Audio post

It’s too late tonight and I’m sure you’re right …

If I had to do it again, I probably wouldn’t have named my blog When We Were Liars — it always ends up at the bottom of alphabetical blogrolls! But I love the song that those words came from, Running for Home by the Matthew Good Band.

I first discovered Matthew Good in ‘99 or so. His album Beautiful Midnight is one of my most favoritest ever. I gave copies to a couple of co-workers, including the former flame. During a long drunken night, the FF revealed that Running for Home was his favorite song on the CD. I said I liked the lyrics, especially “When we were liars, things were seamless,” and he asked why. I replie that the words were true, that life was sometimes easier when you glossed over issues …

The truth is that the lyrics fit my life perfectly at the time, I was in a triangle of liars, myself included. I was lying to my ex about the FF, the ex was lying to me about lots of shit, the FF was lying to me about even more shit, although I knew what it was that he was lying about.

Anyway. The song still breaks my heart. When I listen to it, especially if it pops onto my iPod and I’m not expecting it, I unconsciously make a wry little half-smile and sigh quietly.

∗ Posted by Monique on 07.01.2007
∗ Blogaversary, Blogging