Has a song ever made you cry?

I go right to the edge, I go right to the end
I go right where all things lost are made good again
I sing the songs of experience like William Blake
I have no apologies to make

- Bob Dylan - I Contain Multitudes 

Has a song every made you cry with its beauty and perfection? That's what happened when I listened to Bob Dylan's "I Contain Multitudes". That song perfectly encapsulates how I feel, and who I am. Even though it is undeniably a song about Bob Dylan and his actual life. Even though if taken literally, most of it doesn't apply to my life. It still evoke the feelings that I can never quite express properly. And that is the power of music. That is the power of Bob Dylan. With his gravelly, rough voice. With his vaguely cryptic lyrics. With all the things other people might not like. The quiet meandering of the music, the combination of vagueness and specificity in the lyrics.

This is a song that tells you who Bob Dylan is. Like he is actually answering the question people have been asking him for over 50 years. And somehow by answering it, he is also telling you something about me, and probably about a lot of other people who love his music. Because even if the words aren't literally applicable, the feeling is. If you get this song, there is a better chance that you might get me. That you might understand when I try to explain myself. I have recently learned (again) that when I try to explain myself, I often create more confusion and end up feeling like I would have been better off just keeping my mouth shut, keeping my thought to myself. So maybe next time I will just play this song instead. 

I wasn't intending to talk about myself, just rather about a song that I am in love with. Except I think that we are always talking about ourselves when talking about things we love. I have always used music to contextualize my feelings, to explain myself. There is always a bit too much going on inside my head, a few too many thoughts. A song can always explain it better, but it needs to be the right song. And this one is.

A perfect song. At least to me.