When They Raise The Lid

When they raise the lid
How will they recall
The things you said and did
What made you
Big or small.
--Shadowcat

- He was wealthy.
- He never did have two nickels to rub together.
- He had a lot of friends.
- He was a loner.
- He wasted his life.
- He cherished life.
- He saved lives.
- He was kind.
- He was compassionate.
- He was an idiot.
- He was a ‘mensch.’
- He was a ‘schmuck.’
- He was a shlemeil.
- He was a shlimazl.




Catalyptic
--(Aorta circa 1969- Psychedelia - Progressive Rock] (1969)
‘I lie here, thinking of the people I knew

But some I can't recall
I can't remember, I can't remember,
I can't remember them all.
Just a day ago, someone came to my place
And they raised the lid up high
I can't remember, I can't remember,
I can't remember them all.

Twenty-seven flowers from the next one
I don't even know his name
The nights are always so cold
And the days are all the same,
Days are all the same

Lying, lying
I grow weak from lying
Who will I see next?
Will I remember them?

Just a day ago, someone came to my place
And they raised the lid up high
I can't remember, I can't remember,
I can't remember them all.’

--(Submitted by) joelm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gbpJT7-th9U