When you're soarin' through the air, I'll be your solid ground Take every chance you dare. I'll still be there, When you come back down. Nickel Creek - When You Come Back Down The day you came to Earth was unseasonably warm. It felt that way, at least. I remember it being surreal, the way the sweat clung to this oversized green sweater I was wearing. The sun was glowing deep in the sky and the cows on our neighbor's farm were mooing low and loud. There were thousands of sunfl

And let me crawl inside your veins I'll build a wall, give you a ball and chain It's not like me to be so mean You're all I wanted Just let me hold you Like a hostage Billie Eilish - Hostage I used to keep secret journals all over the place. It was equal parts an obsession with fresh notebooks and a need to put down the weight I carried, sometimes. I have all these pages with little cryptic notes scribbled in them from times my life was feeling dark and heavy. I'm the only on

What's so amazing that keeps us stargazing? What do we think we might see? Some day we'll find it The Rainbow Connection The lovers, the dreamers and me. - Kermit the Frog, Rainbow Connection For some reason, when I was thinking of lyrics to attach to this post, this song popped into my head. And because it's been a while, and because it's Kermit, and because there's never a bad time for muppets, I looked it up on YouTube before starting to write. Reading through the comment

Always just hunting for that near-life experience, In fear of missing something vital from your own existence. All your emotions subconsciously thought out and scripted Less about how you're feeling, More about how you f*#@ing depict it. - Scroobius Pip, Broken Promise I've never been a morning person. But as the school bus pulls away, sometimes I do sit in the quiet glow of light coming through my bedroom window and reflect. Last night, my son asked me if God loves chil

And if I say I really loved you, And was glad you came along, Then you were here today... For you were in my song. - Paul McCartney, Here Today I didn't take this photo. But I love it. Here's the fearless leader of Fountain of Youth - with his phenomenal indie movie reference (The Life Aquatic), his infectious smile and his incomparable embrace of humor, joy and life. There are some people who leave an indelible mark on your universe - transforming forever the way you see th