DSC #9: “Leaving Home” Yo La Tengo
September 25th, 2009
Train to Avignon, March 2009
Every time I listen to this song, I have a vision of driving open-top in the middle of nowhere, not too fast, not too slow, preferably right next to the coast or something. The wind would be coming in from the sea and the crisp air would keep me awake. There aren’t any other cars on the road and the road just stretches on and on. Maybe there’s someone else in the car with me, maybe there isn’t. It doesn’t really matter because it would be quiet in the car. The landscape would be flying past and it’s easy to let your mind drift while your foot’s on the gas. Thinking, not thinking, wondering, blanking out. Whatever you call it, it’s heaven. It takes you out of yourself and isn’t that what most people want once in a while?
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