Exposed

Over the past several months, I've noticed something creeping into my psyche and infiltrating my innermost thoughts and experiences.

I'm going about my day, driving and talking and working, etc., and at a precise moment, I suddenly find myself wondering what my life would be like if it was a movie. I think, If my life was a movie, what song would be playing right now? What music would I use to fill in the cracks of the unseen and the unsaid, revealing the tone of the moment and all that I am thinking about and feeling?

These little day to day moments have become a sort of personal diary, set to music. There's just something about music that--more than other forms of art--gets inside of me and changes (or reinforces) the way I feel. I don't only hear it--I like to jump into it and roll around in it.

For instance, if I'm feeling nostalgic and it's a pretty day, I will drive with the windows down and think about "Dreams" by The Cranberries. It always reminds me of riding in Kelly's little sports car back in high school and loving this song. Or, if I'm feeling a little melancholy, perhaps Damien Rice comes to mind.

The soundtrack varies. Some days it is rock, other days it's folk. Yesterday was acoustic, perhaps tomorrow will be funk. Each day has its own life, its own sound.

So, welcome to my world.