Melancholy...

I was listening to "Safe As Houses" by aKing this morning and it got me thinking about Duncan Allan. I can't explain why but every time I hear this song, I think about this young man.

For those of you who don't know who Duncan Allan is, I'll give you a brief rundown. He was a student at TUKS. He was in my Spanish class and I'll be completely honest, I didn't have much patience for him. He seemed to me to be loud and obnoxious. And then I heard that he'd gone missing. He had last been seen on a Monday after having had his car serviced. The police found him a few days later. He was dead. He had killed himself.

So, the reason I'm bringing this up now is that I learnt a very important lesson: stop being so damn judgey. That is something that I'm guilty of and I'm working on it. I don't know what it is about "Safe As Houses" that gets me going. I think it might be the line, "you're still young and breathing's easy, suck it in". Duncan obviously didn't feel that way.

If you're ever feeling totally bummed, just remember that there ARE people who love you and will miss you when you're gone. Don't hurt those people by taking yourself away from them.

Here are the lyrics to "Safe As Houses" to those of you who would like to check it out:

I like looking at the sky

As the wind plays through

The skirts of the trees

The silence knows 

How afraid we are of it

Cherished memories

Bleed and bloom

Our secrets like seeds

Get swept up and carried through

Our neighbourhood

Safe as houses

Tuck me in

Daylight waits for no man

You're still young and breathing's easy

Suck it in

What a waste this facade

What a pity we've come this far

The rain will fall and baptise

Our strongholds, our sheltered lives

Closed blinds, drawn curtains

And vinyl floors can't hide

Stained memories bleed and bloom

Our secrets like weeds

Creeps like weeds to the roof of our neighbourhood

Safe as houses

Tuck me in

Daylight waits for no man

You're still young and breathing's easy

Suck it in

What a waste this facade

What a pity we've come this far

Now luscious denial

Our devoured minds

Our thoughts remain impotent

Our pillows stay fertile

Safe as houses

Tuck me in 

Daylight waits for no man

You're still young and breathing's easy

Suck it in

What a waste this facade

What a pity we've come this far

What a pity we've come this far

For more aKing lyrics from their Dutch Courage album go here. 

Have a happy Monday beautiful people!