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We've all looked back and thought of a musician, actor, playwright etc who we wished we'd seen at the height of their fame and abilities. this piece of work tries to sum up the feeling of having missed that artist and knowing that you're not going the chance to see them again. There's also a hint of anger at the cause or reason of their passing.

Having been involved in the 'entertainment' industry for quite a while, I have become accustomed to a certain amount of exaggeration and liberty taking with the truth. This can add to the entertainment value of the conversation although, and this is the reason for the song, a friend of mine intensely dislikes untruths of any form. I'm trying to show that life isn't black and white and truth and lies are in the eyes of the beholder.

There is a feel of hot sandy desert and warm evening breezes. I was inspired by the atmosphere of Southern California and Mexico. The loss of a loved one, not knowing what happened then finding out through a third party. There is a feeling of the loss, but also the calmness of the extreme heat and gentle winds.

After the upheaval of a relationship breakdown there is a period of calm. The Singer, desperate for peace, is proposing maintaining that calm by carrying out a suicide pact. Tomorrow becomes the last tomorrow, thereby stopping any more painful tomorrows.

This describes the collapse of a relationship. How a partner becomes an unfamiliar person who acts differently and who's outlook changes. The pain of the cessation of any closeness and denial of any special connection.