Montag, 12. November 2007

...and if the snows buries my, my neighborhood

Severeal years ago i was in Vienna with my then best friend, C. Of course i was in love with her, more than with anyone before. Of course i confessed her my love, and of course she felt just friendship towards me. She leaned her head against my shoulder and i was...sad. Days later i needed a jacket and took the one i wore that very night. While putting on the garment, i was suddenly overwhelmed by something i wasn't sure what it was in the beginning, my heart started beating, my skin was covered with goosebumps. The jacket had taken on her odor.

Saturday i was in Vienna, once more. I saw Arcade Fire. Today i jumped into my car, and they suddenly played one of their songs on the radio. Heart started beating. Goosebumps all over. The air had taken on the odor of Arcade Fire.

I have probably seen the best concert of my live this weekend. I don't want to give here any interpretations of their lyics, or discuss this 'collective'-band-concept. I would fail. What i can do, is interpreting people's faces at the concert, the joy they expressed, the passion they shared. Music can change so much, not that i didn't know that before, but i has been a long time since a single event gave me such a big impetus.

Of course it was snowing that very night, almost all over Austria.

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