I was with a group of kids recently who were listening to some music. I recognized one of the songs they were listening to, and asked them what they thought it was about. Silence. No one said anything. They had all just told me how much they LOVED this song, yet none of them seemed to have any clue about what it was saying. I tried a few more times, telling them that everyone's opinion counted, that a song can mean different things to different people... nothing.
I really missed Choir School right at that moment. I missed our 11:00am Christian Culture classes, where so many of you said so much about what you were thinking and feeling. I don't believe you said so much just because you were stuck in a basement with nothing better to do (although there were some mighty FINE couches there!). I believe that many of you take your music very seriously, and listen to the songs you do BECAUSE they have meaning for you, as much as a good beat. I love hearing some of this from you. I loved seeing how much a song like "Concrete Angel" meant to you by how quickly you reacted to hearing it, and by how much you talked about it afterwards. That meant a lot to me.
I miss Choir School. Only 347 days to go.
