SJ has been graced by the favors of Guitardave, and the very least I can do in return is thank him for his kind infusion of culture into this machine and provide a modest platform for the world premier of his latest song.
More than that, so much of what ends up on the screen here deals with the damage we do to ourselves and others, the destruction we wreak and suffer, leaving all of us damaged in its wake. This puts us to the test of whether we take the hit and give up, or pull ourselves together, stand up despite knowing that we’re likely to get hit again and do our best to survive. We may have been flawed before, and may be wrong to think we’re going to do any better next time, but we will not quit.
From Guitardave, Reconstructed Man.
I want you to understand, why I am a ‘hard’ man
You see I’ve been thru the wasteland, of broken hearts and broken minds.
Walkin’ hand and hand with destiny, on the edge of insanity,
When you realize you’re never free, and your running out of time.
Yeah i learned a real good lesson, about the art of self-deception
And the answers to some questions, that i never shoulda’ spoke.
You see it took a while to realize, ’til I finally opened up my eyes,
I saw that life’s a lonely enterprise, and loves a dirty little joke.
Been down so many paths that had no heart
Roads to nowhere, that just fell apart.
But i picked up the pieces and put em’ back together into what you see,
I built a re-constructed man that looks like me.
So you don’t need to tell me who or why, i see the leavin’ yeah its in your eyes,
Please excuse me babe if i don’t cry, i been down this road before.
I think by now it should be plain to see, I’ve no use for your false sympathies,
It’s alright, just go on and leave, cause it don’t matter anymore.
Been down so many paths that had no heart
Roads to nowhere, that just fell apart.
But i picked up the pieces and put em’ back together, DON’T tell me what you see,
I built a re-constructed man, they didn’t give me any plans,
I built a re-constructed man that looks like me.