In your bedroom of dreams, are miracles made
A mix-tape of favourites, 25 in all, played
A track list of a life well-lived starts in your youth
The future’s before you. Amy, you’re the proof
A suitcase full of family stills, tells your history
“Please don’t shut me up, my life is no mystery”
“Let me be heard, in nations far and wide”
But no-one can ever know what’s going on, inside
A childhood wish on a star, comes more than true
Remembering Amy, for being just “you”
A legacy of memories of an incredible voice
But your life was to end, by chance, not by choice
A world weeps, a legacy lingers, a talent lost
The music we won’t enjoy, you paid the ultimate cost
We only said goodbye with words, and left our hearts behind
You’ll be remembered for all eternity, in a funky digital cloud
The tears in our eyes, won’t dry on their own
They need a reminder from the seeds you have sown
And the passion inside stirs emotions within
So your music plays on, with our hearts in a spin
All you ever wanted was for your voice to be heard
But your life was lived in public and you unfurled.
Gone much too soon than you really should’ve oughta
An Icon. A Diva. A Legend. A Daughter.
RIP Amy and Happy 30th Birthday in 2013
Ange Chan Writer