Lyrical Superimposition

Time to knock down these issues of mine, one by one. On the last day of this month, we'll start with the one appropos for the month of February.

Up until now, I've purposely avoided posting song lyrics in their entirety. I'm sure I abuse the "fair use" doctrine enough as it is with the snippets I do put up. But, it's that kind of month. I'm still pensive, reflective, and at this moment, I really don't care if one of my favorite songwriters on the planet wants to sue me.

They say grief has five stages. What they don't tell you is that at different times, you move back and forth. The best you can hope for is that eventually, you'll come to spend most of your time at the good end of it. And when the moments come - and they will - when you do slip, you pray you don't slip too far back.

I think this song reflects that fact of life.

Only Time Can Heal the Wounded
words/music: Robert Lamm & Gerard McMahon
performed by Chicago

you'll hear a sound as she's leaving
you'll hear your heart pound so hard
you'll miss her warm touch and the way things once were
it's such a cold town when you miss her
it's not the same place no more
when it's hard to mend what's broken
and you still can't let her go

beyond the storm there's an answer
beyond the nights you spend alone
beyond the headlights and the highways you go
you'll take a long ride without her
until the tears dry away
in every way you try to reason
when there's no reason left to hold

CHORUS
only time can heal the wounded of love
any day now time will tell
only love can turn it all around again
there's no heart that time can't heal

whatever pieces you're missing
whatever you leave behind
however you look at things they do change
it's not the same conversation
it's not the way that it was
there'll be one less tear tomorrow
there'll be one less night alone