the music of your life
track 05, teddy's ride
teddy stuck his tongue out the window
and licked up a dust storm
it seemed satisfying
he hung his head out of the truck
gracefully
---
teddy knew something
---
tongue out the window
last minute flight to the yucatan
gas station treats
fliteboards on mountain lakes
coolers fishing the feels
the people
ass-backwards memories
all shapes and sizes
---
life doesn’t have to be dangerous to be fun
but if it’s too safe
you start feeling a lot like
something that has never been outside
---
the gentle sunset
soft fallen snow
smell of volcanic ash
salt in your hair from the ocean
you got to sit in the audience
and feel the vibrations
rumble through your chest
---
people don’t talk about the safety
they experienced all those years
they talk about the memories
and the people they made them with
---
put down your phone
and just listen
to the music of your life
---
that’s teddy’s ride
Sophisticated ending with the contrapuntal separation, disentangled counterpoint, or deconstructed polyphony - not sure what you real musicians call it. Pure instinct or intentional, 🤷♂️. It caught me off guard anticipating the finish… and then had me smiling. Might not have been the best part either. The early building strength in the counterpoint themes make the ending more remarkable. Master, muse. Complex, simple.