my careless contagion

What do I tell them when they ask: what happened to that girl the one you couldn't live without? What came of all the hours the days, the months that turned into years, the pouring out of your soul? What do I say when they ask me why haven't I moved on why haven't my skies torn open and rained down relief upon this dry, crying-out land? Why, when there are so many girls, are you hung up on the one girl who erased you faster than an August forest fire and turned your world into smoke and ashes? I could say something about the nature of hope, of desire, of love – how love is really nothing more than loyalty, which is something she showed me I could say, "You just have to take one soulful look into those green eyes and you would begin to understand." I could wade into the kind of woman she is the heart, the soul of her her unflagging selflessness her purity, her naivety the wholesomeness of her actions the power of her te...

What can I say about Justin Timberlake? He's highly versatile. He outgrew his boyishness but still retains enough to appeal to all sectors of his audience. Say Something features country star Chris Stapelton as well. In this song, he reminds me a little of Willie Nelson during his solo, as he's not always singing on time, just a little behind the beat. Collaborations seem to have the effect of maintaining and broadening an artist's appeal. It's usually a smart thing to do.  I want to talk about the song. The video is neat, too, and it's a somewhat unique idea. It starts out in the basement and follows JT through the building in a single take, building in intensity as it goes. There are a lot of possible interpretations for the song. I'll just talk about what it means to me.  Our world is full of noise. I'm currently reading the biography of author and lyricist Margaret Wise Brown, and even though she lived many years ago, she lamented the noise tha...