Sometimes a song hits you. It may be one you know, or a new tune that hooks your ears and leads you to new pastures. The pull is often strongest when it is a familiar one heard unexpectedly in a place or time you hadn't experienced before.
I have just heard one. It jolts me awake and changes the evening's paradigm through its slow melody and haunting progression. Listening to it at home would not have been the same. The context of the background voices and conversations, the kitchen noises and footfalls create a reality that stands apart from my abode; livelier, surrounding, isolating.
The song invades my psyche and slowly lowers the tone of the action. It separates itself from chatter of the those around and visually emerges as a shiny monolith in my head. It remains there throughout its play and I ride the wavelength through. As it begins to fade, the sounds of the patrons and staff rise again like the tide washing away a sand castle. It sinks my heart briefly as it dies, but brings a smile to my face, knowing that I am but an IPod button away from reliving the moment at another place and time of my choosing.
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