The Dark Side Of The Moon.
Growing up I listened to a lot of classic rock. My father cultured me in music from a young age. We used to dissect Peter Gabriel, The Stones and Pink Floyd while we drove to Home Depot. Listen to the bass, do you hear that chord progression, can you hear it build? Can you name every instrument used to create that sound? I loved every moment of it, and miss its frequency. I hold dear to anytime that happens presently.
Today I sat back and thought long and hard about my father’s very favorite Pink Floyd album, Dark Side of The Moon. He loves it so much because of the flow, the seamlessness of it all (cringed when the radio only plays one song), the symbolism and art that it embodies. It is a true piece of art. He told me listening to it is “like being awakened from a wonderful dream.”
Immediately after having this conversation I had no choice but to sit back and listen to the album in its entirety. From “Speak To Me” all the way thru “Eclipse”. I know the album like the back of my hand, I’ve been listening to it since I was born, possibly even earlier. But this time was different, I understood the album on another level. I wasn’t simply picking out the baseline, or hearing the chord progression, I was finding deeper meaning in the words, in the symbolism. Sure, the album was always a piece of art to me, but I never understood the meaning from such a personal perspective.
The album tells a story that is all too familiar to many of us. Leading a life chasing your tail instead of chasing your tale. “Run, rabbit run. Dig that hole get the sun. When at last the work is done, don’t sit down, its time to dig another one.” We are never done working. We live in a society where work is the norm. Working has become what we do and who we are. Roger Waters was sending a message to the world, a wake up call, don’t lose sight of what is truly important in this life. You are the captain of your own ship, the author of your story, the master of your destiny.
Listening to this album now I realized that although I had listened to this Dark Side continuously as a child, I hadn’t yet experienced life enough to understand what Roger Waters was truly talking about. Picking up the album again, now, in my twenties, is one of the best possible things I think I could have done for myself. Making the realization that I am in control of my own fate and happiness is key. It is never too late to take control of your life and follow your passions.
Moral of the story is this: I hope to share this piece of art with as many people as humanly possible, especially my children one day. Wake up everyone! Assess your life and your happiness. “And then one day you find ten years have got behind you. No one told you when to run, you missed the starting gun.” If something in your life is not the way you’d like it to be, don’t regret the chances you’ve missed in ten years; Do something about it NOW! Life is all about the limited amount of time we have on this earth, What are you doing to do about it?
Thank you Pink Floyd. But more importantly thank you Dad (even though you thought I was high when I made this realization) you have done more for me in life than I think you will ever be able to comprehend. You rock dude ;)
Thats all for now. Until next time. I’ll see you on the dark side of the moon.
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