Song Description
Reflections on a life and the unanswered questions left behind or, that accompany a soul in flight through eternity.
| Song Length |
4:17 |
Genre |
Rock - Progressive Rock |
| Tempo |
Medium (111 - 130) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Nonviolent, Poignant |
Subject |
Life |
Lyrics
Prog rock/psychedliea
HOW, JUST WHEN?
Tired of starin at the changing sky
Shielding your eyes from the sun
Evading the gaze the looks you get
From passers by, everyone
Admired by a few, those who knew
The man inside, behind the façade
The lively spirit, the quiet laugh
Took the long view past the charade
Twenty years but a moment, all gone
Thirty more, but where, what went wrong?
Inspired by the view they look around
Back to a past deep, deep, deep inside
Examine a history, touch the fabric
Find the traces of the child who died
A plaque on a wall his memory acclaimed
A few words written to say it all
Where did he go on that final day?
Left his shell but answered the call
Twenty years but a moment, all gone
Thirty more, but where, what went wrong
Now, you can remember, hear his words
Strident then calm like fire then balm
A cosmic incident snuffed without trace
He had only a moment to sound the alarm
Twenty years but a moment, all gone
Thirty more, but where, what went wrong
How, just when
Did it go wrong
How, just when
© roger antony carter 2008
N-11-22