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though the song fades away through the mists and ages i find myself still dreaming about charlotte sometimes in that lonely place inside her heart her splintered head where all the people seem to fade away and everyone dares not cry i ghost through tomorrow with blindfolded eyes i wait and wait on that quiet dirt lane kismet wheel turning for charlotte sometimes
Feeling melancholic these past few days and, when that happens, songs like Charlotte Sometimes play inside my head. Like a teenage kid, I have vague ideas of what I might say to Charlotte if I met her, but the truth is, I’d clam up. Same thing with Alice. Same thing with Siouxsie, if you want to include real people in this menagerie of fiction. Or David Bowie, were he still alive, if you think it’s just women who will make me gobsmacked. Not sure what the point it in this paragraph other than to record random thoughts.
Anyway… Sláinte.
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I don’t know the song, but I felt the melancholy 🌷🌷💗
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Here’s the song from when I was a young teen:
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J’ai beaucoup apprécié le videoclip, and the song. I always loved ballad, and it’s a nice discovery to me. Thank you!
I even get to read the lyrics, very nice poem.
She hopes to open shadowed eyes
On a different world
Come to me
Scared princess
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There are a few good lines in this song. One of my favorites has always been:
Charlotte sometimes crying for herself
Charlotte sometimes dreams a wall around herself
But it’s always with love
In case you are interested, the song itself is based on a young adult book of the same name. Time travel and all kinds of fun things.
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I can relate to that feeling of building a wall…
I will check out the book!
Merci Micheal 💗💗
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Merci. 💙
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One of my faves. I’ve always wanted to read the book but never got around to it.
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Somehow, having this song be one of your faves from the Cure seems to fit you perfectly.
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Great song and I’m a huge Cure fan. Another gem outta you, sir.
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The song grabbed me the first time I heard it after buying “Concert”. I wore out my cassette of that album playing that song over and over.
And, thank you, sir.
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I do this too, with musical and literary idols. A few years ago I was obsessed with a young artist and when I met her in person I simply said “are you as sad as you seem?” It was weird for both of us, and we ended up hugging for a long time.
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I’m guessing she probably was. In my experience with famous writers/musicians who seem sad, they typically are exactly as sad as they write. Sometimes more than they let on.
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