With all the demonstrations on Wall Street this year (2011) and basically all the demonstrations throughout Europe against the corporate banks I had to think about some of the lines in the song ‘Gone’ by U2. You can also project the lyrics on people getting specific opportunities and losing themselves along the way.

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Part of the lyrics of ‘Gone’ by U2:
“You get to feel so guilty, got so much for so little
Then you find that feeling just won’t go away
You’re holding on to every little thing so tightly
‘Til there’s nothing left for you anyway”
…
“You wanted to get somewhere so badly
You had to lose yourself along the way
You change your name, well that’s okay, it’s necessary
And what you leave behind you don’t miss anyway”
…
You’re taking steps that make you feel dizzy / (Gone)
Then you learn to like the way it feels / (Gone)
You hurt yourself you hurt your lover / (Gone)
Then you discover
What you thought was freedom is just greed / (Gone)

[ graphite pencil, ink, ecoline and water-solluble wax pastels on A4 paper (Canson blanc naturel 224 g/m2) ]