I don't remember where I heard this song, but I wrote down the singer and the title and set them aside. As is often the case with little notes jotted down, I couldn't remember what exactly "Ben Platt Older" meant or why I had written it down. Finally I decided to search the all-knowing internet and see what I could come up with.
The first result was a link to the YouTube video (also linked above):
I heard the first couple of lines and knew immediately why I had saved this little scrap of paper.
Music's ability to evoke emotions is astonishing. The idea of looking back on life as you age is certainly not a rare subject, but every now and then something just hits you in the right way -- perhaps because of how it's written or conveyed, perhaps because of where you are in your own life, perhaps just because you're having one of those days. This song did that for me.
A selection:
"When you are younger, you'll wish you're older;
Then when you're older, you'll wish for time to turn around.
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Have I killed my thoughts right before their prime?
Have I bit my tongue one too many times?
Have I said it all the way I really meant to?
If I wait 'til my tomorrow comes,
Is the waiting all I've ever done?"
This song is lovable ANY day!
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