El himno de los 29...

Siempre he tenido ese don de llegar tarde a las fiestas, no porque quiera aplicar un "elegante retraso" como Bob Esponja, sino porque pereciera que a veces les manejo el destiempo, como una melodía fuera de compás, estoy lleno de canciones rotas pero completas.

A Benji Hughes lo conocí apenas ayer por la madrugada y me regaló un poema, su disco debut A Love Extreme fue lanzado en 2008, pero no sabía de él. Entonces llega esta sensación polizonte y turista en la última nota, que no sabe bailar, que conecta demasiado tarde los pasos y mejor vive su reunión sobre una silla, esperando poder tocar la mano de una mujer bajo la mesa.

Anoche descubrí el himno de mis 29 años. Esa canción que describe total y perfectamente cada segundo de lo que es mi vida adulta ahora, todo en una melodía que ni siquiera estuvo ahí. Esta canción soy yo, vestido de novio esperándote en un altar que no existe ni existirá...

Waiting for an Invitation - Benji Hughes

 

Lady so black,
like a million cemetery lawns.
I don't even try anymore
keeping up with the headstones.
Maybe I've been waiting too long, too long
for somebody to throw my kinda party
and I know, I'm too old.

Stadiums cry,
go on wait until your band gets back together.
Don't you think it's probably time you sit
and write your fans an apology letter.
Maybe you've been waiting too long, too long
for somebody to throw your kinda party
and you're old, you're too old...

If you're waiting for an invitation
you're gonna wait a long time,
wait a long time, wait a long time.

If you're looking for an invitation
it's never gonna come, it's never gonna come,
you're never gonna get one.

Lovers they try, they try to whip the stars into compliance.
Careful, don't you pull too hard,
don't want to knock the planets out of alignment.
Maybe you've been waiting too long, too long
for somebody to show to the party
and you're old, you're too old.

If you're waiting for an invitation
you're gonna wait a long time,
wait a long time, wait a long time

If you're looking for an invitation
it's never gonna come, it's never gonna come,
you're never gonna get one

If you're waiting for an invitation
you're gonna wait a long time,
wait a long time, wait a long time, wait a long time, you're gonna wait a long time, wait a long time, wait a long time, wait a long time, you're gonna wait a long time, wait a long time, wait a long time, wait a long time, you're gonna wait a long time, you're gonna wait a long time...