Musings 002

Do you ever find music that speaks to you?  Maybe it's an album or a song or a ditty.  It doesn't have to be something terribly profound, but I always seem to find a song or album every now and then that just literally moves my soul.  I've been listening to music a lot more than I have in the past recently.  Chalk it up to some longer days and nights at the office and some very detailed assignments that require a lot of concentration.  All through school, I used music as background noise to help me focus on homework or studying...I guess old habits die hard.

So you're obviously wondering (ok, maybe not) what music I'm going to discuss in this post.  Florence and the Machine's new album, Ceremonials.  It's haunting.  I imagine it pulsing through the halls of an old stone church.  There is one song that feels religious to me.  It's the first track on the album which is on repeat in my home tonight.  It's called "Only if for a night."

As I've become older and maybe a little bit wiser, I've been more aware of the relationships I have and what they mean to me.  I've also realized that relationships don't have to last forever and they may exist for a specific reason at a specific point in your life.  Friendships fade.  Lovers leave.  People die.  That may be a negative outlook, but it's reality and that's ok.  And while I'm not sure of the writer's intent with this song, I think the lyrics speak to anyone who has lost someone, whether that be a metaphorical or physical loss.

Then I heard your voice as clear as day, 

And you told me I should concentrate, 

It was all so strange, 

And so surreal, 

That a ghost should be so practical.

I can't explain it, but this just explodes in my mind.