You fold his hands and smooth his tie You gently lift his chin Were you really so blind And unkind to him? Can't help the itch to touch, to kiss To hold him once again Now to close his eyes Never open them A shadow past, a shadow past Yearning, yearning for the fool It called a home All things he never did Are left behind All the things his mama Wished he'd bear in mind And all his dad had hoped he'd know Oh The talks you never had The Saturdays you never spent All the grown-up places You never went And all of the crying You wouldn't understand You just let him cry Make a man out of him A shadow past, a shadow past Yearning, yearning for the fool It called a home All things he ever wished Are left behind All the things his mama Did to make him mind And how his dad had hoped he'd grow All things he ever lived Are left behind All the fears that ever Flickered through his mind All the sadness that He'd come to own Oh oh oh A shadow past, a shadow past Yearning, yearning for the fool It called a home And whistles through the ghosts Still left behind whistles through the ghosts Still left behind It whistles through the ghosts Still left behind Oh
I love how when he finished singing the song, you can tell when he snaps back out of character and is back. like the switch is almost instant its crazy.
Jonathan is one of the few singers who understands that "There you go, there you go" doesn't mean "Oh well, it is what it is," or worse, "Ta-daaah!" (compare with, no offense, Reba), but rather "There, there, it's going to be all right." This is truly heart-rending, the best among several versions of his up on RU-vid.
I was Georg in Spring Awakening in 2019 and I remember being apart of this song. It was definitely a moment I'll remember. Not to mention the next song 2 minutes after is 'Totally Fked' which has the complete opposite vibe. I remember we were all backstage after this song literally wiping tears away before coming on again for the next upbeat song like nothing had happened hahahaha
