Posted by DG77 on May 29, 2009, at 16:02:08
In reply to Re: What would you tell a suicidal person?, posted by Neal on May 28, 2009, at 19:06:00
These are the lyrics to a beautiful song on the subject. The song is Poughkeepsie by a band called Over The Rhine.
I thought Id go up Poughkeepsie,
look out oer the Hudson,
and Id throw my body down on the river.
And Id know no more sorrow,
Id fly like the sparrow
and Id ride on the backs of the angels tonight.Id ride on the backs of the angels tonight.
Id take to the sky with all my might.
No more drowning in my sorrow,
no more drowning in my fright,
Id just ride on the backs of the angels tonight.There are those who know sorrow
and those who must borrow
and those whose lot in life is sweet.
Well Im drunk on self-pity,
scorned all thats been given me,
I would drink from a bottle labeled Sure Defeat.Id ride on the backs of the angels tonight.
Id take to the sky with all my might.
No more drowning in my sorrow,
no more drowning in my fright,
Id just ride on the backs of the angels tonight.Then the skies, they fell open
and my eyes were opened
to a world of hope falling at my feet.
Now Ive no more or less
than anyone else has,
what I have is a gift of life I cant repeat.So I go up Poughkeepsie,
look out oer the Hudson
and I cast my worries to the sky.
Now I still know sorrow,
but I can fly like the sparrow
cause I ride on the backs of the angels tonight.I ride on the backs of the angels tonight.
I take to the sky with all their might.
No more drowning in my sorrow,
no more drowning in my fright,
Ill just ride on the backs of the angels each night.
poster:DG77
thread:897446
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