Last week, two of our neighbors experienced death in the family just one day apart of each other. The first lost the man of the house due to a lingering illness. The second lost a sister after a heart attack.
How do you deal with grief when the one you love can no longer be with you? In “Life Will Go On”, Barry Manilow says goodbye is a word he hates. That’s something we can all relate to simply because saying goobye never comes easy.
Goodbye there’s a word I’ve hated all my life.
Unanticipated tears can hurt so much
Some people put up a strong face as one way of hiding the pain. That may be effective at some point, but it’s only a mask that we put on. Ultimately, that mask has to come off, and how we really feel is revealed.
My friend, it’s so sad to see you at love’s end
I’ve been through the pain myself it’s really wrong
To play it strong
Crying out that pain is often seen by some as a sign of weakness. Yet, shedding those tears have therapeutic effects. In some ways, it brings in that calming feeling and allowing the healing process to begin.
Go on and cry till you run dry it’s alright.
Go on and scream at broken dreams it’s alright.
Let sorrow have its day and when its done
Life will go on
As in everything in life, all things come to an end. Pain is inevitable, but in time, we learn to move forward. We need not worry because it’s only a matter of time and we will start anew.
In time thoughts of “might have been” will leave your mind
And sweet forgetfulness will come
Don’t worry now just when or how
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Barry Maniow is another one of my all-time favorite singer-songwriters. He has this rare talent of coming up with songs about lost love, heartaches, heartbreaks, and al the other emotions that make life both frustrating and interesting. Unlike other artists, though, Barry records them in the most natural fashion, as if he himself has experienced the pain contained in his songs.
“Life Will Go On” is one of those songs. Written by Richard Kerr and John Bettis, the single is among the tracks included in Barry’s 1980 album simply entitled “Barry”. The album includes, among other hits, the song “I Made It Through The Rain” which hit number 4 in Billboard’s Adult Contemporary chart while landing at tenth place in the Hot 100 category. “Life Will Go On” may not have been as popular but its message remains timely up to the present time.
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