Gene Wilder 1933-2016

A wonderful character actor takes his final bow and exits. He brought some of our favorite fictional characters to life. Thanks for the blessed cinematic memories. Rest in peace, Gene Wilder. Here he is, as Willy Wonka, singing the creative person’s melancholy anthem. 

Pure Imagination

Come with me
And you’ll be
In a world of pure imagination
Take a look
And you’ll see
Into your imagination

We’ll begin
With a spin
Traveling in
The world of my creation
What we’ll see
Will defy
Explanation

If you want to view paradise
Simply look around and view it
Anything you want to, do it
Want to change the world?
There’s nothing to it

There is no
Life I know
To compare with pure imagination
Living there
You’ll be free
If you truly wish to be

If you want to see magic lands
Close your eyes and you will see one
Want to be a dreamer, be one
Anytime you please and please save me one

Come with me
And you’ll be
In a world of pure imagination
Take a look
And you’ll see
Into your imagination

There is no
Place to go
To compare with your imagination
So go there
To be free
If you truly wish to be

Living there
You’ll be free
If you truly wish to be