the legend
I.Albenis Lyrics
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Traveling around this sun
You were one of those classic ones
I wish she knew you
You were one of those classic ones
Now everybody knows
You were one of those classic ones, yeah
You're a legend in my own mind
My middle name
My goodbye
You were here when I wrote this
But the masters and mixes
Will take too long to finish
To show you
I'm sorry I did not visit
Did not know how to take it
When your eyes did not know me
Like I know you
You were one of those classic ones
Traveling around this sun
You were one of those classic ones
I wish she knew you (I wish she knew you)
You were one of those classic ones
Now everybody knows (wish she knew you)
You were one of those classic ones, yeah
Alright
You're a legend in my own mind
My middle name
My goodbye (goodbye, goodbye, goodbye, goodbye)
(Goodbye, goodbye, goodbye, goodbye)
Alright
You're a legend in my own mind
My middle name
My goodbye
My goodbye, I, I, I
My goodbye
Then the day that it happened
I recorded this last bit
I look forward to having
A lunch with you again
The song "The Legend" by I. Albenis is a tribute to someone who has passed away, someone the singer knew and cared about deeply. The lyrics speak to the regret that comes with not being able to say goodbye properly, and the desire to honor the memory of the person who has gone.
The opening lines "You were one of those classic ones / Traveling around this sun" are a reference to the idea that every person is on a journey through life, moving around the sun in the course of the year. The singer describes the person they're talking about as one of the "classic ones", suggesting that they were a person who stood out in some way, who was memorable and distinctive. The repetition of the phrase "I wish she knew you" underscores the sense of loss and missed opportunity that the singer is feeling, as if they're lamenting the fact that the person they're talking about is gone and can never be known in the same way again.
Later in the song, the singer apologizes for not visiting the person more often, and for not knowing how to handle the situation when the person's health was failing. The lines "When your eyes did not know me / Like I know you" suggest that the person was losing their memory or cognitive abilities near the end of their life, and the singer was left feeling powerless and unable to connect with them in the same way. The repetition of the phrase "My goodbye" at the end of the song serves as a final farewell to the person, a way of saying goodbye for real this time.
Line by Line Meaning
You were one of those classic ones
You were unique, special in your own right
Traveling around this sun
Existing in this world, living life
I wish she knew you
I wish someone else could have experienced your presence
Now everybody knows (wish she knew you)
After your passing, your significance is recognized (but it would have been better if someone had recognized it earlier)
You're a legend in my own mind
You have an important place in my mind and memory
My middle name
An integral part of my identity
My goodbye
My farewell to you
You were here when I wrote this
Your memory was still fresh in my mind when I was writing this song
But the masters and mixes
The technical processes required to complete this song
Will take too long to finish
The song is delayed due to the complexity of production
To show you
To present the finished product to you
I'm sorry I did not visit
I regret not spending more time with you
Did not know how to take it
I was not sure how to handle your illness/situation
When your eyes did not know me
When you no longer recognized me due to your condition
Like I know you
Even though you did not remember me, I still fondly remembered you
Then the day that it happened
The day of your passing
I recorded this last bit
This song was completed just before your passing
I look forward to having
I hope to have the opportunity again (in the afterlife)
A lunch with you again
To spend time with you again, someday
Lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Tyler Joseph
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@SiccasGuitars
Ana Vidovic made a wonderful personal video for all of you, check it out 😍 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LjuIYd2DX1E
@yorzengaming
Sweet thanks, hope no music will disturbed the coughing this time
@juanitamariaibacache6248
Concierto de atanjuez
@marlenenygro6058
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@memyselfandi5833
Music sent from heaven played by a true angel in SPIRIT
@memyselfandi5833
Anna hears nothing but HER thoughts and that's why she is so brilliant
@kickpublishing
I've worked with Ana Vidovic. I started in classical coughing after switching from cello aged 13. I've been coughing professionally now for over 30 years and have worked with some of the worlds finest audiences and on many famous recordings. In this particular work the challenge, as always, is to cough between the beats when least expected and to work with the sound engineers to choose the best part of the auditorium to achieve the correct reverberation for the genre. Believe it or not we did this in one take. Ana is great to work with, she actually prefers the Cadenza coughing fit over her work and very much leaves it up to me as the artist.
@constantinosschinas4503
drowned.
@hebicat
Yes, I'm a bit of a pro myself, but my speciality is more baritone, you know, downstairs.
I had to give up playing piano accordion because of a medical issue, the problem being that people within ear shot of my playing kept attacking me, my new instrument is more organic, and indeed can at times, take the breath away.
@classicright1196
underrated comment