"Home" by Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeroes (2009)
Here we come to the only song on my list released in the last 30 years. Perhaps we idealize older music because it has had an opportunity to age and enhance itself, similar to fine wine or U.S. Presidents. When we hear songs, we think about the memories that are evoked. More recent releases don't always provide that feeling. But that's hardly important a song can give you butterflies everytime you listen to it. The lyrics tell such a touching story about love and its endless bounds. Sure the emotion may be a bit idealized, but that's what love is. It's not one of those things that is easily explained or summed up in a cute little 5 minute box. It's beyond complicated. It's given grown men fits and turned stumped even the greatest philosophers. There are no stable definitions. Each individual has something personal to best describe love. The story in this song is mine.
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