quarta-feira, setembro 28

one of these things

Conversava calmamente no messenger com o meu amigo T.L., quando ele decide alargar o nosso leque de amigos comuns (até agora bastante diminuto, resume-se a uma amiga a viajar por Marrocos e o grande Devendra!). Apresenta-me a Nick Drake! Gostei tanto que quis partilhar!

Já agora, e em tom de agradecimento, aproveito para dizer que, aos meus olhos, T.L. é um mestre deste tipo de cultura musical e a mesma pessoa que me desencanta as coisas mais incríveis sobre The Office (esqueci-me de David Brent como outro amigo!) e se lembra de coisas da nossa infância que já toda a gente esqueceu.

E numa altura em que muitas vezes nos esquecemos de tudo o que podemos ser, aqui fica...

I could have been a sailor, could have been a cook
A real live lover, could have been a book.
I could have been a signpost, could have been a clock
As simple as a kettle, steady as a rock.
I could be
Here and now
I would be, I should be
But how?
I could have been
One of these things first
I could have been
One of these things first.

I could have been your pillar, could have been your door
I could have stayed beside you, could have stayed for more.
Could have been your statue, could have been your friend,
A whole long lifetime could have been the end.
I could be yours so true
I would be, I should be through and through
I could have been
One of these things first
I could have been
One of these things first.

I could have been a whistle, could have been a flute
A real live giver, could have been a boot.
I could have been a signpost, could have been a clock
As simple as a kettle, steady as a rock.
I could be even here
I would be, I should be so near
I could have been
One of these things first
I could have been
One of these things first.

One of these things first
Nick Drake

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