A Minuscule Escape

There is this ballad that I am very fond of right now.

Immediately after listening to the melody that weaved through the silence, played obviously by the hands of a creative on, off the keys of a grand piano...

...I am bewitched... Spellbounded to the ground...

I am infatuated with that song.

The smooth heart-aching tune flowed seamlessly cutting through even the most hardiest person, slowly peeling layers of toughness off him, revealing the vulnerable side of him. I have read stories of how people wept when this ballad was played. It is no surprise though. The song is so beautiful that it has to be put in its own level of distinction so as to differentiate it from other alluring pieces.

How I felt when I hear it?

Due to the song depicting the inner voice of a person who has lost his lover, it was as if a red-hot poker has skewered my heart. The lyrics speaks of how the person tried to forget everything about her as she had been snatched by Death, but he was unable to do so. He was looking for a way to die yet refused to take his own life deliberately. In the end he suffered so much, tormented by the memories of the days spent with her. For him love is like blood that are coursing through everyone's veins, pulsating, straining to keep the body alive.

Even sleep couldn't calm him down; he compared it as taking narcotics that only slows the heartbeats and bringing one into a dream-like state of wake.

Declaring the dream was over with such saddened voice, he promised to his lover to meet her soon again in his dreams. Having lost his will to continue living on, his reason to waking up is only to return to his slumber.

And so the cycle goes on.

Personally, the ballad let me experience the feeling of loss, the one that everyone will go through someday. The great pang of loneliness hit like a tip of a sword driven into my neck, barely noticeable at first yet painful once I find out about the wound.

So the vocalist is giving a subliminal message, to appreciate and cherish everyone around us. It goes well with the saying, "we only realise the true value of something when it is not by our side anymore".

So here I want to apologise to everyone I had done wrong. Our time is very limited and the world keeps on revolving fast... And I know I won't be able to survive alone.

To my beautiful one, you are the single flower I picked from the soils of many. And remember that it is due to you having a different scent from others.

You are special Kiko. Very special.

I love you so much.