I won’t flagrantly blurt my exact age on this website my dear reader, but I will say that the 90’s will always seem at least 10 years ago and I think I will forever feel like I’m around 28 years old. As they say, you’re only as old as you feel.
It’s interesting to witness formative albums of your youth also become old, distinguished, and perhaps classic. “When did that happen?!” I often ask myself. It seems as you get older, time accelerates. I’ve spent most of my life being young, and it’s only just occurring to me that the state of youth can’t and won’t last forever.
The best part about being young is that there is a whole culture built around it which makes one feel even more powerful and immortal that you would otherwise. You almost feel like you’ve earned it! Until, of course, you hurt yourself sneezing and find stray white hairs all over. You’ve actually earned age and you don’t even want it! Age and humility, two bitter tastes that go great together.
I will say that being in your 20’s looks exhausting to me now. As I recall, it was fairly exhausting (and fun).
This song might be sloppier than I hoped for, but you have to let your children be what they are.
E=MC2
The speed of light Just might Take you out of the fight Turn the wrong To the right The speed of day Just may Get you carried away to you own dismay The speed of death We just met! Your shoes Are under the bed The curtains twist In the wind Twist In the wind The speed of light Just might Take you out of the fight Turn those wrongs To the right The speed of time Horseflies These are the tilt-a-whirl years Hold on to something That’s dear The speed of birth What’s worse! You are breath of fresh air You’re coming in crystal clear Crystal clear! Dance, like you’re in a french movie Exhale into the abyss Put a T.V. dinner in the oven Shoot your shot like you can’t miss