Of all the public places in the world, why there are more emotions and memories attached to airports than any other place? I couldn’t have any clue. And yet, I have felt I could be so depressingly low and numb for several hours after leaving Jinnah Terminal. And yet, Jinnah Terminal is the world’s most beautiful airports. And yet, it gives me such a sad feeling everytime I come here to see off someone or leave myself. It will only be second time ever in two months when I come here to receive someone, my sweeto sister and parents. May be that’d be a refreshing change. Else, it has been painful. Truly.

It’s not really much related to how or what I feel except that it’s about leaving for or from Airport/long journey and that it’s freaking heart-breaking to listen to Chantal Kreviazuk’s Leaving on a Jet Plane. Written and composed by John Denver and included in the movie Armageddon, this is probably one of the most sublime song to grace the leaving part of human life etc etc.

The lyrics go something like this:

All my bags are packed, I’m ready to go
I’m standing here outside your door
I hate to wake you up to say goodbye
But the dawn is breaking ,it’s early morning
The taxi’s waiting. He’s blowing his horn
Already I’m so lonesome I could die

* So kiss me and smile for me
Tell me that you’ll wait for me
Hold me like you’ll never let me go
I’m leaving on a jet plane
Don’t know when I’ll be back again
Oh! Babe, I hate to go *

There’s so many times I’ve let you down
So many times I’ve played around
I tell you now they don’t mean a thing
Every place O go I’ll think of you
Every song I sing I’ll sing for you
When I come back, I’ll wear your wedding ring

(Repeat *)

Now the time has come to leave you
One more time let me kiss you
Close your eyes, I’ll be on my way
Dream about the days to come
When I won’t have to leave alone
About the times I won’t have to say
For people with even more subtle sensitivities, can listen to or download “Leaving on a Jet Plane”.