I really find this song haunting. And fitting, as the memories of this last summer and the summers gone before blow away upon the wind of smoke.

For some reason, the first thing to come to mind is [Edenborn] by Nick Sagan, the disturbing future that he envisions, with humanity wiped out by a plague. The main character’s son’s self-destruction in the face of what may be love.

The book in turn reminds me of NYC (I picked up the first book in the series Idyllwild on one of my trips to NYC) and lost opportunities, crossed signals, and asking myself, why do I keep doing this to myself? Hmm?

Did you ever think of me
as your best friend?
Did I ever think of you?
I’m not complaining

I never tried to feel
I never tried to feel this vibration
I never tried to reach
I never tried to reach your Eden

Did I ever think of you
as my enemy?

Did you ever think of me?
I’m complaining

I never tried to feel
I never tried to feel this vibration
I never tried to reach
I never tried to reach your Eden