Les said:-
>For me "Hissing" and "Hejira" together make an almighty duality.
I suspect for me that it's Hejira and DJRD. The lyrics and music blew
my mind when I first listened to them. Still do, as a matter of fact.
>From Jericho:-
Anyone will tell you
Just how hard it is to make and keep a friend
Maybe they'll short sell you
Or maybe it's you
Judas, in the end
When you just can no longer pretend
That you're getting what you need
Or you're giving out anything for them to grow and feed on
This just does it for me so much... it's just so descriptive
of that time when close friends might perhaps be turning
into more than that: summing up the uncertainty and doubt
(and perhaps) pain that can go along with this.
This balances out with the previous verse:
I'll try to keep myself open up to you
And approve your self expression
I need that, too
I need your confidence, baby
And the gift of your extra time
In turn I'll give you mine
Sweet darling, it's a rich exchange
It seems to me
It's a warm arrangement!
Oh! I need to go listen to this song now. Which is a pity because I'm
sitting at the front of a training class, waiting for my students
to finish a leb exercise.
--Chris (in Cambridge, misty eyed just from writing this...)
