Is it me or did the room just get darker, oh?
Is it me or did I just lay down and die?
Is this a dream or did the world just crumble at my very feet?
How in heaven will I ever be alright?

There is lonely and there is lonely
And then there is how I feel right now
Perhaps only Cain when he'd slain his brother
Could ever come close to knowing how, yeah

There is lonely and there is lonely
And then there is how I feel right now
Perhaps only Cain when he'd slain his brother
Could ever come close to knowing how

There is lonely and there is lonely
Then there is how I feel right now

Yeah...this one hit hard today. So hard not to identify the lyrics and the mood of the song with his passing. I so much appreciate the support of the members of the org during this tragic time...just seems so senseless...I read that he didn't have a will...so the idea that he knew this was coming doesn't seem so...that he died alone in an elevator...that just breaks my heart....still trying to wrap my head around it all....don't know if I ever will....I don't post a lot, but I read a lot of the posts and seem to be always on the org multiple times a day for the last few years...I am a long time fan...I first became mesmerized by him during a Solid Gold performance of Little Red Corvette (guess it was 1982)...and it seemed that my appreciation for him has just grown and grown since then...like a compass missing its guiding force...I know it has been mentioned but his music and been the soundtrack of my life (and still will be)...but he is so much more...I know the music will live on and I will be there for whatever will be released to come...but knowing that he is not in the world, at least least in the physical sense...it's just heart breaking...

again, much love to the members of the org...u have really been a God-sent during this diffcult time...

[Edited 4/24/16 10:33am]

Wow, I haven't listened to that one yet since Thursday. That one's always gotten me before--I can't imagine what it would do right now.

Yeah...it's intense...it has been hard to purposely put on his music...I haven't minded if it's on the radio, and it has been hard to turn off his videos playing endless on a BET video channel...but I put music on shuffle while I was doing some chores around the house...and that came on and it stopped me in my tracks....

A wonderful and underrated gem, a song about loneliness.

....Yes those lyrics are tough, especially now. The BET video marathon, You Tube and news reports have been getting me through. I've also noticed a lot of the newscasters wearing purple when reporting the latest P updates..very cool. Try to stay strong and remember the great memories and music.

I had to double check that it wasn't me who posted this! I had Prince on shuffle and There Is Lonely came on and it just knocked me, emotionally, to the floor. I cried and couldn't stop and played it over again about 6 times. Even little lines in other songs hit so hard now. As simple as I would Die 4 u. Or "if one of us has a date with the understaker, which one will it be?" from 3 chains. Hell, I hadn't even thought about the song The Undertaker yet. I barely remember it. There's a newer song from one of the hitnruns, or maybe it was art official age? I don't remember, but the song is called Way Back Home, and another called June on hitnrun. Those feel like death was feeling immenent to him.

So many songs sound different to me now. I had to take a break from Prince music. It was getting too painful