I go to extremes - Billy Joel

He aquí la canción rockera de un ídolo inteligente: antes de repetirse y autodestruirse, mejor controlarse y conservar la leyenda. Arte por encima de ego y de dinero.
Aunque debo reconocer que no he sabido mucho de el en los últimos años, salvo algún drama alcohólico... pero sigue siendo el rey del pop, un tecladista de puta madre y un gran entertainer. Prefiero no mirarlo viejo, gordo y calvo, mejor solo escucharlo y disfrutarlo.
Y por otro lado... quisiera tener la dignidad de cuidar mi futuro así, de no seguir viviendo en los extremos, o de darme cuenta a tiempo. Saber anticiparme a la canción y tratar de ser-estar mejor.
Cuida lo que tienes, hasta que no lo tengas más.

Call me a joker, call me a fool
Right at this moment I'm totally cool
Clear as a crystal, sharp as a knife
I feel like I'm in the prime of my life
Sometimes it feels like I'm going too fast
I don't know how long this feeling will last
Maybe it's only tonight

Darling I don't know why I got to extremes
Too high or too low there ain't no in-betweens
And if I stand or I fall
It's all or nothing at all
Darling I don't know why I got to extremes

Sometimes I'm tired, sometimes I'm shot
Sometimes I don't know how much more I've got
Maybe I'm headed over the hill
Maybe I've set myself up for the kill
Tell me how much do you think you can take
Until the heart in you is starting to break?
Sometimes it feels like it will

Darling I don't know why I go to extremes
Too high or too low there ain't no in-betweens
You can be sure when I'm gone
I won't be out there too long
Darling I don't know why I got to extremes

Out of the darkness, into the light
Leaving the scene of the crime
Either I'm wrong or I'm perfectly right every time
Sometimes I lie awake, night after night
Coming apart at the seams
Eager to please, ready to fight
Why do I go to extremes?

And if I stand or I fall
It's all or nothing at all

The stranger - Billy Joel

La sensación de sertirse extraño respecto a los demás siempre ha sido parte de mis actitudes. Pero no es un extraño casual o desafortunado, es buscado y absolutamente necesario. Planifico y actúo para no ser igual a los demás, y es por eso que no me siento extraño. Me hago distinto.
Es mi lógica necesaria y no me convence modificarla aún, creo que algunas cosas han cambiado como para no tener que buscar un refugio lejano, pero también creo que si dejo de evolucionar, perdería mis motivaciones.
Es un poco raro estar hablando de un artista pop desde un lugar pretendidamente rockero, pero este artista es lo más. Conmovedor, genial, y un tanto autodestructivo. Y lo mejor, tan conciente de si mismo como para respetar su obra y evitar repeticiones y furcios.
Así debería ser yo también el día que pierda la creatividad. Y sucederá.

Well, we all have a face that we hide away forever
And we take them out and show ourselves when everyone has gone.
Some are satin, some are steel,
Some are silk and some are leather.
They're the faces of a stranger,But we'd love to try them on.

Well, we all fall in love,
But we disregard the danger,
Though we share so many secrets,
There are some we never tell.
Why were you so surprised that you never saw the stranger?
Did you ever let your lover see the stranger in yourself?

Don't be afraid to try again.
Everyone goes south every now and then.
You've done it.Why can't someone else?
You should know by now.
You've been there yourself.
Once I used to believe I was such a great romancer.
Then I came home to a woman that I could not recognize.
When I pressed her for a reason,She refused to even answer.It was then
I felt the stranger kick me right between the eyes.

Well, we all fall in loveBut we disregard the danger
Though we share so many secrets
There are some we never tell
Why were you so surprised that you never saw the stranger
Did you ever let your lover see the stranger in yourself.

Don't be afraid to try again.
Everyone goes south every now and then.
You've done it.Why can't someone else?
You should know by now.You've been there yourself.

You may never understand how the stranger is inspired.
But he isn't always evil and he is not always wrong.
Though you drown in good intensions,
You will never quench the fire.
You'll give in to your desire when the stranger comes along.