Lyrics are a strange thing. Ask anybody if they are a music person or a lyric person and you will get a pretty even split. Some people just prefer to listen to the music and the lyrics are simply bonus points if they are even halfway decent. Other people will be turned off of a nationwide hit just because they have deemed the lyrics "lame" or "meaningless". No matter you're take on the topic, the one thing I've noticed seems to be a constant. One of the first things people will ask any musician is what the lyrics mean or who/what they are about. Never fails. The moment some one brings up your song, whether it's at a show, or simply running into you, they want to know what it's about.

So what are my songs about? Ask me on any given day and I might give you a slightly different answer. I've always been a big fan of songs that have lyrics that speak to something timeless. I love lyrics that are just as relevant today as they were 20 years ago, and will be 20 years from now. I usually stick to things that will speak to the listener and make them think of their own life. My life is only one moment of a much larger picture. I think the way we feel is more universal than what happens to us. Sure I run across a story or two in my life that seems worthy of telling by way of song, but personally I find that happens less than I would think.

Every musician is just as different as the listeners of the music they make. This post doesn't really clear up the story or meaning behind any of my past or future songs, but I thought it would be nice to address a topic that seems to be on people's minds when we start talking about music. What are my songs about? You tell me.

-Jon