Nick

I never felt magic crazy as this

I never saw moons knew the meaning of the sea

I never held emotion in the palm of my hand

Or felt sweet breezes in the top of a tree

But now you're here

Brighten my northern sky.

I've been a long time that I'm waiting

Been a long that I'm blown

I've been a long time that I've wandered

Through the people I have known

Oh, if you would and you could

Straighten my new mind's eye.

Would you love me for my money

Would you love me for my head

Would you love me through the winter

Would you love me 'til I'm dead

Oh, if you would and you could

Come blow your horn on high.

I never felt magic crazy as this

I never saw moons knew the meaning of the sea

I never held emotion in the palm of my hand

Or felt sweet breezes in the top of a tree

But now you're here

Brighten my northern sky.

Northern Sky, de Nick Drake. Essa é uma das canções de amor mais bonitas que eu já ouvi. A música pertence ao album Bryter Layter, de 1970, obra prima de Nick que, porém, começou sua espiral de depressão nesse ano, desapontado com a pouca repercussão da sua obra.

Morreu em 1974, aos 26 anos, de overdose acidental de anti-depressivos que ele tomava para conseguir dormir.

A foto não tem crédito. A morte prematura de um artista genial também não.

"I can't cope, all the defences are gone. All the nerves are exposed."