Fall is settling in with cool temperatures, a mournful wind through the leaves, grey skies, and scattered showers. There is much tumult in the air, along with haunting past memories, sorrow and painful feelings of loss incoming today from all sides of my life.
These verses from the song Why Should I Cry for You from Sting’s Soul Cages album, have haunted my heart since July 29, 2024, when my life shattered forever. Today is the day to post them.
Dark angels follow me
Over a godless sea
Mountains of endless falling,
For all my days remaining,
What would be true?
Sometimes I see your face,
The stars seem to lose their place
Why must I think of you?
Why must I?
Why should I?
Why should I cry for you?
Why would you want me to?
And what would it mean to say,
That, ‘I loved you in my fashion’?
Source photo: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angel_of_Grief
Dad’s notes from his original post regarding Sting lyrics (I chose the same verses he did) (https://tothineownselfbetrue.ca/2021/01/11/a-forgotten-sting-gem/):
(excerpt from an old favorite I used to sing, from “Why Should I Cry for You?”, one of Sting’s best songs, from 1991’s The Soul Cages album)