Sunday, July 1, 2007
New Meanings
The other day while driving in the car, my ipod shuffle landed on the song CHASING CARS by SNOW PATROL. I know that most people are probably sick of this song and stuff, but the song took on a new meaning for me. I was sitting in the car with someone who is really special to me and whom im close with.. Without getting into it really, I just want to say that ive always equated this song with a romance between a guy and a girl in a relationship, but this time it meant something completely different. I equated the song with a relationship, but of a different type, a completely non romantic one. I felt like the song was talking about something that was strained and was/is struggling to be repaired. It made me feel like, lets set all things aside and just be. I know that this sounds mega emo but I felt so in the moment. It felt like the song was giving off a Life is too short to hold grudges and sometimes pride gets in the way of really conveying how we feel. Those 3 words can mean so many different things. Like- I dont know, Im so sorry, I love you, Lets let go, Lets move on. perhaps some can relate. Its just that I love when certain songs suddenly take on new meaning after theyve always represented something completely different. Music is truly a source of relief for me on so many different levels. Even the simplest lyrics can hit me hard and change my outlook on things or just make me in touch with the way im feeling with such clarity.
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Your bloggerhea is lovely and reads deliciously (perhaps teh worng adjectove to use there but whatever) in any event, to comment on your last blogger - i have come to understand that music can speak to so many because so many need to be spoken to - now what i mean by that is the simple fact that if your looking for answers in a song that quasi relates to love lost, broken frienship, getting hammered, having awesome sex etc you'll find it!
Its that simple, vagueness most "fortune tellers" use to make people believe they know what they hell is going on when in essence it really the persons willingness to accpet what she is saying and thereafter equate it to your life. Same shit with horoscopes.
Mine said i will run into an old friend....oh wow....now all i do is think about who i ran into, where's the connection, whats this mean...balh blah blah - its all bullshit.
BUT - note that this post, is not a negative repsonse, all teh contrary - it simply my observation on what you were saying and the exact example you used....happens to be the exact perfect example of my point. Your mood dictates what you feel, what meaning you bring to songs, poems, anything really.
thats why you always have to try and stay positive. FYI if i woudl have put what i just said into book form i could have made millions... AKA the "secret".
ENJOY - and BLOG on you BLOGGER!
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