stay inside the songs
there’s power in walking away from something
and there’s grace in doing it the right way…
for so long I’ve known no such combination,
no such marriage of force and elegance,
power and grace…
both strength and a light touch,
autonomy and surrender — together…
I’ve known alienation
I’ve witnessed some very reckless devastation
I’ve abandoned and been abandoned…
but to put an end to something
in a positive way
is something new for me, and something good
not all quitting is done by quitters,
just as not all living is done by those who are alive
…meet me at the corner,
meet me down the road,
meet me where the line ends — find the moment
where dominion meets frailty…
and watch how the conversation moves!
find in me what is free
and I will embrace the spirit of your will
Franco Amati 2022
“I know if I can stay inside the songs, they will sing me and this night will not be work but play.” — Paul David Hewson, Surrender
I’ve started reading Bono’s new memoir, and damn, for a long-time fan of U2, I’m really enjoying what feels like such an intimate conversation with someone who for many years has felt like a sort of god — a rock god, sure — but it’s so interesting to get a sense of the actual person—the man behind the songs, the boy behind the stories.
