Bold as Love

Now I don't know how John Mayer got ahold of the rights to do this song, and I don't care if it's good or not as I preferred it untouched by any hands other than Jimi (at least on a worldwide published scale - random covers are acceptable - though Ray Lamontagne covering this would be totally fine with me...in fact, umm, yeah, I want that).

I used to clean my house with this song -blaring-back when I first moved out when I was 16 years old. My little apartment in Minot, ND. Especially when the weather changed, similar to how it is now in Ohio. Springtime sun as a break from the overwhelming winters (not as bad in Ohio). I can imagine it as if I watch someone else, my windows open, sun streaming lighting up the dust, baggy clothes and the consistent smell of old smoke and sometimes incense. I thought I knew so much. Like I wouldn't even think about how much I knew because I 'knew' so much. Alas, this means I just didn't think most of the time; or rather, I didn't consider and watch my thoughts - thinking doesn't generally stop till death, it's just what we do with the thinking right?

anyways, I'm reminiscing and that isn't the point. I've missed writing on here (blog) but mostly I've just been writing songs and I keep those close. I have been working on aphorisms and poetic philosophy but it's all bleh and eh; the spring time is nice, and the rain will be a welcome change from the gusty winter.

So the post initially began because I was thinking of this song; the lyrics are amazing and 11 years later I love it more, I appreciate it with new eyes. When I'm sixty four I wonder how I'll consider this song? Besides the obviously inspired lyrics, the music is staggeringly good. I almost can't blare it anymore because I'm instantly transported back in time. Songs have a funny way of doing that. But with enough meditation I guess (i'm told) we can lose our heads so that memories are just other thoughts floating by and we can pick to play with them or not, to enjoy them or to treasure them, and then to let them go again. thoughts like feathers. Buncha birds flappin.

check out the lyrics, and then listen to the song my friends, its absolute silk for the ears and water for the heart and soul - or something like that...

See you where we're all Bold as Love dudes,

"ANGER! HE SMILES TOWERING IN SHINY METALLIC PURPLE ARMOUR QUEEN JEALOUSY ENVY WAITS BEHIND HIM HER FIREY GREEN GOWN SNEERS AT THE GRASSY GROUND BLUE ARE THE LIFE-GIVING WATERS TAKEN FOR GRANTED THEY QUIETLY UNDERSTAND ONCE HAPPY TURQUOISE ARMIES LAY OPPOSITE READY BUT WONDER WHY THE FIGHT IS ON BUT THEY ALL BOLD AS LOVE YEAH THEY ALL BOLD AS LOVE YEAH THEY ALL BOLD AS LOVE JUST ASK THE AXIS MY RED IS SO CONFIDENT HE FLASHES TROPHIES OF WAR AND RIBBONS OF EUPHORIA ORANGE IS YOUNG FULL OF DARING BUT VERY UNSTEADY FOR THE FIRST GO 'ROUND MY YELLOW IN THIS CASE IS NOT SO MELLOW IN FACT I'M TRYING TO SAY IT'S FRIGHTENED LIKE ME AND ALL THESE EMOTIONS OF MINE KEEP HOLDING ME FROM UH GIVING MY LIFE TO A RAINBOW LIKE YOU BUT I'M UH YEAH I'M BOLD AS LOVE YEAH YEA-AHWELL I'M BOLD, BOLD AS LOVE HEAR ME TALKING GIRLI'M BOLD AS LOVEJUST ASK THE AXIS HE KNOWS EVERYTHINGYEAH, YEAH, YEAH"

-Jimi Hendrix