Downtown

I first heard this song from a Blackball CD which I hijacked from Jon Hemsly and didn't return it to him since 1999 (He considered it mine since). The song is very catchy and had a sing-along-kind of chorus that is really cool. What I like about this song actually is what I perceive the lyricist, Christopher Scot (formerly of Precious Death).

Imagine one day, the person that u look up to as a mentor, motivator, inspiration suddenly fall away from the Lord. Or he gradually fades away then one day he stop being the influential person he or she used to be. When u see them again, what would u say to them?

I thought bout this. What if it was me? I fell in 95, I didn't consider the impact that it had to others. Until today, I only thought about the impact it had on me. I remembered what I learned from my closest friends in church. They told me that they were very disappointed coz back then I was like what I am today. I was serving very actively in Sunday School as well as the old youth ministry "Grace Youth Alive", though that grp was very small I was very involved in the music ministry then. Many questions were asked but no one really asked. I know people were genuinely concerned, such as when I went to NS. Vincent and Bro Chin Seng actually came down to 30 SCE to visit me during my visitation weekend in BMT. Up til these days, though we seldom talk, I still have great respect for them. Seeing them is a reminder of what loving one another truly means. There are a lot of incidents of people trying to reach out to me when I try hard to recall. Hmm... I shall leave it for another day.

Downtown

I'd love to take you by the hand
And drag you out of here
I'd love to take you by the hand

And we'd both like to think
That we'll both be ok
But that doesn't matter anyway
'Cuz everything we were and are
Is broken down and spilled out
On the floor

And though you're far away
You're not so fat that I don't remember

Downtown in the park
You're either fishes or you're sharks
Blue skies, green grass
And a new tattoo
Downtown in the park
You're either fishes or you're sharks
All I ever wanted
Was to be with you

I'd love to take you far away
Somewhere we can see clearly
Away from all these stange people
And all their starange problems
And I love to be with you
Night and Day, you know that I would
But the walls we built are strong enough
To keep us both apart for years and years

And aren't you the same one
That taught me to pray?
And then later walked away
Did you believe it?
When you told me?
That the love that we have has
To rise above these things?