Beatles의 John Lennon과 개인적 친분이 두터웠던 Elton John은
1980년 한 광신적인 팬의 총탄에 John이 세상을 떠나자 심한
충격에 휩싸입니다. 하지만 역시 음악하는 사람답게 그 심정을
담담히 노래에 담아 발표하며 그를 추모합니다. 그 노래가
Empty Garden입니다. 노크를 하고 아무리 불러도 대답을 하지
않는 Johnny에 대한 애절함이 묻어나 있는 노래입니다.........
Empty Garden - Elton John
What happened here
As the New York sunset disappeared
I found an empty garden among the flagstones there
Who lived here
He must have been a gardener that cared a lot
Who weeded out the tears and grew a good crop
And now it all looks strange
It's funny how one insect can damage so much grain
And what's it for
This little empty garden by the brownstone door
And in the cracks along the sidewalk nothing grows no more
Who lived here
He must have been a gardener that cared a lot
Who weeded out the tears and grew a good crop
And we are so amazed we're crippled and we're dazed
A gardener like that one no one can replace
And I've been knocking but no one answers
And I've been knocking most all the day
Oh and I've been calling oh hey hey Johnny
Can't you come out to play
And through their tears
Some say he farmed his best in younger years
But he'd have said that roots grow stronger if only he could hear
Who lived there
He must have been a gardener that cared a lot
Who weeded out the tears and grew a good crop
Now we pray for rain, and with every drop that falls
We hear, we hear your name
Johnny can't you come out to play in your empty garden
