Tuesday, September 27, 2005

departure at 27

James Marshall Hendrix (Nov 27, 1942 - Sep 18, 1970) - Barbiturates OD
- 27 years 9 months
Janis Joplin (Jan 19, 1943 - Oct 4, 1970) - Heroin OD
- 27 years 8 months
James Douglas Morrison (Dec 8, 1943 - July 3, 1971) - Heart Attack?OD'd?
- 27 years 6 months
Kurt Cobain (Feb 20, 1967 - Apr 5, 1994) - Shot himself?Murdered?
- 27 years 1 month

in a world of cliches
and beaten defeated roads
you defied the rules
you challenged the gods


on a comet's tail
you streaked across the sky
and crossed all the frontiers

did you know
did you see then
all that fame and fortune
did you dream then
your own deaths too

when you invoked the magic
with your words and melodies
when heaven and earth was set ablaze
and the jealous gods raged

in a flash, in a blink
darkness descended

faiths were betrayed
and dreams were stolen

the songs' over
the fires have died
all's gone, gone too soon
requiescat in pace

5 comments:

consise10 said...

What a depressing post zypsy.

Lets not also forget Michael Hutchence, Australias lead singer of the great band INXS who commited suicide back in 1997, being 37 years of age.

zypsy said...

i agree, but they're awe-inspiring musicians. i love their songs/music and have always wanted to write something about them.

like inxs too, my fav is "never tear us apart"

Arunima said...

It is not depressing.

I am scared to reach 27 now. :-)

consise10 said...

Ha ha Arunia !

My favourite from INXS has got to be the songs from the 'Shaboo Shabah' album. One song in particular which springs to mind is 'Black and White'.

SuperP. said...

Well done.