I do. Maybe.

I have a list of songs I like to think of songs I'd elope with, rather than marry. The marry ones are long-term, faithful companions that live up to expectation, day in and day out, no matter what time I call on them, and keep me steady and stop me from falling off the edge. They still surprise, now and then, but even as they do, I'm waiting until they go back to their usual MO of known comfort which is the real reason I have them around, indefinitely.

The ones that are elopement material come in and out of my life without warning, and grab me urgently by my hand and jump off the top pulling me along. They make random be better than normal and certainly more enticing, and it's only with some effort that I finally decide enough is enough and come back, a little bruised maybe from the emotional rollercoaster, but still on a high from the exhilaration of the unexpected detour.

(L. once asked me if I had songs I would fuck and I gave him a look and said, don't be ridiculous, what kind of silly categorization is that? Because, you know, songs to marry and songs to elope with are such perfectly sane, acceptable categorizations. )

The Passenger - Iggy Pop
(This song is also on my list of top ten perfect songs that do everything right.)



Changes - David Bowie