#136 – Jogos Perigosos

Ao visitar “Sob o peso dos meus amores”, exposição que propõe uma reflexão sobre a obra de Leonilson (1957-1993) – em cartaz até o dia 29 de maio, no Itau Cultural –, a sensação é de total romantismo, de pureza contaminante, de beleza contagiosa. Um soco no estômago e nuvens de voil nos pés.

Tive a oportunidade de conhecê-lo em 1985, quando expôs em Fortaleza, na Arte Galeria, de Dodora Guimarães, local definitivo para o aprendizado de toda uma geração local.

Junto com sua partida, em 93, outros amigos se foram. É pra eles essa trilha sonora e esse poema da banda The The, link para tantas memórias.

“Well, you didn’t wake up this morning because you didn’t go to bed
You were watching the whites of your eyes turn red
The calendar on your wall is ticking the days off
You’ve been reading some old letters
You smile and think how much you’ve changed
All the money in the world couldn’t buy back those days

You pull back your curtains
And the sun burns into your eyes
You watch a plane flying
Across a clear blue sky
This is the day
Your life will surely change
This is the day
When things fall into place

You could’ve done anything If you’d wanted
And all your friends and family think that you’re lucky
But the side of you they’ll never see
Is when you’re left alone with the memories
That hold your life together … like glue

You pull back your curtains
And the sun burns into your eyes
You watch a plane flying
Across a clear blue sky
This is the day
Your life will surely change
This is the day
When things fall into place

This is the day your life will surely change
This is the day your life will surely change
This is the day your life will surely change

Shhh… This is the day your life will surely change.