| Marmalade – Reflections Of My Life Lyrics | 2 years ago |
| I first heard the song in 1970. I was a senior in HS in a small town in Ohio. I suffered in grade school and high school with severe depression. Somehow, I didn’t give up and had this bit of optimism that things would get better. Upon graduation, I was facing the draft and I didn’t know what I wanted out of life. I wasn’t ready for college but had older kids that I knew who ended up in the war. They said to avoid it. I ended up in college with a deferment but they switched to the lottery system which was more equitable . I was #26 and had the draft physical. Miraculously, the draft ended before induction. Someone was looking out for me but I know that a lot of kids never got back home. Luckily, during my lifetime we have made advances in mental health treatment through both talk therapy and medication. I worked hard and was the beneficiary of that treatment. It’s not perfect but at 70, I feel like I’ve reached that home he talks about in the song. It’s not perfect but I am at peace. Along the way, there has been a lot of hardships. I have experienced great love and friendships. There’s also great beauty in the world. I’m glad that I didn’t want to die. In the 2014 video, he has his older self performing with his younger self. I like when he’s looking at the beautiful sun over the mountains at the ending. I think he’s looking back over times at the good times and bad but he’s glad to be alive in that moment. It was worth it. To me, for a 17 year old, the song described how I felt. It helped me because I knew other folks felt the same way. I was in a bad place but didn’t want to die. | |
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