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Once I Was...

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If you're like me, you have a list of songs that you'd just have sing if you had any talent. A list, perhaps, of tunes you'd whip out at a karaoke bar (if you wouldn't embarrass yourself). Or, as I like to imagine, a collection of covers that you'd impress audiences with if you were an acclaimed singer-songwriter.

I may possess no music talent (save for the uncanny ability to create amazing mix CDs from my sizable iTunes Library), but I do have unrealistic dreams -- and a list.

On top of said list is my favorite "folk" song of all time, a tune called "Once I Was" by Tim Buckley (Jeff's father). I would simply have to cover this song, and I would totally do it, and Mr. Buckley, justice. It's somewhat heartbreaking, but it's lyrics and music are quite beautiful... Give it a listen.

"Once I was a lover / And I searched behind your eyes for you
And soon they'll be another / To tell you I was just a lie."

Full lyrics after the break.

Once I was a soldier
And I fought on foreign sands for you
Once I was a hunter
And I brought home fresh meat for you
Once I was a lover
And I searched behind your eyes for you
And soon there'll be another
To tell you I was just a lie

And sometimes I wonder
Just for a while
Will you remember me?

And though you have forgotten
All of our rubbish dreams
I find myself searching
Through the ashes of our ruins
For the days when we smiled
And the hours that ran wild
With the magic of our eyes
And the silence of our words

And sometimes I wonder
Just for a while
Will you remember me?

Posted by Patrick on 07/27/06 at 2:11 PM
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