DeadStrings:So what now?I start a new playlist?
StringTheory27:Yeah.Something without sad endings.No saving.Just songs that feel like maybe ...we’re starting to live again.
DeadStrings:I’m in.
StringTheory27:Want to go first?
DeadStrings:Sure.One condition.
StringTheory27:What is it?
DeadStrings:You can’t make fun of me if it’s too cheesy.
StringTheory27:I make strategic commentary.Never mockery.
DeadStrings:Alright then.I’ll start soft.
DeadStrings:“In a Lifetime” —Clannad & Bono
It’s like a deep breath you didn’t know you were holding.It doesn’t ask for resolution.It just says: you were here, I was here, and maybe that’s enough.
StringTheory27:Oof.Okay, I felt that.
DeadStrings:Your turn.
StringTheory27:Only if I get to counter that with something unreasonably hopeful.
DeadStrings: Please do.
StringTheory27:Then it’s “A Little Respect” —Erasure.
DeadStrings:Of course.
StringTheory27:What?
DeadStrings:I already know about you and your Erasure shrine.
StringTheory27:I don’t have a shrine.I have a profound emotional alliance.
DeadStrings:Sure.But I’ve never seen someone fight sadness with that much synth before.
StringTheory27:Because they get it.You can cry and dance at the same time.That’s the dream.
DeadStrings:Alright, alright.I’ll allow it.
StringTheory27:You don’t allow anything, DeadStrings.You sulk and overanalyze.
DeadStrings:Guilty.Got another one for me?
StringTheory27:Give me a minute.Hope takes effort.
DeadStrings:Take all the time you need.I’ll be here, sulking and overanalyzing in the meantime.
StringTheory27:At least you’re consistent.
DeadStrings:Hey, I contain multitudes.Mostly regret and sarcasm.
StringTheory27:Here’s something: “Everybody Wants to Rule the World” —Tears for Fears.It’s about how fragile everything is.Power, control, time ...
