A Rojak Love Story (inspired by David himself!)

By TraceWillow

Almost a year into David’s absence and missing new music from him, so, driven by frustration and sweet nostalgia, I began to recollect all the songs David had sung to us.   I piled all  the song titles I can remember together and voila! – came up with this rojak story.   It sounds rather silly actually but we’re all wackos here, so I guess everything is in order.   🙂   

Although this story is inspired by David’s song titles, it has absolutely NOTHING to do with David … or me.   It’s just a teenage boy-girl love story shaped and designed by the titles themselves over which I have no control.   So here goes – the rants of a young, confused girl bound in helpless love:

 

It is  MY KIND OF PERFECT  of a  SILENT NIGHT  with no  RIU RIU CHIU  sounds of the nightingale.    I see no  FALLING STARS  from  HEAVEN  in the distance and no dark clouds BROKEN  into rain.    I have resting in the palm of  MY HANDS,   a little figurine of my  GESU BAMBINO,   and the repeated recitation of  THE PRAYER  of  O HOLY NIGHT  in my head.    On a quiet night like this,  there is really  NOTHING ELSE BETTER TO DO  than to sink into nostalgia  CONTIGO EN LA DISTANCIA  about you,  and to think about  WHO I AM.    After this, I will go into the kitchen and  PAT-A-PAN-cake.

 

A beautiful but transient  RAINBOW has dissipated into the skies,  taking away its promise to carry you and me to  SOMEWHERE ONLY WE KNOW  –  somewhere, while  REACHING OUT, you and I may find our very own  GOOD PLACE  again to love and to be loved  FOREVERMORE in our  FIELDS OF GOLD.

 

I think to myself,   MAYBE,   WHEN YOU BELIEVE  it enough, if you  WAIT  patiently enough,  I will one day fly on a wing of a special  ANGEL  of all heavenly  ANGELS  to a magic place  TO BE WITH YOU,  and once more relish the wonderment of our own  TRUE COLOURS  and at last MY SOUL BE STILL.    So,  LET’S TALK ABOUT LOVE  and how my heart was eventually BROKEN.

SMOKEY MOUNTAIN MEMORIES  bring back the sweetness of my  CRUSH  on you when I was little.     After all these many years,  I am still  A LITTLE TOO NOT OVER YOU  as that  BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER  did not help.

You say to me:   I’LL NEVER GO.    And then you turn away and say:  LET ME GO.    TELL ME, do I now have to roam and  LOOK AROUND  and  SHOP AROUND  for someone new?    Or should I beg you to please please please  HOLD ON?

I plead for you to  NOTICE ME  for my  DESPERATE  disposition,  but you say:   ‘FALALALALA……I’m travelling  A THOUSAND MILES to spend  ANOTHER DAY IN PARADISE as far as  ABOVE THE NORTHERN LIGHTS.’    You say you need to go take a  SLEIGH RIDE by a  LONG AND WINDING ROAD  to follow  THE RIBBON IN THE SKY ….  across the impenetrable  BARRIERS  ….   through a timeless zone with  NO AIR  to get away.    You say you need to  DREAM SKY HIGH  and  CLIMB EVERY MOUNTAIN  by way of some PARACHUTES AND AIRPLANES  while  WAITING ON THE WORLD TO CHANGE.     MAYBE I’M AMAZED or maybe I’m dumb,  where is this place you are talking about?   Am I  FALLING into your trap??

You keep on saying to me:   DON’T STOP BELIEVING  ….   I’LL BE HOME FOR CHRISTMAS.   You keep on assuring me:   DON’T GIVE UP… I’ll be back soon …  it’ll just feel lik it’s  THE DAY AFTER TOMORROW .    I plead with you again …  please  DON’T RUN AWAY  …  I cannot IMAGINE  life without you  ….   there ‘s something about you …  and there’s  SOMETHING ABOUT LOVE.

You lose patience with me and you say:   Listen,  SWEET CAROLINE,  don’t be  SENSELESS and make a fuss … (But my name is not ‘Caroline’!!)   …  oh I mean …  listen,  MARY, DON’T YOU KNOW  that I WANNA KNOW YOU  better and I wanna be  WITH YOU?    I do APOLOGISE  for leaving for awhile  –  just  THINK OF ME  …  LOVE ME TENDER  …  LONGER than there’ve been fishes in the ocean ok?    Promise me you’ll  STAND BY ME  ok?    I know YOU CAN  do it!    I swear  THINGS ARE GONNA GET BETTER.    LOVE DON’T HATE  me.   Here,  my love,  TOUCH MY HAND  and you’ll have faith in me.     You just  GOTTA GET THROUGH THIS  ……  and oh…..by the way…   HAVE YOURSELF A MERRY LITTLE CHRISTMAS  while I’m gone……oh..and  HAPPY BIRTHDAY  too!

AND SO IT GOES ….   you never returned.

I should have seen it coming.    I should have seen  THE MAN IN THE MIRROR.    Even  THE CAT AND MOUSE  watching us, knew what was coming ….   YOUR EYES DON’T LIE …your cheatin’ eyes sparkle while you whistle  –  as you start  RUNNING  away from me –  to go chase butterflies and another  RAINBOW, while I gaze at your shadow,  WAITING FOR YESTERDAY.

EVERYBODY HURTS  and so do I.    EVERYBODY WANTS TO RULE THE WORLD  and so do you.    Whenever you call me your  SOUL SISTER   and say to me  ‘I’M YOURS’,  my tears flood the floor.    When you look into my eyes and say:   ‘WHEN YOU SAY YOU LOVE ME,  do you know how I love you…?’  my heart falls out of my belly.    But when you say:   LEAN ON ME, and I do,  you strut away while I’m in the act of leaning.

My best friend tries to comfort me that she is here for me,  but I think to myself:   boohoo…   But SHE’S NOT YOU!     My Dad is impatient with me and yells:   WHAT CHILD IS THIS?!  – sobbing like a waterfall!

Now I hum  AVE MARIA  to myself and pray that you will change your mind and make a U-turn back to me.    I don’t wanna spend  THIS CHRISTMAS  all alone and listen to  MELODIES OF CHRISTMAS  all by moi-self.

Oh well ….   LET IT BE…  my  HERO  and my  LITTLE DRUMMER BOY,  like a  BLACKBIRD, has taken the  BROKEN ROAD GOD BLESS,  and flown away via some sort of  GRAVITY called  ZERO,  or izzit by some doggone up-n-down  ELEVATOR .    I’d be dangged if I continue to cry.    Since I’m  NOT A VERY GOOD LIAR,  I confess I won’t even  COMPLAIN  everyday  – I’ll just go crazy  STOMPING THE ROSES  and eat some worms.

 

IN THIS MOMENT,  I need some peace of mind …   Oh please… DON’T LET THE SUN GO DOWN ON ME!    I NEED A SILENT NIGHT to retrace my steps and regain my life.   SOMEBODY OUT THERE will surely one day help solve this love  RIDDLE  and  SAVE THE DAY  for me,   and I will be my old  BUBBLY self again.    Besides, I still have  EVERYTHING AND MORE  in my sweet reminiscences of you and I want to say to you:   WHEREVER YOU ARE,   YOU ARE MY SONG.    Since I’m a bit of an idiot with no  PRIDE IN THE NAME OF LOVE,  I guess it  WORKS FOR ME.

 

Thank you David for giving us all those songs…and erm….also for inspiring this cheesy story!    Lol!   😀