イヴォンヌのあまり上手くない歌を聴いてたら、エディのオリジナルが聞きたくなり、発見したのがこれ。すっごくいいね。
もうかなり前の話なんだけど、ブーのお母さんとエディのお父さんがほぼ２週間違いくらいであいついで急に亡くなって「二人で不思議な時間をシェアした」という。そのときに一緒に書いた曲。亡くなった人の魂が自分の中でずっと生きている、という歌。ブーが歌うときはお母さんだからher soulと歌い、エディが歌う時はお父さんが対象なのでhis soulと歌う。
歌詞がすごく良い。死んだ人の魂は、自分のの中でずっと生き続ける。そして「電車から降りて一歩踏み出した時、彼女の魂が僕を通り抜けるのを感じた。この街でまた新しい生活を作って行くのだ」みたいな感じで、人生の端々でその人の魂は自分を見守ってくれている、という内容。いいんだわ… 泣ける。
自分が死んだら誰かに歌ってもらいたい歌。スクイーズの「Some fantastic Place」と同じく、残した人たちにこんな風に思ってもらえたら最高だろうな…
埋め込めない設定なので、このリンクで見てみて。ホントいいわ… うっとり…エディ。またエディの歌が聞きたい…と思ったらツアーやってる！！ 行きたい！
I Felt Her Soul Move Through Me
(Hewerdine / Reader / Henderson / Dodds)
I felt her soul move through me
I was safe and sound
Branches on the window
Could not hurt me now
And when the night came
With childhood fears
Her soul moved through me
They disappeared
I felt her soul move through me
As I stepped from the train
Here to find a new life
To begin again
The spring had brought me
Winter kept me here
Her soul moved through me
Time disappeared
I felt her soul move through me
Somewhere in the sky
Too late I landed
To say goodbye
She gave me laughter
And I paid in tears
Her soul moved through me
I disappeared
I disappeared
I was safe and sound
Branches on the window
Could not hurt me now
And when the night came
With childhood fears
Her soul moved through me
They disappeared
I felt her soul move through me
As I stepped from the train
Here to find a new life
To begin again
The spring had brought me
Winter kept me here
Her soul moved through me
Time disappeared
I felt her soul move through me
Somewhere in the sky
Too late I landed
To say goodbye
She gave me laughter
And I paid in tears
Her soul moved through me
I disappeared
I disappeared