Maiden Voyage

This song has been stuck in my head for a few days now, so I thought I'd share it. The sound of music is more powerful a tool of communication than mere words alone. I tend to choose the wrong words, so we'll do this for now.

The starkest difference between live music and other forms of media is that you can always pop in a DVD and watch it any time you so please. You can pick up a book and read at your leisure. But with music, it's alive, existing only in the now... much as we ourselves do. Music is a reflection into the past, grasping upon a composer's written notes or chord changes, an attempt to anticipate the future, reaching out into a void of silence and transforming it into a sonic canvas, but music exists solely in the present - something it can't escape, nor can we.

Been a fool, been a clown, lost my way from up and down, And I know... yes, I know... And I see in your eyes that you really weren't surprised at me At all... not at all... And I know by your smile... It's... you...

Don't care... ...for me Don't cry, let's say goodbye. Adieu...

It's time to say goodbye, I know... that in time, It will just fade away. It's time... ...to say... ...good bye.

I stand alone, And watch you fade away Like clouds. High up and in the sky, I'm strong, And so cold, As I stand alone. Goodbye, So long, Adieu...

Oh how I love you so, Lost in those memories, And now you've gone. I feel a pain, Feeling... like a fool... Adieu...

My love for you burns deep inside me so strong... Embers of times we had, And now, Here I stand, Lost in a memory, I see your face... and smile.

Oh how I love you so, Lost in those memories, And now you've gone. I feel a pain, Feeling... like a fool... Adieu...

My love for you burns deep inside me so strong... Embers of times we had, And now, Here I stand, Lost in a memory, I see your face... ...and smile. -Adieu composed by Yoko Kanno performed by Emily Bindiger lyrics by Brian Richy