Learn to Fly

I believe that everyone in the world has a song that they can relate to. Not just in certain situations, but their life in general. Them. Their personality, their outlook, everything.

I think the song that best describes me is "Learn to Fly", from the Foo Fighters. Almost every bit of my soul resinates with at least one of the lines in the song.

"Run and tell all of the angels this could take all night. I think I need a devil to help me get things right." - I'm often frustrated trying to learn or relearn things that come naturally to so many people. There are a lot of common experiences I haven't had.

"Hook me up a new revolution, this one is a lie. We sat around laughing and watched the last one die." - I've been stuck in a place that 30 years in the past. They want to 'preserve the history' by not really doing anything new at all. That's why I like Indianapolis. It's always changing.

"I'm lookin to the sky, lookin for a sign of life. Lookin for something to help me burn out bright." - I used to be left alone, all of the time. I'd sneak out to parties everyonce in while, but it was very hard to do. I was also very alone in my past experiences. I'd often look up to the sky, knowing the clouds have gone elsewhere, and that I'd leave someday too.

"Lookin for a complication, lookin cause I'm tired of trying," - I can never let simple things be simple. I try to oversimplify the complicated things. Coming up with complications is how I usually try to get out of things. It actually is an excuse I use when I've given up.

"I'll make my way back home when I learn to fly" - I still need to change and grow a lot as a person before I can go back home and face the people who stayed behind.

"I think I'm done nursin the patience, it can wait one night. I'd give it all away if you give me one last try." - This is more of the story of a love that got away. She kept holding us up, and I got tired of it, so I kind of went my own way. She's married now to a "champ". The thing is, she knows the minute she really needs me, or when she leaves him, that I'll be back there in a heartbeat.

"We'll live happily ever trapped if you just save my life." - See above. She won't leave home though, I'd have to go back.

"Run and tell the angels that everything's all right." - I'd still go and be perfectly content.