WHEN THEY RAISE THE LID

WHEN THEY RAISE THE LID


When they raise the lid
How will they recall
The things you said and did
What made you
Big or small.
--Shadowcat

- He was wealthy.
- He never did have two nickels to rub together.
- He had a lot of friends.
- He was a loner.
- He wasted his life.
- He cherished life.
- He saved lives.
- He was kind.
- He was compassionate.
- He was an idiot.
- He was a ‘mensch.’
- He was a ‘schmuck.’
- He was a shlemeil.
- He was a shlimazl.




Catalyptic
--(Aorta circa 1969- Psychedelia - Progressive Rock] (1969)
‘I lie here, thinking of the people I knew
But some I can't recall
I can't remember, I can't remember,
I can't remember them all.
Just a day ago, someone came to my place
And they raised the lid up high
I can't remember, I can't remember,
I can't remember them all.

Twenty-seven flowers from the next one
I don't even know his name
The nights are always so cold
And the days are all the same,
Days are all the same

Lying, lying
I grow weak from lying
Who will I see next?
Will I remember them?

Just a day ago, someone came to my place
And they raised the lid up high
I can't remember, I can't remember,
I can't remember them all.’

--(Submitted by) joelm

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