[Still saddened by the ongoing atrocities in Myanmar and the world community’s appalling inability to stop it, no thanks to huge energy companies and giant arms dealers. Here’s a very nice song dedicated to Aung San Suu Kyi (the melody is very similar to Coldplay’s “Sparks” but it’s still very nice). See related materials at Action Burma website.]
Unplayed Piano
Lyrics by Damien Rice, sung by Damien Rice and Lisa Hannigan
Come and see me
Sing me to sleep
Come and free me
Hold me if I need to weep
Maybe it’s not the season
Maybe it’s not the year
Maybe there’s no good reason
Why I’m locked up inside
Just cause they wanna hide me
The moon goes bright
The darker they make my night
Unplayed pianos
Are often by a window
In a room where nobody loved goes
She sits alone with her silent song
Somebody bring her home
Unplayed piano
Still holds a tune
Lock on the lid
In a stale, stale room
Maybe it’s not that easy
Or maybe it’s not that hard
Maybe they could release me
Let the people decide
I’ve got nothing to hide
I’ve done nothing wrong
So why have I been here so long?
Unplayed pianos
Are often by a window
In a room where nobody loved goes
She sits alone with her silent song
Somebody bring her home
Unplayed pianos
Are often by a window
In a room where nobody loved goes
She sits alone with her silent song
Somebody bring her home
Unplayed piano
Still holds a tune
Years pass by
In the changing of the moon.