twenty-something

I listened to Ari Hest's cover of "Landslide" (for a limited time only, download it here), thanks to shuffle, while getting ready for work early this morning. It's such a brillant cover of a fairly overdone song. It breathes new life into it for me -- and I was pretty Landslide-ed out after the Smashing Pumpkins and the Dixie Chicks had their way with it. Ari, you've saved it.

But the thing is, it's a beautifully sad song and it's a beautifully sad cover of it. And this morning it hit me. With an impending winter storm, with thoughts of leaving Vermont, and with the potential end of the most signifigant relationship of my entire life perhaps looming, I almost just wanted to cry, alone, in my apartment.

Almost. Instead it didn't come out. And, for now, I just blog about song lyrics.

I took my love and I took it down
I climbed a mountain and I turned around
And I saw my reflection in the snow-covered hills
'Till the landslide brought me down

Oh, mirror in the sky - What is love?
Can the child within my heart rise above?
Can I sail through the changing ocean tides?
Can I handle the seasons of my life?

Well, I've been afraid of changing
'Cause I've built my life around you
But time makes you bolder
Children get older
I'm getting older too