I bought an album today for a silly reason.
It made me feel young. It gave me this feeling of innocence and made me think of my grandma's tiny hometown and driving on a country road listening to James Taylor. It made me think of all the silly things I used to do in high school like drink mate' and swing in the park till I got sick. It reminded me of wearing overalls and brown sandals and picking wild flowers in the mountains on one of our long past family camping trips.
It has been a glorious feeling that I hope doesn't pass anytime soon.
What's the source of all this beauty? Chris Thile's "How to Grow a Woman from the Ground." I've been wanting this album FOREVER but just never really got up the courage to buy it. I was in the check-out line holding Spoon's "GaGaGaGaGa " and the new Band of Horses album and then this one. The other two albums are great, they just make me feel old. They remind me of how badly I tried to be cool in high school, going to local shows, buying skinny jeans and getting the "choppy" haircut. It honestly made me kind of sick. I didn't want to go to that place...not today. I put in the CD a few hours ago and was delighted to hear Chris' cover of the Strokes song "Heart in a Cage." I love this song, mostly because I was standing 12 in. away from a drunk Chris Thile outside of a local venue when I heard him play it for the first time by himself. That moment was magical. No joke...i felt like nothing could possibly be any better in that moment. It was so beautiful. It was a cool summer night and we were all gathered under a lamp post while Chris slowly swayed back in forth, his fingers gracefully strumming.
Looking back I had so many perfect moments in my life. Not to say I haven't had those moments lately. It's just, in retrospect it becomes clear how lucky I've been. I've experienced some pretty amazing things in my life. They probably seem pretty silly to other people, but to me they have been nothing short of perfect.
I love this line:
"I went to the concert and I fought through the crowd
Guess I got too excited when I thought you were around"
it reminds me of the concerts I would go to in high school: looking for that amazing boy that just happens to love the same band as you.
HEART IN A CAGE
When I'm fucking around
And I don't write better
When I'm stuck in the ground
So don't teach me a lesson
Cause I've already learned
Yeah the sun will be shining
And my children will burn
Oh the heart beats in its cage
I don't want what you want
I don't feel what you feel
See I'm stuck in a city
But I belong in a field
Yeah we got left, left, left, left, left, left, left,
Now it's three in the morning and
You're eating alone
Oh the heart beats in its cage
All our friends they're laughing at us
All of those you loved, you mistrust
Help me, I'm just not quite myself
Look around there's no one else left
I went to the concert and I fought through the crowd
Guess I got too excited when I thought you were around
Oh, he gets left, left, left, left, left, left, left
I'm sorry you were thinking I would steal your fire
Oh the heart beats in its cage
Yes the heart beats in its cage
Alright
And the heart beats in its cage.
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