Time

To understand someone is the deepest intimacy, to not believe in them leaves the deepest loneliness.

A few things have happened lately that are weighing heavily. A man posted recently on Facebook that he had attended Justin’s US fall 24 concert, that it was magical as always but the group had placed extra emphasis on “You and Me”.

In it are the lyrics “you and me just cannot fail if we never, ever stop.”

Of course this has meaning for everyone who cares for the earth, cares for humanity, but for Justin it is much more personal. Apart from his love of performing, it’s the reason he is still touring at 78 years old. If you have read all my previous posts, you will understand.

“You’re an ocean full of faces, and you know that we believe. We’re just a wave that drifts around you, singing all our hopes and dreams.”

Of course this was sung when the Moodies were still together, when they still believed that Justin would show the world that love survives death, and that they, by extension would be graced as well.

But the fact that Justin emphasized it shows that he has still not given up, but that time is a great weight hanging over him. It is frightening to think of, but three of the five members of the Moody Blues are dead. We could lose Justin too.

There was a very good interview also recently posted on GuitarPlayer.com by Glenn Shapiro (thank you Glenn). In it Justin addresses the sometimes strange and otherworldly lyrics that only fit our situation, but that he is, sadly, not prepared to be candid about.

“The Voice” is another song that means a lot to me, every word. But don’t ask me to explain it, please. It just means a lot.”

Regarding Nights: “Every word in that song makes perfect sense to me, but trying to explain it to someone is difficult. I mean, I lived every one of the lines in that song.”

I urge you to watch Sammy Sultan’s interview again, when Justin is asked “Why ‘In your Blue Eyes’?”

I urge you to listen with your heart so that you can truly understand the man, not from your life’s perspective, but from his.