The Flaming Lips: Do You Realize
Last year, dealing with a bag full of shit concerning failing relationships and a life that I wasn’t happy with, I went for an incredibly long drive to find some joy.. It was fall and the leaves were spray painted with the colours of the sunset and the van made them trail behind me like coat tails. It was Thanksgiving weekend, but I had nothing to be thankful for that day. Since I was far beyond what I would call home, I combed the radio waves like a veterinarian might a dog. It was a Saturday afternoon, so I decided that my best bet would be cbc’s program, Definitely Not the Opera. My ears only were half listening to Sook Yin Lee talking about what she was thankful for, but they stood at full attention when she played “Do You Realize” by the Flaming Lips. At that moment, driving down a dead-end street in slow motion, I finally understood the song, and all that it meant. I read later on that the song was a simple way about telling about the deeper truths in life. It’s true. ”Do you realize that life goes fast/it’s hard to make the good things last”
It's so true, and I think that many people take it for granted.