"Mary Jane's Last Dance" - Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers When I first heard this song, the idea of "Mary Jane" was completely beyond me. I was a bit behind the times and didn't even know this was slang for pot. Hell, I didn't even know pot was slang for Marijuana. Let alone that such a plant was considered a "drug." I was naive, but glad that I didn't let this reference control what came to mind when I learned the lyrics. So, I interpreted it to be about a tired girl who was fascinating to everyone, but herself. I called her "Mary Jane." All throughout most of my adolescence I used this name as my alias on most of my short stories published in the school paper, the first of which was entitled, "Last Dance with Mary Jane." I wrote in the first person, envisioning how it would feel like to be admired; to walk into a room knowing that the world stopped because I was in it. It was invigorating and obviously vain, but I f...
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.