I’m always looking for the liminal space, the outer edges of emotion. If I write a song about faith, I express it through doubt because “I still haven’t found what I’m looking for.” If I write a song about a “beautiful day,” it’s also about the longing for a lost friend. Over the years there have been times when I’ve been mesmerized by a figure in my imagination that I mistook for someone real. A crush that could have crushed my partner’s feelings. At such a moment, while you may not be in control of who or what is beguiling or besotting you, you are in control of what you do about those
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