Music and lyrics - Part II

When destiny calls you, you must be strong
I may not be with you, but you gotta hold on
They'll see in time, I know

Well show them together cuz...
You'll be in my heart
Phil Collins

The first time I heard these words in Phil's amazingly expressive voice, shivers went down my spine. And guess what, they still do. Its a wonderful, tender and yet so powerful ballad and its about the love that is universal. Really, play it for your mother, father, sister, lover, wife, children, friend and every time it means something. But right in the end... it just jumps into uncharted waters with this verse. It is about the love that lives even when your loved ones are there no longer. Its about being strong, its about believing. Really. Just look over your shoulder.

* This song even has a fan listing at http://teapot.fan-tasia.com/inmyheart/



I still hear the sound
Of his hooves on the ground
And I never know
If it was a dream
Or a cloud of some steam
From the lake below

I only know That I'd search till I die
For a stallion that flew into the sky
You May think that I'm mad but I know what I saw
And I'm glad

This is my absolute favorite kind of song, a song that tells a story. A story with no beginning or end , but a story nonetheless. And isn't that the best kind of yarn, one which lets you imagine ? Who is the rider and what did he really see. Was it really a mythical , fiery beast, or a cloud of some steam from the lake below? Did he ever find what drove him mad. We don't know. But is through what we don't know that legends are born. And in a thousand worlds, in a thousand ways, the same story leads a thousand lives.