Already Gone

By Joy Rosenthal

I wanted to share another song the Rockland Pride Chorus sang a few weeks ago – Already Gone by Indie-folk singer songwriter, Jennifer O’Connor. It was a great joy and honor to sing with her. The New Yorker once said of Jennifer, “Her songs are plain and her presentation direct; she has a gift for brutally accurate songs about people whose lives always fall short.” (Feb 12, 2007)

Here are the lyrics – and a link to the video (used with permission):

Already Gone – Jennifer O’Connor
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It’s been a long time
Hasn’t it?
We walked a fine line
Under it
For so long
​
I’d like to understand, but
I’m already gone
​
Everyone got old,
Didn’t they?
Calloused and so cold
All the way
Down
Everyday
​
I’d like to talk to you, but
I’m turning my face away
​
And every day has its ending
Just like every day before
All I want now is to stop pretending
I just can’t do it anymore
Turn the light off and we’ll go
We’ll go to sleep
​
It’s been a long time
Hasn’t it?
We walked a fine line
Under it
For so long
​
I’d like to understand, but
I’m already gone
I’d like to understand, but
I’m already gone

This song struck me as a gentle and poetic description of the mood of the divorce mediation room – sad, resigned, and ready to move on.

I wanted to share another song the Rockland Pride Chorus sang a few weeks ago – Already Gone by Indie-folk singer songwriter, Jennifer O’Connor. It was a great joy and honor to sing with her. The New Yorker once said of Jennifer, “Her songs are plain and her presentation direct; she has a gift for brutally accurate songs about people whose lives always fall short.” (Feb 12, 2007) Here are the lyrics – and a link to the video (used with permission): Already Gone - Jennifer O’Connor ​ It’s been a long time Hasn’t it? We walked a fine line Under it For so long ​ I’d like to understand but I’m already gone ​ Everyone got old, Didn’t they? Calloused and so cold All the way Down Everyday ​ I’d like to talk to you but I’m turning my face away ​ And every day has its ending Just like every day before All I want now is to stop pretending I just can’t do it any more Turn the light of and we’ll go We’ll go to sleep ​ It’s been a long time Hasn’t it? We walked a fine line Under it For so long ​ I’d like to understand but I’m already gone I’d like to understand but I’m already gone This song struck me as a gentle and poetic description of the mood of the divorce mediation room – sad, resigned and ready to move on.

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