the approach

my birthday is coming.
it's a "nine"
which is right on par with the "fives" for bad birthdays.
unlike most of the rest of the world, i embrace the decades, as they have always felt, to me, like a fresh start on a new chapter.

i came across this song in my iTunes and it made me smile. i think i have the lyrics right.
it's taking myself too seriously, of course, but isn't that what approaching birthdays are for?

The Darkest Star

oh you sad one
playing the angel
isn't so easy where you're from

oh you wild one
devil's companion
you won't stay satisfied for long

i don't want you to change anything you do
i don't want you to be someone else for me

oh you dark one
eternal and silent
caught in the spider's web you've spun

oh you blind one
gentle and kind one
seeing the world as a loaded gun

i don't want you to change anything you do
i don't want you to be someone else for me

stay as you are
the darkest star
shining for me
majestically

~ depeche mode