quelle urbane
I used to want to have a RonDay in Toronto and do all the things that Ron did in his songs.
Now when I listen, I realize that it's not about doing what Ron did, it's about doing something similar but having the same MOTIVATION for doing them. like ok sweet i have disability checks and it would rock to take the subway (broken feet...no car....) downtown to a bar and drink a beer! and read a book! because let's face it....I get a tad bored sometimes, all cooped up in my apartment!
and like, the city makes this accessible! there's no "go in the backyard" it's like....find what's happening and DO IT. finally i can connect to the bands i always knew hinted at my future, even when i was just a little teenybopper. Lowest of the Low. Barenaked Ladies. Bob Dylan. I feel like i've finally reached the age where they wrote the songs at, where they'd be stretching the limits of their real independence for the first time - not college independence, but the real shit, like, hey, i can just call in sick to work on a nice day, but i better not go to the lunch places near my office. power. but like, power to make yourself happy! yay!
These singers in particular always talk about very specific moments in their lives. they must get their emotions down to the thousandth's place, just like mine, and only vibrate "just right" when something resonates exactly on that note again. then they know it's song-worthy. because if someone else felt it.....then it's an emotion like Pi. perfect for a reason that only the God of Numbers and Good Fortune can determine.
you can become a place, if you let it sink in, fill you in, if you're not afraid of it. it's just a place with people just like you. wondering, wandering, a little scared, a little desperate at times, but always just wanting to be at 98.6 degrees.
Now when I listen, I realize that it's not about doing what Ron did, it's about doing something similar but having the same MOTIVATION for doing them. like ok sweet i have disability checks and it would rock to take the subway (broken feet...no car....) downtown to a bar and drink a beer! and read a book! because let's face it....I get a tad bored sometimes, all cooped up in my apartment!
and like, the city makes this accessible! there's no "go in the backyard" it's like....find what's happening and DO IT. finally i can connect to the bands i always knew hinted at my future, even when i was just a little teenybopper. Lowest of the Low. Barenaked Ladies. Bob Dylan. I feel like i've finally reached the age where they wrote the songs at, where they'd be stretching the limits of their real independence for the first time - not college independence, but the real shit, like, hey, i can just call in sick to work on a nice day, but i better not go to the lunch places near my office. power. but like, power to make yourself happy! yay!
These singers in particular always talk about very specific moments in their lives. they must get their emotions down to the thousandth's place, just like mine, and only vibrate "just right" when something resonates exactly on that note again. then they know it's song-worthy. because if someone else felt it.....then it's an emotion like Pi. perfect for a reason that only the God of Numbers and Good Fortune can determine.
you can become a place, if you let it sink in, fill you in, if you're not afraid of it. it's just a place with people just like you. wondering, wandering, a little scared, a little desperate at times, but always just wanting to be at 98.6 degrees.