Save the Last Dance for Me
Save the Last Dance for Me
You can dance every dance with the guy
Who gives you the eye and let him hold you tight
You can smile every smile for the man
Who held your hand 'neath the pale moonlight
But don't forget who's taking you home
And in whose arms you're gonna be
So darlin' save the last dance for me
Oh, I know that the music's fine like sparkling wine
Go and have your fun,
Laugh and sing, but while we're apart
Don't give your heart to anyone
And don't forget who's taking you home
And in whose arms you're gonna be
So darlin' save the last dance for me
There's a point in time...
When faith dwindles and everything's so blue
When all ranting's stopped not because the agony ceases but just cos it doesn't help at all
When words that soothes turn around to dishevel the thoughts, churn and add to the confusion
When well-meaning encouragements that used to spur, cause much anxiety now cos they don't work no more
When family & friends as hard as they try, are alienated cos they won't understand anyway, or so I think
And so yes,
I can sulk, be frustrated and pull a long face
I can be anti-social, difficult or reclusive
I can block out everyone's well-meaning advice and numb myself with bitterness
I can drown and crush myself with sympathy and self-pity
I can resist and bar any happy thoughts from intruding on my miserly state so I can continue being depressed
I can loop the same melancholic song the entire day to keep myself constantly morose
I can indulge in my 'fun'- the insouciance, the jadedness, rebellion, or angst...
But... truth is,
I musn't forget who is the one who still takes me back home, no matter how many times I've strayed
And whose arms it is I will always be held
Even when everything falls apart
I cannot outrun it or deny it or escape from it. And so go through the fire and plough on I must. To be moulded. To be polished.
I pray I have the tenacity and strength
This song... it doesn't sound as sad/achingly beautiful as many of the ballads i favour- but I like:P...And i think it teaches a great lesson about love.
The big-heartedness of the love
To be willing to let someone dear have the freedom to do what he/she enjoys/wishes to do, trusting and respecting him/her enough though you may not share his/her belief and desires
To allow him/her to have fun, to be hurt, to make mistakes and finally, accepting him /her back joys, tears, smiles,bruises and all.
The sensibility and responsibility of love
Yes, you can party, be awed by and oogle at the the hunkiest/ prettiest.
You can be impressed and be won over by the slickest/styliest, be melted by the sweetest
The choices are dazzling, plentiful and may seems so attractive.
But know where your loyalties lie, don't forget to return to what you've committed-the right path to take/ the right thing to do/the right one for you and honour it/ him/her. It's the best, really.
And this...let it be my belated V day post:)
Darlin, save the last dance for me
posted by Cranberrymist at 12:10 AM
8 Comments:
ah, but i gather it is not my dance that you yearn for. :P
Thank God for those who will always wait for us, accept us as we really are.. even after we let our flaws hang out...
Dancing... we should always dance like no one's watching.. they say.. that's happiness in itself.. :D
Hmm.. Somehow, I feel a lot for your big-heartedness of love part.. You should know who I'm referring to right?? :p
actually, are u talking also abt this korean drama serial of the same name i think?
and i'm utterly shocked he's getting married. him from long ago. don't mention names pls. and i can't blog it for it'd upset her. it's like so fast!
don't know how guys think really.
Maddy: And u did dance in the rain din you?:) Bet u had a great time too!
Sunflower:Of course I know who u r referring to! That's really a tricky part, to love someone and yet not be possessive abt it. V complex...I guess we will keep on learning abt it along the way.
Eeky: I dun watch Korean drama so not sure which one u r referring to.
I've seen him a few times actually...It's liddat sometimes. Maybe the past experience triggered some impulse/clarity of thots. Oh well...Hope u had a gd first few days at work. Going back to work.Bleah.
sometimes when all has changed and no one lives thru experiences with you anymore. it's the ultimate last dance, the final space in the heart for famililar things, familiar people who matter, that matter most.
- best fren
i first heard of this song recently in an old episode of 'queer as folk'. it was lovely, but i guess most people might not feel it that way (watch and you'll understand).
moments after that dance, justin (blonde) was beaten almost to death with a baseball bat by a homophobic schoolmate. justin lost part of his memory and had to relearn motor skills. coupled with all these emotional bits, i do think this song is rather touching. yea, and the lyrics too. especially for one who doesn't pay attention to lyrics, i think they are actually great.
http://www.youtube.com/?v=RuO2m9875kk
Best fren: I totally agree! And thx for being in tt ultimate familiar space:) Muahh....
WL:I think the song really grows on me.
I used to feel tt it's a rather chauvanistic/selfish song - to want someone to reserve the last dance for oneself.
But now, yeah...i am touched by the graciousness/selflessness/hope in the song...and oh, it was one of the soundtracks on Wedding Date too!
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