Though this may be a little more personal than what I usually like to share on the logs, I guess I’m going to have to get use to it since there is going to be lots of this kind of personal stuff in my book.

When I was in Yerevan with the poison snake eating sisters, we went to a Karaoke bar one night. One of them ordered up a couple of songs (John Lennon’s “Imagine” and Elton John’s “Sorry”), for us to sing together, but forgot to indicate that they were from the new song list and instead one of the songs that came (from the old song list) was Simon & Garfunkel’s “Bridge Over Troubled Waters”.

I went ahead and sang it, though before this, I had heard it during my childhood, but I had never read the lyrics (I'm the kind of person that hears the music, but not the words). When I got to the last part, I realized that I was singing the song about Armenia and the way I see things here happening. I was almost not able to finish the song and felt tears building up in my eyes.

The girls, who I have known for 8 years and ended up singing it to, I have practically raised them and their siblings since they were made fatherless due to the war (their father died from wounds he sustained in battle on June 12, 1993, bleding to death while waiting many hours for an ambulance that never showed up after taking less injured persons in that skirmish to the hospital and finally some decided to transport him on top of a tank, but according to the doctor, they arrived to the hospital 15 minutes later than needed to save his life). They just listened and later agreed that this was a song about us and our lives together.

Artist: Simon & Garfunkel
Song Title: Bridge Over Troubled Water
Album: Best Of Simon and Garfunkel (1999)

When you're weary, feeling small,
When tears are in your eyes, I will dry them all;
I'm on your side. When times get rough
And friends just can't be found,
Like a bridge over troubled water
I will lay me down.
Like a bridge over troubled water
I will lay me down.

When you're down and out,
When you're on the street,
When evening falls so hard
I will comfort you.
I'll take your part.
When darkness comes
And pains is all around,
Like a bridge over troubled water
I will lay me down.
Like a bridge over troubled water
I will lay me down.

Sail on silvergirl,
Sail on by.
Your time has come to shine.
All your dreams are on their way.
See how they shine.
If you need a friend
I'm sailing right behind.
Like a bridge over troubled water
I will ease your mind.
Like a bridge over troubled water
I will ease your mind.