We Need Like A Song, But That’s Not All
September 22, 2008 at 6:03 amPosted in music Tags: land of talk, magnetic hill
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I blink twice at most questions, three times at the stupid ones.
I attempt patience when it comes to new people, the first-meeting probing that ensues. “What do you do? Whom do you admire? What things do you like? What things do you want?” Mostly I can’t help the three blinks that follow. It sounds awful. I know it does. It is.
Recently, however, I brunched with someone who posed a question I’d never encountered: how do you need?
Which brings me to Land Of Talk and the following lyrics from “Magnetic Hill:”
“We need like a song
but that’s not all
we need like a friend
who won’t push us around”
It was a good question, which I felt received a good answer from a great song at a lovely brunch.
I need like a song, for the most part — skilled hands and a kind set of ears. At least for now.
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4 Responses to “We Need Like A Song, But That’s Not All”
By Adam Varga on Sep 22, 2008
Yeah. “How do you need?” is an excellent question. I think it needs to be asked when the time is right (for example, not in elevators) unless you're willing to deal with blank stares. Now to spend the rest of my day think bout how I need.
Also, great track.
By rahawa on Sep 24, 2008
Thanks, Adam! As for the elevators bit, I suppose it depends on the person you're with, no?
So, did you come to a conclusion on how you need?
By DD on Dec 13, 2008
Land of Talk!
By Rahawa Haile on Dec 13, 2008
Gotta love ‘em!