Things Behind The Sun Cover

How did we get to March already? Two seconds ago I was dropping it like it's hot with my aunties and mom on New Years Eve and now it's officially three months into 2024. 

One of my favorite bands is The Mars Volta and their albums are mostly high energy sprinkled with some calming gems in between. This song is on their Bedlam in Goliath album. I used to not be able to listen to it without crying so I would listen to a few seconds and then stop. 

One day I decided to face my fears and find out more about the song. I Googled it and low and behold discovered it was actually a cover originally written by Nick Drake. To be honest, I was not familiar with Nick Drake but when I heard his voice, I knew that I'd heard it before throughout the years. He has one of the most soothing voices I have ever heard and in his young twenty-six years, was such a prolific singer-songwriter...I think of him more as a poet really. 

I can sing this song without getting emotional but whenever I listen to either the Nick Drake or the Mars Volta version, it transports me to a place of reflection, introspection and timelessness. I remember my childhood and the years spent growing up not knowing what kind of person I would become. I think of feeling odd, out of place and weird most of my life, wasting time caring about what people thought only to realize that what really matters most is what I think of myself. There's so much more I could write about this...but until then...

The Anomaly