Airplanes - Local Natives

The most magical moment of Outside Lands happened at the Local Natives show.

‘Airplanes’ was the first track I ever heard by them. I remember hearing that track on a bus or a train and thinking the lyrics told the most beautiful story.

I thought I shared ‘Airplanes’ back when I first started this music project in 2012

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HOLY SHIT! I’ve done this music project for 10 years?!?! I didn’t even realize it!

Wow.

Fuck.

Yeah.

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But when I looked back at all the tracks I wrote about this wasn’t on there. Because I found and shared this track way before then:

This track struck a chord with me then. But seeing them play it live, hit me in a whole different way.

Back when I first heard this song, my dad was still alive.

And hearing it now gave it a whole different meaning.

On Saturday, at the Lands End stage at outside lands, I sang every lyric of this song with a smile on my face.

Until I sang these lines:

“I bet when I leave my body for the sky the wait…the wait will be worth it.”

And then I cried.

“I love it all. So much I call. I want you back”

And cried.

“Back”

And cried.

“Back”

And cried.

“You Back”

Dancing, smiling, and singing in the sun with tears streaming down my face.

THOSE are the moments I live for.

THOSE are the moments that capture the essence of why I love music.

THOSE are the moments that move me write about music (…for apparently 10 years)

Because those are the moments I want everyone to have

Because those are the moments that change our lives.