Puddle of tearsAnd we look back to those yearsWhen your words were so clearIt’s a new type of fearYou say it’s meant to beDon’t say that you’re like meYou say he needed himBut I say we need him moreHurricane GodCaused so much destruction
You got to open your eyesAnd wait for sunriseAs the bird fliesDon’t believe in your liesJust feed it goodbyesAnd everything that passes on will be alrightWith one last hug and a kiss goodnight
Don’t make me laughOn behalf of the dayWhen I drove faith awayAnd it’s better now this wayYou say it’s meant to beDon’t say that you’re like meYou say he needed himBut I say we need him moreHurricane GodCaused so much destruction
You got to open your eyesAnd wait for sunriseAs the bird fliesDon’t need no baptizeJust accept with goodbyesAnd everything that passes on will be alrightWith one last hug and a kiss goodnightOne last hug and a kiss goodnight
This is a song I wrote when one of my relatives past away not so long ago. My uncle in Mexico died from anemia. I remember that when he was sick, all close relatives gathered at somebodies house to pray for him. We did that every weekend for about 3 months. Just when our relatives called to say he was getting better, he died. The news was very devastating to everyone, especially my mom. She could not believe that her brother she knew her entire childhood had died. I didn't know him that well, he was around only when I was no older that five. But I still have images inside my head. After that, everyone prayed again for about nine days straight at someones house. Almost immediately I questioned my religion, more than I ever had. My mom was still a believer, but I wasn't. My mom said he died because God needed his help in heaven, that sounded to me that God was a hypocrite. Why didn't he ask his "angels" or whatever to help, instead of my uncle? Well maybe because there is no such thing as God and he died of natural causes.
Wow. I am pretty deeply impressed by this. For some reason, the line "Hurricane God" particularly jumps out to me. I think that's a very apt way to describe the way the divine seems to function sometimes.
ReplyDeleteAnd your reflection about your uncle's death and its impact on your family and your religious beliefs is really raw and open. Thanks for writing this, I really admire it.
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