Podría ser mi padre, tu padre, pero saltando la cuestión generacional será siempre el Hermano John. Tan icónico como Jesucristo, como el Che, como Evita, como esos hombres y mujeres diferentes que murieron en su plenitud, porque las sociedades fagocitan héroes.
Lennon trascendió la circunstancia de ser fundador de la banda musical más importante de la historia contemporánea. De nada sirve discutir a estas alturas si The Beatles era más Lennon que McCartney o viceversa, porque no se puede concebir uno sin el otro.
Despreció la fama y la comodidad de la leyenda para involucrarse en causas políticamente incorrectas. Habló de la paz en el país de la guerra. Habló del amor en el centro del dinero. Lo mataron el 8 de diciembre de 1980, el día en que la cristiandad celebra a la virgen María. Recuerdo haberme recibido la noticia mirando el informativo del mediodía, antes de ir a la escuela. Recuerdo haber llorado una semana seguida, cuando todavía no entendía que se asesina lo que no se puede controlar.
No envejeció nunca. Por eso sigue siendo el Hermano John, uno de nosotros.
Watching the wheels
People say I'm crazy doing what I'm doing
Well they give me all kinds of warnings to save me from ruin
When I say that I'm o.k. well they look at me kind of strange
Surely you're not happy now you no longer play the game
People say I'm lazy dreaming my life away
Well they give me all kinds of advice designed to enlighten me
When I tell them that I'm doing fine watching shadows on the wall
Don't you miss the big time boy you're no longer on the ball
I'm just sitting here watching the wheels go round and round
I really love to watch them roll
No longer riding on the merry-go-round
I just had to let it go
Ah, people asking questions lost in confusion
Well I tell them there's no problem, only solutions
Well they shake their heads and they look at me as if I've lost my mind
I tell them there's no hurry
I'm just sitting here doing time
I'm just sitting here watching the wheels go round and round
I really love to watch them roll
No longer riding on the merry-go-round
I just had to let it go
I just had to let it go
I just had to let it go
Well they give me all kinds of warnings to save me from ruin
When I say that I'm o.k. well they look at me kind of strange
Surely you're not happy now you no longer play the game
People say I'm lazy dreaming my life away
Well they give me all kinds of advice designed to enlighten me
When I tell them that I'm doing fine watching shadows on the wall
Don't you miss the big time boy you're no longer on the ball
I'm just sitting here watching the wheels go round and round
I really love to watch them roll
No longer riding on the merry-go-round
I just had to let it go
Ah, people asking questions lost in confusion
Well I tell them there's no problem, only solutions
Well they shake their heads and they look at me as if I've lost my mind
I tell them there's no hurry
I'm just sitting here doing time
I'm just sitting here watching the wheels go round and round
I really love to watch them roll
No longer riding on the merry-go-round
I just had to let it go
I just had to let it go
I just had to let it go
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