Why does he sing?
perhaps, he sings to be heard and read.
It’s the life he has chosen
to sing his pain and happiness,
to sing his love which once was so dear to him
the one which is now lost and forbidden.
Every-time he holds mic close to his mouth
he sings it all..
We clap and applause on his pain.
We cherish the very words he chooses.
We play these immortal songs again and again
we listen them on players and speakers
we hum them, sing them in trains, buses and bathrooms.
A life of a singer or a guitarist
is surely different from a student or a lawyer
but perhaps,
his pain is not.
And it’s this pain that binds us, connects us
to our core,
So today, just sing it along with him
to celebrate and share.
Jan 16, 2014
Jan 16, 2014 at 3:31 PM UTC
Why does he sing?
perhaps, he sings to be heard and read.
It’s the life he has chosen
to sing his pain and happiness,
to sing his love which once was so dear to him
the one which is now lost and forbidden.
Every-time he holds mic close to his mouth
he sings it all..
We clap and applause on his pain.
We cherish the very words he chooses.
We play these immortal songs again and again
we listen them on players and speakers
we hum them, sing them in trains, buses and bathrooms.
A life of a singer or a guitarist
is surely different from a student or a lawyer
but perhaps,
his pain is not.
And it’s this pain that binds us, connects us
to our core,
So today, just sing it along with him
to celebrate and share.
Eddie Vedder, Singing
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