with the infinite amount of media available to us nowadays, and the specification of information we can choose to subject ourselves to, we have our very own choose-your-own-adventure book at our fingertips. while this has its cons (i wouldn't be surprised if we're all a little more a.d.d. than we used to be) i love the fact that i can find things that speak to me, where i am in life.
two examples: zach braff movies. while i haven't seen last kiss yet, i'm assuming it's garden state 2. what i mean by that is, it's a story about a guy who's figuring out what life on his own is about. college is over, and we're out of the nest and our wings are no longer clipped.
john mayer's the same way. it's great to see him grow and change and figure out life through his music. he's 2 or 3 years older than me, and just when i'm sick of his last album, he comes out with a new one that speaks to me again. his new one is amazing. very chill, but as usual, his lyrics blow my mind and challenge me as a writer. here's the lyrics to my favorite song on the album. it's pretty much what i'm going through.
STOP THIS TRAIN
No I'm not colorblind
I know the world is black and white
I try to keep an open mind
But I just can't sleep on this tonight
Stop this train
I want to get off
And go home again
I can't take the speed it's moving in
I know I can't
But honestly, won't someone stop this train?
Don't know how else to say it
I don't want to see my parents go
One generation's length away
From fighting life out on my own
Stop this train
I want to get off
And go home again
I can't take the speed it's moving in
I know I can't
But honestly, won't someone stop this train?
So scared of getting older
I'm only good at being young
So I play the numbers game
To find a way to say that life has just begun
Had a talk with my old man
Said "help me understand"
He said "turn sixty-eight"
"You'll renegotiate"
"Don't stop this train
Don't for a minute change the place you're in
And don't think I couldn't ever understand
I tried my hand
John, honestly, we'll never stop this train"
It'll feel like it should
And they're all still around
And you're still safe and sound
And you don't miss a thing
Till you cry when you're driving away in the dark
Singing
Stop this train
I want to get off
And go home again
I can't take the speed its moving in
I know I can't
Cause now I see I'll never stop this train
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