No video of the day here. Just a tribute to a special song about lost love... Heart of the Matter by Don Henley, J.D. Souther and Mike Campbell.
There is hardly a verse in this song without profound heartfelt meaning. The impact takes your heart and will to be strong from stolid and worldly to bare and vulnerable.
Think about these verses...
Pride and competition cannot fill these empty arms
And the work I put between us,
Doesn't keep me warm
I'm learning to live without you now
But I miss you sometimesThe more I know, the less I understand
All the things I thought I knew, I'm learning again
How can love survive in such a graceless age
There are people in your life who've come and gone
They let you down and hurt your pride
Better put it all behind you; life goes on
You keep carrying' that anger, it'll eat you inside
These words and so many others tear at your soul if you've ever known love. So...I'd like your audience while I explicate the meaning and motivation behind these words by Don Henley because this is one love song that is a classic to me in the world of love songs as Casablanca is to romantic film classics.
If you've ever been in love, really in love, you'll appreciate these words. It think it may be the single best love song about a man's perspective on what is love really. When I listen to it I think back to my pre-marital single days when love was simpler... Because now somehow as I have come out of marriage... It appears love becomes less romantic and more about friendship gone wrong, at least I believe that it what has become of it for most people whom marry. ... more »
