Daylight

Misty sunrise over Lake Charlevoix, originally uploaded by Five eyes.

I think we all have songlists for certain phases of our lives, whether organized that way on our iPods or just something we hear later that reminds of what we were going through at the time. Sometimes you just need background music and sometimes your music choice speaks exactly to what you want to say or maybe brings you down deeper into your psyche or, finally, gives you energy when you need it most.

Tonight's moving-out focus was a big, messy bathroom cupboard and I wished I had a playlist for "cleaning" or "energy" or whatever, because I needed something to get me going. Without such a playlist, I hit "Purchased" on my iPodTouch and then hit shuffle, which gave me songs I'd downloaded over the past year--many after hearing them on Pandora based on other choices. I wasn't really surprised about the maudlin pieces there (Nick Drake), but was particularly struck by the metaphorical and unabashedly dramatic need I had for pushing through and moving on. I don't care about the melodrama; just grateful for the energy many of those pieces have given me.

"Daylight" by Coldplay is a great example.

To my surprise, and my delight
I saw sunrise, I saw sunlight
I am nothing in the dark
And the clouds burst to show daylight

Ooh and the sun will shine
Yeah on this heart of mine
Ooh and I realise
Who cannot live without
Ooh come apart without
It
On a hill top, on a sky-rise
Like a first born child
At full tilt, and in full flight
Defeat darkness, breaking daylight

Ooh and the sun will shine
Yeah on this heart of mine
Ooh and I realise
Who cannot live without
Ooh come apart without
Daylight

Slowly breaking through the daylight

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-mFwMQTDuM&feature=related