Anthems

I'm not a big one for anthems, "our songs" and so on, but over the years there have been a very few pieces that have spoken to me in an enduring and formative way.

My motivation for writing this piece of sentimentality is specifically for 2 people who, with me are undergoing significant life change which is at once daunting and exhilarating.

These are both powerful people so I don't particularly fear for them, however feel for them I do.

So... for Mom & Steve, pay some attention to the words artfully crafted by Bono. This is my current anthem and audio equivalent of a security blankie. I hope it speaks to you as it has to me.

My thoughts are always with you as you walk the master plan.

Kite

Something is about to give
I can feel it coming
I think I know what it is
I'm not afraid to die
I'm not afraid to live
And when I'm flat on my back
I hope to feel like I did

‘Cause hardness, it sets in
You need some protection
The thinner the skin

I want you to know
That you don't need me anymore
I want you to know
You don't need anyone, anything at all

Who's to say where the wind will take you
Who's to know what it is will break you
I don't know which way the wind will blow
Who's to know when the time has come around
Don't wanna see you cry
I know that this is not goodbye

In summer I can taste the salt in the sea
There's a kite blowing out of control on a breeze
I wonder what's gonna happen to you
You wonder what has happened to me

I'm a man, I'm not a child
A man who sees
The shadow behind your eyes

Who's to say where the wind will take you
Who's to know what it is will break you
I don't know where the wind will blow
Who's to know when the time has come around
I don't wanna see you cry
I know that this is not goodbye

Did I waste it?
Not so much I couldn't taste it
Life should be fragrant
Roof top to the basement
The last of the rock stars
When hip hop drove the big cars
In the time when new media
Was the big idea
That was the big idea