarare säga. Där vi väljer mellan Gud och den Onde. Beroende på vad vi väljer så väljer vi också den vi vill spendera Evigheten med.

Josef Boberg sa...

Jaha... - så kan man ju se det om man så väljer. Själv föredrar jag att leva åt hållet som t ex Moder Teresa tipsar om.

Men vaddå - smaken är ju som baken delad - om man så får lov att tänka och skriva.

bjorn.g.larsson sa...
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