Seven

I've had a lot on my mind lately. Not just the normal stresses and whatnot, but I've really been thinking. I've been thinking about so many things, I can barely even comprehend my thoughts anymore. I doubt that I can even word my thoughts well enough so that everyone else can comprehend them.

Anyway, I've been thinking a lot about songs and lyrics and lyricists and song meanings. I've also had much thought on perception and how different people perceive things. There are certain songs that make me cry, make me happy, make me angry, etc., and I was thinking if the lyricist put much thought into how a listener would feel, if the lyricist thought about it at all. I was wondering if the lyricist wrote the song to express his/her feelings, or just for fun. I was wondering if the meaning of the song (if the lyricist intended for one) related at all to what the listener thought the meaning was. I just thought it was pretty interesting and I dwell upon it quite often, it's almost unbearable.

Sometimes I prefer the lyrics over the song in it's entirety, just because I feel more connected to the words rather than the way it was sung and everything else that completes the song. I kind of feel guilty about that though. I'm sorry.

...I was also wondering about people and their general perceptions. And then I wondered if anyone really knew who they were, what they are doing, and if they are really going to be okay in the end. Does anyone ever feel like they've got it all good? I've never felt that, so I can't say. Can we really just be ourselves? I doubt it. I know I'm not original either (if that even exists anymore).

You are not a beautiful and unique snowflake. You are the same decaying organic matter as everyone else, and we are all part of the same compost pile.
~Chuck Palahniuk, Fight Club, Chapter 17