The Suburbs

The older I get, the more I find myself deviating away from electronic music of all forms (whether it be Detroit Techno or Hip Hop). I don't know if the reason why I've been so drawn towards rock music the past 3 years is because Hiphop and electronic music doesn't move my soul the way it used to, or whether it's because I'm maturing as a person.....Techno used to be really personal to me. It wasn't something that I would expect others to understand. If I would ever put on a Jeff Mills track at a house party, people would ask me what is this "repetetive beats of nothing" that I'm listening to? But I would always defend it, because it was something that I identified with deeply. It defied the structure of conventional music (2 verses, a chorus, and a bridge). It was just a loop with very dark and subtle changes. In a nutshell, I loved it. But now I find myself not bother listening to anything other than rock. I was the kind of person when I was young I would make fun of white folks for listening to Pearl Jam and Smashing Pumpkins. It was mainly due to ignorance because back then I was listening to Big Daddy Kane and Paris. But it's funny how things have changed as I get older. Now when I see my younger baby cousins listen to 50 Cent, they laugh at me when they hear me put on a Black Keys or Dead Weather CD. I tell them "I've been in your situation before 15 years ago.......trust me, one day you will be where I am right now".

So can you understand?.....
Why I want a daughter while I'm still young...
I wanna hold her hand....
Show her some beauty before all the damage is done...
But if it's too much to ask, if it's too much to ask....
Then send me a son....