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Funny how sometimes the past seems so close
You could almost reach out and touch it.
Other times it seems so distant
Like watching the life of a stranger
Playing through your mind.
Sometimes I hardly recognize myself.

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Okay, here's a word I'd never seen before I got on LJ but have seen a lot around LJ - "emo" - at best I've only been able to garner a vague understanding of what it means. Should I be concerned that one of my favorite bands, Plumb, is apparently considered emo? And who the heck is deciding on what fits into this label? And why do we have this need to label everything to begin with?!? Why can't music just be music...it either speaks to you or it doesn't, period. And just because it doesn't speak to you doesn't mean it can't speak to someone else.