Boy Band Fantasies
I miss feeling the feelings that boy bands used to sing about in their songs.
I’ve spoken about music’s ability as a time machine, zapping you back into that special moment.
If you want me to be near, let me know and I’ll never let you go…
As we grow up, we talk about how ‘sappy’ it all is. But maybe it’s because we don’t get any of it as we grow older. Or maybe it’s just us forgetting the wonders of being in love and trying so hard to be real.
It truly is a terrible conflict of emotions. We miss it when we don’t have it but crib about it when we do have it. The folly of man? Hell yea!
As I listen to one of my favourite Westlife CDs, I remember the afternoons I spent listening to it over and over again. And I remember replaying the fantasies that acted out the songs over and over.
Over time as real relationships took over the fantasies, I forgot the security they offered. No one could hurt you there. You were the one in control. And you were never alone.
They sing the words you always ache to hear. Words that never really come, never really exist.
I need you that much
If I had to run, if I had to crawl
If I had to swim a hundred rivers just to climb a thousand walls
Always know that I would find a way
To get to where you are
There’s no place that far…
Stripped of it all in the real world, I run back to my fantasies. And I am safe.
I’ve spoken about music’s ability as a time machine, zapping you back into that special moment.
If you want me to be near, let me know and I’ll never let you go…
As we grow up, we talk about how ‘sappy’ it all is. But maybe it’s because we don’t get any of it as we grow older. Or maybe it’s just us forgetting the wonders of being in love and trying so hard to be real.
It truly is a terrible conflict of emotions. We miss it when we don’t have it but crib about it when we do have it. The folly of man? Hell yea!
As I listen to one of my favourite Westlife CDs, I remember the afternoons I spent listening to it over and over again. And I remember replaying the fantasies that acted out the songs over and over.
Over time as real relationships took over the fantasies, I forgot the security they offered. No one could hurt you there. You were the one in control. And you were never alone.
They sing the words you always ache to hear. Words that never really come, never really exist.
I need you that much
If I had to run, if I had to crawl
If I had to swim a hundred rivers just to climb a thousand walls
Always know that I would find a way
To get to where you are
There’s no place that far…
Stripped of it all in the real world, I run back to my fantasies. And I am safe.
posted by Melanie at 2:15 AM
2 Comments:
Grow up!
To Anonymous,
"Boy Band Fantasies" is a nostalgic article and I see you have failed to realise that. The fact that Melanie wishes to return to her naive former self, shows that she has indeed 'Grown up' since then.
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