But You Never Really Lived a Life Without Her

[queerbychoice]

When I was a teenager, back when Christine and I were still best friends, there was a local up-and-coming Sacramento band called Cause & Effect which seemd like it had a chance of becoming internationally famous. Their biggest hit that was played on the local radio stations constantly was called "You Think You Know Her." Soon thereafter, one of the band's two members suddenly died of asthma, and his death pretty much decimated all the hopes. I think the remaining band member has made some efforts to carry on the band's name, but no one pays attention anymore.

Anyway, I bought their album back when the band still had two living members, and that song "You Think You Know Her" often comes to mind when I think about Christine.

You think you know her,
but you never really
lived a life without her.
You couldn't tell me
the things she said,
the books she read,
the way she looked
when the morning came.
The time of night
that you held her tight.
But you'll never forget
the day she ran away.

Of course, I could tell you the things she said and the books she read, and the reason I couldn't tell you the way she looked when the morning came is that I was never allowed to hold her tight at any time of night. But it's true that I never really lived a life without her. My life never really began until the day I met her, the first day of school in seventh grade - I was 12 years old, she was 11 because she had skipped kindergarten - and I never will really live a life without her, because she's here in my head every single day and she always will be.

Comments

[caffeined.livejournal.com]

*hugs*

Im reading , I can relate.

weas

[sarianna.livejournal.com]

*hug*

that's beautiful.
my heart aches for you.

[seifaiden.livejournal.com]

It is not an unfamiliar feeling to me.

WEIRD AS SHIT!

[joannasatana.livejournal.com]

GAYLE! LOOK! This is from a local post I received!

Friday May 30th 2003

The Electro-Nexus Festival

A Celebration of Electronic Music

With Live Performances by:

Bring On The Satellites-(Cameron B. from Exceed 6 Doses and Apparatus)[7:30 - 8:00]
Outsource-(yeah,we finally get to see these guys play)[8:30 - 9:15]
Solemn Assembly–(DJ Joe Virus From The Church)[9:45 - 10:30]
Provision-(From Houston TX)[11:00 - 11:45]
And…
Cause & Effect at midnight!

Cause & Effect if you will remember had such hits in the early 90’s as “You Think You Know Her” and such albums as “It’s Over Now (It’s Alright).” C&E has a new album out called “Sunrise.” I will have copies of that CD to give away at the Provision show next week on Friday, May 16th. Dallas New Wavers and lovers of Electronic music: you asked for it and now you’ve got it, so come one come all and I will see you there Friday, May 30th 2003 for the Electro-Nexus Festival!

HOW FUCKING WEIRD IS THIS!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!??

MAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAN!


anyhoo, i gotta go take care of a migrained Jsin and my REALLY sick senior citizen kitty....keep him in your thoughts.....hes more human than most humans, and if this is "His Time" (not wanting to think the worst but trying to at least be realistic) I dont know what Ill do.......Hes goin to the vet in the early morn but hes feeling quite ill. He even snubbed CHEESE! thats a REALLY REALLY bad sign.

anyhoo

cause and effect playin here.

whats THAT about

[hunterxtc.livejournal.com]

I always wondered what happened to that (original) version of Cause and Effect... their music was a part of that intelligent techo-pop that rules the airwaves for too brief a time. Thanks for the memories.