Virgo Sun Pisces Moon

I’m listening to Jack Johnson now…

And…?

Well. It’s actually my first time. I hadn’t listened to it all these years. I knew you liked him. I didn’t want to listen yet.

I felt really jealous that you liked a male singer “soooooo much” that I couldn’t bring myself to listen to his music.

I just kept putting it off. And, in recent years, I genuinely forgot that you mentioned it like it mattered that much...

I’m listening to it now and I’m absolutely blown away.

Not only is it so you — it’s SO GOOD — it’s exactly what I needed right now. Everything else that’s going on. Everything that I’m not spelling out for you. I don’t share all these inner problems with anyone. Every song. Every lyric. Even his guitar riffs. It’s what I NEED RIGHT NOW.

LoL…

Is his wife’s name Taylor?

No. His wife’s name is Kim.

Oh… Nevermind…

I know the name Taylor has a lot of weight in pop culture now, but back then when he wrote it, it was just another girl’s name. Like Becky or Susan.

Right, yeah…

Brushfire Fairytales was out in 2001. On and On was out in 2003. I only listened to Brushfire Fairytales in high school. On and On was during first year uni…

I was so inspired by “Times Like These” and I was part of a big project for the college mural and we painted the Melbourne cityscape, sunrise to sunset or something like that. I don’t have any of the photos. But it was one of my proudest accomplishments.

Who has those photos?

I don’t know, maybe some of the old friends…

I think… this might be my favourite song.

Which one?

Gone.

Look at all those fancy clothes
But these could keep us warm just like those
And what about your soul?
Is it cold?
Is it straight from the mold
And ready to be sold?

And cars and phones and diamond rings
Bling, bling, ’cause those are only removable things
And what about your mind?
Does it shine?
Are there things that concern you more than your time?

Gone, going
Gone, everything
Gone, give a damn
Gone, be the birds, when they don’t wanna sing
Gone, people, all awkward with their things
Gone

Look at you, out to make a deal
You try to be appealing, but you lose your appeal
And what about those shoes you’re in today?
They’ll do no good on the bridges you burnt along the way

Are you willing to sell anything?
Gone with your herd
Leave your footprints
We’ll shame them with our words
Gone, people, all careless and consumed, gone

Yeah. It’s a good one…

…

You’re… not actually a Taylor Swift fan…

LOL What are you talking about?! Of course I am!

No. You’re not… You’re a Jack Johnson fan… Jack Johnson is authentically you. If I ever made any celebrity friends, Jack Johnson is the guy that you would literally fan girl over.

HAHAHAHAHAHA… I don’t know about fangirling, but I would love to let him know how much his music means to me.

I just… I’ve listened… and… I don’t think I can write a better album than him.

HAHAHAHAHAHA… I don’t know if you need to write a “better” album — try for an equivalent? Your equivalent. Authentically you. You can do it. That I definitely believe you can. You can write your equivalent album. You can. It doesn’t have to be better. It’s not a competition.

(Still blown away)… (loving the vibes)… I feel like, me and Jack fell in love with the same woman, in different fonts. Different races, different cultures. But this is the first time I’ve related to love songs. This is the first time, I am actually touched by another artist’s music in a way I haven’t felt before.

LOL…

I actually just wanna re-record his music. The composition is perfect. It doesn’t need anything else. It’s perfect as it is. The way he has composed this. Start to finish. No notes. Dude, it’s brilliant.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH…. ^0^

Seriously. I don’t know what to do. I feel… incredibly humbled by his music. I didn’t even realise I was… kind of arrogant about music. And everyone else’s music. All the top charts. I have become so numb to this industry. And… he’s… Truth. He’s singing Truth. And it feels refreshing.

Yeah. You weren’t ready to hear it, in the early 2000s…

No. That boy wouldn’t have appreciated this. I get it now…

Sigh… I don’t think you need to re-record these songs as English… but what if you translated them into your language?

Hmmm… I wanna reach out to Jack! I wanna be his friend!

Okay?! Cool?! Go do that?!

…

What are your favourite songs from these albums?

• Inaudible Melodies
• The News
• It’s All Understood
• Traffic in the Sky
• Times Like These

And, also… from another album (In Between Dreams) the song “Better Together” — This is the love song. I held onto this song as my dream of what a Soul Mate relationship is and should be.

When you didn’t even bother to listen to Jack Johnson when I suggested it — way back then — I felt like, kind of disappointed… you’re not aligning with my heart in that moment.

There’s no combination of words I could put on the back of a postcard
No song that I could sing, but I can try for your heart
Our dreams, and they are made out of real things
Like a shoe box of photographs
With sepia-toned loving
Love is the answer, at least for most of the questions in my heart
Like why are we here? And where do we go?
And how come it’s so hard?
It’s not always easy and
Sometimes life can be deceiving
I’ll tell you one thing, it’s always better when we’re together

…

You’re not a Swiftie.

Yes I am!

No. You’re not. You’re a Jack Johnson fan. There’s a huge difference.

What. Are you. Talking. About. I love Taylor’s music too!

No you don’t. You LIKE it. You don’t LOVE it. You LOVE to LIKE it. You LOVE to talk to other Swifties and ACT like you LOVE it. But you DON’T LOVE IT. You LIKE it.

LOLOLOLOLOLOL………..

You… LOVE… Jack Johnson’s music…

*Sigh* Probably, yes… I do love it.

…

You’re a fake Swiftie. Let alone any other fan group.

HAAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHA… no, it’s not “fake”… I really AM MOVED BY HER LYRICS TOO. And her songs. It’s not FAKE…

…

She doesn’t reach into your heart the way Jack Johnson does.

Hmm… maybe that is Truth… maybe… yes…

Taylor Swift touches your mind. But Jack Johnson touches your heart.

True…

Because your heart is more than just about “some ex-boyfriend” — your heart bleeds and aches for this Earth.

(Nodding)… Yes.

Now I feel seen. Now I feel like you’re really starting to get to know me…