Yellow for Kuantan

Do you know this song? I'm sure you do.

If you don't, here's the link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1MwjX4dG72s

I don't know why but this song really really suits Kuantan because of the whole hulabaloo Lynas thing.

We were travelling to Kuantan that Saturday night. It was dark. Snores echoed around the bus along with its engine and hydraulic brakes. A weird symphony. Then one of my friends looked out the window and said, "look at the stars over here!"

And then this song just pops into my head.

My mind was full of imaginations of a post apocalyptic-Lynas-radioactive-waste-leakage world. This song just fits in that world so well.

Notice the chorus?

"Your skin, yea your skin and bones
Turning into something beautiful
D'you know? That I love you so.
I love you so."

Then the second chorus

""Your skin, yea your skin and bones
Turning into something beautiful
D'you know? For you I'd bleed myself dry
For you I'd bleed myself dry..."

Imagine a parent singing this to his/her child... The child; a little life so full of potential now dragged apart so violently by irresponsibility and ignorance. But to the parent, it doesn't matter if the child would look yellow from radiation infection. All the child has to know is how much the parent loves him/her. It's a promise, that if a cure can be found, even at the expense of the parent's life, the mom or dad would do it. And their solace? The stars. They keep shining. They represent a glimmer of hope in life.

Indeed, Kuantan, look at the stars, look how they shine for you... and all the things you do...

We wept for you.