Smile - Michael Jackson (1958-2009)

(A tribute to Charlie Chaplin taken from the stage version of "Smile")
Words Written by John Turner and Geoffrey Parsons.
Music Composed by Charles Chaplin.
Produced by David Foster and Michael Jackson.

Smile, though your heart is aching
Smile, even though it's breaking
When there are clouds in the sky
You'll get by...
If you smile
With your fear and sorrow
Smile and maybe tomorrow
You'll find that life is still worthwhile if you'll just...
Light up your face with gladness
Hide every trace of sadness
Although a tear may be ever so near
That's the time you must keep on trying
Smile, what's the use of crying
You'll find that life is still worthwhile
If you'll just...
Smile, though your heart is aching
Smile, even though it's breaking
When there are clouds in the sky
You'll get by...
If you smile
Through your fear and sorrow
Smile and maybe tomorrow
You'll find that life is still worthwhile
If you'll just Smile...
That's the time you must keep on trying
Smile, what's the use of crying
You'll find that life is still worthwhile
If you'll just Smile

sorry to say, i must admit i'm not really a fans of MJ. His passing is merely a dying of a very incredible super well known superstar, famous celebrity and known to the whole wide world, but i still tune in to his memorial service and without knowing, my tears actually falled when listening to this particular song sang by one of the Jackson 5. the way he sang it, the way the lyric presented itself, the atmosfere, the time, it just built up all the feelings and finally, i come to realize that he is really gone...he is really....gone.

his death reminds me of Leslie Cheung who has left us 6 long years. how time flies. it has been 6 long years. too young to die. that's all i can think of. he has so much talent yet the world has not seen. he has so much to give yet time is not enough. he has so much to share yet no one understand. so, he make a choice to end his life by taking his own life. what a ridicule...

anyway, as heart breaking as it is now and then, i have to agree that as long as we remember them, they will forever live in our heart.