Today was yet another one of those days. There was this one song that felt strangely compelling and which I just couldn’t stop listening to.
This time around the choice… well no, not a choice really, you don’t choose these things, but I digress… The song in question, then, is Amen Omen by Ben Harper.
I really don’t think the song needs any explanation, the lyrics –which I transcribe below– are pretty obvious.
Today, for some reason, it just felt right that I listened to it over and again.
what started as a whisper
slowly turned into a scream
searching for an answer
where the question is unseen
i don’t know where you came from
and i don’t know where you’ve gone
old friends become old strangers
between the darkness and the dawnamen omen
will i see your face again
amen omen
can i find the place within
to live my life without youi still hear you saying
all of life is a chance
and is sweetest
when at a glance
but i live a hundred
lifetimes in a day
but i die a little
in every breath that i takeamen omen
will i see your face again
amen omen
can i find the place within
to live my life without youi listen to a whisper
slowly drift away
silence is the loudest
parting word you never say
i put your world
into my veins
now a voiceless sympathy
is all that remainsamen omen
will i see your face again
amen omen
can i find the place within
to live my life without you
Once upon a time (roughly one year ago) this was the soundtrack to my life. But regardless of ever having experienced anything like this, I think anyone can surely appreciate the beauty of these words.