"Ex-Factor" - Lauryn Hill Ay, Lauryn where did your heart go? Your passion for your music? Your care for your voice? Your quality of sound that was once your art? I waited for you for 4 long hours last night and when you finally showed up, you didn't even thank us for waiting nor apologize for your extreme tardiness. We were standing the whole time to hear what we remembered you used to sound like only to be left with an enormous ego with a not-so-enormous performance. I chose this song because it's by far one of my favorites. I lived by these lyrics during your early years...during my early years when I was still learning how the whole love thing works. I'm still learning, but I wish I could've seen you then vs. now. Because at least then my hard lessons would've been met with a better soundtrack instead of extending my tired Monday evening with your raspy, rushed ensemble you sadly threw together and called a concert. Take the Diva crown off, "Miss...
A song pops up in my head in bed, carrying with it a memory that may not always be described in words. So the music in it of itself allows me to tell my stories. This is my writer's pen. This is my '3' and my 'M'. This is my passion in life; my blog; my light and though it may occasionally lose its shine, it will never completely leave me in the dark.