Farewell my faithful companion and friend,
For the last 20 months you’ve served me well,
You brought me to catch short glimpses of heaven,
And protected me through the flames of hell.
I remember when I first set my eyes on you,
Your vivacity left me in awe,
Together we pushed the limits, raced down the roads,
Cos I knew you were capable of so much more.
Slowly you revealed yourself to me,
And the two of us, we became one,
Cursing and swearing at others in our roadraged-sync,
While unabashedly enjoying the fun.
You grew on my friends, and even clients,
As unique and awesome as you still are,
Amongst the dreary sea of silvers and blacks,
You always stood out from afar.
If you should have another ally in time,
I know that you will be,
As trustworthy and true to he or she,
As you’ve always been to me.
And I know I’ve not always been,
The most appreciative owner you’ll meet,
Sometimes leaving you unwashed for weeks,
And letting a cigarette burn a hole in the front seat.
But if you should need be sent to scrap,
A fate too soon for you to suffer,
I know in your next life as maybe, something else,
You will definitely be much tougher.
What I felt for you, what you were to me,
The others can only guess,
You might have been the first one I had,
But you’ll always be my very best.
Maybe one day we’ll meet again,
Maybe our paths will cross,
Maybe we’ll exchange knowing glances once more,
And I’ll reminisce my greatest loss.
So now it’s time to let you go,
And you shall no longer be one with me,
But I will always and forever remember you,
As my one and only SGV8822T.
Special thanks to James for the video/note/comment on facebook that made me cry.
<3s to James and Jonathan for sharing the moment with me. =)
And as I hear again this song posted below, that was playing when it happened, I have flashbacks in slow-motion ala John Woo. So surreal, still almost feels like a dream.
Sunrise – Norah Jones
Sunrise
Sunrise
Looks like morning in your eyes
But the clock’s held 9:15 for hours
Sunrise
Sunrise
Couldn’t tempt us if it tried
Cuz the afternoon’s already come and gone
And I said
Hooo, hooo, hooo
To you
Surprise
Surprise
Couldn’t find it in your eyes
But I’m sure it’s written all over my face
Surprise
Surprise
Never something I could hide
When I see we made it through another day
Then I say
Hooo, hooo, hooo
To you
And now the night
Will throw its cover down, ooo, on me again
Ooh, and if I’m right
It’s the only way to bring me back
Hooo, hooo, hooo
To you
Hooo, yeah, hooo, hooo
To you
Goodbye, Car. Thanks for shielding us, and in saving our lives, you lost your own. I would be lying if I denied that a large part of me died together with you.
Looks like Val needs to make friends with ‘em ezlink cards once again.
a car crash and then some, norah jones! excellent! awesome!