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So I think I may be a tad fucked up in the brain. So today I was listening to music and I was thinking about the hidden meanings in music and the stories that songs tell and I came to some interesting conclusions.
For Example: Piano Man
This is a great song. It's something that everyone can sing along to and kind of get a feel for lost yesterdays. But I can't help but wonder...Everyone in that bar has some type of negative aspect being sung about in their lives. From drinking alone, to trying to get out of the town, to trying to practice something you don't understand, or just being stuck in a rut in life in duty or to your job. But the one thing all these misfits have in common is that they go to this bar to listen to this supposedly talented piano guy sing. They put money in his jar but at the end...isn't he also stuck there performing in a jar depending on the dollars of washed up souls? So my thought was that it's just one of those things where misery loves company and trying to hide your true feelings. My vision is that you see this guy in a crappy suit and loose tie playing the piano in a little hole in the wall bar filled with smoke and dim neon lights. He appears to be having fun but at the end of the song...I seriously think that it would be likely that the piano man went home and shot himself in the head.
So I can't help but wonder what is hidden behind the eyes of everyone I see. They all smile though their heart is aching but I can't help but wonder how long it will be until the truth reveals itself to me and the world.
Example 2:
So everyone knows that I really don't like the Christmas holidays. This year is especially shitty for too many reasons to even count. And I work in retail which makes my bitterness even worse. But today I was listening to Christmas music thanks to my sister in law and Carol of the Bells came on. That has to be my all time favorite christmas song of all time. I don't really see it as some kind of joyful little carol. When I hear that...I think about fights, and anger, and crying.
The image I see when I hear that song is a family frantically trying to get together on time for Christmas dinner. But everyone waited until the last minute. There are kids crying. The wrapping paper is being torn and savagely cut to make wrap all the gifts on time. Then at another house are the family members hosting the gathering. I see frantic cooking in the kitchen, a husband coming home late from his dinner with his mistress. The couple then gets into a fight where I see a snow globe shattering on the floor and christmas ornaments falling to the ground as the rolls burn in the oven. Then in another corner I see the parents doing last minute shopping and fighting a crowd and seeing the chaos in everyone having to buy gifts. They are going into stores and seeing people fight. And as the climax comes and then dies...I see everyone on the door step of the house carrying presents, and children in coats and pies. There's a wreathe on the door with a bright red bow. The couple that was fighting open the door and the house has been cleaned, the dinner is ready and the couple put on their smile and pretend to look happy as everyone piles in and the door shuts.
So honestly...what does that say about me?
Thoughts?
For Example: Piano Man
This is a great song. It's something that everyone can sing along to and kind of get a feel for lost yesterdays. But I can't help but wonder...Everyone in that bar has some type of negative aspect being sung about in their lives. From drinking alone, to trying to get out of the town, to trying to practice something you don't understand, or just being stuck in a rut in life in duty or to your job. But the one thing all these misfits have in common is that they go to this bar to listen to this supposedly talented piano guy sing. They put money in his jar but at the end...isn't he also stuck there performing in a jar depending on the dollars of washed up souls? So my thought was that it's just one of those things where misery loves company and trying to hide your true feelings. My vision is that you see this guy in a crappy suit and loose tie playing the piano in a little hole in the wall bar filled with smoke and dim neon lights. He appears to be having fun but at the end of the song...I seriously think that it would be likely that the piano man went home and shot himself in the head.
So I can't help but wonder what is hidden behind the eyes of everyone I see. They all smile though their heart is aching but I can't help but wonder how long it will be until the truth reveals itself to me and the world.
Example 2:
So everyone knows that I really don't like the Christmas holidays. This year is especially shitty for too many reasons to even count. And I work in retail which makes my bitterness even worse. But today I was listening to Christmas music thanks to my sister in law and Carol of the Bells came on. That has to be my all time favorite christmas song of all time. I don't really see it as some kind of joyful little carol. When I hear that...I think about fights, and anger, and crying.
The image I see when I hear that song is a family frantically trying to get together on time for Christmas dinner. But everyone waited until the last minute. There are kids crying. The wrapping paper is being torn and savagely cut to make wrap all the gifts on time. Then at another house are the family members hosting the gathering. I see frantic cooking in the kitchen, a husband coming home late from his dinner with his mistress. The couple then gets into a fight where I see a snow globe shattering on the floor and christmas ornaments falling to the ground as the rolls burn in the oven. Then in another corner I see the parents doing last minute shopping and fighting a crowd and seeing the chaos in everyone having to buy gifts. They are going into stores and seeing people fight. And as the climax comes and then dies...I see everyone on the door step of the house carrying presents, and children in coats and pies. There's a wreathe on the door with a bright red bow. The couple that was fighting open the door and the house has been cleaned, the dinner is ready and the couple put on their smile and pretend to look happy as everyone piles in and the door shuts.
So honestly...what does that say about me?
Thoughts?