Rufus McGarrigle Wainwright(born 22 July 1973) is a Canadian- American singer-songwriter. Wainwright was born in Rhinebeck, New York, USA, to folk singers Loudon Wainwright IIIand Kate McGarrigle(they divorced while he was a child). He began to play the piano at age six, and by age thirteen he was touring with his sister , mother Kate, and aunt Anna as the McGarrigle Sisters and Family. His song I'm Running, which he performed in the movie Tommy Tricker and the Stamp Traveller, and in which he also played a minor character, was nominated for the 1988 Genie Award for Best Original Song and earned him a nomination for the 1990 Juno Award for Most Promising Male Vocalist. He lived in Montreal with his mother for most of his childhood and briefly attended McGill University, where he studied both classical and 'rock' piano.
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Rufus Wainwright
Well since you are my arch enemy, Im gonna give you some time
With a heart thats full of alcohol water can be wine
Hope the rocks are not too slippery, when through the center I slay
Wont you stand in straight as an evergreen, when it all gives way
Brace yourself, this whole world will spin about
Since Im the raft side of this pleasure
Those who have the sense to fear of me are the dark prince
And you are the peasant
Wait for me on the rainbow crossing
cause I need you there for me to meet the maker
Finally, I will see your person, but my greatest fear are your shining features
So much time and crime that Ive grown to love
Your fiery nation everywhere
On the rainbow crossing you can check your spears, your bows and arrows
Meet me there above the river flowing and well enter in with greatest zeros
Though they say valhalla aint what it use to be
Still I recollect it cant be all that bad
No, it cant be any worse than a world without a friend