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Written in 1998 for a rock musical - been fiddling with it for a month now, I'm over it, moving on! God and Creation. I wrote this about an author who kills off one of his characters and then mourns her loss. It's not apparent from just this one song, except for the line "I'm inclined to doubt you existed", which is a reference to something else in the plot. The rest of the music is just as psychotic and if it ever sees a live performance, it will be like my own "Mr. Holland's Opus" - from hell.
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Lyrics
you were such a treasure, thought we'd always be together
but you left me
sure, I had something to do with it
that much, I will admit
we had so many problems
and we tried our best to solve them accordingly
but I had a bit of a temper
and you couldn't deal with armor
so I found myself alone with you
a girl who thought her guy would harm her
CHORUS
I wish you could be here
to see the sailboats on the bay
and the golden sparkle of sun
on the water at the end of the day
I wish you could be here
it's probably better anyway
because we wouldn't have much to say to each other
'cause you're dead
you somehow thought that I was boss
and that's what makes this tragic loss
so unbearable
new to love, you trusted me
for a while we carried on swimmingly
the thing about the cat
turned out to be our very first spat
was that so terrible?
we got through that one fine
not the case for that feline
since that day, you acted differently
when I came up from behind you
CHORUS
I wish you could be here
to see the sailboats on the bay
and the golden sparkle of sun
on the water at the end of the day
I wish you could be here
it's probably better anyway
because we wouldn't have much to say to each other
'cause you're dead
I miss you
I hate you
I love you
I negate you
I need you
I'm fine without you
I want you
I'm inclined to doubt you existed
so twisted, this rationale
I thrilled you
I killed you
you can go straight to hell
but you left me
sure, I had something to do with it
that much, I will admit
we had so many problems
and we tried our best to solve them accordingly
but I had a bit of a temper
and you couldn't deal with armor
so I found myself alone with you
a girl who thought her guy would harm her
CHORUS
I wish you could be here
to see the sailboats on the bay
and the golden sparkle of sun
on the water at the end of the day
I wish you could be here
it's probably better anyway
because we wouldn't have much to say to each other
'cause you're dead
you somehow thought that I was boss
and that's what makes this tragic loss
so unbearable
new to love, you trusted me
for a while we carried on swimmingly
the thing about the cat
turned out to be our very first spat
was that so terrible?
we got through that one fine
not the case for that feline
since that day, you acted differently
when I came up from behind you
CHORUS
I wish you could be here
to see the sailboats on the bay
and the golden sparkle of sun
on the water at the end of the day
I wish you could be here
it's probably better anyway
because we wouldn't have much to say to each other
'cause you're dead
I miss you
I hate you
I love you
I negate you
I need you
I'm fine without you
I want you
I'm inclined to doubt you existed
so twisted, this rationale
I thrilled you
I killed you
you can go straight to hell
Rebsie
There's a very theatrical atmosphere here ... I can see this working
really well on stage with all the visual elements adding to the
experience. You've filled it with lively musical textures and performed
it with panache.
Having been in the position of an author having to kill off my favourite
character I can vouch that it can be surprisingly upsetting. I found
myself genuinely grieving for him, which is a bit weird really. It's an
interesting subject matter for a rock musical ... something different
and well worth exploring.