Bernie and I watched Fiona Apple in concert last November 25, 2005. I am still hooked on her new album -- ExtraOrdinary Machine. The more I listen to it, the more I want to listen to it.
The past few days have made me feel like I am in limbo. One more week, and I would have completed a major change in my life. The lyrics of some of her songs certainly feel familiar:
ExtraOrdinary Machine
I certainly haven't been shopping for any new shoes, and
I certainly haven't been spreading myself around
I still only travel by foot and by foot, it's a slow climb
But I'm good at being uncomfortable so I can't stop changing all the time
Oh Well
What you did to me made me see myself something different
And though I try to talk sense to myself
But I just won't listen
...
What you did to me made me see myself something awful
A voice once stentorian is now again meek and muffled
It took me such a long time to get back up the first time you did it
I spent all I had to get it back, and now it seems I've been out-bidded
Please Please Please
Give us something familiar
Something similar
To what we know already
That will keep us steady
Steady
Steady going nowhere
I can't say that these songs have influenced my decision. They just made me realize a few things. What do you do when you realize that fate is all but a vessel for opportunities? Do you believe in a fate that falls on men however they act, or in a fate that falls on them unless they act?
Rambling Gypsy