A sneaker without laces, a geek without braces, a sentence without spaces…

Which brings me to MewithoutYou (the ‘Y’ being a capital as it is referring to God, the big daddy of all big daddy’s, and our fallibility without him).

So many things to like about this band – poetry, challenging lyrics, beautiful music that progresses over time, the lead singer being named after an ice cream bar (Aaron Weiss), the fact that they are environmentally conscious (They tour in a 42 foot 1976 MC8 Charter bus that runs on vegetable oil) and their journey from a side project afterthought (the members were primarily involved in a band called “The Operation”)(I like brackets) to an internationally successful musical art exhibition.  These could be some of the reasons for my undying, swim fan love.

Maybe it’s simply the fact that Aaron writes life.  The things that are usually sugar coated in everyday life, the things that we are afraid to admit, even to ourselves, Aaron owns up to, exposes and discusses freely in his poetry.  There’s divulging 29 years of virginity, struggling with lust and the never ending pursuit of closeness with his heavenly father, despite numerous shortcomings. 

I’ve done this backwards, so here, take it:

It’s all Crazy! It’s all False! It’s all a Dream! It’s Alright

Undoubtedly the most folky, acoustic album of their releases.  I love each of the albums in their own way, but this one was in my heart immediately.  Taking on a softer, more melodious approach but still maintaining the impact we’ve come to expect from their lyrical content, I assume that my buggerlugs would have loved listening.  Not only did my belly move, but i fell asleep quite peacefully and didn’t feel as sick as usual.  BONUS: baby also got some education from the parable based subject matter, e.g. Track 2 – The Fox, The Crow and The Cookie. 

I think my favourite thing about this listening experience was the fact that I stirred in the middle of track 10 – The King Beetle on a Coconut Estate – just in time to hear words I’ll never forget.  As if to assure my child that a Father is not something to long for because one already exists, knitting this little angel together in my womb, loving and looking out for his little one that he has entrusted to me.

“And the father explained, "You've been somewhat deceived
You've all called me your dad, but your true Dad's not me
I lay next to your mom and your forms were conceived
Your Father's the light within all that you see
He fills up the ponds as He empties the clouds
Holds without hands and He speaks without sounds”

What more can I say. I love my little jelly bean, and I love jelly bean’s heavenly father.

 

 

Ps.  Upon entering my room tonight, I turned off my fan which triggered my lamp to turn on.  I can’t exactly comprehend how this happened, but I’m very happy with how things turned out.