2025-04-16
A lot of Aries babies this month, specifically in the last week. It was my mother's birthday last week. And three of my cousins. And an uncle. And my cousin's fiancee. One of my cousins also gave birth, as well, but it was not all entirely a happy ocassion. The last week was a rollercoaster of celebration and mourning. A time of beginnings and endings. It still doesn't feel right to write my standard week notes post.
The past few days I've been listening to a lot of Sufjan Stevens. Now that, that seemed right.
I've also been listening to Ethel Cain's "Punish" a lot. It's a beautiful, somber song. I think I fell in love with it the first time I heard it. The opening lines just spoke to me.
"Whatever's wrong with me, I will take to bed."
Ethel Cain's voice is so delicate and precise against the sparse piano chords and creaks. There's so much room to contemplate, for the words to resonate. And the guitar chords comes in so perfectly. It somehow feels like there is still so much room, despite the wall of sound. And, somehow, the song feels incredibly short despite its six minute runtime. It feels like it should be much longer. But, everything comes to an end.