"im through" - guster

yeah, i got a little lazy on this one, too. let's pretend there's a lot more rocks, k? imaginaaaaaaation (by the way, why isn't there a video of SPONGEBOB doing this?! D:) is a dying mental process. kallie collins...helping generations gain their creativity back...one gullible blog reader at a time.

okay. so i'm actually more ill than i was before i left. my immune system is more complicated & idiotic than the fcking quadratic formula. don't question my mathematical formula choices. i took calculus. only, i can't think of one of those at this moment. i'm too busy concentrating on keeping my stomach contents down where they belong...IN MY TUMMEH. my cardiac sphincter is not agreeing with me, however. CURSES! *raises & shakes fist in anger* but enough about my bodily functions, and ON TO THE MUSIC!

so guster. how'd you get your name?...is one of your members....particularly...fartariffic? (Oh, I'm a real gas, am I not?) what? you ask how i came to that assumption? oh...um. gust? gust of wind? flatulence? OKAY. GEEZE, I'M SORRY. yes, that was a bit pathetic. *plays the im-sick-and-not-on-top-of-my-game-tonight-okay? card* No, it's okay. I know you didn't know. no, no. really. that's not necessary. WELL, if you INSIST!...*enjoys private performance of song* well, now. that was rather enjoyable. NOW ON TO THE DISCUSSION!

okay, warning: this really isn't going to be all that funny because sadly (or bless me, happily!) this song is currently really close to my heart. i've loved the up-tempo beat, but i never really paid attention to the lyrics (because...okay. i have to fess up. i'm a melody girl. a lot of it has to do with me being a dancer since birth, i'm sure, but i also just like a good beat. it can make or break a song for me. HOWEVER, having said that, lyrics can make or break a song for me, as well. see mcfly's the way you make me feel [they lost me on this song at the word "diggin'"])

i looked down and i didn't know what to think
vapor trails from the engine of this plane
shut my eyes and I flew right from this place
made a wish and i blew it all away
then i was alone

at this point in the lyrics, you think this might be about loneliness. but that's partially why i love it. i CANNOT reiterate enough that being alone does not necessarily mean loneliness. the two are NOT synonymous (for me, at least). also, i love, love, love these lyrics. first of all, the visual image that comes in my mind from this song. i can imagine myself flying in the plane. flying gives me such a sense of freedom. it's scary, but it's invigorating. also, i absolutely ADORE the line of "made a wish and i blew it all away" because this is almost like a birthday cake wish and/or a wish of blowing away the vapor trails so there's no way to track him/her. oh, and of course, the mentions of all the blowing & vapor trails totally reiterates my theory on their namesake. (;

right now the sun fills up the sky
and waves of color beat in time
tell all my friends i'm seeing them again
i'm on a great divide
but there is no doubt
i'm never coming back
the story of my life

ever thought about just packing up and leaving? i think that's what this song is about. the "great divide" is that apex or huge change that you make, that giant leap of faith across the canyon. the next three lines illustrate this idea perfectly:

i was down and i did not understand
was afraid couldn't wash it off my hands
so i rose and i flew right from that place

i really suggest you read all the lyrics and check out this song. the following is a live version of the song, but it honestly doesn't do it justice. please download the actual song asap. if you end up hating it, leave me a hate comment. i'll bake you some, ahem, brownies.

"im through ( live)" - guster

i'm through