Distant sun

Doesn't get more perfect than today. A beautiful mass for Christmas weekend and a birthday party on Venice Beach. In the Winter. In the 80s. Unreal. This was Reuben's song when he was born into the ICU. We even got to see Crowded House play in Hollywood under the starry skies whilst he was still stuck in the ICU. Each will read their own into the lyrics. "Still so young to travel so far" was Reuben entirely. I would sing it by his bedside and could barely form the words "There's no one to blame" without breaking. This ICU was was for 5 months. He owned it.

"Tell me all the things you would change
I don't pretend to know what you want
When you come around and spin my top
Time and again, time and again

No fire where I lit my spark
I am not afraid of the dark
Where your words devour my heart
And put me to shame, put me to shame

When your seven worlds collide
Whenever I'm by your side
And dust from a distant sun
Will shower over everyone

Still so young to travel so far
Old enough to know who you are
Wise enough to carry the scars
Without any blame, there's no one to blame

It's easy to forget what you learned
Waiting for the thrill to return
Feeling your desire burn
And drawn to the flame

When your seven worlds collide
Whenever I'm by your side
Dust from a distant sun
Will shower over everyone
Dust from a distant sun
Will shower over everyone

And I'm lying on the table
Washed out in a flood
Like a Christian feeling vengeance from above
I don't pretend to know what you want
But I offer love

Seven worlds will collide
Whenever I'm by your side
Dust from a distant sun
Will shower over everyone."

- Neil Finn

Crowded House