"MAPS" Yeah Yeah Yeahs
the meaning behind my favorite YYYs song:
Fact: Karen O wrote this song about her then boyfriend, Angus Andrew. MAPS is an acronym for My Angus Please Stay. Angus was set to leave and accept a job offer and this was Karen O’s inspiration for the song.
Another Fact: In this music video, according to an interview with Karen O, she said her tears were real and the reason for this:
"They were real tears. My boyfriend at the time was supposed to come to the shoot – he was three hours late and I was just about to leave for tour.
I didn’t think he was even going to come and this was the song that was written for him…”
I had heard this song so many times before i knew anything behind the meaning of it and liked it. but just enough to not be annoyed by its catchy, repetitive and obviously sad sound. then someone pointed out that there was more to the song than what it had to offer at face value..and i fell in love with it.
how many times do we take something at face value, not really thinking about how it came to be? how many times do we think we know about something or even someone and come to find nothing but a beautiful moment shared with a stranger?
too many times.
slow down. breathe. take the time to know who/what is around you and why you are putting energy into it.
listen to the story behind the words.
fall in love with this moment.
