intimate – The Diary of The Deranged Writer

From Afar

Getting your well-deserved promotion
Exploring the mysterious yet exciting world
I wish I could say I’m happy for you
But I can only be joyful for you from afar

The loss of someone important to you
A rejection that breaks your heart
I wish I could be there for you
But I can only be sad for you from afar

An intimate party with the ones you love
A massive show with you as the main star
I hope I can be glorious with you
But I can only say cheers to you from afar

All of these scenarios running in my mind
I’m uncertain if they happened or not
I only have these alternate trajectories
While I’m sure you’re enjoying life from afar

Then one day, the universe gave an answer
One alternate trajectory turned reality
One day, I walked and enjoyed the quiet
Then I saw you from afar

Your smile was beaming, beautiful as ever
Enjoying a meal with the ones you love
Our bond’s end shattered my world
But now I’m happy for you from afar

I have to live with the bittersweet truth:
My absence led to your happiness
So, even if it breaks my heart
I have to grow old with you from afar

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Song of the Moment XCVIII: Foo Fighters’ “Enough Space”

My favorite band in the world, Foo Fighters, has played a few intimate shows recently in the US. And when I searched their three latest setlists from Setlist.fm, I found that they have one thing in common: they started the show with “Enough Space”, one of my favorite and heaviest tracks from their magnum opus, The Colour and the Shape.

The intro of “Enough Space” has this enchanting, bouncing rhythm that makes me want to jump for several seconds, and when the guitars, drums, and bass finally crash, the jumping and the headbanging turn up to eleven. If the Foos will open their Asia shows with “Enough Space”, I will absolutely go ape shit.

Foo Fighters’ “Enough Space”.

See you in the next post!

And as for the Foo Fighters, see you this coming week!

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