The Man in Black...

[moominmuppet]

He was a pretty damn amazing musician and human being, and I'm selfishly sad that he's gone. Regardless of my general views on afterlife, though, I can't imagine anything for him except heading to where June is, and I don't doubt he was pleased at the idea of the imminent reunion.


Well, you wonder why I always dress in black,
Why you never see bright colors on my back,
And why does my appearance seem to have a somber tone.
Well, there's a reason for the things that I have on.

I wear the black for the poor and the beaten down,
Livin' in the hopeless, hungry side of town,
I wear it for the prisoner who has long paid for his crime,
But is there because he's a victim of the times.

I wear the black for those who never read,
Or listened to the words that Jesus said,
About the road to happiness through love and charity,
Why, you'd think He's talking straight to you and me.

Well, we're doin' mighty fine, I do suppose,
In our streak of lightnin' cars and fancy clothes,
But just so we're reminded of the ones who are held back,
Up front there ought 'a be a Man In Black.

I wear it for the sick and lonely old,
For the reckless ones whose bad trip left them cold,
I wear the black in mournin' for the lives that could have been,
Each week we lose a hundred fine young men.

And, I wear it for the thousands who have died,
Believen' that the Lord was on their side,
I wear it for another hundred thousand who have died,
Believen' that we all were on their side.

Well, there's things that never will be right I know,
And things need changin' everywhere you go,
But 'til we start to make a move to make a few things right,
You'll never see me wear a suit of white.

Ah, I'd love to wear a rainbow every day,
And tell the world that everything's OK,
But I'll try to carry off a little darkness on my back,
'Till things are brighter, I'm the Man In Black.



Love Is A Burning Thing
And It Makes A Fiery Ring
Bound By Wild Desire
I Fell Into A Ring Of Fire

CHORUS:
I Fell Into A Burning Ring Of Fire
I Went Down, Down, Down
And The Flames Went Higher

And It Burns, Burns, Burns
The Ring Of Fire
The Ring Of Fire

I Fell Into A Burning Ring Of Fire
I Went Down, Down, Down
And The Flames Went Higher

And It Burns, Burns, Burns
The Ring Of Fire
The Ring Of Fire

The Taste Of Love Is Sweet
When Hearts Like Ours Meet
I Fell For You Like A Child
Oh, But The Fire Went Wild

CHORUS
I Fell Into A Burning Ring Of Fire
I Went Down, Down, Down
And The Flames Went Higher

And It Burns, Burns, Burns
The Ring Of Fire
The Ring Of Fire

I Fell Into A Burning Ring Of Fire
I Went Down, Down, Down
And The Flames Went Higher

And It Burns, Burns, Burns
The Ring Of Fire
The Ring Of Fire

And It Burns, Burns, Burns

The Ring Of Fire

The Ring Of Fire


and my favorite of his:


IN YOUR MIND In your mind
one foot on Jacob's ladder and one foot in the fire
and it all goes down in your mind

Livin' at the bottom of the stairs of life
never a smile knockin' on your door
the air is blue and so are you
prehistoric monsters on the floor

Last verse of your last song
and God don't hear dead men
the end of the line is in your mind
then you'll be stayin' in

In your mind In your mind

Bone for bone and skin for skin
eye for eye and tooth for tooth
heart for heart and soul for soul
somebody said "What is truth"?

Lock it up and close it down
the sound of mournin' like a dove
high beyond the rattlin' roar
lookin' to the face of love

[chorus:] In your mind In your mind

it all goes down in your mind
one foot on Jacob's ladder and one foot in the fire
and it all goes down in your mind

In your mind In your mind

Sunday words are back again
and you eat your fundamentalist pie
but just a piece you understand
you get the rest up in the sky

Praise and glory, wounded angels
shufflin' 'round the room
eternity is down the hall
and you sit there bendin' spoons

In your mind In your mind

Father, Son, and Holy Ghost
sacrificial drops of pain
on a silver plated cross
sanctification on a chain

Thay say redemption draweth nigh
the storms of silence from above
stop your ears and close your eyes
and try to find the face of love

Comments

[mactavish.livejournal.com]

I'm sad, too. I heard Roseanne on Fresh Air a few weeks ago, and her love and respect for him was obvious in the interview. He was a good person. He had integrity and dignity.

[circumspectly.livejournal.com]

::nod:: grief took him, illness in the sidecar. i knew after june, that he wouldn't last long...