Jason Mraz and Colbie Caillat’s “Lucky” came on my iTunes shuffle, and I was immediately brought back to July and August.
You just learned about Jason Mraz and loved how laid back and pleasant his music was. You said that there was no point to listening to sad music — that loneliness was a choice. I took a look at my own playlist and realized that if you took out the sad songs, you would be left with nothing but a handful of crappy DDR songs, trance mixes, and MGMT’s “Electric Feel.”
And so upstairs of the Student Union, on the tables where we would meet, you would play “Lucky”. Sometimes you would sing along. You didn’t care when I suggested that you were being completely rude because not everybody wanted to hear that song played on repeat, or that your singing voice was just awful. You said everybody else had their earphones on anyway so who would notice if your music was turned up? So you would go right ahead, turning the song up, singing both parts of the duet terribly, and generally not caring or noticing that you were getting some pretty nasty stares from others around you.
The song would echo down the hall. You would sing, flash that smile of yours, announce how much you love the song, replay the damn thing, and preform an encore.
I actually can’t stand the song. It’s a boring song. I’m not even sure why I had it downloaded in the first place. But I realized that I keep it around because it reminds me of you. You were singing, I was laughing, and we were both having a great time. I was never really that lonely when you were around despite the sad songs I would always play during your breaks. I do know a thousand people, like you said. I probably know more. But I am really glad to have met you.
/Sap