Of Boston

Have I shared with you the song "Boston" by Augustana? I will bet with you I have.
But what the heck, here goes it anyway ..



It's one of my favorite songs to repeat when I am feeling kind of in the middle of nowhere.
The lyrics somehow strikes a chord with some of my thoughts and feelings at those point ..

"You don't know me, you don't even care ..
You don't know me, you don't wear my chains ..

...


She said I think I'll go to Boston
I think I'll start a new life
I think I'll start it over, where no one knows my name
I'll get out of California, I'm tired of the weather


I think I'll get a lover, and fly them out to Spain
I think I'll go to Boston
I think that I am just tired
I think I need a new town, to leave this all behind
I think I need a sunrise, I'm tired of the sunset
I hear it's nice in the summer, some snow would be nice
Boston, where no one knows my name"

Oh, in case you're just wondering, no .. I'm not emo now or anything. It just so happens that the song was played on my player one day, and I have pretty much kept it on repeat since. Somehow it soothes me as I chug through those textbooks.

It brings back some of those memories when I was struggling to identify myself and to find a place where I could be happy. And knowing now that I can indeed be happy and be me .. it cheers me up a little.

Hmmm .. you probably have songs, that when played .. brings down a flood of memories you just can't wash away .. and so you sit there quietly listening to the song and thinking about the past. Sometimes it may be unpleasant memories .. but sometimes .. it's just some personal memories that only you know about. Those feelings you had. And the thoughts that accompanied ..

Boston is one of those songs that brings back those memories to me.