So, I have to confess that I lied to you. Last week when I said that I was listening to “Free” by Krista Herring a lot during that week it was true, but there was a song that definitely overshadowed her song. There is a song that I have been listening to a lot over the last month or so. So, much in fact that I dare not even try to count how many times I have played this song in the past few weeks. The song is called “Everywhere” by Fleetwood Mac. There are a few reasons that this song stood out to me when I heard it for the first time not to long ago.
I was at work when I heard this song playing over the speaker system and I was instantly hooked. See, there is a Fleetwood Mac station that plays on the Pandora overhead music at work. I’m normally okay with this station being played except for the song “Landslide” being played over and over. This night was different because Pandora was playing many of Fleetwood Mac’s hits that I hadn’t heard much at work.
As I’m enjoying the music I was also hit with a memory associated with this song. It always amazes me the power that sounds and smells have when being connected to our memories. Hearing this song took me right back to a road trip to Canada that I took with my dad when I was I believe eight years old. My dad was always listening to music and he often would make new mixed tapes to play whenever we went on long trips. This song by Fleetwood Mac was definitely on one of those tapes he brought with us on our road trip to Canada. What an awesome memory to have that is connected to my father. I can still picture in my head looking out the window at the state of Washington and Canadian landscapes while listening to this song. I also know there was definitely some Gordon Lightfoot on those tapes as well which was fitting because he was from Canada. The beginning of this month was my fathers birthday and of course I have been missing more than usual. So, this was definitely a nice memory to have during this part of the year. Oh dad...thank you so much for the gift of music.
The other reason I connected myself to this song is just the over all message I took out of the song which has been very similar to how I have been feeling of late. I have really just been trying to be okay with being alone. By that just allowing things to flow again. I have had some tugs on my line, but no real bites. No one that is willing to step up to the plate for real and take a swing. At the same time I have also been trying to rewrite some bad internal dialog with myself as well. The things that have happened to me in the past are not my whole story. That is what I have been trying to get through to myself for quite sometime. I have to continue to remember that and stop getting stuck playing the victim role over and over in my head. I will find something that serves me and someone that I can be everywhere with. Before you all think I’m a stalker by connecting “everywhere” to being withsome I mean more like “every way”. Like being with someone in all aspects off a relationship. No more of this touch and go stuff of the past.
Can you hear me calling
Out your name
You know that I'm falling
And I don't know what to say
I'll speak a little louder
I'll even shout
You know that I'm proud
And I can't get the words out
Oh I...
I want to be with you everywhere
Oh I...
I want to be with you everywhere
(Wanna be with you everywhere)
Something's happening
Happening to me
My friends say I'm acting peculiarly
C'mon baby
We better make a start
You better make it soon
Before you break my heart
Oh I...
I want to be with you everywhere
Oh I...
I want to be with you everywhere
(Wanna be with you everywhere)
Can you hear me calling
Out your name
You know that I'm falling
And I don't know what to say
Come along baby
We better make a start
You better make it soon
Before you break my heart
Oh I...
I want to be with you everywhere
Oh I...
I want to be with you everywhere
Oh I...
I want to be with you everywhere
Oh I...
I want to be with you everywhere
(Wanna be with you everywhere)
So, there you have it. This is the real song that has been running through my head of late. There has been many more though and will be coming to a blog entry here soon. Hope you are doing well and listening to some music. Got to love building memories.
As always I bring this to you with love and pure D-lite. = )
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