A finite infinity
L.J.P
I have enjoyed Luke’s music since I was first introduced to it, there is a very unique feel to his live performances on Twitch and I am always anxious to hear what new spun he will put on a track to make it feel completely different. Luke puts out an impressive amount of new music and what is equally impressive is the amount of collaboration that has been present with his music lately. You can see plainly on his face the amount of joy that’s experienced by working with other artists and I love it. The latest release 2506 Ocean Ave is no exception.
I enjoyed diving into this album from beginning to end but I only came up with something worthwhile to say about a few of the tracks so I will just talk about those rather than subjecting you all to my ramblings.
Get lost in the great escape
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Of life
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Get lost in the great escape / Of life /
5, 10, 15 or 3
There were a few parts of this track that really hit me, I often find it difficult to put into words everything I glean from a song but I will do my best.
“I don't wanna waste my time
Just wanna live this life of mine
I don't wanna waste tonight
Take no chances
Just do it right…
Oh babe you take away my blues
Yes its true, girl I'm hooked on you
Your smile, your grace, you gentle ways
Yeah”
I get from this track the idea that it is important to live in the moment but even more than that it is about truly experiencing life as it happens. It is one thing to be present in the moment and another to be truly basking in it. It is an age-old adage but important to be reminded of it. You must take advantage of every great moment you can with the people that you enjoy being around because we don’t know how long our own personal infinities will last. If you are lucky though you will find someone who will help you to experience the most blissful forever within your finite amount of time. I think that there is nothing more magnificent than that.
Reach Out
At least for my initial listens this is the track that made the impression, I have a feeling I will be thinking on this for many days to come. “Get lost in the great escape of life.” This is probably the line in the album that had me pondering the most. I was both thinking about what I thought the great escape of life was as well what the song is trying to tell me it is. I spent a lot of time thinking on this and in the end I feel the answer to both questions I was thinking on are the same. Love, that is the great escape of life. Regardless of the many accomplishments in a person's life I think the greatest one is learning to love and being loved in that same capacity.
“I can't get over you
Life is held by us few
Reach out for the state
Get lost in the great escape
Of life
We're getting closer
Can you feel it too
Every dream I dream
It starts with you”
Tick Away
“So I let time tick away
Healing the scars from yesterday
And the seconds tick tick tick away
As I sit here hoping for a better day
So I sit around drinking
Cause honestly stops me from thinking
But I'm tired of drinking
I'm tired of sinking
I'm tired
So I'm just going to forget the last few years”
This makes me think of the difference between dwelling in the past and learning from it. In hoping for something better you aren't truly forgetting the last few years but you are moving on from them and moving past whatever happened. A debate I often have with myself is this, “if I could go back and change x in my life would I do it? Did x event good or bad help to define who I am and get to where I'm at? How different would things be if it was changed.” Personally I have found it best to take what life lessons you can from your past mistakes and move on from them. Debating the what ifs and what could have been doesn't help anyone.
Tiny Little Love Song
“This is my tiny love song
I wrote it in a minute
This is a mighty love song
Just cause my heart's in it
This is my tiny love song
And you should believe it
Cause I wrote it for you”
I like the idea that the power of this track is the feeling behind; seemingly simple words can have a significantly different impact based on how they are spoken. Sincerity is what really makes this track for me. It may have been composed in a minute but it takes much longer than that to appreciate everything contained within it.
