music

My Lyrical Life

Music is my second language. My sister nailed it over Christmas when she said I was bi-singual. She lit up and repeated it, “Bi-singual!” Then she bowed and strutted away like a boss. I can’t sing well, but I’ve got a song in my head from the moment I wake up until the moment I […]

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Endless Love

If there is anything I love more than an angst-filled love song, I’m not sure what it is. As long as the lyrics are overflowing with abject longing and wanting, I’m not even picky about genre. If the yearning is plentiful and the vocals deliver abundant aching—I’m in. Think I’m overstating this? Tell that to […]

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Time to Rhyme

Sometimes I just have to rap. Yes, this means I use extremely bad language to explore wildly inappropriate topics. I’m sorry. I’m not especially proud that I’m a walking Urban Dictionary—capable of going toe-to-toe with Kanye and Jay-Z. When I need to rap (and it is a need), I’d prefer it to be in the […]

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