Apparently you don’t realize the things I’m capable of.

Does it feel like you’re sitting in a hot tub full of spaghetti and meatballs? Or is that just me…?

Why do you think I keep trying to get worst comment of the week?!

He probably still has a difficult time with the lyrics.

Oh well. You can’t lose ‘em all.

Hello Corky.

I don’t even see how Pepsi put any of these on the air in the first place.

What are you gonna do? Upvote me?

I still haven’t gotten worst comment of the week people….

I’m Wide Awake It’s Morning was something I listened to religiously during high school, and a couple other low points in my life. My oldest sister, who was kind of my gateway to alternative music, gave me this album when I was about 16 along with “Moon and Antarctica”, “Funeral”, and “Cripple Crow”. It took me a little while to really listen to them, because I was in kind of a weird music phase at that time. I had just started playing guitar, so I would listen to awkward CD mixes with songs like Purple Haze, followed by Back in Black, then Layla, then Stairw….. You get the point.

Finally though, I ended up listening to it. It was weird to me at first. I wasn’t used to this kind of music. “Why is his voice like that?” “I wish there were more guitar solos.” I knew the people I hung out with at school, would just think it was stupid if I showed it to them.

Eventually though, it clicked. I started to listen to more than just the guitar in songs, and started getting the full picture. I realized that it wasn’t always about rocking the fuck out of people, sometimes you gotta just have something to say. A song with amazing lyrics and just an acoustic guitar being played really gently can be more powerful than anything else.

High school wasn’t easy for me. I didn’t really have any friends whom I hung out with until my senior year. I was probably mildly depressed the entire time. Music was always there for me though. Albums like this really helped me through tough times. Knowing that someone else knew how I was feeling really helped me connect with the artist, and I made me feel like I wasn’t alone.

I finally was able to see Bright Eyes live in 2011, and it was one of the best experiences I’ve had when it comes to music. All those memories came back when he played songs from that album, but it was in a much happier light because it brought back those memories and all that nostalgia in a way you can’t really explain. Singing all those songs along with Conor, really seemed to bring things full circle. He also jumped off the stage and made out with a girl in the front row and security were trying to pull them apart. Then he broke free and jumped into the mosh pit to finish the show. So, that was cool.

I feel loved again. :)

This is as about as uninspired a butthurt comment I have ever read. And can can we all get off of Amrit’s nuts for this story. It’s patronizing if anything. They guy is copy-pasting butthurt comment #4 from page 12 of Learn to be an Asshole (Intermediate). Total waste of a comment here.

Yeah. That’s very true.