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 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.
