Terry's song

Ashes, dust, earth. Grief. Saying goodbye. A song for a funeral, a song for sorrow, for being human, for stories, and for memories. Something I would like to say or sing to my friends if they leave this place before I do. 

I'm sitting here with tears in my eyes. There's an atmosphere in this song that's just completely unique. In spite of my incredibly emotional nature, it takes a lot for a song to make me cry. Just something about the changes in the chords and the haunting sound of the piano, and Bruce's beautiful voice bringing it all together, to life...

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well, they built the Titanic to be one of a kind
but many ships have ruled the seas
they built the Eiffel Tower to stand alone
but they could build another if they please
Taj Mahal, the pyramids of Egypt
are unique, I suppose
but when they built you, brother
they broke the mold

now, the world is filled with many wonders
under the passing sun
and sometimes something comes along
and you know it's for sure the only one
the Mona Lisa, the David, the Sistine Chapel
Jesus, Mary and Joe
and when they built you, brother
they broke the mold

when they built you, brother
they turned dust into gold
when they built you, brother
they broke the mold

well, they say you can't take it with you
but I think that they're wrong
'cause all I know is I woke up this morning
and something big was gone
gone into that dark ether
where you're still young and hard and cold
just like when they built you, brother
they broke the mold

now your death is upon us
and we'll return your ashes to the earth
and I know you'll take comfort in knowing
you've been roundly blessed and cursed
but love is a power greater than death
just like the songs and stories told
and when she built you, brother
she broke the mold

bad attitude's a power stronger than death
oh, I've been burning or stone cold
when they built you, brother