Tears for Lou Reed:
They say no one person can do it all
But you want to in your head
But you can’t be Shakespeare and you can’t be Joyce
So what is left insteadYou’re stuck with yourself and a rage that can hurt you
You have to start at the beginning again
And just this moment this wonderful fire
Started up againWhen you pass through humble, when you pass through sickly
When you pass through I’m better than you all
When you pass through anger and self deprecation
And have the strength to acknowledge it allWhen the past makes you laugh and you can savor the magic
That let you survive your own war
You find that that fire is passion
And there’s a door up ahead not a wallAs you pass through fire as you pass through fire
Tryin’ to remember it’s name
When you pass through fire lickin’ at your lips
You cannot remain the sameAnd if the building’s burning move towards that door
But don’t put the flames out
There’s a bit of magic in everything
And then some loss to even things outSome loss to even things out
Some loss to even things out
There’s a bit of magic in everything
And then some loss to even things out