Change and Nas
As many people who know me will tell you, I don’t like change or moving on. I don’t want to get rid of any of my childhood toys. I hate losing touch with with people. Even the end of the school year is bittersweet. Reminiscing on the “good days” makes me especially sad because I don’t like coming to terms with how things have already changed and how the world has moved on even if I wasn’t ready. This is such a sad concept to me in narratives and real life too. I hate the stories about washed up has-beens who nobody remembers or who die alone. This is a slightly weird example but I was researching for a history paper on Frederick the Great and I found out that he died alone, outliving all of his friends and even his enemies, way past his prime. (Although not the song I want to talk about today, Viva La Vida encapsulates that feeling really well for me). People like Mike Posner chasing their one hit wonder highs really make me sad. Crash from Bull Durham and even Doc Hudson from Cars as ...