transcribed II

And I tried writing a song. Oh, the feeling. All those feelings I was having when listening to those songs that heard me, that hear you, because the depth of human emotion is nearly universal, it’s the same. You can relate to any one of the thousands of love songs. But when you write your own, it’s your fingerprint, it’s what happened to you, regardless of whether or not it happened to other people. Oh, that feeling, it was euphoric. It was incredible. Topped into it was a feeling of accomplishment. You know when you’ve completed a marathon, which I’m finally running this year.

Looks at audience.

Cheers

That kind of feeling. It was the greatest feeling ever and I got addicted to it. I needed to make this song perfect. To write the story about the love of my life, even if I could never name her. We come from a society that’s still very conservative. And her parents wouldn’t be happy, most Pakistani parents wouldn’t be happy about their daughter being in a relationship. Because people’s pride and honor is somehow still stuck in the vaginas of the women they’re related to. It sucks. But anyways, out of courtesy to her, and to her parents, I could never name her. But even then, I knew. And this was my story. And it was the single greatest feeling I had felt in my life up to that point. Oh my god.

Fuck

Catches breath

Sorry, I just felt the rush of emotions. For her. At the risk of sounding too self absorbed, it’s like a wave. The tide is usually fine. It ebbs and flows. But when it rises, it drowns you. Guess I’m going to have to write another song.

Smiles

They laugh

We even knew what we wanted to name our kids. Well she knew. And I made fun of her for it. But she was so passionate, so driven. She was fire. And I was melting. It was the happiest story of my life. Consumed by the fire. What’s that? Well, what’s next, ha, I have been talking too much about it, right? Well, what’s next is to write more songs that describe the breadth and depth of human emotion. Like everyone else. I also want to dive in different genres. Ones that I myself enjoy listening to. I might fail spectacularly. But it’s okay. Life is about falling down, and getting back up, right? Sorry, just one last comment. Maybe a few. I want to connect, to know someone feels the same way. Yeah, I know I might not need a justification. But I feel I have to give it. And I know this song did well, and that probably means people connected with it. But I still want that feeling of validation. And you guys don’t have to give it to me. I’d just like to share. Well, here goes. Life is about falling down and getting back up. I only hope that I can get back up. Because this fall was hard. And when you’ve imagined your life with someone else, and that doesn’t work out, it’s hard to get back up. Anyways, thanks for having me.