we just got home from one of the most amazing shows i've ever seen. flogging molly, an irish band with much punk influence, played their annual Green 17 Tour (leading up to St. Paddy's Day), and we saw them, just like we do every year. tonight was no exception to the wonder that they impart.
the way i felt at this show- i can only liken it to what i imagine an athlete feels when he makes that goal/basket/touchdown, etc., or what an artist feels when she brushes the last strokes of a masterpiece... i feel a rush of an amazing fulfillment that really cannot be put into words. i feel i could fly on the lightness of my heart. the music carrying me away. it is this amazing place that i know i belong, and the louder and faster the music gets, the bigger and stronger i feel.
i would guess that many of you have not felt this rush that i am describing, but if i could recommend one thing, it would be to go out and buy the album, 'drunken lullabies.' listen to it, feel it, live it. then but the rest of their albums and do the same. turn the music up in the car, especially when the kids are not in it (although do not let that impede your listening pleasure!) let it fill you with the freedom that your mind should feel, at least every once in a while; let it clear your mind of the lists of to-do's that linger in your mind- no worries of laundry, dishes, lunches, groceries, etc etc etc! NO- just listen and let your mind go!
"Cause we find ourselves in the same old mess, singing drunken lullabies!"
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