This week, the world turned inside out and upside down. Usually I am down with the dynamism of the universe, but lately it has been particularly painful and confusing. What I thought was real was not so, what I thought was good turned out to be less so. I am having a hard time finding something to hold on to. Thus, I have few words as I try to discern whether or not the truth is malleable. So I will rely on the words of another. Yesterday I listened to this song by a gorgeous band named Over the Rhine (think Hem meets Cowboy Junkies with a wee bit of Fiona Apple thrown in for sass) over and over and over again. 'Cause it was lovely. 'Cause I needed it.
Jesus in New Orleans
The last time I saw Jesus
I was drinking bloody marys in the South
In a barroom in New Orleans
Rinsin' out the bad taste in my mouth
She wore a dark and faded blazer
With a little of the lining hanging out
When the jukebox played Miss Dorothy Moore
I knew that it was him without a doubt
I said the road is my redeemer
I never know just what on earth I'll find
In the faces of a stranger
In the dark and weary corners of a mind
She said, The last highway is only
As far away as you are from yourself
And no matter just how bad it gets
It does no good to blame somebody else
Ain't it crazy
What's revealed when you're not looking all that close
Ain't it crazy
How we put to death the ones we need the most
I know I'm not a martyr
I've never died for anyone but me
The last frontier is only
The stranger in the mirror that I see
But when I least expect it
Here and there I see my savior's face
He's still my favorite loser
Falling for the entire human race
1 comment:
I'm sorry things are so hard right now. Is the truth malleable? Yup, I think so. I think the truth of "things" varies from person to person. Within one person, the truth can often depend on what she's had for breakfast.
As people grow our truth's change too. But I think it's fairly safe to say that even if everything changes somewhat at some points in time (and I do believe that happens) the changes are not all 180 degree flip arounds. Some of these changes are minor adjustments, tweaks, for the deeper levels of understanding we discover in ourselves, other people we know, and around us as we get older and have more experiences. Sometimes their accuracy doesn't last too long and sometimes they stick for a good while.
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