Music is emotive. That's why we used to have some songs on repeat when wallowing in the misery of a breakup. Well, some of us. Music is possibly the best passive way to get us in state.
So, my question to you guys is: What is your number 1 song you choose when preping for a night of sarging, what state does it get you in and why?
I'll jump in first.
I'm listening to Moby's We Are All Made of Stars. It puts me in a very metaphysical state. I get very matrixy (martrixy is a word, right?) images of the world and myself built of a lattice work of glowing yellow lights. (We are all made of stars) The lyric also puts it in my head the rockstar feel. Like I am made up of the best parts of rock stars and movie stars. Not the real people but the perfect idealized versions they are marketed as. That's me, that's the dream of what people want.
the chorus:
People they come together
People they fall apart
No one can stop us now
'Cause we are all made of stars
Reminds me of the ephemeral nature of social interaction. We never know what we will see when we interact with other people. Every relationship has an ending. "No one can stop us now, 'cause we are all made of stars" reinforces the unstoppable rock star frame.
The verse that holds the most importance to me right now:
Slowly rebuilding
I feel it in me
Growing in numbers
Growing in peace
I have fights with depression and I am recovering from one now so I am slowly rebuilding my life. I can feel that things are starting to click for me again. I can feel it in me. Growing in numbers I take to many ways to list but I think you can guess some of them. Growing in peace is probably the most important one for me. The quiet heart, I am working at gaining peace in my life. It turned out in no way like I expected.
I guess that's the power of music.