f***ed for some reason?.. :S... but...A sad song about a musician dying of cancer.
My closest mate's family is heavily involved with music, not only in the community, but also across Australia. One night he family played host to 11 or so people, each trained in either classical, blues, jazz, etc. Each with their own specialty. It was like the equivilent to a jam session, but with more traditional instruments.
One bloke was a very close family friend to my mates family, and I knew him by association in a number of different ways. He played the sax better than anyone I had ever heard. He had been diagnosed with cancer, and it was clearly taking a toll on his body, but definatly not his music. This was one of the most inspiring moments in my life I suppose. This sick man playing the blues to a small crowd of stunned, inspiried and in some cases, crying crowd. Amazing.
The doctor hadns you your date of death
written in ink, on lined paper
it all seems fake and incomplete
how could this be the end?
You still play with more life
than anyone I know
the warmth in its tone
replaces the warmth in your face
-- You subject youself to the things you love
Chorus
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And people come from all around
just to hear the magic sound
of the slowly departing man
Not one person was left unmoves
when the slowly departing man
played the blues
Verse
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No superficial words were spoken
and alot of silence there to be broken
he entertained, gave love a name
he blew a smile and rolled right away
Chorus
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And people came from all around
just to hear the magic sound
of the slowly departing man
And not one person was left unmoved
when the slowly departing man
played the blues