Elements (MM)

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This week's song:

Elements

by A Fine Frenzy

You show up like a hurricane all hungry-eyed and weather-stained

The clock forgets to tick and I the same

I died the day you disappeared so why would you be welcome here?

Ride the wind that brought you back away

No you can't come in

No you can't come in

I cannot stop my rebel hands from pulling out the pots and pans
I left you in the cold until you shook
You're gentle now but I recall both tender fire and bitter squall
and history so deep it hurts to look

No you can't come in
No you can't come in
No you can't, you can't come in

If the sea should swallow up my house
I will turn the rooftop inside out
and the wind will be wailin'
But I will be sailin' faster

Oh the elements I do not fear
But I fall apart when you appear
'Cause you are the greatest
The greatest disaster


If the sea should swallow up my house
I will turn the rooftop inside out
and the wind will be wailin'
But I will be sailin' faster

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This song has been on my phone for months, but it caught me off guard the other day when I realized I'd never really listened to it and I relate.  It's hauntingly gorgeous (as most songs by A Fine Frenzy tend to be) and hits very emotionally close to home.  My favorite lines being "I died the day you disappeared so why would you be welcome here?" and "Oh the elements I do not fear, but I fall apart when you appear." both remind me very much of how I was feeling a few weeks ago when I chose Basket Case by Sara Bareilles after seeing the only ex I ever loved.

What are you listening to this week?

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