Why do I always weep at Taps?
Discussion
Because you know what that song represents. <3
I'm no longer a churchgoer but there are some church songs that make me cry like a little baby still. Because I remember the emotion I had singing them. I remember how sure I was of every word. And now, not so much. I cry for what I've lost but I feel like I'm a stronger, more loving, more accepting person now that I've seen more of the world than my small, religious view.
I, too, feel much the same as you. Church has become a political machine and lost its mandate. Yet, I still weep at Amazing Grace. I believed then, I believe now. The last two times I was singing at church I burst into laughter; my mind can’t process the hypocrisy I see from many so-called Christians. Xtians they have become to me. And I believe if Christ walked through the doors of the church today, that they would crucify him.
My papa was at Pearl Harbor. Our beekeeping mentor led Patton into Berlin. I have heard stories that are seared onto my mind’s eye. I swear to myself every time I hear Taps, that I will be strong like all the veterans who stand and salute their fallen brethren, and each other. I fail every time.
What are taps?
Thanks, I didn't know the name
I would guess because this was composed to get an emotional response.
I also shed a tear at Somewhere Over The Rainbow. But Taps really is appropriately titled cause it turns on the water works every time.
Same. Its a beautiful lament.
Always? I often use it for comedic effect.
Well, depends on the context I suppose. In cartoons, it’s hella funny.
Cleaning out the fridge? Taps for the moldy pasta