Since Gordon Lightfoot is playing at the Rio tonight, thought I would post the other two of my three all time favorites by him. Its a given - without exception, they both everwhelm me so much, that I weep every time I listen, but I love them so much, and crying is so healing... so...... This first one resonates for me in such a profound way. Its about longing and loss, which for some strange reason, as always touched me and spoken to me in profound ways. What can I say - Im doomed to be drawn to the melancholy and bittersweet. At any rate, here it is, this gorgeous... Song of the Day: Gordon Lightfoot - The Last Time I Saw Her LYRICS The last time I saw her face, her eyes were bathed in starlight and her hair hung long The last time she spoke to me, her lips were like the scented flowers inside a rain-drenched forest But that was so long ago that I can scarcely feel the way I felt before And if time could heal the wounds, I would tear the threads away that I might bleed some more The last time I walked with her Her laughter was the steeple bells That ring to greet the morning sun A voice that called to everyone To love the ground she walked upon Those were good days The last time I held her hand, her touch was autumn, spring and summer, and winter too The last time I let go of her, she walked a way into the night I lost her in the misty streets, a thousand months, a thousand years When other lips will kiss her eyes A million miles beyond the moon, thats where she is But that was so long ago that I can scarcely feel the way I felt before And if time could heal the wounds, I would tear the threads away that I might bleed some more The last time I saw her face, her eyes were bathed in starlight and she walked alone The last time she kissed my cheek Her lips were like the wilted leaves Upon the autumn covered hills Resting on the frozen ground The seeds of love lie cold and still Beneath a battered marking stone It lies forgotten youtube/watch?v=ZyJLwiMQFic
Posted on: Thu, 25 Sep 2014 14:22:35 +0000
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