Tuesday, February 21, 2006
this is a wonderful song from corrinne may, which really brought a sense of nostalgia to me and remind me of my dearest gradpa, who passed away on this very day 4 months ago...
Corrinne May - Fly Away
"When will you be home?" he asks
as we watch the planes take off
We both know we have no clear answer to where my dreams may lead he's watched me as i crawled and stumbled
As a child, he was my world
And now to let me go,
I know he bleeds and yet he says to me
You can fly so high
Keep your gaze upon the sky
I'll be prayin every step along the way
Even though it breaks my heart
to know we'll be so far apart
I love you too much to make you stay
Baby fly away
Autumn leaves fell into spring time
and SIlver-painted hair Daddy called one evening saying
"We need you. Please come back"
When I saw him laying in his bed Fragile as a child Pale just like an angel taking flight I held him as I cried
You can fly so high
Keep your gaze upon the sky
I'll be prayin every step along the way
Even though it breaks my heart to know we'll be so far apart
I love you too much to make you stay
Baby fly away
ohh...
I love you too much to make you stay Baby fly away
fly away grandpa, for I love you too much to make you stay, you watched me stumbled as a baby and watched me grow up...
a kind hearted, caring, loving, wonderful, spectacular and so much more virtues that exudes from his life...
you have never raised your voice at me and I'll remember those sweets and bananas that you also give me as a child, the sweet taste of pure love that mum couldn't give me, you shielded me from the evil world out there and you teach me all I need to know without even saying a word...
I was broken-hearted that I couldn't be by your side when the hour of your passing came...
I was the youngest grandson, probably your favourite gradson, the only one that's not born in the kampung, the naughty and cheeky one, the hyperactive one...
I remember the week before you passed away, I visited you at the home, you couldn't even recognise me due to senile dementia that was affecting your memory... sitting on the wheel chair, having to be spoon fed by the nurse there... It hurts me deeply to see you in that state...
I was planning to visit you more often after my O-levels, but I guess the time and opportunity will never come...
I'll always remember the anniversary of your demise, which also coeincide with my birthday...
your legacy lives on in my heart
I'll Be missing you...