When things come together
Chi and I went out today to do some much needed shopping. We normally go to Corte Madera to go shopping, as more of our sizes are available there. To get there, we had to take the 101 up, go through SF, and cross the Golden Gate. It seems like such a long way to go, but it worked out perfectly today.
In October, the fog abates, and the incredible beauty of the Bay Area takes hold. Normally, Chi and I talk quite a bit during our drives. As we came upon the Golden Gate, the view was breathtaking. As clear as I have ever seen it, the ocean was daunting and the shores powerfully lucid. The bridge's red seemed more reassuring than I had ever experienced.
Adding to it all was the song that came on right at the time we drove on the Golden Gate. I was playing a Trance mix recorded from BBC Radio's Essential mix. This set was done by Josh Gabriel and Dave Dresden (of SF and LA respectively), which I loop constantly. The song was Beautiful Things, performed by Andain and remixed by Gabriel and Dresden. My wife also likes this song quite a bit. So much so, that we both were silent listening to the deeply thoughtful lyrics, immersed in a supportively rich trance beat and melody, all the while driving on the Golden Gate bridge. Life was right.
The lyrics:
Got up early, found something's missing
my only name.
no one else sees, but I got stuck.
It seemed forever came.
Stop pushing, move for just a second.
then nothing's changed.
Who am i this time, where's my name.
I guess it crept away.
No one's calling for me at the door.
and unpredictable wont bother anymore
Silently gets harder to ignore.
Look straight ahead, there's nothing left to see.
What's done is done,
This life has got its hold on me.
Just let it go, what now can never be.
I forgot that I might see,
so many beautiful things.
I forgot that I might need,
to find out what a life could be.
Beautiful Things
Take this happy ending away, it's all the same.
God won't waste his simplicity on possibility.
Get me up, wake me up, dreams of feeling,
this, trace of blame.
Frozen still, I thought I could stop.
Now who's gone away?
No one's calling for me at the door.
and unpredictable wont bother anymore.
Silently gets harder to ignore,
Look straight ahead, there's nothing left to see.
What's done is done.
This life has got its hold on me.
Just let it go, what now can never be.
So many beautiful things.
So many beautiful things.
Now what do I do?
Can I change my mind?
Did I think things through?
It was once my life.
It was my life I wanted.
The angelic voice behind this song belongs to Mavie Marcos, a classically trained singer. The song has been thought to be about suicide, but Dave Dresden himself has said that it is a reflection on a past partially wasted, on a present needing attention, and on a future undetermined. No matter, the song is a must hear for any music fan.
Chi and I went out today to do some much needed shopping. We normally go to Corte Madera to go shopping, as more of our sizes are available there. To get there, we had to take the 101 up, go through SF, and cross the Golden Gate. It seems like such a long way to go, but it worked out perfectly today.
In October, the fog abates, and the incredible beauty of the Bay Area takes hold. Normally, Chi and I talk quite a bit during our drives. As we came upon the Golden Gate, the view was breathtaking. As clear as I have ever seen it, the ocean was daunting and the shores powerfully lucid. The bridge's red seemed more reassuring than I had ever experienced.
Adding to it all was the song that came on right at the time we drove on the Golden Gate. I was playing a Trance mix recorded from BBC Radio's Essential mix. This set was done by Josh Gabriel and Dave Dresden (of SF and LA respectively), which I loop constantly. The song was Beautiful Things, performed by Andain and remixed by Gabriel and Dresden. My wife also likes this song quite a bit. So much so, that we both were silent listening to the deeply thoughtful lyrics, immersed in a supportively rich trance beat and melody, all the while driving on the Golden Gate bridge. Life was right.
The lyrics:
Got up early, found something's missing
my only name.
no one else sees, but I got stuck.
It seemed forever came.
Stop pushing, move for just a second.
then nothing's changed.
Who am i this time, where's my name.
I guess it crept away.
No one's calling for me at the door.
and unpredictable wont bother anymore
Silently gets harder to ignore.
Look straight ahead, there's nothing left to see.
What's done is done,
This life has got its hold on me.
Just let it go, what now can never be.
I forgot that I might see,
so many beautiful things.
I forgot that I might need,
to find out what a life could be.
Beautiful Things
Take this happy ending away, it's all the same.
God won't waste his simplicity on possibility.
Get me up, wake me up, dreams of feeling,
this, trace of blame.
Frozen still, I thought I could stop.
Now who's gone away?
No one's calling for me at the door.
and unpredictable wont bother anymore.
Silently gets harder to ignore,
Look straight ahead, there's nothing left to see.
What's done is done.
This life has got its hold on me.
Just let it go, what now can never be.
So many beautiful things.
So many beautiful things.
Now what do I do?
Can I change my mind?
Did I think things through?
It was once my life.
It was my life I wanted.
The angelic voice behind this song belongs to Mavie Marcos, a classically trained singer. The song has been thought to be about suicide, but Dave Dresden himself has said that it is a reflection on a past partially wasted, on a present needing attention, and on a future undetermined. No matter, the song is a must hear for any music fan.
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