the parallel between "you know the greatest films of all time were never made" and "you knew the hero died so what's the movie for" that begin and end this album..... absolute brilliance. like we start with the lightheartedly optimistic what-if of a relationship, of a life that only exists in your imagination, and it's easy to believe it could have been the greatest story ever told, because it's abstract. it's fantasy. and then we end on hoax, which is all about the difficult realities of life and love, a story that is very much real and full of challenges and a lot more hurt than you bargained for. and you know how it ends. you know it won't be the fantasy you've created in your head time and time again before. there's no escaping the truth of a losing battle, and yet now that you have this, suddenly the fantasy doesn't hold much weight anymore. "no other sadness in the world would do", no parallel universe is worth this one where things are flawed but yours. what is it for? nothing. it's just life. an imperfect reality that is worth a thousand perfect dreams.
the genius of this woman honestly!
