Damn me for being a sentimental sod but the death of Opie on the Sons of Anarchy was the lowest low (tragedy wise) of the tv series so far. That man went through hell yet always seemed to be the best of ‘brothers’. Kudos to the scriptwriters and actor Ryan Hurst for making such a badarse character into a hero. My heart swelled bigger than my manhood when he died.

But that’s not why i chat to you today. That song that played during Opie’s funeral was chillingly beautiful and, because i’m not Dutch or American, i’d never heard it before but at least it was only an internet away. The song’s called ‘The Lost Boy’ and it’s sung by Greg Holden. It’s about a Sudanese refugee but makes a fitting epicedium for Opie!

I left my home still as a child
I walked a thousand sorry miles
to wait for my father to gather up his tools
He said my boy you’ve got to run
Don’t wait for me, don’t wait for mum
We’ll come get you when it’s safe for us to leave

So I waited many years
Held back the pain behind my tears
for my father to come find me like he said
In that time I was alone,
so many years without my home,
I made brothers of a different kind instead

At the time I didn’t know
just how hard the wind could blow,
towards disaster, and the things that I would see
I never found my father
I never found my mother either
But I know that in my lifetime I will be
a hero to the masses

To those born without chances
there’s a freedom that everyone deserves
I know there’s greed and there’s corruption
I’ve seen death and mass destruction
but I’m telling you and I hope that I am heard

I will not be commanded
I will not be controlled
I will not let my future go on
without the help of my soul

I will not be commanded
I will not be controlled
I will not let my future go on
without the help of my soul

www.gregholdenonline.com