MAGIC AND LOSS: Lou Reed (2 marzo 1942 - 27 ottobre 2013)
When you pass
through the fire, you pass through humble
You pass through a
maze of self-doubt
When you pass
through humble, the lights can blind you
Some people never
figure that out
You pass through
arrogance, you pass through hurt
You pass through an
ever present past
And it’s best not
to wait for luck to save you
Pass through the
fire to the light
Pass through the
fire to the light
Pass through the
fire to the light
It’s best not to
wait for luck to save you
Pass through the
fire to the light
As you pass through
the fire, your right hand waving
There are things
you have to throw out
That caustic dread
inside your head
Will never help you
out
You have to be very
strong, ‘cause you’ll start from zero
Over and over again
And as the smoke
clears there’s an all-consuming fire
Lyin’ straight
ahead
Lyin’ straight
ahead
Lyin’ straight
ahead
And as the smoke
clears there’s an all-consuming fire
Lyin’ straight
ahead
They say no one
person can do it all
But you want to in
your head
But you can’t be
Shakespeare
And you can’t be
Joyce
So what is left
instead
You’re stuck with
yourself and a rage that can hurt you
You have to start
at the beginning again
And just this
moment, this wonderful fire
Started up again
When you pass
through humble, when you pass through sickly
When you pass
through I’m better than you all
When you pass
through anger and self-deprecation
And have the
strength to acknowledge it all
When the past makes
you laugh and you can savor the magic
That let you
survive your own war
You find that that
fire is passion
And there’s a door
up ahead, not a wall
As you pass through
fire as you pass through fire
Try to remember its
name
When you pass
through fire licking at your lips
You cannot remain
the same
And if the building’s
burning, move towards that door
But don’t put the
flames out.
There’s a bit of
magic in everything
And then some loss
to even things out
Some loss to even
things out
Some loss to even
things out
There’s a bit of
magic in everything
And then some loss
to even things out.
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