life spins around you, never slowing down. there is always a new problem, a new delight, a new baby, a new wedding, a new movie, new drama and on and on and on. but sometimes, you put your headphones on and completely escape. you slip into another reality. where all of the tar, all of the stuff inside of you, holding you together or tearing you apart…it slowly melts away. and you feel light.

perfectly content. like you just practiced yoga and all of those toxins are completely washed away. or you took a 30 minute power nap, and you feel relaxed and refreshed. or you just jumped off of a dock into the ice cold water for the first time that year. the sun is shining down on you, and your eyes are closed. the air slowly wisps through your hair. and you let out a large satisfied sigh.

or maybe it just tore your heart out. but you need to listen to that song, that artist. because they have been through it too. the heartache of losing someone that they loved dearly. through the pain of death or a broken relationship or just simply losing touch. life happens but it hurts. and they make you feel like you are a part of something. you are no longer alone. the words describe exactly what you are going through. they understand you. and listening to them hurts and heals at the same time.

so you say thank you. to the melody, the harmony, the instruments, the voice, the lyrics, that one crescendo that sends chills up and down your spine, the fans cheering in a live recording, the strum of an acoustic guitar. thank you.