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1. Dear Rosemary – Foo Fighters
People say I’m the one who went away. I’m the one who went after a different life, in a different country, with a different career. They have no idea what came before that – no idea what led me to that decision. You let me get so close and then you took it all away.
I had to watch you rekindle things with boyfriends, had to be silent as I listened to my heart break while everyone ignored me. The cameras were only ever pointed towards Florence Welch, who cares about the small blonde in the corner, who even is she?
You can go on and on about how I’m your constant but maybe I just spoiled you, so I took myself out of the equation. Even if you say you love me, Florence, you’re still putting me last. I will always love you, but I had to leave. You left me first anyway.
2. D’yer Mak’er – Led Zeppelin
[note to self – well this is a nice segue…]
I just had to watch you go, and I couldn’t do anything. I wanted to say “please don’t go” but the words choked up in my throat and I guess it came across like I didn’t care, but when I opened that envelope something snapped. A piece fell out of the puzzle. It was swept under a rug. It was kicked by many unknowing feet in the street, under parked cars and into gutters and I know I will never find that piece again and it’s my fault I lost it.
You wrote me a letter. You said you never felt as unimportant as when we were together. I wish I could tell you how I feel your presence in my breathing, I cannot think of a time when your name is not echoing in my brain. You’re always there.
You couldn’t even tell me to my face you were moving away. First I had to find out from Twitter and then you wrote it in a letter. I feel like I should run after you, but nothing I ever say will make you believe me, and my legs are frozen in place, so you just go.