Newdrivehome Blog #5
(Ryan Adams – Everybody knows)
I meant to post yesterday but I’m still getting used to being so open about music, my world that means me so much. But here it is.
I gravitated to this song after my first (only) marriage started to disintegrate and I’ve always found it again when a relationship doesn’t work out. I’ve listened to this song for hours on end to remind me that I’m not the only person that’s felt this way; I’m a writer, poet, artist, weirdo, and hopeless romantic. I wear all those tags proudly. But I’ve only now finally started figuring out things about myself…who I am, what I need, what I need to look for. Although…I’ve made mistakes too.
For me “Everybody Knows” paralleled a good amount of how I felt and went through in just about all my past relationships, not to say their sinking was one-sided because it never is. When I was younger in relationships everything was changing fast and I understood the importance of love and how deep I felt it but didn’t truly know how to be okay with myself. This song reminds me of how it felt to be losing grip, trying to stay from drowning in your own confusions, growth, and demons. And in the end, seeing one of us starting to fall out of love and everyone around knowing it and knowing why. It’s heartbroken and at times I’ve held way too long on to a partner that was the only comfort…like a security blanket I needed when life was changing…when everything was sinking. Going through trials and tribulations made me better for it now, stronger because I’m okay with myself and still getting on the track. Although I’m okay with being myself, I know when the time comes for a new love…I’ll be ready, hopefully. 🙄
That’s what goes through my head every time i listen to this song. Ryan Adams is incredible and a true poet. If you haven’t…take a listen to Ryan Adams.
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