"Art, like morality, consists of drawing the line somewhere."
--G.K. Chesterton
"The man's body is sacred and the woman's body is sacred.../Each belongs here or anywhere just as much as the well-off, just as much as you."
--Walt Whitman
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According to the Buddha, right speech is a statement that is timely, true, kind, helpful (connected to liberation), and spoken with a mind of good-will. Let us all try to observe this precept.
This beautifully understated ballad of a jilted lover moves relentlessly toward its deadly conclusion. You need to listen closely to understand that a murder has occurred, because it's not gory or passionate, but rather described with a sociopathic calm.
This version comes from A&E's Live By Request. The song is originally off his "Pontiac" album.
