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Today’s Blog Post
Rolling in the Deep – we could have had it all
(Dedicated to Joanne Mackenzie, Sara and her friend)
For days now I have had a song and its words rolling through my mind. I learned the song over the past few weeks as we traveled in the car and while I worked in my workshop. I found the song on a Pop Radio station in our area 93.3 FM (for the people in our area)
It is not a song that some one 67 years traditionally has as a favorite – or even tunes their radio to… over and over again. But today it is one of my favorites for sure – for a special reason.
Some of my younger friends know the song. But others have no idea what it is about or have ever heard it. That group would be the friends that are my age. They are oblivious to what is written or songs like this.
Yet some of the friends that are my age have grandkids that know this song only too well.
About a month ago I discovered “Adel”, the new, rising, singing star – yet she had been around on the music scene since 2008… and is only 23 years old this year (born on May 5, 1988).
So what is the song you ask?
The answer, “Rolling in the Deep”. (I have listed a few different Videos below that you can listen and watch, as well as the lyrics that you can read below as you listen to the music.)
For me this song is haunting now… and deeply moving for this “now generation”. And this is for a very special reason. Here goes…
Try to follow me…
For the last two Wednesdays the point of the song hit home. I am sure that I cannot tell you how deeply that has been with a few words that I will use here. But I have to try.
Each Wednesday I am situated at a local mall, The Peterborough Square, in downtown Peterborough. I sit in front of the Crop Circles store (working alongside this business) at a table in the middle of the mall and demonstrate my creative things.
I show my Tatting and try to interest people in Tatting. I show my wood work, my art work and the number of different things that people may be interested in on any particular day.
Hundreds of people stop by to speak to me. It is a unique place to have as an opportunity for engagement with our community.
A week ago Sara stopped by to speak with me. She brought a friend with her who is her age. I believe that Sara and this girl had attended school together.
Sara needed to talk. She was upset with what had happened in our community in the days before. A girl she knew had been murdered by her former common law partner and the father of this girl’s son. At that point the police were just finding the girl’s body but couldn’t identify her remains.
Yesterday Sara came back to talk to me alone. The body had been found. They took a number of days identify who it was. Her ex-partner killed her.
Sara had been to the visitation leading up to the funeral for her friend Joanne Mackenzie. And yesterday afternoon, Wednesday July 13, Joanne’s body was to be laid to rest. Sara was on her way to attend her funeral to say her last good bye.
Sara was deeply shaken with the events of the week or so now.
Sara personally has difficulties with the father of her baby boy. Now that guy refuses to take any responsibility and denies that he is the father of Baby Eric. Sheesh!
Joanne also had a similar experience with her ex-partner. She got pregnant, had the baby and he left her. They were in a custody battle when her dead beat guy killed her.
The world that these young moms have to deal with is very difficult.
It all sounds complicated I know. Sorry. I hope I kept the thoughts straight for you to understand.
As Sara and I talked yesterday as we were sitting outside Trillium College in the Peterborough Square.
Sara told me how she is entering a program at Trillium in the fall to take the next step and finish more education. She needs one more course before she can enter the College Program she hopes to take. She can take the course but it costs $250. Sara doesn’t have a job and can’t get one. She has no extra money on her small allowance she gets to look after her baby Eric.
And there are dozens upon dozens of young moms with babies that would love to work to make a few dollars – but it seems that no one will hire them. Businesses will hire younger ladies and have no kids – but not Sara and her friends.
Joanne had a plan as well. She had hoped to make some huge changes in her life as well. But she is dead now.
Sara, her friend, and Joanne are almost the same age as “Adel” and Adel’s song “Rolling in the Deep” makes perfect sense. It is their song… and it almost tears out my heart as I listen to it.
At this point I am overwhelmed by what I have heard, what I know and what I feel. I am “Rolling in the Deep”…. God help these girls and send some one that will help them… some how and in some way.
~ Murray Lincoln ~
http://www.murraylincoln.com/
Resource:
About Adel
http://www.adele.tv/
http://www.adele.tv/home/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adele_(singer)
Rolling in the Deep - YouTube Videos
Video with Lyrics
Rolling in the Deep
The Lyrics to Rolling in the Deep
Songwriters: EPWORTH, PAUL / ADKINS, ADELE
There's a fire starting in my heart
Reaching a fever pitch, and it's bringing me out the dark
Finally I can see you crystal clear
Go ahead and sell me out and I'll lay your ship bare
See how I'll leave with every piece of you
Don't underestimate the things that I will do
There's a fire starting in my heart
Reaching a fever pitch
And it's bringing me out the dark
The scars of your love remind me of us
They keep me thinking that we almost had it all
The scars of your love, they leave me breathless
I can't help feeling
We could have had it all
Rolling in the deep
(Tears are gonna fall, rolling in the deep)
You had my heart inside of your hand
(You're gonna wish you never had met me)
And you played it to the beat
(Tears are gonna fall, rolling in the deep)
Baby, I have no story to be told
But I've heard one of you
And I'm gonna make your head burn
Think of me in the depths of your despair
Making a home down there
As mine sure won't be shared
The scars of your love remind me of us
They keep me thinking that we almost had it all
The scars of your love, they leave me breathless
I can't help feeling
We could have had it all
Rolling in the deep
(Tears are gonna fall, rolling in the deep)
You had my heart inside of your hand
(You're gonna wish you never had met me)
And you played it to the beat
(Tears are gonna fall, rolling in the deep)
We could have had it all
Rolling in the deep
You had my heart inside of your hand
But you played it with a beating
Throw your soul through every open door
Count your blessings to find what you look for
Turn my sorrow into treasured gold
You pay me back in kind and reap just what you sow
(You're gonna wish you never had met me)
We could have had it all
(Tears are gonna fall, rolling in the deep)
We could have had it all
(You're gonna wish you never had met me)
It all, it all, it all
(Tears are gonna fall, rolling in the deep)
We could have had it all
(You're gonna wish you never had met me)
Rolling in the deep
(Tears are gonna fall, rolling in the deep)
You had my heart inside of your hand
(You're gonna wish you never had met me)
And you played it to the beat
(Tears are gonna fall, rolling in the deep)
You could have had it all
(You're gonna wish you never had met me)
Rolling in the deep
(Tears are gonna fall, rolling in the deep)
You had my heart inside of your hand
(You're gonna wish you never had met me)
But you played it
You played it
You played it
You played it to the beat.
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