More with Less
I am currently listening to Bright Eyes and I heard a lyric that really made me think about humans... I will jump into it...
"I had a friend that changed his name but couldn't change himself."
This got me thinking and I can see a few different meanings to this lyric. As people, we are ever changing and we grow every day. I was first under the impression that this was somebody who feels uncomfortable with who they are and they tried to change to be who they want to be. Really, they shouldn't have tried to change. There can be no true change until you are content with who you are. As people, we need to understand who we are before we can love others and grow into a better person ourself.
What I take from this is how powerful a sentence can be. This one sentence had me thinking for over 10 minutes. Good poetry will do the same thing to me.
The more you say with few words can be amazing. Please choose your words carefully!!!
This article was written by Bob Mortland on Apr 16, 2008 and filed under Writing.
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"With out the mask
Where will you hide?
Cant find yourself
Lost in your lies"
-Everybodies Fool, Evanescence
this made me think for a while. Whats your take?
Amazing it is how the words of another can, at times, mirror and reflect, thus finding home somewhere deep within.