Today marks five months since John ended his
earthly journey. And what a journey it was. I had a rather difficult day
but…for some reason, I also felt John was nearer to me than ever.
All day long, music from the show "Lion
King" kept running through my head. This was a show that John and I went
to, and I think it was probably John's favorite show...and one of mine, too.
His particular favorite was Circle of Life. I think it was both the words and
the staging for this song, which occurs at the beginning and the end of the
stage show. Here’s a clip from it:
My favorite—and the main one running through my
head for the last day or two, is this one—He Lives in You:
With these two songs running through my head…I was
looking through some photos I had of John as a sort of comfort. And this is
what I found. It’s from a trip to the local zoo that we took a few years ago…one
of those accidents in photography that turns out to be treasured ones.
I’ll leave you with the photo, along with lyrics to
the two songs. I’m crying too much to really type more now.
He lives in me. And to paraphrase a quote from "Wings of Desire," a favorite movie that John introduced me to when we were dating, "I can't see him...but I know he's there."
He is.
Lyrics for Circle of Life:
From the day we arrive on this planet
And blinking, step into the sun
There's more to see than can ever be seen
More to do than can ever be done
There is far too much to take in here
More to find than can ever be found
But the sun rolling high
Through the sapphire sky
Keeps great and small on the endless round
It's the circle of life
And it moves us all
Through despair and hope
Through faith and love
Till we find our place
On the path unwinding
In the circle
The circle of life
It's the circle of life
And it moves us all
Through despair and hope
Through faith and love
Till we find our place
On the path unwinding
In the circle
The circle of life.
--Elton John & Tim Rice
Lyrics for He Lives in You:
Night and the spirit of life calling mamela
And a voice just the fear of a child answers mamela
Wait, there's no mountain too great
Hear the words and have faith
Have faith
He lives in you
He lives in me
He watches over
Everything we see
Into the water
Into the truth
In your reflection
He lives in you
He lives in you
He lives in me
He watches over
Everything we see
Into the water
Into the truth
In your reflection
He lives in you
--Music and Lyrics by Mark Mancina, Jay
Rifkin, and Lebo M
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