Archive for December 23rd, 2005

23 Dec 2005 A Special Flight – March 5, 2005
Author: Gail |  Category: Flying, Videoclips  | 4 Comments

I can’t begin to describe what this week has been like, so I won’t. Instead, a videoclip of a flight from March when David and I were leaving Reading Airport, about 45 minutes away. He wrote about it here, in a post called “Man’s Quest for Wings”. What made the trip special was witnessing the incredible sight of thousands upon thousands of migratory Canadian geese overhead and, later, underwing. (If you look closely at the end of the videoclip, you’ll see flocks of birds over the river.)

One of the tasks I have for this weekend is to put together presentations for the memorial, and when I searched for music I gravitated towards the Billy Joel song “And So It Goes”. It’s a deeply personal song — the lyrics resonated with David and he sent it to me shortly after we met. Putting together this videoclip brought tears to my eyes, and I still haven’t decided whether to use the song at the memorial, but I’ll put it here.

“And So It Goes” – Billy Joel

In every heart there is a room
A sanctuary safe and strong
To heal the wounds from lovers past
Until a new one comes along

I spoke to you in cautious tones
You answered me with no pretense
And still I feel I said too much
My silence is my self defense

And every time I’ve held a rose
It seems I only felt the thorns
And so it goes, and so it goes
And so will you soon I suppose

But if my silence made you leave
Then that would be my worst mistake
So I will share this room with you
And you can have this heart to break

And this is why my eyes are closed
It’s just as well for all I’ve seen
And so it goes, and so it goes
And you’re the only one who knows

So I would choose to be with you
That’s if the choice were mine to make
But you can make decisions too
And you can have this heart to break

And so it goes, and so it goes
And you’re the only one who knows.