From the first time I heard it, the song "Leave the Light On" by Chris Smither was one of those that breaks your heart a little every time you listen to it. You know, in a good way.
For me, the lyrics are about being caught up in our lives, in the midst of events large and small that we know are happening but that we forget to notice until they've passed. It reminds me of risks ventured, life gained.
The other day I was listening to the song after a few months of not playing it, and it didn't break my heart, not even a little. I started thinking about why.
Maybe because I am caught up in events large and small that I can't help but notice. A new job and a new house, new roads in a new country. Choosing what I will try to understand and leaving behind those things that aren't, for now, important enough to figure out.
Or maybe it's to do with the risk finally ventured, gain unknown.
I don't actually have an answer, and I think it may be one of those things that, for now, I'll put off understanding.
