It’s been a while since I last put out a song here. I know no one cares other than me, so this is a bit of a note to myself. It’s also the first time I created a video to go along with a song of mine. Not that I haven’t tried before, but like most of my projects, those were left eternally waiting to be completed. So, I’m proud of myself.
This description also serves for me to endlessly ramble on about my life- in this case, this video, because, for the last two hours as of writing this, it really became my life. It’s really satisfying looking at a finished project after obsessing over it for days.
The reason why this one has “Lemon Version” in its title is because it isn’t the original, but a remake of an old song of mine. Instead of calling it “Version 2”, I thought it would be nice to invoque some kind of imagery here. Cavetown is responsible for me choosing lemons. LEMON BOY!!!
Because I made this A LONG TIME AGO, the story behind this song is a bit cliché. It’s about an imaginary girl I named “Lisa” whose dream of becoming a pianist is crushed by her more “traditional” parents, who would rather see her future end in medicine. To make the story even more akkajsnxiwnwkmx, I made the parents fight each other all the time. In the midst of all of this, she stumbles upon a flyer for her town’s nighttime talent show, an opportunity to prove herself as a pianist. However, when she brings it up with her parents, her idea is suffocated by them telling her that it’s a waste of time, and that she study more.
And so, she runs away, of course, intending to come back before sunrise. To spare you all the unnecessary details, she is awarded third place. First would be too optimistic and feel unrealistic, and second would be to frustrating. Third was perfect.
Something I realized post-everything, is this: “Third place in a talent show” has an unintended second meaning. In sociology, the third place refers to a place of comfort and socialization, that isn’t the home (first place) or work (second place). In that sense, the talent show could be her sanctuary away from home and studies. A place where she can finally relax and be herself.
I like to tell myself, that she’s still happy.