Such a Sweet, Sweet Blue

They say that music frees the soul. I must agree. Music, for me, is more than a catchy beat and a bunch of nonsense the "artists" call lyrics. No, real quality music touches you. It speaks to you. It vocalizes the emotions you cannot verbalize yourself.

It was cloudy and gray one morning last week as I left my house to go to work. I made a stop at the coffee shop down the street before hopping on the highway, iced cappuccino in my gloved hand like a true New Englander. I woke up that morning with hope for a good day, but as I dealt with the morning traffic and the dark sky overhead, hope seemed to dwindle. Like usual, I had my iPod on shuffle, picking up where I left off last. A pop hit. Skip. An oldie. Skip. An old favorite. Let it play. Finally, a song by one of my favorite bands. The band, despite its three full-length CDs available both in stores and on iTunes, is not very popular, but it is quality. It's honest. It's real. It's motivating. It's uplifting. This band has both influenced and reinforced some of my beliefs. This band completely turned my mood around that day.

Whoa.....

Man I just saw something
I'm glad that you are here.
I got to start to thinking
And seeing things so clear.
Cause now how could I forget
What she left
What happened in November
Is what I needed.
And I'm sorry, that it shows
But life ain't so bad you know.

Now the skies such a sweet blue
You made this come true.
My heart feels so new, whoa...
Its now wonderful to
See beautiful views.
Like skies that are so blue, whoa, whoa!
I'll never leave us you know!

I turn it off for this
Looks like we got what we wished.
It snowed in Texas, but you missed (the 1st time since '86)
And I can't stop thinking of how wonderful this is.
And I'm sorry, I sound glad, but why always be so sad?

Now the skies such a sweet blue
You made this come true.
My heart feels so new, whoa...
Its now wonderful to
See beautiful views.
Like skies that are so blue, whoa, whoa!

Ba Ba Ba Ba....
Ba Ba Ba Ba....

And I know that sometimes oh I might
feel alone, so broken, cold
Now I'll show that I know that

The skies such a sweet blue
You made this come true.
My heart feels so new, whoa...
Its now wonderful to
See beautiful views.
Like skies that are so blue, whoa, whoa!
I'll never leave us you know, whoa!

-Skies So Blue by The Rocket Summer

The lyrics are not ingenious, no, but they do have a good point. Life's not so bad. You know, the sky is a sweet blue most days, so there's no point in allowing the gray ones to get you down. As these thoughts entered my head, still cruising southbound on 95 , the sun began to peek around the clouds. I smiled. Oh, did I smile. The grin on my face grew as the clouds parted to allow the sun to light up the sky. In that moment, I began to recognize that there are small miracles happening around us every single day. I began to realize that it's the little things that matter most. I began to understand the sky is, indeed, a sweet, sweet blue. Nothing could shake the smile from my face that day.