Post by stefancrosscoe on May 13, 2020 9:08:54 GMT
XTC - Dying (1986)
Lyrics:
It frightens me when you come to mind
The day you dropped in the shopping line
And my heart beats faster when I think of all the signs, all the signs
When they carried you out your mouth was open wide
The cat went astray and the dog did pine for days and days
And I felt so guilty when we played you up
When you were ill, so ill
What sticks in my mind is the sweet jar
On the sideboard. And your multicolored tea cozy
What sticks in my mind is the dew-drop hanging off your nose
Shriveled up and blue
And I'm getting older, too
But I don't want to die like you
Don't want to die like you, don't want to die like you
This very haunting piece by XTC (Colin Moulding) always makes me think of how vulnerable we humans really are, as it makes me reminded of my grandmother, who was always very kind and lively when I was a kid, always saved a huge smile for me, and suddenly she got bad or sick over night, and it was quite a shock to see how fast life can change so sudden, just within a few hours.
Lyrics:
It frightens me when you come to mind
The day you dropped in the shopping line
And my heart beats faster when I think of all the signs, all the signs
When they carried you out your mouth was open wide
The cat went astray and the dog did pine for days and days
And I felt so guilty when we played you up
When you were ill, so ill
What sticks in my mind is the sweet jar
On the sideboard. And your multicolored tea cozy
What sticks in my mind is the dew-drop hanging off your nose
Shriveled up and blue
And I'm getting older, too
But I don't want to die like you
Don't want to die like you, don't want to die like you
This very haunting piece by XTC (Colin Moulding) always makes me think of how vulnerable we humans really are, as it makes me reminded of my grandmother, who was always very kind and lively when I was a kid, always saved a huge smile for me, and suddenly she got bad or sick over night, and it was quite a shock to see how fast life can change so sudden, just within a few hours.