The soundtrack to our love
Yesterday I created a playlist of music I got from my boyfriend that reminds me of him. It has thirty songs which all make me smile when they play because I think of my boyfriend and just how wonderful he’s been to me. The best part for me is that none of them are love songs. It’s just music he introduced me to when we started dating and hence it’s attached to the memory of him.
F.o.r.e.v.e.r by James Blake reminds me particularly of the time I was in hospital and I missed him so much I would play that song on repeat. While he couldn’t physically be with me because he had to work all I had was the music we had shared.
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Jamie Isaac reminds me of winter 2016. I wasn’t at work because I was sick and we would play it all the time in the car as we drove around. Looking back, the first year of our relationship was a very fragile one. I was down in the dumps and my boyfriend stood right next to me through it all. For some reason he shared a lot of music with me during that time. Perhaps I was too sick to fight him or tell him his taste in music was trash so I just said ‘yes’ to everything. Hahah I kid.
I have a little nostalgia for that time I was discovering new music through him. He will play some song now and I’ll tell him that it makes me think of the early days of our relationship. I am amazed by the power of music. How it will transport me from a mundane Monday afternoon in the office to a little romantic moment between my love and I.
I am reliving so many beautiful days through the playlist. It’s making me fall in love with this human all over again. I am thankful that I have love that still feels new after all this time together. I played him this playlist yesterday. He’s just so proud “I now listen to better music”. Hahah he thinks he’s the music god. I am so thankful for this love and all the music it has come with- literally and figuratively.
