eternal sunshine of the spotless mind/for no one, dry your eyes, no distance left to run

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eternal sunshine of the spotless mind

Por D

Hay amores que regresan. Amores que nos atraen como imanes. En el trabajo, en el supermercado, en la soledad de un restaurante congestionado. Cuando un olor, una canción o un lugar nos oprimen el pecho hasta obligarnos cambiar de rumbo. Amores sin nombre. Que hemos olvidado, que nos han olvidado. Y no hay tristeza más grande saber que se perdieron con la lluvia del invierno. Pero los amores, los importantes, siempre regresan, se reencuentran. No existen los recuerdos pero la piel también tiene memoria. Sólo un roce, el más tenue.
Quisiera borrarte para siempre. Nunca haberte conocido. Pero entonces, a dónde se van los poemas absurdos (inconclusos), las miradas por la mañana (mejores que el café), los secretos bajo la sábana (los más tristes), las peleas absurdas (pretextos de la pasión). Dónde cuelgo el vacío que llenaron tus brazos cansados, dónde poner a secar tu risa. No. Quizá, una oportunidad más. Porque lo que más odio de ti es lo que más me atrae, como aquella sudadera naranja. Porque no puedo ver nada que no me guste de ti. En el proceso de olvidar es donde se aferra más tu recuerdo.

Borrar la memoria. Deshacernos de personas, de momentos. De recuerdos, todos. Los felices y amargos. Borrar a una persona para volverla a encontrar. Eternal sunshine of the spotless mind (Michel Gondy, 2004) es de esas películas entrañables. Consentida de los emos irremediables y reconocida por los exquisitos del cine gracias al artificioso guión de Charlie Kaufman y los recursos atractivos aprendidos por Gondry en la escuela MTV. Una historia donde el tiempo, el espacio y la memoria están en constante mutación (la mente y su comportamiento, a fin de cuentas). Los miedos y los deseos más oscuros (borrar tu memoria es una idea perversa) se materializan en una historia onírica, donde las caras se deforman como masa de plastilina, las casas se caen a pedazos y el oleaje del mar inhunda el último recuerdo, el más feliz.

For No One – The Beatles / Dry Your Eyes – The Streets / No Distance Left To Run – Blur

Por R

Para Andrea

Cuando una relación tan intensa termina, hay muchas cosas que pasan por la mente, pero, ¿realmente hay que olvidar a la persona?, ¿vale la pena olvidar los momentos más hermosos para olvidar los dolorosos? O en otras palabras, ¿lo malo fué más fuerte que lo bueno?
No lo creo.
Estas tres canciones hablan sobre la pérdida, sobre el olvido del amor, sobre el hecho de que algo tan grande y tan fuerte parece simplemente desvanecer sin razón lógica, y cuando lo notas ya es muy tarde. Ella lo olvidó, olvidó lo que sentía.
Lo único que queda, es pensar en qué vale la pena olvidar, y sólo hay una cosa, y no son las peleas, ni las discusiones, ni los momentos incómodos, lo único que quieres borrar de su mente es el momento en el que ella olvidó el amor, el momento en el que lo dejó de sentir.
Quisiera borrar ESO de tu mente, no borrarme, ni borrarte de la mía. Olvidar el olvido. El momento más triste.

1. For no one – The beatles
Your day breaks, your mind aches
You find that all her words of kindness linger on
When she no longer needs you
She wakes up, she makes up
She takes her time and doesn’t feel she has to hurry
She no longer needs you
And in her eyes you see nothing
No sign of love behind the tears
Cried for no one
A love that should have lasted years
You want her, you need her
And yet you don’t believe her when she says her love is dead
You think she needs you
And in her eyes you see nothing
No sign of love behind the tears
Cried for no one
A love that should have lasted years
You stay home, she goes out
She says that long ago she knew someone but now he’s gone
She doesn’t need him
Your day breaks, your mind aches
There will be times when all the things she said will fill your head
You won’t forget her
And in her eyes you see nothing
No sign of love behind the tears
Cried for no one
A love that should have lasted years

2. Dry your eyes – The Streets
In one single moment your whole life can turn ’round
I stand there for a minute starin’ straight into the ground
Lookin’ to the left slightly, then lookin’ back down
World feels like it’s caved in – proper sorry frown
Please let me show you where we could only just be, for us
I can change and I can grow or we could adjust
The wicked thing about us is we always have trust
We can even have an open relationship, if you must
I look at her she stares almost straight back at me
But her eyes glaze over like she’s lookin’ straight through me
Then her eyes must have closed for what seems an eternity
When they open up she’s lookin’ down at her feet
Dry your eyes mate
I know it’s hard to take but her mind has been made up
There’s plenty more fish in the sea
Dry your eyes mate
I know you want to make her see how much this pain hurts
But you’ve got to walk away now
It’s over
So then I move my hand up from down by my side
It’s shakin’, my life is crashin’ before my eyes
Turn the palm of my hand up to face the skies
Touch the bottom of her chin and let out a sigh
‘Cause I can’t imagine my life without you and me
There’s things I can’t imagine doin’, things I can’t imagine seein’
It weren’t supposed to be easy, surely
Please, please, I beg you please
She brings her hands up towards where my hands rested
She wraps her fingers round mine with the softness she’s blessed with
She peels away my fingers, looks at me and then gestures
By pushin’ my hand away to my chest, from hers
Dry your eyes mate
I know it’s hard to take but her mind has been made up
There’s plenty more fish in the sea
Dry your eyes mate
I know you want to make her see how much this pain hurts
But you’ve got to walk away now
It’s over
And I’m just standin’ there, I can’t say a word
‘Cause everythin’s just gone
I’ve got nothin’
Absolutely nothin’
Tryin’ to pull her close out of bare desperation
Put my arms around her tryin’ to change what she’s sayin’
Pull my head level with hers so she might engage in
Look into her eyes to make her listen again
I’m not gonna fuckin’, just fuckin’ leave it all now
‘Cause you said it’d be forever and that was your vow
And you’re gonna let our things simply crash and fall down
You’re well out of order now, this is well out of town
She pulls away, my arms are tightly clamped round her waist
Gently pushes me back and she looks at me straight
Turns around so she’s now got her back to my face
Takes one step forward, looks back, and then walks away
Dry your eyes mate
I know it’s hard to take but her mind has been made up
There’s plenty more fish in the sea
Dry your eyes mate
I know you want to make her see how much this pain hurts
But you’ve got to walk away now
It’s over
I know in the past I’ve found it hard to say
Tellin’ you things, but not tellin’ straight
But the more I pull on your hand and say
The more you pull away
Dry your eyes mate
I know it’s hard to take but her mind has been made up
There’s plenty more fish in the sea
Dry your eyes mate
I know you want to make her see how much this pain hurts
But you’ve got to walk away now.

3. No distance left to run – Blur
Its over
You dont need to tell me
I hope youre with someone who makes you
Feel safe in your sleeping tonight
I wont kill myself, trying to stay in your life
I got no distance left to run
When you see me
Please turn your back and walk away
I dont want to see you
Cos I know the dreams that you keep is wearing me
When your coming down, think of me here
I got no distance left to run
Its over, I knew it would end this way
I hope youre with someone who makes you feel
That this life is the night
And it settles down, stays around
Spends more time with you
I got no distance left to run

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