crash and burn

i discovered this song
by nadia ali
"crash and burn"
that i just can't stop
listening to
and thanks to youtube
i listen to five extended mixes
plus the original
for hours

nadia is a great writer
and her song arrived
at the right time
in my life
re-opening an awareness
that had gotten loss
over many years
in attachment

more than anything else
the holidays must be
a time for forgiveness
especially to those closest
our family and friends

nadia's voice is emotional
and her words true and real
in many ways
with its simple
and universal chorus
her song
changed my thinking
this festive season

the mostly techo remixes
are addictive
and grooving
especially iio's remix
the story of this remix is in the video
it's the story of nadia's discovery by iio
and then of her going solo
and scoring a hit with this song
and here's iio remixing
his lost star's song
just like the song

yet it feels like she wrote
and sang
this beautiful song
just for me

and
reminded of the futility
and pervasiveness of conflict
in all my relationships
i am finally coming to terms
with my anger

anger at myself
and anger at others
for relationship lost
as nadia reminds us
that's a risk we run...

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Crash and Burn
by Nadia Ali

You knew me better than anyone ever
And I remember your very first letter
We were so young and all that we wanted was more
We feed each other like rebels on Harley's
And I knew how to enter your body
But at the speed that we drove we were bound to wash out
We flew...
And I could read every word you were thinking
You gave me something I never was given
It was heaven and hell all at once as we laughed, and cried
There always needs to be one that is willin'
To throw a rope down to someone who's slippin'
But sometimes you gotta know when to let it go...
[x2]
We flew, rockets to the sun
Knowin' we'd crash and burn
That's the risk we run when you fall, in love