i used to say that ‘By Demon’s Be Driven’ by Pantera was my theme song. but, i’m not sure i ever really had a reason for it. it’s just a badass song to have as a theme song.

and then, more recently - when i was all angry at things - i would have gone with ‘My Own Summer (Shove It)’ by the Deftones. in my mind it’s about the whole world just going away and me being able to do what i want, when i want and not having to deal with people. it’s still my favorite Deftones song, and they better play it tonight! but, i don’t really feel like it’s me anymore.

And….YOU GO GIRL!!! It’s nice to hear you are so happy:)

Oh God said to Abraham, “Kill me a son”
Abe says, “Man, you must be puttin’ me on”
God say, “No.” Abe say, “What?”
God say, “You can do what you want Abe, but the next time you see me comin’ you better run”
Well Abe says, “Where do you want this killin’ done?”
God says, “Out on Highway 61.”

They don’t write ‘em like that no mo…

Anyhoo, my song is Thunder Road by Bruce

It’s a town full of losers and I’m pulling out of here to win.

“License, registration,
I ain’t got none.
But I gotta clear conscious
About the things that I’ve done.”

-State Trooper, Bruce Springsteen
(keeping with The Boss theme for Mingaling and Greg)

The other day Australia by the Shins came on xm and my wife asked me towards the end “do they ever use the word and Australia in the song?” and I said “I don’t know but they are about to jump out the window.” (which I remember you talking about on a blog post once) and I realized that I don’t know if the exact lyrics are really that important in a song as long as the general idea that A SPECIFIC PERSON feels the song’s story is about is presented in a manner they can formalize about their life or a generalization about other people’s lives.

aka it means something different to everybody, and in the end I don’t think the exact lyrics matters as long as each person makes the effort to take what they can from the story. The people who just listen for the beat and groove are missing out. big time.