Music & lyrics by Hard Rain

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No matter how hard you try to sweep away the past in order to move on, get rid of both good and bad memories so as to travel light, free of any attachments, nostalgia, regrets, and frustration — there are things that still won't go easy and tend to resurface when least expected. It might be because we did not make the most of these yet and there may be more lessons to be learned there. Or maybe not. Sometimes, good memories just serve to warm our hearts in our darkest hours, reminding us that some deeply ingrained riches that we have forever carved inside, pure and precious as diamonds, may still enlighten us. Just like this wonderful song by Hard Rain, an up-and-coming British band I first heard in London as they were supporting another unrecognised band from California. I remember interviewing Marcus, the singer, a couple of days later in some pub in Chelsea where he had entertained me about his hopes. And fears. The following year, they would release two exciting singles on London Records, then nothing. Oh, the frustration of never even have an album of theirs to listen to! Thus you can imagine my surprise when I came across this video. Some thirty years later this song has not aged and is still as good to hear. And I do hope you will enjoy it too.

Ey@el

If looks could kill
And strip you of your skin
So I can see
Without from within you
I believe
Yes, I believe
If I was certain

In this place
I feel the sense of something
In the air
To reach it out and grab it
I'm not there
But I still see you
I thought you were a friend

And I still see those diamonds
In your eyes
If I could see them sparkle
One more time
But now I know that you can
Never hide
Your foolish pride
Away

Time will tell
Which one of us was wrong
I'm telling you
That something's got to change
And I believe
Well, I'm not certain
But I hear you calling

And I still see those diamonds
In your eyes
If I could see them sparkle
One more time
But now I know that you can
Never hide
Your foolish pride
Away

I said I hear you

And I still see those diamonds
In your eyes
If I could see them sparkle
One more time
But now I know that you can
Never hide
Your foolish pride
Away

© Marcus Myers, 1988

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