This song is for Andrea.
Writing a song for Andrea has been my most complicated venture yet. So I started at the end and I moved backwards. I thought of the one thing I wanted to say and framed it in another.
"There's such a lack of words to describe you"
It's true, I actually don't know what to say because there's been so much in our history. There's been breakfasts, dinners, teas, yelling, crying, laughing. But there hasn't been dancing, well, not much anyway. You see, Andrea has come out of her shell since I met her. I keep hearing from her roommates that when she went to Liberia this summer she discovered the art of dance. She has told me this as well but I have no evidence to support this claim.
What I do know is that Andrea seems happier lately. Not that she wasn't happy before, but it's a new happy. A more "full" happy, like there were dark clouds that dancing lifted from her.
I don't mention anyone by name in these songs. That's because I want them to be inspired by one and become universal. So, maybe, someday, Andrea's folk-rock anthem will inspire millions of shy 6th grade girls who are terrified of dancing. And their black clouds will lift too, when they put on their dancing shoes.
So far I have surpassed myself in this challenge. I am genuinely enjoying music. A few days ago, after the first song launched, I looked at my list and got discouraged. But so far, songs have just been falling out of my open mouth and open heart. I'm appreciative of all the feedback I'm getting and I look forward to posting more.
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