Some of you may be wondering why I've been posting a lot of song lyrics. The answer is easy: 1) I'm too lazy to write original blog entries right now; 2) I sometimes find myself listening to music that seems to be EXACTLY where I am at when I hear it.
I had a friend in college who was paranoid that the radio was sending him messages. "That's the beauty of music," I'd explain. The greatest art, by its very nature of expression limited by senses, allows us to feel connected to others. This connection is simultaneously profound and illusory. An example I like to use is all those who claim to relate to Holden Caulfield from The Catcher in the Rye even though NOBODY has ever acted anything like that character in the history of humankind.
Combining poetry with music is a sublimely potent means of communication. Despite all the song lyrics I have included in my blog, I have rejected others with ONE word that I couldn't precisely relate to. The lyrics I post are intended to relay to my (imaginary) audience where I am at that moment. I have even gone through my own past posts to try to recall how I was feeling at a particular time, found some lyrics I’d posted and listened to that song. It makes for effective memory triggering.
Now you know, and knowing is half the battle. G.I. JOE!
2 comments:
Also, as a FYI, every single lyric you find online is wrong. They usually add a line. I think this is to see who's copying and pasting their stuff. Misinformation is rampant on the web especially since it is so easy to copy and paste.
Another thing I may as well admit: probably all of the song lyrics I post are a message directed to a specific individual.
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