The Husband's hiatus from posting to ya'll is, I hope, temporary. While I would love to have his great storytelling ability and insight, it's not a priority for him currently. So! In lieu of 'the rest of the story' from him, here's a recent email that The Husband sent me (shared with his permission).
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The lyrics to the Adam Again song "River on Fire." While not completely relevant to you and I, it is the saddest song I have ever heard.
NOTE: the Cuyahoga River runs through Cleveland and, at one time, was so polluted that it caught on fire. In this song, its just an image of the impossible coming true. I think Gene Eugene (the songwriter) was drawing a parallel to the pollution in a marriage which leads to irreconcilable differences; the point at which it's just too volitile to do anything but catch fire and burn.
what would you say if you knew what i was thinking?
maybe you do but you know not to dig too deep
what if i knew what you needed for sure?
i've seen in your eyes you need more, much more
and i could be happy, and you could be miserable
i'll grab a metaphor out of the air
the cuyahoga river on fire
what can you say, the impossible happens
what can you settle for?
what can you live without?
i remember the night i first darkened your door
and i swore that i loved you
my heart was pure
you could be happy and i could be miserable
i'll grab a metphor out of the air
the cuyahoga river on fire
my open window, a dream in the dark
my fingers, your face
a spark, a trace
i could be happy and you could be miserable
i'll grab a metaphor out of the air
the cuyahoga river on fire
i know a lot about the history of cleveland, ohio
disasters that have happened there
like the cuyahoga river on fireLabels: lyrical gangsta, The Husband's Story |
