When the Wheels come down.

"Well i wanted something better man,
I Wished for something new
and i wanted something beautiful
i Wish for something true
Been lookin' for a reason man
Something to lose

when the wheels come down"
- wheels, foo fighters

I've always loved the foo fighters. from my first exposure in my brother's car listening to "the colour and the shape" to my increasing love of them, to trying (and failing) to get the first copy of the new album, to seeing them live (still one of the best nights of my life.) they're by far my favorite band, and have the closest thing to a favorite song i can ever claim (everlong) this new song though, sounds so unlike any other foo fighters song. believe me. i have 173 foo fighters songs in my library, and the only way you could possibly tell that this song is still the foo fighters is dave grohl's voice. but it works.

around five months ago, i packed my bags, got on a plane and flew to Orlando Florida. i wanted something better man. i wished for something new. i wanted something beautiful, i wished for something true. at the start, it was all of those things. it was better, it was new, it was beautiful, it was true. then things changed. it still can be those things, but never with the same luster it had at the outset. now i'm looking toward the end. looking forward to the wheels coming down again. this time in albuquerque. and then letting the wheels roll on to flag. i'm a child of the southwest. i've realized this. I can't stand the humidity, i can't stand that the night sky is starless on a good night. i mean what's the point of having night if there are no stars. i can't stand that the closest thing to decent mexican food here is chipotle. i always thought the bright lights of a big city were what i wanted out of life, but no. give me stars on a quiet night over a bustling skyline anyday.

"when you feel like it's all over
there's another round for you
when the wheels come down."

when the Orlando Experience is all done, there'll be another round for me, as soon as the wheels come down.