i didn't mourn your death i didn't cry, didn't scream didn't **** the world or any god for taking you away
and then i remember english class, we all had to memorize Atticus's speech you know, the one in the courtroom where he defended Tom Robinson
and then i remember that you sang about leaving us before any of us knew you were gone ziggy stardust, i miss you
and then i remember i'm 7, maybe 8 years old you taught me what imagination meant, what i could do, what alternate universes i could create
and then i remember you loved so much you died with a secret as i grew, i learned how to understand you
and then i remember the day purple rain meant a nation mourning in unity
and then i remember your song was in shrek and i'm sorry but that association from my childhood never left me
and then i remember the amount of pain you endured
and then i remember i was 11, my brother was singing along to hotel california, introduced me to your band and pointed you out to me "that's glenn frey he's the guitarist"
and then i remember why this year has been such a dark one so much of the light has vanished with you