OK this song manages to halt my tears and weeping, leaving me in a place of suspended awe, washed over by a clarity slowly coming into frame. something about the gift of being alive at the same time of those we love/cherish/appreciate and the devastation of things ending and the honor of it all. the story goes that garfunkel asked simon to write a song honoring the late architect. instead, simon wrote the lyrics under the guise of their foreboding breakup because he apparently didn't know who wright was...I don't fully buy that and lean more into the narrative that he saw this as perfect opportunity to make the most subliminal breakup track. anyway I can never tire of it and the flute solo is divine. the hand drums! I simply adore.
