On the road trip to Norwalk, OH for the Pontiac Nationals this past weekend, I decided to put my entire iPod on shuffle (which is only 1,345 songs) and not skip any. The main rule of the game was to write down any questions the songs asked and answer them. I came up with this as I stared out the truck window at all the green mountains of Pennsylvania and figured I would give it a shot. Thus, below is the result of this little game.
“How do you feel about the ocean? How do you feel about the
deep blue sea?” (Holiday by Future of
Forestry)
It's pretty.
“Hey brother, do you remember when we used to play out
doors till the light was absorbed by the night?” (Younglife by Anberlin)
First of all, I'm a female.
Second, I do remember that. Kickball in the cul-de-sac till dark.
“Hey lover, do you remember when we would dance in your
apartment till neighbors would knock on your door?” (Younglife by Anberlin)
No, I don't remember that,
actually.
“Do you remember when we had no money to speak of, nowhere
else to eat but your floor?” (Younglife
by Anberlin)
Yes, and we only ate on the
floor because there were lots of people and not enough chairs.
“Don't want to reach for me, do you?” (The Little Things Give You Away by Linkin Park)
Depends - who are you to me?
“Tell me Maria, why I see her dancing there - why her
smoldering eyes still scorch my soul?” (Hellfire
- Hunchback of Notre Dame)
I dunno, Frollo, I think you
just really like her body and it’s driving you insane. Also, my name isn't
Maria.
“Am I supposed to be happy when all I ever wanted - it
comes with a price?” (Cat and Mouse by
The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus)
Anything worth having never
comes easy, or free.
“Are we the same people as before this came to light?” (Cat and Mouse by The Red Jumpsuit
Apparatus)
Perhaps, perhaps not. People do
have the capacity to change.
“Can you hear the echoes fading?” (In The Mourning by Paramore)
Always.
“How much pain has quaked your soul? How much love would
make you whole?” (I Belong to You by
Muse)
Those are some fairly personal
questions, Mr. Bellamy.
My soul is still pretty intact.
As far as love, I'm already more than whole.
“Will you help me find the right way out, or let me take
the wrong way down? Will you straighten me out or make me take the long way
around?” (The High Road by Three Days
Grace)
I’ll try to lead you in the
right direction and tell you when you're doing something you shouldn't be, but
I promise I won't always be right.
“Are you listening? Are you watching me? We have an emergency,
so are you listening?” (Emergency by
Paramore)
Yes; I wish; very
intently.
“Is this really happening?” (If It Means A Lot to You by A Day To Remember)
Yes. Yes it is.
