JEFF BUCKLEY: OUR LAST GOODBYE

Nació el 17 de noviembre del 66. Murió el 29 de mayo del 97. Tenía 30 años, era más joven que yo. Y cantaba como los ángeles...

Grace se publicó en 1994, y pocos discos debut han plasmado con tanta fuerza el alma y el carácter de un artista. Como una macabra premonición ante lo que ocurriría 3 años después, es como si Jeff supiera que sólo tenía esa oportunidad para sacar todo lo que tenía por ofrecernos, y en ese disco encontramos 10 pedazos, entre los que está Last Goodbye:

La voz de Jeff se la llevó el río Mississippi cuando preparaba el repertorio del que sería su segundo disco, que se publicó póstumamente en 1998, Sketches for my Sweetheart the Drunk, y realmente hay algunas canciones en las que parece que nos esté cantando desde otro lugar menos terrenal...

There's no easy answer, none to blame or forgive.
Two cripples dancing to the end we live.
I'm not with you, not of you.
Not with you, not of you.
You are soft and young to me
I am the ghost who comes and goes
And I hope I'll catch you in the throws
Of one last look at the wonder,
One last look at the wonder.
Oh, God, I love you
And all the past we once knew
Some other love becomes you
Whatever else we come to
I know we could be so happy, baby
If we wanted to be
You are soft and young to me
I am the ghost who comes and goes
I'm hoping that I'll catch you in the throws
Of one last look at the joy that we've become.
But there's no easy answer, none to blame or forgive.
We were two cripples dancing, to the bitter end we live.
I'm not with you, but of you.
I'm not with you, but of you.
Oh, God, I loved you
And all the past we once knew
Some other love becomes you
Whatever else it comes to
I know we could be so happy, baby
If we wanted to be
We had a birthplace in common
We had separate beds and lives.
Just sit here and blow....
break out the oldest pictures
and your ruined letters out to dry
We had a birthplace in common
We had separate beds and lives.
I know we could be so happy, baby
If we wanted to be
I know we could be so happy, baby
If we wanted to be
Yeah, oh.

Pues sí, podríamos ser tan felices...si quisiéramos...