I Wrote Holden Caufield
EEver73319 (EEver73319@aol.com)
Wed, 03 Dec 1997 17:53:08 -0500 (EST)
FYI, there's a punk band out of Chicago by the name of Screeching Weasel that
wrote a song called "I Wrote Holden Caufield" on the album "How to Make
Enemies and Irate People" (gotta love it). There are some interesting lyrics,
so I thought y'all might be interested. No great existential poet wrote this
but these lines ring true for all Bananafish. Understand that the Punk
movement has always been one of young people searching, so Holden Caufield
could be their messiah. Obviously Holden is far from the Messiah, but I think
he has the right idea and so do many young people who listen to Punk (some
Punk, some is mindless opposition). This might help some of the older people
on this list understand the youngsters a bit more. :) Not many of us have a
Buddy Glass to guide us through life, as Franny and Zooey did.
Eric
I Wrote Holden Caufield
I loved you for the minute when you decided to tell me the truth
I heard you and that night I cried for you
I know that you're alone just like everyone else in the world
Don't tell me that things don't get better 'cause sometimes they do
Sometimes they do and I know they will for you
The days are getting shorter and you're forgetting the things you just said
I'm hoping that you'll move ahead
I wonder if you'll ever realize what I always knew
I wrote Holden Caufield and so did you
I wanna know if you wanna give up
I wanna know if you wanna wake up
I wanna know when you'll stop dying for what you said
I wanna know when you'll stop dying for what you've done
I wanna know when you'll stop crying for what you've done
Its only the past
Its only life
What have you done thats so bad
Its only life so don't waste time
Why don't you stop crying for what's done
For what is done