Philip (with lyrics) by Nick Spear published on 2014-02-10T16:44:20Z for Philip Seymour Hoffman. Lyrics: Did you find an old letter from an ex-lover In some secret vault you kept behind the bed? I would never claim we knew each other And I'm no expert on the demons in your head But did you find an old lover who said she was better Than a life that looked like "less than" after all? After fighting for the top and finally summiting You'd think the heart could stop its plummeting; Stop its fall I'll sing this song for you- just a stranger that you never knew Not that songs can help you now Your last role's incomplete You got a world of strangers on their feet Hoping that you'll take one final bow When I saw you speak on the Upper West some years ago You smiled like Cassius in Julius C. Like a Hamlet who'd have rather played Horatio It's just conjecture, but that's how you looked to me. Did you find an old letter from an ex-lover Behind the moulding underneath your bed? After stumbling from the rock and still recovering Was the darkness always hovering, Or is it just in my head? I'll sing this song for you- though I can't say just why I do- Just another random fan. You were golden in our eyes; the brightest star in darkest skies. Never even shook your hand. Did you find an old lover who said you were better Than this Picasso dressed up like a slob? I don't believe you meant to dial your cosmic agent to get you off this job. I'll sing this song for you, Just a no one you aspired to Or am I near the mark at all? I know I'm not alone in a world that gave a standing o But you missed your curtain call. Genre Philip Seymour Hoffman