Sometimes I catch myself wondering if two strangers in two different cities, both fighting insomnia, ever drag out of bed, throw on hoodies, fumble around in the dark for their car keys and tiptoe to the garage. They don’t even bother to tug socks or shoes on, they just leave because the idea of escape is irresistible and driving at night always seems the thing to do whenever your heart is heavy and you need to be alone.
Maybe he locks the house, backs out the driveway, puts his favorite record on and makes for the interstate. It’s 1:39 AM so there’s nowhere to go and nothing to do even if there was a good enough reason to stop for. The cops are clustered in the shadows by the freeway picking up speeders, so he drives through town 10 mph over the limit and doesn’t even check the mirrors. He takes the corners sharp. The windows are down, the air hangs heavy on the scent of damp earth and wet streets from the summer drizzle that blanketed the city an hour ago. The steady pitter-patter on his bedroom skylight complimented the weight of insomnia so well, it kept him wide awake all night and that’s what got him thinking in the first place. He’d fought it off as best he could, but once the splintered painful memories began working their way into his mind, he was a goner. Driving is still the only way he knows how to choke back the lump in his throat. The pain has become familiar but that doesn’t mean it hurts any less.
He’s lonely and he knows it.
Maybe she slides the patio door closed as quietly as she can, steps through the damp backyard toward her sleeping car (parked a little too close to the curb) and steals away into the night. She puts the sunroof back and lets the wind whip through her hair as the headlights drill holes into the misty blackness ahead. She’ll be the first to admit some nights are worse than others, but it’s nights like these that make it hardest to breathe. It’s not that she’s crushed about the past, she was heartbroken at first and that’s a given, but enough time has passed to allow her to heal and she’s only beginning to breathe easier again. Unfortunately, certain memories set off tidal waves of heartache, and once the right thought hits her, it’s like a snowflake that starts an avalanche. Bitter memories come rushing in so fast, she starts drowning and it doesn’t matter how hard she kicks and struggles, everything reminds her of the way things used to be… or rather how bitterly they ended. It’s early Friday morning and most of her friends have to be up at 6:30 AM so there’s nobody to call, and a good chance that any sent texts will be left unanswered until lunch break later that afternoon. But that’s alright; she doesn’t really feel like talking anyway. She just needs to drive.
These people are strangers. They’ve never met before. Neither has any idea the other exists.
Maybe he lives in a small town an hour south of the city and whenever he feels like this, he heads north. Something about the silhouetted skyline framed by the dirty windshield is comforting to him. It gives him an easy target to shoot for, a goal to work towards, something to think about at least, anything to keep his mind from wandering into unpleasant territory. The darkness feels good. The chilly midnight air gushing in through the windows makes him shiver but not enough to roll them back up. The occasional pair of headlights summit the hillside ahead and eventually turn into an irregular stream as countryside slowly turns to suburban outskirt. He takes an exit and heads west on a frontage road.
Maybe she lives by herself in a cozy apartment a few miles east of the city and whenever she feels like this, she makes a beeline for a secret place only she knows about. It’s actually not all that secret, it’s really just a cute little lakeside park with a few picnic benches, a playground with swings, and a sandy beach. She’s been there several times before and always drives home feeling a bit more resolved and determined to move on. When things are bad, swinging is her remedy. Since she was a little girl, swinging the hours away always helped to take the sting out of loneliness. Swinging made everything right, or at least helped the endeavor, and it was always as if the troubles seemed to sort themselves out after hours on the swing set. Tonight she knows she needs to swing for a long time, so she parks the car well away from the wash of streetlights and tiptoes through the shadowy parking lot, still warm from the afternoon sun.
Maybe the frontage road twists and turns, rises and falls, winds through the hills and eventually takes him over the suburban border, a threshold where the sea of residential homesteads turn into pure untainted forest. Had he switched the song or checked his phone, he might have missed the sign that pointed the way to a little lakeside park two miles ahead.
Maybe the park is pitch black, lit only by a garden lamp post surrounded by a fog of insects. She feels her way down the cool concrete sidewalk toward the swings and smiles at the sudden sensation of sand between her toes. It’s a breezy night, her favorite kind of breezy, chilly enough to make her glad she’d worn a sweatshirt. Freshwater waves fizz as they roll up onto the beach and soak into the sand. She lets the wind brush her hair down around her neck as her eyes slowly grow used to the darkness. She settles into a swing and pumps her legs. The starry canopy pulses overhead.
Maybe his headlights sweep across the parking lot but never land on the lone parked car hidden in the shadows. He turns the ignition off and just sits there with his eyes closed for a moment, listening to the ticking of the engine and the wind rushing through the leaves above. He has no idea where he is or why he ended up here, he’d just stopped here because he felt like it. The sound of water somewhere out in the darkness reaches his ears.
Maybe she’s utterly lost in dreams and beauty and reverie, swept up in wonder, marvel, the lush scent of forest, lake and recent rainfall, just swinging, swinging her troubles away. Maybe she doesn’t even hear him coming — after all, he’s in bare feet too. He steps off the sidewalk into the sand and his car keys slip from his hand. Maybe the sudden jangle shatters the peaceful silence and she can’t help but gasp as she snaps out of dreamy distraction.
Maybe her gasp startles him and he whirls around to see a pretty girl on the playground swings peering back at him, just as surprised as he is.
“Oh, I’m terribly sorry,” he stammers. “I didn’t know anyone was out here!”
Maybe they squint through the darkness at each other for a moment, unsure of what to say.
“Oh, that’s alright,” she finally replies. “This beach doesn’t exactly belong to me.”
Maybe he decides he should at least start things off on the right foot and say hello. They both exchange shy hellos and laugh nervously. He apologizes for bothering her and starts heading back toward the parking lot, but she stops him. She hesitates, but can’t help asking how he wound up out here in the middle of the night. He pauses and tells her he honestly has no idea, he just had to get out of the house and after a lot of driving, this is where he ended up. She tells him, if there ever was the perfect place to escape to, this place was it. He takes a good look around and can’t help but agree with her.
Maybe he can’t seem to gracefully say goodnight and leave, and maybe she can’t help but point out the obvious — that there’s an empty swing beside her.
Maybe the two of them start swinging and the hours go by. Who knows what they talk about or what either of them secretly think.
Maybe neither of them can find the right words to explain it, but somehow, by some unexplainable process, old wounds slowly begin to heal. Maybe things happen, maybe security is felt, maybe vulnerability makes a sudden appearance and with it, an avalanche of sincerity, honesty, kindness, compassion, empathy, understanding and warmth. Maybe the painful past, for both of them, miraculously begins to flicker and slowly fade.
Maybe they feel a connection between them, and not only is it completely unexpected, it’s absolutely beautiful.
Sometimes I catch myself thinking things like this really do happen, two people really do meet this way and scenarios like these really do result in happy endings. But then again, I’m a wishful thinker so what do I know about romance? I don’t always wish I was involved in such dreamy scenarios as I imagine, perhaps I’m not cut out for something quite as cinematic, but regardless, I’d be a liar if I said I’ve never thought about them.
What if things like this really do happen? Maybe they happen all the time. Or maybe moments like these NEVER happen and the daydream itself is stretched so thin, it’s become cliche and should be deemed ridiculous.
Can two people, hurting for the same reasons, randomly meet by accident at 2 AM and each feel some innate sense of “knowing” that the search is over? Maybe they’re not even searching at all, maybe they’re both trying to stay as far away from the mere idea of falling in love as possible, all because of past heartbreak and how messed up it left each of them. It doesn’t matter who these hopeless romantics are or where they came from, the point is that they meet, and suddenly the old familiar pain of past shipwrecked relationships disappears. The old aches suddenly vanish. They’re made for each other and they know it.
I suppose it all boils down to whether or not you believe in love, luck, accidents or miracles, but all things aside, what if one of the two characters in such a conceptual story was you? What if you’d been through more heartache than you could stand, and the second you met the love of your life, you didn’t even have to think twice?
You just knew.
It’s an age-old daydream, but however improbable, I’ll be the first to admit I like to think such stories are not so impossible.
This world is crazy. So what if scenarios like these are crazy enough to be real? What if they’re so crazy… months and years go by — and suddenly that night on the beach flashes before their eyes as they gaze at each other, all dressed up, really only half listening to the pastor’s words.
The church is packed.
Maybe it’s so crazy, she peers at him from behind her veil, blinking back tears of joy… and he can’t help but smile back at her and mouth the words:
The more I think about it, the more I’ll bet things like this happen all the time and none of us know about it.
This was beautifully sad, with a happy ending. I think if you don’t believe in the happy ending, you can’t enjoy life.
I believe.
That was an extremely sweet story.
I don’t know if I believe those types of stories are real, but I hope, with all my might, that they are. Even if it never happens to me, I really really hope that they happen to somebody.
If those stories do exist then the world is a much better and interesting place than most people give it credit for, right?
wow, so you’re an amazing songwriter and an incredible author as well?
and i agree with you, stephanie. nicely put.
teary eyed reading is very rare. thank you for this, its beautiful
xx
You guys are right to believe, it does happen. I was the girl in that story, it was crazy to read. Right down to the swinging, that’s always been my thing. And though I didn’t find him at the swing, it’s where I somehow ended up leading him to on our first ‘date’. And it didn’t happen quite so perfectly as this, but it was close, and it happened. Real life. It happens. And when it does, you can hardly believe your luck. I hope you guys find someone at a swingset too. And thank you for posting this, it was perfect :)
M.
U had me at fireflies
you had me speechless
This is the most amazing thought i’ve ever read. And we do have to inquire, do things like this happen?
I certainly think they do.
I wish it would.
Things so perfectly put like that would be amazing.
Truly poetic, and a wonderful intriguing thing to think about. :)
I think the same way
that accidents will happen?
I’m pretty sure you would have me at hello..
lol that makes me sound creepy… Sorry.
that was beautiful! i wish you would wrtie a book. i think you would do a fantastic job! and my parents would be happy that im actually reading a book lol
maybe we just never take the time to know…
I have no words.
I wish I could give some to you through a comment, but i don’t think that will work.
That was…marvelous. In some was inspiring and magical. I wish /you/ could find somebody to swing with Adam. I think that would make a lot of people happy. : )
I like reading these entries on this blog, they give me something deep to think about. Like how you can possibly fit this story into a song?
<3
Wow, Caitlyn Rasmussen has really got you goin!
I think like that all the time, it’s pretty hard not to. But I can’t help but wondering… was a certain girl in a blue dress inspiration for this story, hmmmm? Haha Adam, you’re the best! I think it would be soooo cute if you two fell in love :)
adam is this about that girl in blue dress u posted on twitter
@MyKenna
agreed. lucky gal! i always thought if adam had a gf, shed be melting her heart out all the time because of the sweet thought and words out of him
Maybe, mabe they do exsist….i hope they do, and just like you, i believe that things like that can happen :) i just came across this story randomly, almost carelessly, but it really touched my heart and i’ll leave with a great big stupid grin on my face :)
Hello I’m very happy to have read this as a homecoming from Las Vegas Nevada with all of it’s deserts and dryness it is infact the first land-locked state I have ever actually been to long enough that I would consider going to. The only problem I had was Planet Hollywood’s wi-fi costing 13.99 that’s just nuts!! Ellos son muy locos de verdad porque ya tienen mucho dinero con el casino. If anyone could understand that they’ll feel my wrath upon Sin City but I guess what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas so I probably shouldn’t say too much or I’ll defy that law of unholly lawness (ps every hotel has a hilly bible in each room) but I will reveal that when there make sure to go see bellagio’s syncronised fountaines because that is just wonderful staring at the amazing streams and bursts of water that make fireckracker sounds with high speed into the air and on the dry way back to wet Miami Florida my beloved home till I possibly move away when I get to FAU in boca raton (Florida Atlantic University) home of the beloved burrowing owls (their mascot) and impending iguanas so I can live by the sea in a world of marine biologie because I just love the sea and it’s inhabitents and of course keeping the great blue blue!
:’) Beautiful! And I agree with Arden, You had me at Fireflies!
That was amazing Adam. Some day, your going to find a girl like that and it will be YOUR happy ending we read :) Did I mention that it was beautiful? Because it was. Good luck :D
Beautiful *sniff* thank you for that! I hope you find your 2am romance Adam. :)
Ahhh so beautiful :) <3 I catch myself wondering similar things. I wrote a song about this type of scenario called Love Stains.
You are so romantic. I hope you find what your looking for. BTW You are am amazing writer! =)
That was beautiful. I also write stories like that. If you may, please reply ( you too adam :) ) i am from scotland.
The heavy, painful burdens of love fell suddenly and hard on my fragile heart. It all started with that look. That one, beautiful, amazing look. It was filled with so much of everything i wanted it to be, dreamed it to be. Dreams of us, being together, loving each other so strongly that my heart nearly burst open with my burning love for you. I opened my mouth to say my undieing love for you, but the words hid behind my tounge taunted me with the consiqences. The ocean blue eyes that hid a world of ours to share, forever in love. (this actully wasnt a very good one.. ive got loads f better ones!) please email me mr young or people who liked it. i am a very dreamfilled person with an imagination to span the universe 3 times over. i am crazy about love, but i am still nursing a broken heart. i hope as much as mine will be fixed that you find the girl with the blue dress and blonde hair :)
Absolutely beautiful. I think it’s fair to suspect that this could have been inspired by one specific girl you met on Twitter last night. ;) I hope that you find what you’re looking for, and that all who are searching will get that happy ending and find true love, because that’s what makes life worth living.
And ya know…if you ever get lonely, I’m sure any of us would be happy to take your call or trade emails with you. Just pointing that out. :)
Amazing. You can have one thought and turn it into a huge beautiful story! You are one inspiring man Mr. Young. Thats why we all love you. (:
I would just like to say that this blog entry really made me smile, it was so beautifully written and heart felt.
Stories like this do come true, it did for me, and I wish everyone could find someone that they feel this way about…
Just don’t give up hope.
x
Adam, that was absolutely beautiful :’) I think things like that can definitely happen and they probably do alot more than we know. I don’t know exactly what inspired this (though I think it must have a little something to do with a blonde in a blue dress. Lol) but if anyone deserves a happy ending, it’s you. You bring so much happiness and joy not only into my life, but into the world. You’re an amazing person and I hope you find everything you’re looking for and more.
Adam, that was absolutely beautiful :’) I think things like that can definitely happen and they probably do alot more than we know. I don’t know exactly what inspired this (though I think it must have a little something to do with a blonde in a blue dress. Lol) but if anyone deserves a happy ending, it’s you. You bring so much happiness and joy not only into my life, but into the world. You’re an amazing person and I hope you find everything you’re looking for and even more.
Hey Adam, a similar thing happened to me. Yes, this happens. Unfortunately now I am heartbroken again, and I’m hoping a similar scenario will happen again. I’m not sure if I’m lucky enough for 2 miracles though.
I’ll be the first to admit that one of my weaker points is my lack of self-confidence, and my tendancy to fall into a pesimistic way of thinking, but these posts really do leave me feeling so much happier about everything.
After all, I know I’ve only got things to be grateful for, and looking at the world through optimistic eyes makes everything all the more better.
So I guess I just want to express my gratitude for inspiring me.
I can only hope that someday, if I’m lucky, I’ll be that girl in the story.
This. Is. Beautiful. What a beautifully sad story with such a happy ending. You’re not crazy to believe in ‘crazy’ stories. If we constantly believe that nothing good will ever come of something so simple, we lose hope in most things. Adam, never give up hope that something like this can happen. Because I’m sure it will. This was amazing, and it really lifted my spirits today.
this is…ABSOLUTELY beautiful. i LOVE it. and yes, i do believe that things like this happen(:
I don’t cry at things often…but this did it, and I thoroughly enjoyed it. The way you write reminds me of my brother. Haha
OMG. This story was so sad, yet so sweet.
“He’s lonely and he knows it”
that part right there brought tears to my eyes because I have felt that many times before. This is seriously my favorite blog entry of yours, Adam. I was sincerely touched when I read this. You know what? Even though I am a wishful thinker like yourself, I somehow know, way deep down, that the scenario you described so artistically is real. It’s possible. How common it is, I don’t know, but it is possible. Oh, btw, I love to swing on my swing set, especially in the evening, and the image of a boy and a girl swinging side-by-side made my heart smile. Thanks a boatload.
Love,
Your Tulsan Owl
My gosh, you are empathic, compassionate, mystical, and creative. I’m touched by your authenticity and enlightenment, Adam. Keep exploring and shining – life has given you eyes that sees more than most.
Absolutely loved this. Beautiful writing… even more beautiful scenario. I continue to believe things like this can and do happen and that fate has a way of bringing you to the right places if you just let it be.
I used to wonder if things like that were just the sorts of things that only happened in stories too, but then it happened to me. We knew of each other for four years, on an online art site, but never really talked to each other much, other than about art.
I myself was already with someone, but it hadn’t been a good relationship, it was full of pain and poison and in March 2009 it ended. That had been my first love so it hurt very deeply.
One day a month later, my online friend noticed I had been writing sad poems and not drawing very much, and started talking to me more, trying to cheer me up and not taking my hints that I wanted to be alone with my misery. He drew me out of my depression, and was more thoughtful and patient than anyone I had ever met. But I was still suspicious, I wasn’t ready to be with someone, especially if we had never met.
I paid off the debts that had lingered after my breakup with my ex, and I had promised myself when I did that I would take a nice vacation, to a faraway place I had once thought would be impossible. At first I had wanted to go to Hawaii, but my friend told me of the many interesting and fun things to do in Adelaide, South Australia, where he lived. I had always been fascinated with the land down under since I was a kid, and I decided to forgo Hawaii and go for the farther away yet more interesting Australia. Plus, over the months we had been talking, I started to feel something, despite my fears and how crazy it seemed. I had to know if there was anything behind it and the only way to do that was to meet him. And so, in Sept 2009, I decided to work two jobs and save up to visit him and Australia.
My life was hard during those days, sharing an apt with my sister and her bf, and I watched her relationship fall apart as he became abusive and they had a messy break up. But through it all, though my heart wrenched for her, my Aussie friend was there for me, patiently soothing me when my world seemed to want to fall apart.
I worked 14 hours a day back then, saving up and paying day to day bills, and finally 3 days after Christmas I bought the plane ticket, a week later paid for the hotel, and on Feb 21st 2010 my first flight took off with me on it. My first trip outside the US, and I would arrive and be there on time to spend his birthday with him.
As soon as I saw him there waiting for me after my 27 hour flight, I just knew that what I felt was real. And I knew he was feeling it too, that he was the long lost one I always knew was out there, the one that was meant for me, and I for him. And now he will be making the journey here, to be with me within the month, after working for most of this year to arrange the paperwork for his visa. He’s an amazing man for coming all this way just for me, but he says I’m an amazing woman to have inspired him. So those crazy love stories do happen, even to a brokenhearted skeptic like I once was ^-^
As a side note, the music of Owl City helped to keep me optimistic whenever I relaxed and tried to sleep after working those long hours, and so thank you for making your music. No one really realises how much their actions touch others, but they do. Don’t ever give up on your dreams, because those who do don’t deserve to have them <3
This seems so true at times. I just finished reading it and I’m in tears! Such a happy but yet sad ending. I could only hear the silence of the pitter patter of my racing heart as streams of tears race down like two tiny rivers!
Stories such as these make a person hopeful. They hope that someday, such beautiful things will happen to them. They hope that these words will stick with them through thick and thin, pulling them through each and every sleepless night.
You, Adam, have made my day. You see things in a completely different light. You have made me strong. I can’t thank you enough.
Thank you, Adam. Thank you.
Little coincidences can always happen. Keep hope. :)
You’re simply the best.
Amazing writing skills you possess sir.
wow. just wow. i have never read something so beautiful.
@MyKenna and @Skysailor07,
I was thinking the same thing, that this blog is about Caitlyn Rasmussen.
Hmm well if you ask me I think what inspired you to write something this beautiful was a little someone that goes by the name Caitlyn Rasmussen or by @caitlynbeth_3.
I must say, Adam, this girl really must be something of she’s what got you to say that she was the most beautiful creature you have ever seen in your life. I hope you two go places after that day. Wish you only the best and I hope happiness plays an important role your life.
beautiful. it’s nice to see a guy that actually thinks about romantic love stories like this.
anything is possible ;)
As usual, I couldn’t breathe when reading this.
I believe.
Just wait a little longer Adam, she’s coming.
Thank you. You made my night so much better. You’re absolutely wonderful, Adam Young. And I firmly believe you will find someone who is as remarkable as yourself. Thank you for believing in love just as much as I do.
Please. Write a book. Or something with all of your thoughts and dreams and wonderfulness. And send me a copy. Please. Please. Please.
I agree. I met the love of my life in a similar manner, though not at a park. Things like this happen every day, but you can’t find a miracle until you stop searching for it.
Let me first say i think that is beautiful and i to belive in such miracles. ^^ i daydream often about how i will end up meeting my love ^^
I’m trying not to cry right now because I’m about to head to dinner with my family but… wow, Adam. I just went through a really bad breakup and actually admitted today that the reason I’ve been so angry is because I got hurt. He doesn’t even want to talk to me anymore and I act like it doesn’t bother me but it really does. It’s bothersome when someone said they were going to marry you (yeah… we even had the ceremony planned out…) and then they leave you stranded because they care more about someone else. Some days I’m scared beyond belief that I’ll have to go through it all again. But why not hope for something like this?
Thank you, Adam.
Thank you for believing. It makes me know I’m not alone.
I must say that I never thought something written could make me cry, but once again I have been proven wrong.
To your inquiry though, it doesn’t matter if beautifully romantic-by-chance scenarios like that happen, it only matters if you believe they do. Because usually, if you believe, things start to go your way. I hope that didn’t sound too terribly cheesy.
I hope you cheer up a bit because you’re sounding a bit gloomy and unloved,
Cheers,
Sar.
you’re such a master in romance. i love it ;)
… You wrote that out of the middle of NOWHERE!?! That’s talent. Like, fo shizzle. Anyway, I think you should turn this nto a book. I mean, I’d read it. I don’t even like romances. Another thing, last Friday, I went to see the John Mayer concert. And to be truthful, the only reason I went was for you! Maybe you would remember me, I was the tiny little blonde chick a few rows back, the only one dancing, singing, clapping, etc. I just wanted to thank you for that AMAZING show! K that’s it.
Your writing is always a breath of fresh air, Adam. I could read stories you write all day long.
-Alex
Wow, Adam. This is probably my favorite post so far. And just so you know, those things do happen. I have a similar story to Brandy’s, actually. If you want to read about it, you can look at the joint blog my boyfriend and I made about our relationship. http://storyofarelationship.com/ . We don’t write quite as good as you, though!
Thanks so much for all the inspiration you share with everyone. You’re an amazing person that makes amazing music! I never knew that music could make me so happy until I heard yours.
You could make a movie with that! Or a book or… anything! But for now, that’s a really great blog entry at least, I totally love it : )
Hey Adam, I just read your newest blog entry and i felt this strong need for coming here and saying all these things to you, even though you might never read them. You’re the best artist these days, or at least that’s what I think. And I’m saying artist, cuz I don’t only like your music, I love the way you verbalize all your feelings and allow us to get closer to you through your blog.
I wish someday I could meet you and give you a hug to say thanks for all the good things you’ve done for me. You’re awesome and I do relate to most things you say on your blog and to some feelings you share with us on FB. :) I just really hope you keep this work and that you might come to Brazil someday, so I’d be definetely coming and watching you live.
You’re truly inspirational and I’ll soon be going back to writing cuz of what I read from you. I think writing is just the best way to put all my feelings out, to let them exposed to everyone who might be interested. Your music and writing is just like that to me, little pieces of sanity, of which I don’t wanna let go. When I start publishing my writing I’ll come and tell you about my blog.
I’ve actually had a story like the one you told here – some amazing situation in which two strangers meet and feel at complete comfort. I think you’d like to hear it. It didn’t end well and it’s still breaking my heart to think of it (I could really relate to the description of the girl!), but I know that someday someone will mend it, maybe even the same one who broke it (who knows how life may treat us). Until then, I’ll keep my life going by some other things… Like you. Thanks for all the support you’ve been giving, even though you don’t know how much I appreciate it. :)
All the best and my love to you ♥
It’s safe to say that scenarios like those happen a lot. Not because i’m the type of person who has my head in the skies, but because it happened to me too. Two broken souls who’ve given up hope had absolutely no idea their other half was with them all along. I guess there has to be a bit of cliche in love haha. I’m just holding on to that one special day too and looking forward to our super lunar honeymoon (:
That was amazing…Adam..write a book for all of us. Please.
You’re amazing. You’re like my role model, but in guy form :)
I also wish something this romantic would happen to me, but I love my boyfriend to death so I wouldn’t change the way we met if I could, it’s not worth the risk. Even though there were a lot of things that hurt, it was all worth it in the end.
I’m speechless…
I really am.
Adam…
…
I have nothing to say.
But thank you.
Just.
Thank you.
You truly are my hero.
wow, adam your are amazing i think every body here will agree with me that you have a very poetic mind set and thats just a fantastic gift.
i believe that things like that happen. since i read that you made me start to think that, that would be so perfect if that happened to you!
i mean you are probably perfectly capable of finding you speacil someone by youself and not by fate or luck but that would a great real love story that came true for you and a beautiful girl
and i agree with Lisa, when she said ” And ya know…if you ever get lonely, I’m sure any of us would be happy to take your call or trade emails with you. ” and im serious if you do please i would love to take a call and have your email! :)
oh and i forgot, to say thank you for writing your postings are worth reading and waiting for during the week
and this one was my most favorite posting
~love laurianna
P.S. i forgot to write the too! ; P
I guess it’s not so uncommon for all of us to have rainy day and late night moments. My peace and quiet comes from hiking, but I can’t help but think about The Beatles’ “Eleanor Rigby,” and “The End.” Thanks for the story, made me smile.
This has been warming up my spirit all day! I DO believe these things happen! I’ve never even questioned that they do for some people! Maybe I’m an old fashioned romantic who’s read too many happy books, but it’s these lovely scearios which have my looking forward to meeting a someone someday! Thank you for the cozy soul!
That was seriously one of the most beautiful, amazing, touching, things I have ever read. I literally almost cried. (And I rarely ever cry, so for me to almost cry, is a big deal) Thank you so, so, much for writing it. And by the way, I absolutely and completely believe that things like this happen all the time♥
This is real.
It happened to me.
SQUEE!
Once again, I am bursting with love for your writing.
Goodness me, I cried. This is one of the loveliest things I’ve had the pleasure of reading. Like, ever.
I am going to bookmark this page, or copypaste it into Word, or SOMETHING. Maybe I’ll print it out.
All I know is that I must find a way to keep this forever, so I can read it again. Many, many, many times. Because it’s rare that I find something that speaks to me so completely that I feel it shot through me with the force of a hammer and the speed of an arrow, straight into my soul.
You are amazing. This is amazing. Thank you for making me feel this way.
…is super awesome.
This was so amazingly glorious! I printed it out, put each page in a clear folder and then in a binder. I am going to keep it forever! I love this so much. I cried after reading it. You are so inspiring and i just want to thank you for writing something so meaningful and so… beautiful! It was amazing.
Beautiful. Absolutely amazing. I cried. There are no words to explain how this made me feel. I think about those things too. How two lonesome, hopeless romantics simultaneously wind up in the same place and fall in love. I daydream alot. They come to my mind, no matter where I am, they are filled with endless possibilities. My daydreams are my own little world which i wish i could live in. My dreams (whether they happen during the day or my dreams at night) make me view the world differently. As if black and white movies were just a film that lost it’s color due to no love or if it has lost something important. My teachers call me the “DayDreamer”. To me daydreams are creativity and imagination waiting to become something inspirational. I aspire to be as good a writer as you. Maybe when I have enough vocabulary. :) You have such power in your writing that relates to me so much, I wonder if you have read my mind. Lots of love. :)
Dear Adam,
This story touches my heart. I’ve been thinking a lot about this… wondering if the day I find ‘the one’ if it’ll be perfect, if I’ll know right then and there that he is the one for me, and I believe it will happen. I believe stories like these do and can happen. Don’t lose faith, Adam. :) I just love the way you write, it’s so beautiful and inspiring. Thank you, thank you for all that you do. One day you will find her, I just know it!
Come on people in the words of Foreigner “don’t stop believing…hold on to that feeling…”
Infact Spongebob does a great cover:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XhNny4hmGi8&feature=related
That was AMAZING. That story was so sweet and beautiful and fantastic and………. etc etc etc. <3333333
I think about stuff like that all the time. I'm such a hopeful romantic – coming up with stories about people in love, wondering if anything so fairytale and perfect will ever happen to me.
I think it happens. Even if me and the person I end up falling in love don't just 'know' that we're meant for each other the moment we meet, even if we don't we don't have any scenarios as amazing as the one you came up with, I'm positive stuff like this happens to some people.
Thank you so much for writing this.
I wish all guys thought about the world in the way you do. <3
Dearest Adam,
I lie awake at night quite a bit thinking of this. I could deep-sea dive in all the scenarios and leaves of paper I’ve conjured over the countless sleepless nights. I’ve been under the sea to a carnival, through a forest, and to the moon and back. I want to plead with you, but I don’t know what to say. Let your mind dwell on the One that you and I know makes it all worth it. It’ll bring you peace these restless nights. I know I can testify to this.
Be well,
Dauphin Joseph
it happens..
(like in 2 parallel universes or…pure serendipity)
you have a gift for writing,Adam, a genuine soul like you, for sure will find a way(you wrote that first it was a dream — then you were in Hawaii)
love will find you
This may sound redundant but that was beautiful. The girl who gets your heart will be a truly lucky one :)
Hi. I doubt you ever really read these comments, but in case you do, you’re definitely right. And I don’t know if you ever think about it, but sometimes you preach to the choir and your blog posts come out right when people need to hear them, so thanks for your good timing.
I kind of live by the quote ‘Peculiar travel suggestions are dancing lessons from God.’ which Kurt Vonnegut wrote in Cat’s Cradle, and it fits your imagination very well. :) I suggest you check that book out of the library the next time you’re looking to read something.
Thanks for the hope, Adam.
this was touching. Adam i read this blog everytime i see a facebook update about it.
it’s just another awesome way to experience your creativity and you. thanks alot!
ps you were awesome in Nashville TN (april19th)!!
i was going to see you in Atlanta this Wed. but i cant that night because i have church that night :’(
This was absolutely beautiful. It made me cry. Mainly because I’m waiting for this very thing to happen to me. Sometimes I wonder, like you, if things like this really do happen. Glad to know I’m not the only one to think this way.
i want to hold on to this hope for a story or a resolution like this like that childhood friend you reconnect with much later in life.
i know it will happen. i never want to lose the hope that it will happen. even through the waiting
thank you for reminding me! <3
WOW! Sad, but sweet. No harm in hoping. Life is meaningless without hope or dream. So lets always hope for the better. Lets dream. At least it gives you the reason to live your life till the day comes. Whether it’ll happen or not, let our Father in Heaven decide. We just need to live, experience and enjoy every second of it :)
Good story Adam!
you have a vast imagination. you go beyond what i thought the farthest point of imagination that one could ever have. :) it is so nice i swear :)
I never thought you could go beyond what i thought the highest point of being a good dreamer and writer as well. it’s accidental. but nice . :)
Insomnia is one trouble that bugs me once in a while..
Hi Adam, I’m gonna get to the main point.
I don’t get what you are getting at in this post. What are you trying to say? This is weird because you are starting to talk about love for no reason at all.
You are an enigma. There is an ocean of mysteries that surround you and they’re begging to be unraveled.
You could help with that. I might elaborate soon, but I shan’t post too much now. See you at Owl City U.
You rock, and I love you.
People hurt, and the urge to run is ever-present when the pain doesn’t stop. When it feels like it never will.
Thank you for this entry, sir. I’ve often hoped that there are some fugitives of sleep out there who can find one another, who have more in common than their flight.
And if this piece is for the sake of some certain magnificent creature you’ve met on your travels… She is truly a stunner. I hope that you two can become proper friends, if nothing else. :-) Carpe diem, man.
Adam, You should write a book =)
Adam! Wow.. I’m impressed. I mean, how can you write such beautiful things like this? I know that i’m brazilian, so consequently, I can’t understand some things, but anyway, wow! You should write a book! You’re so talented! And btw, it’s rare to see a guy writting these kind of things.. Ya know, love things. That’s why you’re special for me. And that’s why i’m falling for you, haha. You’re cute, talented, romantic, sweet.. Will you marry me? *-* Haha, ok. I’m just dreaming. But I’m pretty sure that, at least, one day you’ll reply me. Yeah, because.. I’m always talking to you on twitter. 99,9% of my tweets, are for you. But it’s ok. I understand that you can’t answer your fans all the time.. But I’d die if this happened someday, haha. Seriously. I’d have a heart attack. But ok, it doesn’t matter. So.. Keep writting such wonderful things for us, Adam! I love everything you write! And i’ll be always here for ya. <3.
@BruhUrie on twitter.
Beautiful, Adam.
Oooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!This is such a romantic blog!!!!!!!!!!!! Riding your wheels at night and you meet a girl who has something in common!!!!!!!!!!!!1 Woo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Yeah!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This Is awesome thing I like to hear about it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
this is just too beautiful. i daydream about things like this happening sometime and its nice to know other people do too. i believe that things like this happen all the time. for example my grandparents met when they were teenagers, got married and stayed happily married for the rest of their lives. there had to be something there. i think that love at first sight is possible, and that there is someone out there for everyone. i just havent met that person yet.
Adam that was amazing, it so nice that a GUY can right such beautiful things about love when most other guys NEVER show their emotions. and stuff. but honestly it was amazing and i really hope you keep on writing things like that for your fans, and have a wonderful life. meet a girl like out of the story (ME) lol ok joking there.
amazingx
Beautiful, poignant, and I agree: stuff like this must happen all of the time and we never know it!
I would like to say it happened to me, but I too would be a liar. I guess my boyfriend DID have me at hello, I was just too emotionally tattered to notice.
sometimes i lie awake at night and think of these things too:)
Oh I wish I could swing with you, Adam. You are an excellent writer. Keep it up.
i only read half grrrrrrrrrrrrrrr mooooo ok.
the time iz messed up ITS RLLY 4:30 PM!!!!
the time iz messed up ITS RLLY 4:30 PM!!!! MOOOOOOOOOOO
To say that this was inspiring would be an understatement. (What am I saying? Your writing always inspires me. ^^) Such a beautiful story. I would like to believe that things like this happen, too. I’m a daydreamer myself, and I often find myself awake at 1:00 AM on a school night, just thinking. About what, I’m not entirely sure – I just like to let my mind wander. I’m glad to know that there are other people who do the same. :)
One day,
I hope you find love like that.
Well, if you haven’t already found something like that.
Because you deserve it.
And you give me hope for the future.
You are a truly amazing writer, and I know I’ve said that a thousand times (yes, I like to exaggerate)…
But you really are. And this just proved that to me.
Thank you for posting such a wonderful piece.
I hope you’ll post more writing like this…
I really enjoyed it.
Really, I did.
You almost made me cry.
And I don’t cry easily when it comes to reading (ok, fine, I cried when I read The Fledgling and the goose prince died).
But Georgie got the present eventually.
I guess what I’m trying to say is…
I cry because I feel like that won’t ever happen to me or I cry because it’s so sweet…
It doesn’t really matter the reason for the tears.
But eventually, I’ll find something like that because you always get a happy ending in some form.
It doesn’t have to be perfect, but it’ll come.
You don’t know what the future is, but you can always, always count on it.
Adam, this is beautiful. Thank you so much for sharing this with us! And I agree with the others: you should write a book! I would buy it the day it came out~ Thank you!
You are absolutely amazing. Not only do I love your music, but I look forward to your next blog entry week after week. Please don’t stop anything. :)
So lovely, it touched my heart in ways only a wonderful writer like you can. So relatable, yet the ending seeming so dreamy and impossible. You help me believe that it is. <3
*sigh* Beautifully written! :)
I wish that would happen to me…..
Reading this makes me happy because I daydream about things like this a little too often.
Plus lets just say sleep isn’t really my best friend.
At least now I know I’m not alone.
How many times I’ve been him. the guy who tip-toes out of the house at 3 in the morning because I can’t stop the memories. I can’t stop feeling that pain. How many times I’ve driven everywhere across the county. How many times I’ve stopped at parks in the middle of the night and just looked out over the sea, walked through the forest, or even just lied down on the hood of my car and looked at the stars.
I havent met that girl swinging, but someday I know I’ll see her skipping stones on the beach that I go to visit at 4 in the morning. One day.
Adam Young, thank you. For giving us all night drivers faith.
This reminds me of the song ‘Perfect Strangers’ by Emma Bunton.
Settle down, Adam. She’s only 16 years old!
You could be an author and you’d be just as amazing as you are as an artist. Seriously. :)
Actually, things like this do happen. :)
I had gone through an awful relationship that I was extremely bitter about. It was with this guy on and off for about 2 1/2 years. I ended up having to get a restraining order against him, and lost a lot of friends because they didn’t believe me. I couldn’t handle my ex’s manipulative, controlling behavior.
I ended up spending the summer in California with my brother a year after that as a graduation present. When I came home, I had actually healed quite a bit and had a renewed confidence. But still, I had decided that I was going to stay single (as I had been for the last year or so prior to that) and be an independent woman for the rest of my life.
I had just started college, and I was taking online classes and saving up for moving out the year after. While checking MySpace one day, a random guy added me. I don’t know what it was, but something told me to add him. I looked through his pictures and decided he was cute, and I did. I don’t know why, I never add random strangers. It’s totally out of character for me.
We started talking and immediately hit it off. We were a “couple” by October, and met for the first time in April.
The funny thing is, we had both been through terrible relationships in the past (this was unknown to me at the time). We both went out an awful lot to forget our problems, and I think we found something in each other … that’s so totally indescribable… well, I’ll try by saying you just KNOW something higher than yourself is bringing you two together .. and this is coming from someone who isn’t particularly religious or spiritual. Something seemed special about him; I just knew that I had to meet him. I had never ever felt this way about anyone before. I thought I was crazy because I had never even met him.
I cannot describe just exactly how perfect our time together in April was. As soon as I saw him, I just lit up, and felt like everything in my life was right. I knew he felt the same way. I kept touching his face and hair not being able to believe it was real when we first met.
He even said straight away, “I hope this is the longest two weeks of my life.” :)
I have never felt so comfortable with somebody before in my life. It’s truly a beautiful, indescribable feeling of security, comfort, and overflowing love that you really didn’t know you were capable of. It’s like I had known him for years, and I know it’s cliche but it’s so true. That’s just the level of comfort I felt. I felt I could completely be myself and he’d love me no matter what.
A year later, I’m now happily 4 months pregnant with his child, and he’s looking into moving over to the United States with us. :D I honestly couldn’t be happier in my life right now, and I can’t honestly picture a day without him. We’ve been through a lot of testing periods, don’t get me wrong, and we get on each others nerves occasionally, but we have a beautiful relationship and a beautiful gift of being able to communicate so well with one another that always brings us through our problems.
I want to say things like this do happen, to anybody who has hope that it might. I was so cynical.. I didn’t believe in love after the bitter break-up from my ex. I didn’t believe the perfect man existed and I thought love was a complete joke.
Well, no, the perfect man doesn’t exist, but I know mine is perfect for me; he compliments me. That doesn’t mean he doesn’t drive me nuts on occasion or vice-versa, but i still love him so much. Love truly does exist and it’s the most beautiful feeling I have ever felt.
Sorry if that’s all over the place but there’s so much feeling and just not enough words to describe it. (:
Oh, and Adam: My fiancee is a straight-up metalhead, but he loves Owl City. (: We almost went to see you in Detroit in August, but couldn’t afford it.
We both actually feel like you KNOW us. The Saltwater Room reminds us of when we first met online (because it was so uncertain… “time together is just never quite enough/when you and i are alone, i’ve never felt so at home/what will it take to make or break this hint of love?/we need time, only time) and then the first few weeks we ever knew each other in person.
Fireflies is what he said reminded him of me. I’m not quite sure why – I think its’ because it was my answer tone on my phone. My mom ended up making a picture slide show for us to that song. But it’s weird – whenever we’re in an argument and I get frustrated, I’ll hear this on the radio at work and it makes my heart melt and I can’t remember why I’m mad.
and Vanilla Twilight! Oh.. my God. When he left in April, and I wasn’t sure when I’d see him again, I was seriously depressed, and this is the only song I listened to for.. like.. ever. It describes exactly how we feel when we’re apart. Thank you for making such a beautiful song. It’s the only song that described the level of heartache I felt.
and the amount of times we’ve held hands listening to If My Heart was a House <3 reminds me of our trip to London. aww.
I just wanted to say Thank you, I guess. :'D
I loved it… It was absolutly beautiful, I love the ending a happy ending and just the whole thing. It was beautiful.
thank you so much for that Adam. :)
your music is my escape.
& reading your blogs is like reading poetry!
you are an exeptionally gifted writer,
thank you so much for sharing your thoughts & dreams <3
you will never know how much you've impacted my life.
i truly hope you find that with someone someday,
you deserve all of that and more.
This is so sweet! I started crying. T-T Thank God my friend told me to check it out!! ^^ I love you and your music, and I am so phyhed that you have a song in Legend of the Gaurdians!!! <3 *sigh* That book series was my first love. First sereis I've ever read.
Now my two favorite things in the world have come together as one!! ^^
First off, I feel compelled to say you’re an amazing writer.Also,
I spend half my life thinking of and hoping the same things.
You just always know that there must be something somewhere out there that is so undoubtedly magical that sometimes you find yourself only half believing it happened when it did just a second ago. I just wish it was easier to stumble upon them, for only in a rare occasion in time does God noticeably snatch you up and say,
“This is your destiny. Pursue it.”
Are we strange to dream of such odd phenomenon?
Sure,
But all great ideas start with a bit of dreaming.
Thanks for the happy, and God bless you.
I can relate to the girl of your story on a great level. The snow flake can set off a whole avalanche. Maybe this story could become a true one.
But that is a little outlandish to think, I guess.
I am a dreamer and I want to believe that things like this happen.
Thank you for writing and sharing such a beautifull story, and even if I don’t always understand everything (because english is not my first language) I really like to read your blog, it makes me think about the life and your songs make me happy.
Keep doing this, c’est magique ! Merci.
Why? Why can’t I do this? I try my best, but nothing comes out half so beautiful and perfect as this.
How long have you been working on this? Please tell me it took longer than the time it would take to type it all out.
I think if you’re that talented I’ll just give up.
I believe in love and chance and stories like this. I believe in magic and 2am meetings. I believe in miracles.
You know what else I believe in? You. You can do pretty much anything if you try hard enough. So keep trying.
And to quote some obscure Christian music artist nobody on here has ever heard of (Mikeschair, in case you were wondering), “Keep changing the world”.
aw, Adam, this is beautiful. I’m literally almost in tears.
Yes Adam, it really does happen this way. You’d better believe it, ’cause I think it just happened to you….
xox Kiki
If I had words, I would say them, but I don’t. All I can say is this story made me weep. It is beauty. Miracles like this… this is what I’ve been praying for all my life. Someday I pray that you, and I, and everyone out there who feels alone will meet thier soul mate in a proverbial lakeside park.
But until then, Adam, and anyone else reading this, we need to focus on what matters most…
“Delight yourself also in the LORD, And He shall give you the desires of your heart.”
Psalm 37:4
so…
you should write books too.
just sayin’.
You had me at ‘Fireflies’ these stories are just a bonus, author in the future maybe? xo
Serendipitous events like this are some of the most beautiful things in life. I think the things like what you wrote do happen, and to people who are hurt like that. Because it’s what they need.
I haven’t experienced anything like this, heck I’ve never even been in a relationship. But I think things like this are wonderful and precious. Not to mention help balance out all the bad things going on out there.
Being quite the romantic myself, my hope is that everyone can find their own love story and feel that completeness. I think things like this are what heal not only the people who are involved, but the people that hear about or see these stories. It gives a little piece of hope when there might otherwise be none.
I often times find myself thinking about things like this. You captured the idea and expressed it perfectly.
I hope everyone finds something this crazy beautiful.
I like how he said “She lets the wind brush her hair down around her neck” JUST like in the Relient K song Savannah :D WOOPWOOP FOR ADAM :)
I’d like some of that, please, Mrs. Young!
I’m really inclined to believe these things happen everyday and will eventually happen to all of us. And I have to believe because they do. It’s impossible someone to be cheesy enough to put these stories in movies (as screenplay writters) or post it on blogs (like you and me). It’s just impossible someone to make those things up out of nothing.
And I bet you had already experience such sweet story as this swing romance. Because I have! You just have to look behind you and try to remember. It may not have happened on a lake park in the middle of the night but does it really mean it was less special? I don’t think so.
Once I called on the phone at 6 a.m. a girl I got to know over the internet just a couple behind. We talked about calling this early in the morning so we could see the sun rising together. We were 800 kilometers away from each other and we didn’t even saw the sun rising but it was definetely one of the most magical moments of my life. I think that is swinglish enough.
Someday (in the close future, I hope), you’ll be perfomming in Brazil. So, in that day I wanna hold you really tight (kinda like a bear hug, you know bro?) and tell you that you’re just realizing one of these swingish moments you decribe above.
P.S.: I do not appreciate these new fellas posting comments around here. Not at all. Now I can’t even pretend you’re reading the comments. That is so unfair.
Yours truly,
Renan.
,
thank you for posting this. thank you so much.
this is so amazing…the best blog entry i’ve read from adam. i would sometimes wonder about this, and it’s great that adam wonders the same. Go Adam.
marvellously written=)
adam,i’ll always always always love u for THIS..:)!!!
do you.. read these?
Hello are you in Florida yet?! You’ll be breathin water when you do (almost literally) sup!
thats awesome!! It’s kinda like your song “the christmas song”… r u gonnna release that on itunes? (pleeeaase???) I found it on youtube.
PS check out this youtube channel…its not me but probably a big fan of yours who makes awesome vids wth ur songs– http://www.youtube.com/katiem7
You have to make this into a song.
Love John Mayer, I feel he isn’t recognized as he should be as a song writer or guitarist.
I was just thinking, this would make a really good and beautiful short movie…
I used to think I was a pretty good–if not great–writer… Until I read this. I was so stunned at the descriptive narration, the melancholy mood, and the utter magnificence of this romantic account that I had to read it multiple times. I’m a senior in high school, and being a guy, I am quite used to hiding my feelings; upon reading this the second time, I began to feel a bit emotional. Weird, I know, but I felt as if… I just can’t put it into words. I felt as if I could relate to this, yet never having experienced it and only wishing I could. Oh, how I wish I could… Often I think of “The Saltwater Room”, where I wish I’d fall in love. It seems as if the only realm of existence of such events is the imagination. We can dream it, imagine it, express it through music, art and limited words–words that are meaningless in comparison to the raw emotions we feel. Not only are you a lyrical genius, Adam Young, but you are an insightful, inspiring, gifted writer. God has given you so many talents. Seriously, how cool can you be? Extremely so, if you are the author of this and many more amazing literary and lyrical works. If anyone fit the description of [insert strong adjective here], it would most definitely be you. Someday, I aspire to meet you in person; not to freak out at seeing Owl City, but to be honored in the company of Adam Young, who I can have a conversation with. Someday perhaps… but then, it only exists in the imagination.
“At the touch of love, everyone becomes a poet.” ~Plato
wow……that was beautiful. i could’ve cried. and it could happen. i dream things like that sometimes. “of course it could never happen,” i think. but what if it could? love is crazy and completely unpredictable. i believe that love can be found anywhere….especially when you’re not looking for it. I’ve dreamed up a million stories about love that could never come true. but a person can always hope, right? who says it cant be real? who says 2 people cant meet randomly in a park, both lonely and in need of love? everyone has some hurt in their past. everyone has some bit of loneliness in their life. and everybody needs love. why cant they find it in a park at 2am? not that i recommend it. but it could happen. :)
Love it. so beautiful, you are truly a genius
*sighs* Lovin every word of this! *tilts my head and day dreams* ^_^
that story was pretty awesome!!!
This is so pretty awesome! <3
U had me at the EP “Of June”! <3
Was up happy in florida much?
That was beautiful! So romantic :) I loved it! You are an amazingly talented writer Adam! :)
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wow you can really write. i love your songs, and i am a HUGE fan! Where do you get the inspiration for your songs?
Adam,
I thought I was the only one on earth that thought this way-that beautiful relationships start in the most romantic, cinematic ways all around us every day and we don’t even realize it. I thought I was the only one who ever even considered such a hopelessly romantic idea. But I was wrong, and I’m so glad I was. You are so much like me that it’s downright uncanny. I am an author, and this seems exactly like a story I myself would write. As I read it, it felt like my own words-everything was identical to my own writing, even the sentence structure! Thank you for giving me hope that I am NOT as alone in my thought processes as I think. I love your music and poetry: it gets me through the best of times and the worst of times. Thank you for everything.
-Erin C.
amazing.
you should really write books.
cuz i’d most likely buy them all.
just like your music writing,
this was something that really made me happy to read.
i really needed to see this.
helps rekindle any belief that was lost because of doubt. <3
You should write a book. Your descriptions are amazing.
ADAM RANDAL YOUNG you are so cool! everytime i hear your songs i feel like i’m in heaven and when i read this i feel like i’m totally in heaven!
You made me cry.
The amount of times I’ve lay in the grass (usually my backyard) at night wondering where everyone else in the world is and what they’re doing… and hoping they’re not violent murderers prowling the suburbs for their next victim…
I only ever meet stray cats in parks…vicious possums in my backyard :|
way to go dude! woot!
You write so magically and passionately beautiful.
All the words here are breathing and catching their breath because of gracefully and effortlessly dancing.
I, too am alone, also wondering what other people are thinking. You know what I do? I climb to the highest part of the tree, stare at the smiling moon with her thousand winking eyes, and feel the wind in my ears and skin. The sound of the wind and the rustling leaves are just so calming. But then, by the time I touch the soil, memories start to creep up my soul again. *sigh
I believe there is someone there who will finish my song./
That is so beautiful. I think about stuff like that all the time, which no surprise considering I often find similarities between you and me. I couldn’t help but smile when I read the part about the girl loving to swing, because I too am very fond of swing sets. I can’t get over how adorable that little story was! I find my self thinking about things like that all the time, when can’t sleep, even though I’m unbelievably tired. I lie awake in my bed just daydream about stuff…
You’re the most amazing person, and I know that you’ll find who your’re looking for some day.
;D
what if something like this happened but you will never know the future untill it comes and becomes the present and then that moment will pass and it will become the past, mabey a favorite memory but as i said u can never tell the future
This happens to me all the time. I drive to fight off my insomnia. Glad to know that there’s someone out there who understands. Thank you Adam.
Aw, thanks Adam, for showing all of us hopeless romantics that we aren’t alone :) And so, I’m not the only one who swings to feel better, hunh? Nice to know ;) haha I fully believe that these things happen…just hasn’t happened to me as of yet. Ah, well…THANK YOU ADAM FOR THIS PERFECTLY LOVELY NARRATIVE :) I really do believe that you should write a book! -Katie
If you were a book-writer, all your works would be fabulous to read. <3
I really love the words you used. Rather than the basics, you make everything sound so much better, more powerful, and wonderful in general.
I've never really thought about scenarios like this before… But now that you brought it up, I might some day. :)
This really kills me. I didn’t actually take the time to read it, just kinda skimmed though, and I can’t help but wonder what ever happened to Ann Monson. That’s what kills me.
THIS IS SO AMAZING. I wasn’t planning to, but I read the whole thing (it had me at hello!)
Adam could write a romance novel like this and everyone would read it, he’s so amazing
Dude I thought the same thing for a long time then I finally found her.sadly I’ve found out my friend lied and eventually wound up becoming her boyfriend. But I am not the person who backs down to just a bump in the road.I am on a roll, I’ve beaten someone who no one goes close to even disagreeing with.all I have to say is don’t give up;)
wow, i’m speechless.
that was amazing, such a beautiful story!
Wow!
Wow. I don’t know the guy, but I’m very familiar with that girl. She’s me. Completely. Everything you said, the insomnia, swinging to chase away the pain, unpredictable snowflakes turning to avalanches, being forced to remember that it wasn’t like this just a few short months ago, all of it. You sure you haven’t been spying on me? :) Anyway, I hope and pray that ending exists. Thanks for giving me back some of my hope Adam :)
I didn’t feel like reading it. BUT I DID. I found it veeerry sweet. It could be like, a movie. And I would watch it and buy it.
owl city is my favorite music ever!
keep it up cause you’re awesome!
adam u should write a book ,btw this is beautiful <3 love it
I wish I was able to put all my feelings into words but my english isn’t very well and even if I would try to do it in german, it wouldn’t work.
All I can say is that this is one of the most beautiful, inspiring and cutest things I’ve ever seen. When I finished reading, my eyes were filled with tears of happiness. I never really read anything that touched me like that before.
Adam, you’re an artist in every single way a man can be. You’re the most beautiful and simply best person I know and I hope you’ll keep up your great work so we all can enjoy it! Thank you for being here with us,
Alice
I want to hug youuu! That was amazingly beautiful. I truly believe that the best surprises in life are unexpected. I love your music, by the way. :) <3
wow. thats all i can say. this is beautiful. i wish this was how all people could find the love of their life. and for some people it is how they found each other.
what i want to know is how do you (adam) wish to find the love of your life? do you have dreams about it? you should wright a song about it. or one for all the people out there who wish/dream about it.
love your songs and inspiration.
<3 Lauren
p.s my birth-day is oct. 3 could you post a video or something like that for me? i am turning 14 and live in Georgia. thanks bye!
I’ve always wondered if something like that couldhappen in real life and when i read that i felt as if it were happening in front of my eyes.
I’ve always been stuck on such things relating to love. Why should I date? I’m not getting married anytime soon, so why on earth would I waste my time when I know more likely than not that it will end in heartbreak. But then again, what if I don’t get a feel for the person that I truly wish to be with. If I don’t play the field, how will I know who I truly desire? What if I end up marrying the completely wrong person, and I do not even realize it? These are the thoughts that swirl around in my busy intersection I call a brain.
He he well, this was certainly one of the most pleasant things I’ve read in a long time.
Do moments like this happen? I like to believe so. Would I like it to happen to me? Heck yes! Will it happen? Not sure.
As a dreamer and hopeless romantic I believe moments like this do happen. All the time. But the reason why we don’t know about them is because they are meant to be that way. The fact that it comes from seemingly nowhere is what makes it special and more meaningful. If we knew they would happen, what fun would that be?
So I just keep on believing and dreaming, Living Life and secretly wishing and hoping for a moment to arrive soon.
This was very well written! Maybe we can see more things like this in the future? Keep up the great music and thanks for sharing this with us <3
Oh that was such a perfectly sad, beautifully happy story. I’ll bet things happen like that all the time. You truly are a great writer. I was practically lost in another world.
But yes, I believe things like that happen all the time.
That was absolutely beautiful. You’re such an amazing writer, I wish I had your talent. I wish things like that did happen in real life. Who knows, maybe they do, but just seems to impossibly beautiful to truly exist.
PS:
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I read this while very sleepy, and It was so beautiful I felt like the story was happening in my head, like I was dreaming it. I hope things like this do happen, and it happens to me. Adam, you are inspirational.
this was so heart touching adam. i loved it! and it made me think about the situation i’m in because i do love someone and he had to leave me but this story has given me newfound hope and i know we’ll find each other again soon. thank you adam!!!! <3
zoe
This is really beautiful! I believe that every person has a soul mate, and she is somewhere in the world, and that sometimes destiny unites these lives so totally unbelievable.
Adam, even though you may not read this, i just feel that i need to say, i’m sitting here crying so hard. I do believe stories like this DO happen. There is a person out there for everybody. no matter what anyone thinks, their true love will come for them. and I believe they will know exactly when that moment happens. I love your music, and you are my role model. U r nice, and sweet… Ur smart, and sensitive, your funny, and music is your passion. Ur also a Christian. all of those are me, and i really look up to you. <3 keep doing what you're doing, have fun with it, and stay cool… <3
Lexey
so beautiful. i honestly dream of these scenarios all the time. i think it’s wonderful, how God can orchestrate events like these. i hope it happens to me. :)
Cant lie, im a guy and would never admit it to friends of mine but yeah I do think of situations like this and would love to find myself in one, always have been a bit of a soppy one for things like this.
Was never really into your kind of music in the past but I love all your songs and that story was great aswell, keep it up!
Yes. I do always catch myself daydreaming about this. You have no idea how comforting this was to know that I’m not the only one who feels this way! The story was really cute, too. I believe that everyone has a soul-mate, someone God made for them.
Adam, you are inspiring and you are my role model. I don’t know if you will ever read this but if you do, thank you. I love that you aren’t full of yourself, and you don’t let your fame go to your head. God is definitely glorified through you and your music. Keep up the good work, and God bless!!
Wow Adam. That was just beautiful. :D
Who can’t help but wish something like that happened to them!
I believe <3
:)
So beautifully written!
Wha ur middle name is Randal?!?!?!?!?!? I thought it was (if you had one in my thoughts) Brielle Young man…. (jkjk on the Brielle I’m no mean pewsown
I hope this would come into a good song!
Amazing story, to say the least. I really don’t know what to say, this is something special and I’ve read it a few a good 3 times (not enough, I know)
Like someone wrote up there, I too suffer from self-esteem and self-confidence issues. I really wish I was able to find a way to repair what is broken. So then maybe I could partake in a story such as this.
For the time being, I guess I’ll just lay here, staring at the little glow in the dark stars I have stuck to my ceiling until I drift off into a world where my gracious princess is waiting for me.
-Chris.
i feel the same way too
YOUR AWESOME THIS IS AN AWESOME BLOG!
hey. I actually beleive that something like this can happen. To me that would be amazing. Some people say that it cannot happen but it can.
Wow! Absolutely emotional I guess… I used to think things like this. And then I writte them. Love it! ^^
That’s how me and my husband met. So i can tell you first hand that things like this do in fact really happen.
i hope u find her Adam! u had me fireflies 2. the first owl city song i ever heard. someone as kind and sweet as u should hav a girl that loves you as much as everyone else. u really hav a way with words. i never cry when i read books or poems i get sad but never cry. when i read this i felt the tears start to form in my eyes and had too wipe my eyes before my mom saw me crying. i thought about it the rest of the day and i still think about it. u r awesome! monents like this do happen and are happening now. maybe soon it will be you Adam!!!! ^^
U !!!!!
I’m not sure if you’re reading this, but the other day, i was watching one of your songs on youtube, and i saw a totally true comment thay someone wrote, and it said, “Without Adam’s music, I think I would die, but I know for a fact that the universe would be madness.” And I think about that everyday, and beieve it’s true(:
Thanks so much, Adam!
You had me at HELLO!
Adam,
You are a true inspiration. The way you right music, the way you write your blogs. In every way, pure genious. My family can’t stand the fact that I’m pretty much obsessed with you. If they bothered to spend a little time reading your blog, they’d love you. I want to go see you in concert sometime. I don’t know how you do it, but you find a way to put a smile on my face. I never smile as much as I do when I read your blog or listen to your music. I drew an Owl City poster and hung it in my room. A drawing for every song. If I could do one thing before I die, it would be to meet you. You are a real genious. You’ve inspired me in my art and alot of other things and ways. I’ve started to write a book, write songs, and paint even more than usual. I plug my headphones into my mp3, turn on Owl City, escape from life, and paint what I imagine. You are my true inspiration.
I think what you’re doing is amazing. And your music isn’t like some stuff out there. I love it! It’s all I ever listen to anymore. I’m learning some of the songs on my guitar. You’re really talented. And by the way, Minnesota rocks! I’ve been there a couple times. It’s great. I love it there. My aunt has some relatives there. Well all I can say now is YOU ROCK!!!!!
I love, love your blog.
Reading this I thought you were just cleverly disguising the fact that the boy was you and that this was some girl you actually met, whether years ago or in the recent past. You really are a hopeless romantic, but that’s not a bad thing, not at all. :)
I’ll be praying that you find the most amazing girl that deserves all of your songs (whether she’s that girl in the blue dress or not), because you deserve someone as amazing as you. :) <3
Wow that is so beautiful. I often daydream about similar senarios, going by the philosiphy that there are no coincidences.
Amazing story! I believe in happy endings. I believe in crazy, insane notions of driving until the street signs blur. I believe in “squidging” your toes in the sand…just because it feels right. I believe in walking down the beach on a moonlit night…just breathing the salt air and being. I believe in just driving, having nowhere to go and no one to please…just myself, the radio, and the sea of headlights surrounding me. It is such a glorious moment that many don’t slow down to enjoy. I know I’m guilty of this. Adam, your songs are such an inspiration to me. I feel like I really know you through your music. Please keep your amazing songs coming.
Peace and Daydreams,
Matt
awww. this is cheesey in an adorable way that only adam could acomplish. way to go adam! and congrats on being in the guardians of d’hoole movie. im going to see it just for that reason! :)
You make me believe in fairies and glitter
and whatever it is that makes life taste less bitter…
Loved reading your story! These things do happen, I’m living one of these stories myself. :-)
BTW I love the Bonus tracks on Ocean Eyes, especially “If My Heart Was A House”. I would agree with Chelsea – if you wrote a book, I would definitely read it, maybe a collection of short stories and/or poems – but only as long as you still have time for your music! :-)
This made me smile :) The Lord has given you amazing talents, Adam. Thanks for the beautiful story! It’s nice to know that when we do feel that heart break and loneliness that… there is that person that we can always go to and that will hold our hand through our pain; Jesus.
Keep using your gifts for HIM! I’m praying for you :)
p.s. I thought this verse reminded me of this story for some reason…
” My beloved is mine, and i
am his;
He pastures his flock among
the lilies.
Until the cool of the day
when the shadows flee
away…”
Song Of Solomon 2:16-17a
Adam, will you pleease come to alaska some time? u have fans up here!
also, this is an amazing composition and your music is amazing.
never stop composing
I believe in miracles and magic. I believe in love’s first kiss. I believe in love at first sight. I believe in soul mates. I believe that love transcends death. I believe…and when when I listen to “Owl City” I remember that I believe.
This was amazing. It was so beautiful, and you would make an incredible writer, Adam. You brought tears to my eyes. It’s not so impossible. Never stop dreaming.
Ana
I’m a huge fan of yours. I absolutely love listening to your songs (the only 3 songs of yours I’ve listened to) and reading your blog posts. Just one question, though, after reading this entry.
Have you met that right one for you; the one whose ‘hand fits right perfectly on the spaces between your fingers’?
You had me at hello. what a lovely sequence of words. Don’t give up on finding your soul mate, i know that just sounds like a cheesy sequence of words, but it’s true. I’ve met mine, and it truly was a “you had me at hello” experience He swept me off my feet and i’ve been floating around paradise ever since. Your thoughts are too profound for you to be meant to be alone, you’ll find your mate, it’s only a matter of time. Thanks for the post, it was amazing :)
How heart warming! Did he write this whole thing?! Adam I love You! <3
You had me when you said “Sure!”, after I saw you walk out of the Grog Shop, and I shouted your name and asked for a hug. That was almost a year ago and it makes me sad. You saved my life, Adam. From the moment I listened to your music, which was over 3 years ago, I knew I would be okay.
I wish I could hug you again. Come back to Ohio, please.
Adam, you are an immensely beautiful person, and God has blessed you greatly.
I love you.
This is beautiful <3 FYI my bday is this month just saying lol
@ Serena Layi: Thanks love, for giving me this URL.
Her and my story is so similar, and yet so different. So many things almost kept us apart, its legitimately scary. A national competition, known as We The People, brought us together. The first chance happening: both of us almost didn’t enter. The class took a lot of time, and I had ballet performances almost at the same time as the state competition in the Capitol city. She almost decided not to. When we did make it to state, my team won by… 1 point. She and I kept working hard for nationals in Washington D.C., and I worked so hard I almost failed a class: no go if you can’t pass!! When I worked it with my teacher, I still had a 69.5: exactly enough to pass.
Skip forward almost a week: we are now at the awards ceremony. The dance afterwards is hoppin, true, but I have a dance partner already and I’m happy: she isn’t bad, to say the least. She talks with her team leader, trying to stay longer, and to no avail: I’m now partner-less. Meanwhile my future love is thinking about leaving. She decides to stay on a whim. I look around, trying to find a dance partner, and sure enough, there’s a beautiful young lady. Not Serena, but someone I do not know still. I ask for a dance, and her guy comes back with drinks. I disappear from her life forever. Another lady catches my eye: my dearest love. I didn’t know it then, i just wanted to dance. We did, and then we talked. and talked and talked and talked. Someone pulled me out of my reverie with a tap on the shoulder. “Hey, you’re team is leaving buddy.” I bid her goodbye. I suddenly remember: her number. I ask for it, she gives it to me. I ask for a hug, and I get one. As we part, I cannot help myself: I kiss her on the cheek, nothing big, but more than I expected to do. She stands for a second, then says goodbye, and I dash off. A few buds congratulate me on the numbers I’ve gotten: seven. But to me, the only one that holds promise is one: hers. A few weeks later I tell her I love her. She and I are both scared to death of love: we’ve had too many painful nights to do it again. But it happens no matter how hard we fight: we naturally talk with each other, confess to each other, and three weeks later she says it… i hear a voice in my ear, saying the most fulfilling words I’ve ever heard: I love you. I remember those words like they just echoed from my phone.
Still, we are apart: we both need to finish college, and we both know better than to sacrifice our future together for a temporary present. But we meet, every once in a while, and we enjoy our time apart by talking together as often as possible.
So the lesson is: follow your instincts, listen to your heart, and you’ll find the meaning you’re looking for. Trust me: It’ll happen so long as you don’t let the world distract you. Life happens between plans, so look for it. Make it happen, and take risks. That’s how things happen: you have to give them force, and they’ll snowball into something you’d never expect.
Sohneya is the Hindi term for Handsome man. It means so much more however: handsome in spirit, word, manner, and deed as well as physical appearance, it’s a word used for someone you love deeply, for the one you’d spend your life with. I choose this name not because I believe I deserve it: I don’t think I do. But She gave it to me, and I revel in it. It seemed fitting, given what I am telling you at this moment.
Wow… Adam you are so very very talented! You have an amazing voice, you’re great at making music, and you write with so much though and feelings in each word you put down. While reading this I felt like I was one of them, I felt a connection like I was there. You’re lucky you have so many talents Adam, you’re going to go far! – Dawn.
This is the most romantic story ever I read. I feel like I’m living a fantasy that can instantly come true.
This is simply beautiful and it took me away to somewhere else for a few minutes…You really should write a book someday.
I love this… sooo beautiful
This was absolutely beautiful. You are a very talented writer. Thank you for sharing this. :-)
I am both of these people in this story. Adam dear, (may I call you dear? I just did. It seems a bit forward…), I believe someday each of us can have this story. I hope mine comes at a time as special as you described, and I hope I have the courage to offer the swing next to me to the right person.
I also second a comment above that you should write a book. Each of your songs is a story, and a book could completely take over the imagination where your songs leave us.
Anywho, thank you for sharing. =)
Wow Adam, that was incredibly beautiful. I know things like that can happen, and probably do. With so many people in the world? Is it so impossible to believe?
That was so cool! Thanks for your inspiring words!
Wow! That was so incredibly beautiful and so very very true. You see the senario that you are talking about is the type of thing that happened to me when I met my future husband online many years ago. It was an instant type of attraction to a description that he posted at a dating website. Normally, a dating website and a personal description would turn me off, but this time, this person, this description had something special about it. Instead of running away, I walked into this experience and found it to be magic and wonderful. I was so happy that I never looked back to the way things were.
thank you so much(:
have you ever thought about writing a book? I know writing songs is in that same realm, but it could be something different, and you must have so many ideas floating in that head of yours, that one might be better as a book than a song? I would love that. And that story you wrote up there was utterly beautiful. I love how there are still some people who haven’t given up hope that the improbable can happen. You’re somehow a realist and a dreamer, and I love that about you.
-Haley
I’m so glad I stumbled apon this.(:
I have sooo many dreams that always turn out like this, yet they’re never about me. Just other people. But that’s okay, because they always give me hope that people can be happy like this in the world. Like you, i’m a dreamer. Except compared to you, i’m pretty young. Only 14 and yet we think the same way. xD
This made me so happy, and I wish there was a little swingset on a beach where I could just dream my nights away. There’s not many people like you in the world, who actually sit there and have the courage to write something so sweet and innocent as this. I really, really appriciate it… and everything else you do, too. I’m sure you won’t really be able to read this, but I just hope that it’ll give some other dreamers out there the thought that they’re not by themselves and that we can all meet on a swingset on a beach at 2 AM in the morning. <3
~Britney D'Lynn(:
Adam,
You have me in tears! :)
I like to think such scenarios DO and CAN happen. You can’t go looking for them, they happen and then you know after.
You have a way of “speaking” through written words and lyrics to touch a heart. You seem to understand the power of a memory and inspire a hope. You are such an inspiration to me, and a lot of other people. Your authenti-city (lol) above makes me feel like I’ve met you before. You seem like a distant familiarity. I like that. :) Listening to your songs always puts me in a better mood. It’s just not possible to be sad/upset listening to them!
I can still remember the first time I heard, “Fireflies” on the radio. I was driving home from my university and about to be out of the city traffic and on the interstate. The song came on and I immediately thought of my childhood. Those summer nights I’d be outside (I was always outside playing!) catching fireflies (I called them “lightning bugs” lol). I sometimes would try to catch one, and the light would blink out and I’d lose sight of it! Well, anyway, that’s what I thought of. How I miss those days… :)
I hope you never lose your sense of character and always daydream. I’ve seen far too many people get crazed over Hollywood and they’re never the same. Hold on to your innocence for me, k? Keep enjoying what you do and don’t force words to make a buck. I love your honesty.
Always stay on the wings of the owls!
Love,
Brittney
So incredibly beautiful. Choked up when reading this. Reading your posts always make my day ten thousand times brighter.
This was so amazing and beautiful.
I don’t know about others, but I just have to believe in things like this. I don’t care if it’s unrealistic, and I know most people would laugh at me, but to me, believing in things that make you happy or give you a purpose is the greatest part of life. That’s part of what Christianity is all about.
Daydreams like this make me happy. When you’re happy, you want others to be happy, too. So the world becomes just a little bit better place because someone wanted to share the joy they were experiencing, because of a wistful dream.
And maybe, that joy would give someone else the strength to dream.
this story actually made me feel EXACTLY what he felt like.written amazingly.i love you adam young!! sept. 6 was my b-day!
you music is very pretty. suena bien.
I’d see it in a theater
You should write a book! this is beautiful!
You’re a born writer, Adam.
Wow, thats some great writing! No onder your songs are sooo great! :D
hi adam,im crying. im crying becauseim happy =’) i love u
Wow. That’s sad and happy too.
That…was…*sniff*… beautiful…
Wow! That made me feel so lonely and sad…feeling like I’m too old and flawed for that to be a possibility for me anymore.
It’s beautiful though, and I believe it’s totally possible for you, as long as you believe. And the girl will be lucky to have such a creative, intelligent, and sensitive guy like you!
But, your music (I’ve been listening to “To the Sky” *all* night – it’s so inspiring that I can’t sleep! – hello, my old friend, insomnia. LOL!) gives me such hope. I really need that right now, so thank you. Thank you!! Please, keep making your special magic. :)
i have something like that in my actual relationship.
Its just, beautifull and i really hope that others have or will find that too. *sighs happily*
You are an excellent writer. And I love this little story. I bet things like this really do happen all the time. Even if they don’t happen to you, when you meet the right person, does it really matter how it happens, just that it does?
That was so beautiful and sweet and sad! I loved it!
Adam, you have me in tears. (again.) I read this and I thought of how lonely our world can be at times. But every time I hear one of your songs, it fills up that big gaping hole inside and makes everything better.
I hear rap and RnB on the radio, and I think, “why can’t we just switch on some Owl City?” You are the most talented writer ever. I’ll be listening to something, and eventually I switch over to one of your songs. Your music is so gorgeous. I love you and so do all your fans.
Love,
Kayla
That was so beautiful, wise, and true. You’re an amazing writer. And I know that what you say is true, and it does happen, because I’ve experienced it. I met the love of my life in the midst of my hardest time by accident, and the same with him. All we needed was someone who cared. When I fell in love with him, I didn’t have to question if he was the one, I just knew. And it was just today in fact, that he told me “You had me at hello”.
Love works in beautiful and mysterious ways.
This is amazing.
I love this. You’re such an amazing writer. You know exactly how to say things to make people think, and it comes through in your music as well. If you weren’t an artist, I think you should be a writer.
can my love story began with a simple saying of hi after along parting. how i do wish it is…..
This story brought tears to my eyes.
It was like watching the movie thats constantly playing in my head, over and over. I believe you took the wishes of my heart and put it into words, perfectly. I, too, wonder if these things really happen, or are only fantasies.
Knowing that Im not the only one hoping for a story like this to be true is comforting and warms my heart.
Thank you :]
That has to be one of the most beautiful things I have ever read. I really believe things like that can happen and do happen. But sometimes the “one” is right in front of you and you have no idea. I am completely head over heels in love and feel it is just a magical thing. I know he loves me too and others find it hard to understand how I’m so young yet I know he is the one for me. Why should I continue this search when I’ve already found what I was looking for? Knowing that others think stories like these can come true gives me that hope that my relationships will stand the sands of time. If this sort of thing can happen then miracles and magic can all occur. Love is the magic to life. If people don’t believe in this love, then how can they understand life’s full potentials?
I read this and my heart sighed. It is overwhelming. I now understand completely if your heart and head combined think things like this why your music is so beautiful. It is your head writing songs for your heart. All your passions are laid bare before us and we are the ones telling you just how amazing you are because it will make your heart swell with pride and joy to know that you are not alone in the world; that others feel and imagine these kind of things too.
You are an amazing artist and author. Thank you so much for scribing this and sharing it with us. ^_^ xxx
Wow… I never cry at stories… but this got me. It was so beautifully written. Who’s to say that scenarios like that don’t happen? Maybe it’s rare, but I hardly think it’s impossible. :)
Adam, from one insomniac to another, your songs and this blog give me something to dream about in the few hours I do sleep. These things can happen. And I hope someday they happen to you<3
I dream for that too, Adam… I’ll we can do is hope
You should write a book, with little stories and poems in it… :]
this was absolutely beautiful. the way you write is so smooth and it appears so natural for you to write so vividly. it makes me feel good reading your stuff. thank you, Adam Young.
Awesome stuff dude.
keep believing there will be a happy ending.
This blog is like chicken soup for the soul except waaay better. Yes, I am a man, and yes, I am pretty much in love with this blog, and I’m definitely in love with Adam Youngs music. If you’re reading this, Adam, thank you. You make every day more enjoyable.
wow this is really a good blog. It really gets me :)
Adam, this is so great. I don’t know if things like this happen in the blink of an eye like that, but I do know they can happen over a long period of time and after so long you realize it happened in what FELT like the blink of an eye. I think that’s the miracle. And each day just gets better.
dude you are so cool man, i really look up to u, keep up your blog it makes me think at night about where i am and where i want to be, and kaap up the sick tunes to! ahhahaha
This was so gorgeous. I am a rather hopeless romantic, reguardless of what has happened I still have a strong hope that senarios like these happen also. So much so this made me tear up it was so adorable
All I can say is “Wow”.
Wow. I know exactly what you mean, you have a real knack for saying what’s in people’s hearts! I believe. I believe in fate, and that if you believe in happy endings, no matter how impossible, you can make them happen. I’m halfway there, I just have to be brave now and tell the truth.
Please keep writing :)
So romantic and wistful- I love it! Happened to me, not the supremely romantic story in the park at night, but when I was so not looking, I met him, and never looked back. there’s no such thing as love at first sight, but a connection can be made in an instant, on an entirely subconscious level, and you just KNOW.
Beautifully written. Concise, and heartwarming.
Again Adam, you had me at hello.
dang that was crazy good…. i think of that stuff all the time… reminds me of a taiwanese manga called turn left turn right, also called a chance of sunshine… it’s a beautiful story of serendipity, love, and hope.
Well, life is epic, isn’t it? And what I’ve found during my brief life is, that things never happen when you expect them to but when you stop searching, it all comes to you like an avalanche. The surprise actualluy stops your heart before it starts rushing again like trying to catch the lost moments.
Anyhow, the word “reverie” always makes me want to cry. I dream deams that break my heart and somehow can’t let go of searching – I’m a fool but who does it hurt but me? I can’t be the only fool in this wide, wide world.
There’s no such thing as fate – it’s called lucky coincidences. And yes, there really is love at the first sight and you have to believe in it whenever it strikes you, because otherwise you should define yourdelf crazy.
Life is a soap opera. No denying it.
That is so amazing. I always dream of falling in love in such a way.
I’d be a dirty liar if I said I had ever fantasized about this (most of my fantasies involve lot of mythical creatures, specifically the Hydra and the Griffin), but it really is beautiful.
Come to think of it, I’ve never really dreamed about LOVE. Lust– Bloodlust– I can openly dream about, but the softer side of things never came this way.
This is a good eye-opener. It’s so– Deep. And you can’t say that love is impossible– because when lots of people dream the same dream, it becomes true (read any Neil Gaiman?).
That was awesome! I wish I could write like that…my English teacher would be proud. The story made me happy. :)
Adam,
Yet another eye-opener for me. It is so strange, yet beautiful, how things can come together and then bloom into the bestest things that have ever happened to us. I also wish I could create lovely stories like this one.
I wish my life could be like the insomniacs above. Having insomnia sounds so nocturnal and strangely interesting and romantic – not being able to sleep, and coming alive at night, driving in the depths of the night time, seeing all of the wildlife that you wouldn’t normally see, I love the night. I really want this to happen to me. You inspire me immensely.
Tom.
Im in love with this story it should be a novel it’d be a biggg hit!!!
Wow Adam, God has certainly given you a talent for writing and singing :0)
This was gorgeous – you so totally should write a book – I was so captivated by this that I couldn’t not finish it! You have the mark of a true writer Adam. If I thought that I was a good writer, when I read this, all my stories just fell flat! I agree with all those people that have said that
Wow Adam, God has certainly given you a talent for writing and singing :0)
This was gorgeous – you so totally should write a book – I was so captivated by this that I couldn’t not finish it! You have the mark of a true writer Adam. If I thought that I was a good writer, when I read this, all my stories just fell flat! I agree with all those people that have said that
OMG! it was beautiful I actually read it all, and I Love it, I do believeit, this could happen to anyone, and I’m looking for something like that, there is no imposible thing in life, they’re just waiting for the right moment :)
Wow. I shed a definite tear.
I believe.
:]
i shouldn’t read stuff like this.. It gets me daydream’n and that’s gonna keep me from my sleep..)
I’m sure smth like that could happen to any average american but not to me, ’cause i live in russia so the guy would say “Ты завоевала меня своим Приветом ” instead of “You had me at Hello” and we don’t drive cars here, we walk..
Oh, well =)
interesting) this was posted on my 22th b-day)))
this was a beautiful story and i think people everwhere would enjoy this and get all excited no matter how tough as nails they were ….. it made me want 2 cry but at the same time feel as if i was loved to !!!!
absolutely beautiful. I really hope that situations like this really do happen, and that love at first sight really is possible. Great writing, Adam. :)
<33 I love Adam and the stories he comes up with.
wow, adam you’re so sweet. . .
absolutely beautiful story
<333
Hey Adam, you had the first time I heard that soothing voice which seems to heal my soul and clear my mind. When I’m mad, sad, or lonely, all I have to do is listen to your music and I’m swept away to another world – one with rainbows you really can feel in your veins and twilight that seems to taste pleasantly vanilla, and maybe even a room of fresh salt water flowing all around you. All these dreamy things so personify the whimsical place I fly to when I hear you sing. Your lyrics are so masterfully created to flow like poems, and your happy upbeat synth beats make my heart beat along with them. I’m just another hopeless romantic like you, but I hope you know how much you mean to your true fans… This story inspires me to believe in what I always wished would come true – a fated encounter with someone who is your perfect match (whose fingers truly do fit perfectly in the spaces of mine).
Sincerely yours,
Aja <3
wow, that was beautiful. You really nailed the part about her swinging, and how it makes her feel. I believe things like this happen everyday… i know it has for me, and one day it will for you.
you are amazing. and your music touches my heart.
kt
Dear Adam,
I don’t know if you actually read these but if you do by chance happen to glance at this, PLEASE, read it all the way through and just hear me out. I met the girl of my dreams in quite a fashion romantically similar to the romantic situation you perceived. Two strangers driven by an unknown force to one another.
There was a boy from Ohio. Troubled he had moved away from all his friends to the country-side in Pennsylvania. He used to hang his head down, shattered hope, walking through the perilous halls of his high-school prison with nothing but a blank stare, not even a frown. He would always saw this one girl though, this one amber-glazed sunflower-eyed girl whom, every time their paths crossed, He’d glance over and think to himself, “I wish I knew her name…She’s so beautiful…but I don’t know how to talk to anyone.” He’d continue this pattern for 2 years. One day he even bumped into her in the Art classroom, while fishing for a sheet of large paper to hang on a classroom door. Words were in an inescapable treasure chest lodged in his throat. That chest had a tiny keyhole in which one tiny bubble was able to find freedom. This bubble looked out over the spongy tongue floor of the cavern known as his mouth and saw light at the end of the tunnel. It leaped and finally at last, the first word to escape the clutches of suppression was, “…sorry!”, and then he took off like a bat outta’hell. In another moment during the school year he found out that the girl who’s hair was like a fountain of chocolate covered cherries, liked anime, which he liked too. He had to go to the Computer room for one of his classes. When he went there this goddess was sitting in a chair on one of the computers. As he glanced over he noticed that she was reading anime/manga online, “Sweet! She likes Anime too!” he thought to himself. He was assigned a seat close to her (ie: *=girl, .=boy: their seats were like a capital L; *.) He glanced over her shoulder through the corner of his eye to see the website she was on (mangafox.com) and got on it to read some Naruto. Little did he know that:
There was a girl she was born and raised in Pennsylvania. She was a Senior in her high-school, and during the past 2 years she had been passing a black-licorice haired boy by everyday only to take quick glances and blush whenever he wasn’t looking. She’d always think to herself, “I wish I knew his name…He’s so cute!…but I don’t know..he’s probably just like any other guy, a pig.” One time she even bumped into this skin-tight-jeans-wearing boy. She had been asking her Art teacher about something when, *CRASH!*, she looked over to see the boy with eyes like sea-glass she’d ever so longed to know but could never find the words that played hide’and’seek within a treasure chest deep in the pit of her throat. She even saw that this boy, who she ever so shyly wondered about, was reading Manga on the same website she liked to visit. As she went on that’s all she could think about, the boy who like anime too! She was just so shy though, what chance would she have? 18 years old and she had never had a boyfriend before. She hadn’t even kissed a boy. Just the thought made her practically faint.
One day these two strangers broke the ice of their shy composure enough to talk in person. Facebook helped a lot since hiding behind something is generally the easier way to do things when it comes to being shy or scared. They talked on Facebook about their favorite animes, mangas, and music, and preformed the ritualistic tradition of exchanging phone numbers. They started to finally say hello to each other in school. They’d exchange innocent hugs, smiles, and waves of their hands until they mustered enough courage to actually release the bubbles from within their treasure-chest throats. They agreed on going to see a movie, and from so forth they were like best friends.
The end? No, it’s not over yet. The boy noticed that the girl didn’t have a date to the prom. He really never liked dances and he really doesn’t like spending money, mainly because he doesn’t have any. Ticket sales were done with weeks prior, however he tried everything in his power to get to that prom to make the shy brunette that he found ever so enchanting feel like the “happiest girl in the world.” He spent well over $200 all on one girl. Never in his life had he imagined how much work it would be, but he was driven down this path by some force unknown. It was as if he was a marionette pirouetted by god.
She was going to get her dress picked up from the tailor. She invited him. He went with her. After-wards they went to her house to hang out. They were talking about Art and Anime. He was on the floor and she was sitting in a chair in her room. Suddenly the licorice-black haired boy with eyes like sea-glass reached out while she was talking and placed her hand on his chest to feel how fast it was racing. He leaned in swiftly but with such emotion that it was as if he had the power to slow time itself. The chocolate-cherry fountain hair on the girl with amber-glazed eyes, like a sunflower under a sunset, was swept across her cheek and all she could feel was him. His touch. His lips, their taste. How his hand put chills down her spine as it touched her cheek. It all happened like a strike of lightning. She wasn’t expecting it. Neither was he. Out of some insane reaction she flung herself on him and never let go. To this day the girl of amber and the boy of sea-glass are still together. I would know…because I just so happen to have those sea-glass eyes.
I look forward to hopefully hearing from you, as you are my “role-model” and by far the greatest inspiration I have besides the girl with Amber eyes. My greatest dream is to be a great musician. I’ve been told countless times I’d never make anything of myself. Your genius keeps the gears in my head oiled. Without your music the story of the boy and girl might have turned out differently, for I would never have been free of the troubles that used to revolve around me.
Sincerely, (possibly your biggest true fan around) Gaige B. Rigoni ~<3
I think its that crazy hope that something like this will happen that drives some of us hopeless romantics. I think about situations like this ALL time and have for years. The people in them changed over time, as crushes faded and grew. Sometimes it was just a ‘Prince Charming’, perfect true love. Either way, the hope that we will find The One compels us to imagine scenarios like this until we do.
And I won’t lie, I’ve had daydreams about this happening to me with you.
Don’t ever stop being awesome Adam!! <3
(and I'm so jealous, you can sing, play multiple instruments, write songs AND stories.)
Ohemgee, I almost cried :)) This is my favorite one :DD
Adam, you`re so talented! I listen too all of your songs, including sky sailing too :D Your lyrics make me cry, happy, touched, oh god! I don`t know what`d happen to my life if you don`t exist :))
I’m sure you’ve heard this hundreds of thousands of times by now, but your writing is beautiful. I stumbled upon your blog for the first time today (because of your hockey post and myself being a fan as well) and I found I could not stop reading this until I reached the end. & I stopped then only because I had to.
I think we’re all secretly (or not so secretly) dreamers. I find myself running through such fairytale situations in my mind, often as I’m drifting off to sleep and a further wonderland of imagined lives and stories. I really and truly do hope that things like this happen more often than we know. Even a single real life story like this would give me so much faith and hope in the idea of love and being in love.
Words are such powerful tools. We shape our entire worlds with them. Tonight, you’ve given me something to consider and dream about with your words. Thank you for that.
You are the most beautiful thing in the universe .. and a wonderful story .. I swear to you fifty billion words can’t express to you .. love you Adam
It’s kinda weird to think such things could actually happend, but the world is smaller than we think and we just have to believe that maybe there is someone up there made for us.
Thanks Adam, your an inspiration for hope.
This is solid inspirational hope.
Aww..this is so touching. Thanks Adam. You just know how to inspire people. (:
Everything you do is funny and is very inspiring
Good job Adam :D!
You are definitly a hopeless romantic. Why doesn’t this awesome piece have a facebook Like button?
Wow!
True Love really waits…
This is a truly amazing post, Adam. I reposted this on my blog. Don’t worry, I said that it was from you and everything. ^_^ It was just too amazing to not be heard elsewhere!! I LOVE YOU. <3
His is a nice blog. Good clean UI and nice informative blog. I will be coming back soon, Thanks for posting some great ideas and I’ll try to return back with a completely
Thank you. I really don’t know what else to say.
This is an amazing blog entry Adam.
I love you & all your music. Pure genius and the medicine of happiness for me. You are my hero. You should really make a Canadian tour and go to every province in Canada, especially Newfoundland :) I’ll be the first in line to get front row seats to see you <3
guess what i just found out?!? driving barefoot is illegal
(read the beginning)
hahah.. i think i will enjoy this…ahaha
i doubt you read these bcuz look at how many comments there are? but,i am still disappointed that u didn’t answer my question.
P.S. i am still ur fan, though!
This is absolutely beautiful, I cried. This inspired me.
Not the first time you’ve done that, Adam.
Last winter I was depressed and suicidal. I discovered your music and got a brand new perspective. Your music gave me so much hope.
I might not be here to write this if it weren’t for you. Thank you SO MUCH.
<3
This reminds me of the Sky Sailing song I Live Alone ;)
Beautiful. Absolutely beautiful. You’re right. Maybe things like this DO happen. I hope they do. I hope this world hasn’t became so…. strange or… ‘crazy’ that things like this can’t happen. Thank you for writing this :) Your blogs always make me feel less alone… or .. less unhappy. :)
THIS IS SO AWESOME!
have you thought of trying to make a song from this?
Adam, you have a way with words. There is a section in there when you were describing the girl that describes almost the exact emotions that I feel often. I love this so much, and I sure pray and hope that things like this happen all the time, because that means someday it will be my turn.
wow is spelled w-o-w….. its definition….. I think the article above is efficient enough.
Wow. Adam, that was absolutely beautiful. I must admit, that’s never happened to me (because I’m not old enough to drive) but still, that was really excellent. Like someone said, you should really write a song about this! It was lovely. Thank you for the songs you write. I recently found this blog, and I was ecstatic to read it! Then I stumbled upon this. Once, I couldn’t sleep. I think it was about 3 am, and I climbed out of bed, slid on my boots, and stole outside, quietly. Standing on my porch, I looked up- and I saw a big doe, standing right across the street. I couldn’t believe it. It ran away after about 15 seconds, but it was all I needed. I got back into bed, and fell asleep almost immediately. Thanks again, Adam! God is truly using you in wonderful ways.
I’ve watched this until installment 21, at the ending of the arc about the black kirin, Taiki. Placed on these sequences, I totally agree about the points in your critique. The narrative started really slowly for me, and at first, Youko’s character was actually disagreeable but as the story gained tempo and she began to grow, it really turned up its spectacular level to the max. Regrettably, I feel really scared to close it due to the uncompleted nature of the last arc, which is a continuation about Taiki, my favorite character in the serial. I’m thinking of finding at least the novel about the last arc in the television serial, before I continue viewing, so I can at least study the novel to truly enjoy the last arc.
I can only hope that 2 lonely people could find each other in such a seemingly random way. All according to Jesus’ plan, turning a temporary escape from loneliness into a permanent one. People meet in so many different ways. A glance across the church atrium (how my grandparents met), at a party (how my godparents met), at work (my parents), or across a hallway during a seminar (how I met my wife). I drove home from my 3rd date with her singing “I Don’t Want To Be Alone Anymore” by Billy Joel, and from that day, I haven’t been. Imagine what an awesome story Adam’s would make to tell the kids!
Maybe a normal girl from a little city barley any people know or care about, is a dreamer. Maybe she has been through more in her 10 years of living than anyone can imagine. Maybe he is a dreamer and knows her. They love each other but their love is slipping. He has been seprated from her for a year and came back. Maybe she is stupid and thinks she can really live up to her dreams and be with him forever. Maybe he one day tells her he loves her and he will never let go of her. Maybe just as she begins to speak, hes gone. What this means is that a dreamer can dream big things with the love of her life and never be cursed with being split apart. Thier love is unbreakable but she knows that they have been torn apart before and now she is prepared for the worst.
Sometimes, I just want to run through the computer and hug you. And yes, this is one of those times. Being a fellow (and far less talented) writer, I feel that, if you hadn’t gone into the amazing and hectic world of music business (turns out there IS another business like show business :D), then you could’ve become a great author. An author of great, romantic novels. An author whose books I would wake up at 1:27 in the morning because of, creeping out and stalking somewhat creepily into my neighborhood park just to check boys that are swinging calmly on a tiny, pre-school swing. An author that I would stay up late just to strain my eyes to the last word just so I could review the beautiful string of letters and phrases. An author who I would totally respect and adore and think, “He’s 12 years older than you. And besides, you can’t already be making wedding plans NOW.” And author who could make me dance around in my living room like a total wacko whenever I hear his “books” on the radio. And author who might force me to kiss the very screen his stories were shown to me on. An author who could make me stare sadly at the empty covers of his books and wish that the words were behind them (only I could lose two of my favorite C.D.s…). And an author who could describe his feelings so perfectly and resplendently, yet not reveal them at all. Oh, wait. You already are :)
Maybe if we never gave up, we could find the one. Maybe if we continued in patience and diligence, we could find the one. I know that someday, we will find the one. I know I’m getting closer. I don’t know how, I just know, you know? You will too. Perhaps that moment may come sooner than you realize.
You have a beautiful way of writing things. Wonderful story. I like to thin it happens too.
The worlds too big for it to not have happened at least a few times already. So unless we all leave tomorrow, it’ll likely happen again. It’s nice to see a happy story on the internet, I was beginning to think they’d all gone. I could totally picture it in my head.
Oh my gosh Adam that was absolutely beautiful! You brought tears to my eyes, and that’s rather hard to do! If music ever doesn’t work out for you, writing beautiful love stories could just be your calling!
-A Fellow Hopeless Romantic
If you aren’t already, then you should definitely write a book. Maybe just a compilation of short stories like this, but, nonetheless, this was surreal. Beautiful. Inspiring. Endlessly touching.
His description of the darkness and loneliness is what I feel, only his words capture the entire essence of the two.
I’m reminded of what Inkheart’s characters have said about words, and I believe truer words cannot be spoken.
This writing is intense, and epic.
Adam,
It’s funny how you can recognize yourself in a story. I’ve been the girl on that swing flying back and forth trying to outrun the heartache, letting the wind drive everything from my mind. I want to believe that one day the right man will find his way to my hide-away. I want to believe that he’ll have me at hello… It gets harder, but your hope gives me hope. Thank you.
you’re a poet, adam. and swinging always solves my problems :) lol i liked that part best.
That was actually amazing. beautiful.
Wow this is so deep.
I loved reading this it’s so beautiful. Such a wonderful story. I might not be the only one thinking this but if this were in a book and I started reading it about 12:00 noon I’d be finish with it minutes later because the first paragraph caught me. And just as I feel now the events would still be replaying in my head.
I enjoyed reading it is was different. I felt that way sometimes in the begin of it
very pretty…its the hope that theirs someone out there looking out for everyone..fixing every story,guiding every car to the right park,at the right time..its this belief that keeps the world going… :)
Thats so cute.
I do hope things like this actually happen.
The love of my life and I met something like this. We met through a friend and couldn’t leave the other one’s side through out the day. Well, it’s been nearly 2 years, I’m still waiting for the director to say cut. We know each other’s minds, enjoy what the other likes and aren’t afraid or growing apart. When we grow it’s always the same way, twisting more together.
Wow
This is so B-E-A-Utiful!
And profound.
I love it.
lol thas the name of one of a day to remembers songs…..i luv a day to remember!! but obviously ur better!!!!!!
i went to your consort and u made me cry becuz ur just so amazing and i got over whelmed with joy cuz your just that awesome!
This is so beautiful, along with everything else you do.
You should really write a book. Your thoughts are so unique and filled with hopes. I’ve been with you since day one. I knew you’d make it big time :)
Ashley
I agree with ashley. You should Write a Book. Your music is great and it helps me and my girlfriend get through the bad times when our parents disagree.
good Luck.
awesome this inspired me in a way to let my girl notice how i love her
That was so sweet. Love seems perfect after reading this.
Adam, you’re my inspiration
Adam, I’d just like you to know that everything you write is so soulful and, I would be the happiest person on the face of the earth if I could just pick your brain for a bit. So many wonderful things happen there.
[...] soul, a pure mind, one who expresses his thoughts most eloquently. The scene he painted in You Had Me At Hello led me to tears, and again in Deep Regret. Against all rationality, I was chasing an emotional [...]
Would it be terrible for me to say I wish for this sometimes?
–I like knowing that I’m not the only one out there who thinks up the most elaborate unknown/untold romantic-like stories. I would also like to say that I’m addicted to your style of writing. It’s good, really good. If you’re to ever publish a book, I’d buy it.
I secretly dream of this happening to me.
Such an amazingly beautiful and wonderful and sweet story. I sure hope it’ll or has happened, some time. Good luck and congatulations for those who has experienced this kinda thing.
i love it…
i can relate..
That was so, so extremely beautiful! =) I believe scenarios like that can, and do happen! And it’s all for a purpose. All part of His wonderful plan for each of our lives. Such beautiful thoughts Adam! Your blog posts *always* touch me deeply, and make me think, and inspire me so much!! Thank you. :)
~Love is so beautiful~
I believe in happy endings. I found mine. =)
And I agree with Kaylee. I’d totally buy your book if you ever published one. =)
:3 awh <3
When we are dreaming alone it is only a dream. When we are dreaming with others, it is the beginning of reality.
- Dom Helder Camara
Judging by the responses and the amount of hopeless romantics that exist in the world, I would like to believe these things are true.
I somehow just stumbled upon your blog and i have to say that this story gives so much hope to us hopeless romantics. The only part i would disagree with is happy endings. I feel that when you find your mr. or mrs. right there will be no ending just a constant roller coaster. Love is not just happiness. Sometimes its the pain that makes you fall in love with that person all over again. Keep up the good work! I hope you find your cinderella.
Beautiful. Truly inspiring. It is wonderful to think that stuff like this could happen. But truly, however it might look, however it might play out, love DOES happen. And that is what is so beautiful.
You, my darling, should write a book. Your words harmonize beautifly with your feelings, it’s just magic. I do, too, belive things like this aren’t impossible. Sometimes, before going to bed, I daydream and indulge myself into some wicked fantasy I left unfinished last night and I think about me finding love in such bizzarre and uncommon ways…But that’s what makes it so special. I don’t know if you really read this, but I want to think its real. I remember you said, you wanted to find your Cinderella somewhere out there…I feel the same way, I’m just another girl who yerns for romance, like a child yerns for his puffy blanket. Anyway, I’m gunna make an awkward confession: Haha, it’s indeed quite embarrasing but whatever…I do daydream with someday meeting you. Don’t worry, I won’t tackle you like some other rabid fan yelling endlessly “OMG I LOVE YOU” over and over again…I think I would just stand there, not knowing what to do or say. Feeling the embarrasment show all over my cheeks as they turn bright red, I’d lower my gaze and wait for you to say or do something…Haha, I know it’s odd and rather creepy but anyways…Haha, who knows? I might end up bumping accidentaly into you as you casually stroll on the streets of San Francisco…Who knows? :P
That was beautiful. I felt so sad then happy that they found each other. It really touched my heart and I’m happy I took the time to read it. I think this kind of stuff is what every one wishes for even deep in the hearts of those who say they don’t.
<3 wonderful. beautiful. makes me wanna believe love is actually out there. makes me wanna start over. makes me wanna think twice about my theory that love comes and always has to go. thank u for making me wanna love again. for believing in love again. <3
That’s so truly beautiful and I admire your imagination. I have often times thought the same thing… what if things like that really DO happen? It’s a truly wonderful thought that they do. I wish that I could actually see it happen, though… :)
<3 Ash :)
That was, THE most beautiful thing I’ve ever read, and I think that is how love should be, just and instinctual knowing that you’re gonna be together.
that was the best thing ever
In a way… epic.
Thank you… Thats all I can think to say…
Nice Adam
You Had Me At Hello is cool
bah. im girl number 357 to respond to this and i secretly hoped i’d be the first! so….. you’ll probably never be reading this but your a great writer and actually i’ve been wondering if this kind of thing ever happens in real life myself, and i still don’t know.
plenty of 13 year old girls such as myself would spend hours reading this over and over again, just wishing there was a guy writing THEM stuff like this, actually caring at all about finding someone that was perfectly perfect for them instead of just having what seems like every boy wants, a barbie-doll. anyways,
thanks for puting this up! printing it out and puting ‘you had me at hello’ on my wall in my room hahaha!
p.s. i went to your show in austin, texas and, “this boy i know” (use your imagination on the significance!) was there soooo now vanilla twilight is secretly his song!!! (and now you know why i don’t want my name up there, he loves ur band, he could look at any time! AHHH!) God bless!
Honestly brought tears to my eyes. I’m glad I’m not the only one who comes up with these love stories. If only anything related to love at all would happen to me.
what a passionate thought… soo nice..
So beautiful :) I wish things like this happened more often.
Just speechless. So speechless. Wait, you’re a great writer.
This is the most sad and touching article I have ever read. Your writing is beautiful.
this is so adorable, i love it.<3
This story seems so impossible, but it sounds real.
This was such a beautyfull and sad story!!
Thanks adam fore this blog(L)
This was such a beautyfull and sad blog, thanks Adam fore this blog!!(L)
Nicely done i think it’s very beautiful :) good show
Well this story is something that did happen to me. I believe it.
I’m definately like that girl. I just havnt ye found that perfect placd to go when crazy insomnia sets in. And I can’t drive yet. Often though, I’ll sit on my little trunk below my winsow and gaze out at the tree directly in front of it, and through the bare branches I’ll count the stars above. So for now, that is my perfect place. I just wish more of this heartbrokeness and pain would heal. It’s been years, but it just seems to get worse… but who knows? Maybe one day I’ll find my perfect place… and my perfect swing and the perfect dome of starlight to call mine, with a slight salt water scent mixed with the smell of woods mixed in the air.
Again, your words have infinitely touched me. Something about this is so inexplicably beautiful. It brings tears to my eyes to think this could happen, probably has more often than not. Once again, your truer than true words have brought epiphany, joy, and sincere hope to me. For I myself am lonely, and search the way the two in this story search. Thank you, Adam.
Wow, this was beautiful, Adam . . . You’re so good at putting emotions into writing.
Stories like these do happen, speaking from experience.
That’s how it was between myself and my best-friend-turned-husband.
We met pretty randomly, while eating breakfast at Hardees’. We went fishing together, visited the lake park together, and out of nowhere, both fighting back ghosts of exes past, neither wanting anything to do with a relationship again, suddenly we just…KNEW.
So…yes. I believe. :)
When I was ten years old I fell in love with a boy in a dream. I just knew.
One summer night nine years later I wound up sitting on the sand beside the black ocean, trading life stories with this weird marine who called himself Autumn, and he began to feel felt immensely, silently familiar. And I knew.
He recognized me, too.
The dreams we had throughout the years match up. The synchronicities are endless. And even if God had not given us the gift of this strange connection, I know I would still love this boy with all of my soul and want to love him more.
Miracles happen, Adam. Hope you read this. Your writing is spectacular, by the way:)
Your fellow servant,
Courtney
i like the soun of youre music adam young
i love it i’m new and i hoped to be welcomed love Tiandra S.
Oh Yeah, It definitely happens, It’s the story of my life :P Amazing to think what happens when you’re not lookng, eh?
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That was so beautiful! I am so happy that I stumbled un-expectantly into reading this post. It was very well written. I find myself pondering these very things into the wee hours of the night.. I do believe that miracles such as these go actually happen. I found that it made me feel happy, sad and inspired.
Thank you so much for posting this.
That was awesome. I really loved this story.
Thank you so very much for writing this. It really meant something to me.
Some pretty messed up things happened today and all I could do was cry. I was begining to think once more that love can’t happen. that it only ends in pain because people don’t truly respect what love is. I’am glad I came to this site and read something so beautiful. Just before I read this I listened to the song In Christ Alone , and within only a few minutes God has reminded me of His power and the Love that He has for all of us. For a a few hours a forgot of the promise God has put on/in my heart.
Jeremiah 29:11 For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.”
Only love story, EVER, thats made me cry x)
I thought you only wrote songs, Adam…
That night at the park, under the starry sky, they had their perfect song for them to cherish this moment forever, in the form of ‘Meteor Shower’.
As I read through this, I kept coming back to this song. You guys are one of my favorite contemporary artists. And I don’t tell many people about you except my closest friends, ’cause then I have this feel of ‘My kinda band’.
Adam Young is the best thing to happen to the English language.
Its beautiful, but too good to be true…
i always wish things like this to happen, but I know that the chances are Nil…
:)
i Sit on the Roof at Night Too Look up At the Stars…
i Like to Watch them With someone
So a Friend of Mine, Sometimes Does it with me :]
She’s An Amazing Person.
i do Think about Storys like These All the Time
“What Ifs” i like to Call them….
But “What If” It Became Reality!
Adam,
You never cease to amaze me, you know that? You are such a genuinely amazing person, with nothing but words of wisdom.
And you believe, thats all you need in life, is to believe.
Thank you, Adam Young.
Your friend, Emma xx
This was super cute. Thank you for being such an inspiration :D
Wow this is great! :D i do believe that perhaps love at first sight can exist. It’s just rather rare is all. I love Adam Young! ^-^
I believe in happy endings, but sometimes it is very hard to believe. There are even things with a sad and unfair ending, but I think I´ll ever believe in the good and happy stories and endings.
Thanks for this post :) Ive found myself coming back to it ever so often, just a reminder Im not the only one thinking along this line. But what happens if theres no beach nearby?
hey :)
it’s so easy to lose hope in dreams and happy endings and just look at what’s “practical” and what “mostly” will happen.. but i believe that God has a better plan. and im glad you believe too, Adam :) thanx for the post!
Wow… Adam… that girl that you find would sure be the luckiest girl in the world. My heart just melted.
“When things are bad, listening to Owl City is her remedy” <- this is so unbelievably true.
oh my this was beautiful i wish things like this truly would happen or are we just pondering i believen love at first sight 110% because that happened to me … X) <3
i hope you could make a song out of your story.
Yes!!! Adam things do happen like this; exactly like this… but most of the time….
there’s no happy ending.
I hate to say it…but really…Instead of telling you a long story short, I’m (is this copyright?) am going to rewrite your story into mine…Enjoy the lost tale.
His mom might get a call and picks up the phone. He goes in the hallway and listens to the conversation, maybe it’s an offer to go to a party, a Halloween party. His mom might have almost Thanks but no, But he steps out into the living room and stops her, and says he wants to go.
It’s one day before Halloween, He’s bored and lonely and he knows it.
I get a knock at the door, while I was doing chores and it happens to be my friend. “Would you like to go to a Halloween party with me?” she stops and sees I was a little busy; “My Grandma is driving us, but you got to hurry and get your outfit, we’ll have to leave pretty soon!”
I don’t know the boy I will meet at the party. We are Strangers, not knowing the other exist.
He might be trying to find an outfit….he really doesn’t celebrate Halloween much, so he gets on some regular clothes and leaves.
I get my dress… and put on the white cream face make-up that comes with it. I’ve haven’t been to a party besides boring kid birthday parties so I tried to not be so scary and skipped the fang teeth; Besides I felt a little uncomfortable with my friend dressed as a cute-ish playboy type bunny.
He already knows people at the party, for his mom is good friends with the adults that are throwing this party. His mom could have whispered in his ear to stay with the smaller kids while the bigger kids stay hanging around the backyard. So he might have sighed once or twice in the room with the kids throwing orange and black balloons at each other.
It’s about 7:30pm when I pulled up in the car with my friends and her grandma hauling in sodas and chairs brought to the house party in the SUV van. I looked around to let my brain soak in all the evening settings of the complex we have entered. I went up stairs into the house… and looked around, there were some people cooking and A poker table for the adults. They adults ordered us to stay in empty garage where the kids were.
Maybe he looks up, for he hears the garage door slowing open…He sees my friend walk in first, (she also knows the person throwing the party, for its her cousin mother), she hugs her cousin and walks to the end of the room with her. Maybe he was sitting on the floor before I walked in…maybe not. A few other people walked into the room, I was last in. Maybe he started to stare…I could never be sure, for at the moment I was following my friend close be hide for she was introducing me to her cousins. Maybe he rushed over in an impatient manner to be introduced by the friendly 10-year-old host of the party.
I do get introduced to everyone, not so expectedly, by the host, but by the sweet boy who was once sitting in the corner sighing only a few moments ago. Although, I’ve only been there for merely 10 to 15 minutes or so, I was having more fun than I have in a long time.
Maybe he saw I was in his liking, and maybe deep down he knew I was to his, too. Maybe he just likes to see people laugh or smile, or he might have just been trying to impress me with cheesy jokes and silly stuns. He smiled back with very thing I told him.
We everything that night; Things from pranks, helping little kids, talking to cops, Jokes, balloon popping, Soda chugging contest, and some talk about our lifes. Only one thing we didn’t do….
We didn’t say anything about how we felt.
Two months later, I still miss the sweet boy at the Halloween party, especially around Christmas time, staring at all the mistletoe hung above doorways. In a total of 60 days, about 45 pages front and back were written on that single person in my diary.
Sadly, this is where the Fairytale comes to an end, on the 26th of December, today, which is one day after Christmas, I find out my friend got in touch with her cousin which knew the sweet boy, named Anthony, about two weeks ago when I’ve been telling her to do Since the 12th of November. She lied to me and told me that she lost her cousin’s phone number….and his real answer that my friend has been hiding? Well, that’s a real mystery, but what I got out of my libeling friend was he did like me-a lot; but he already has a girlfriend….
A true fairytale, which is dust in the wind now—
If Anthony saw me now maybe, just maybe…
Adam,thanks for writing this.You trully feel my pain :’)
I love this. It’s mind boggiling. My fingers are so heavy i can’t reply.:)
adam,
i came across your blog through twitter and i’ve been glued to my computer chair all morning! i blame it fully on your quirky, transparent writing. :)
this story struck a special chord with me. i’ve spent countless hours thinking about choices, and wondering if a million simple, supremely mundane decisions could possibly lead two individuals to meet and to KNOW, beyond a shadow of a doubt, that this is it, that the maddening search is over – that a decision as simple as where one should eat lunch one rainy afternoon could lead to the moment one’s been waiting for so faithfully.
i’m so glad i’m not the only one who still holds out hope for extraordinary miracles and pure, honest love. never lose that hope – it’s inspiring to those whose patience might be faltering under the weight of life.
i’m praying for you today as you’re on your quest to find that sweet girl on the swing set. i believe it’s entirely possible – God has incredible tricks up His sleeve. :) keep doing what you do. you’ve been given a gift that even you might not understand the true value of yet. thank you.
in Him,
caitlin
Wonderful story.A magnificent creation by Adam.If You do get this,you should do this as another wonderful song.Bye ,have a wonderful,happy,nice,relaxing and Music Raining Day.
From Me To You,
Suhendran Murugesan
Who loves Owl City’s Music
To be honest, I don’t know. I like to believe this kind of thing is possible (I’m what most – or all – would call a ‘hopeless romantic’, though most of my friends are kind enough to at least TRY not to use the word hopeless), but on the other hand, the world depresses me pretty badly. I guess I just like thinking that in all the horrible problems the world has, it has to balance out somehow.
As someone I once heard speaking said: “There isn’t ONE girl the world for me, but really, there’s only one girl for me.” Although this guy was lucky enough to have already found her. I feel that we only find our SO when we’re ready to find them. Until then, everything’s just…in preparation.
What do I know though, I’ve never been in a date in my life, and I’m 20. :P
I believe these things happen.
They just have to.
I like Owl City
wow….i was a little shocked…coz..we kinda shared the same thoughts..
.o.o
it’s a little embarrassing but i admit..i kinda think of this when i can’t sleep at night… :P
Your a crazy wackjob man! Lol I remember when I was nuts like that :)
~* :’) *~
Adam,
You are incredible. You can write songs, write stories, sing, and play ANY muscial instrument that you get your hands on. Continue doing what you do best and hurry up on that album!!!!
That was touching<3
That is such a beautiful scenario. I’m so amazed at the things that you come up with. I am in love with every single one of your songs, but I really don’t want to be just another fan saying that you amaze me. You do, and so much more. I am listening to your music so much every day. This scene brought tears to my eyes, too. I am absolutely sure that this type of thing happens all the time. God is good, and He can make anything happen. I believe it for myself and for you. I’m so excited for you and your music, and it’s so encouraging to see these posts (just found this blog =p) but I’m loving every word of it. Stay faithful, and keep going with the amazing music. I really want to thank you for it, and let you know how much it means to me (:
Thank you Adam!
This is…inspirational. I’ve heard of things happen like this. I’ve even heard it happen without any heartbreak. It was as if God just told them then and there…here is the love of your life. Never stop looking for you Princess. She’ll be shown to you.
Adam Young,your words and your song is greater than anyone can make keep doing your best works :)
This was amazing… ^~^
Amazing Blog .Owl City my Whole Life.
That Song is Amazing!…so CUTE! :))
Something like that happened to me once. I went out walking with a soon to be boy friend at the age of 16. My days worries were getting the best of me and at the time medication was making it hard to sleep. And your right in that state of mind I kept going back to the old. and for some reason I couldn’t help but swing. For some reason swinging made me feel like I could really go someplace in my confined and structured life. Even with the put downs of every adult role model, I found confidence in myself though a swing at a man made lake. That night kind of awkward because the boy that I came with should have been left at home to go sleep at 7pm from all the whining I heard from him. And, the stranger I met there should have been the man I walked around the lake with at the end of the night. Even though he was a straighter and eventually life became so worrisome that I forgot the encounter until now, I still believe that things are always meant to be and god always has his hand in things.
I am sorry about any inconvenience but would it be possible to hear a little more about that night and what happened. If you don’t feel comfortable talking about it through the blog. I am more than happy to get an email.
i agree with the very first comment. I BELEIVE too. because sometimes its the only thing you can do. an old person told me something once.. maybbe it was in a movie.. maybe it was a grandparent.. whoever it was they told me something that still sticks with me today: if you truly beleive in something hard enough, long enough, and passionately enough it will come true. I BELEIVE in happy endings. I BELEIVE in true love stories.
I BELEIVE.
and hopefully many others do too.
wow!!!!!! that’s the beautifulist… (wait did I spell that right…) thing I’ve ever read in my life!!! I daydream crazy stuff like that sometimes. but not that vivid!!!!! WOW!!!!!
-sigh-
refreshing, and now I don’t feel like a nut, so much anymore for believing the same thing… That love is just as improbable as we allow it to be within ourselves.
Meaning, it will only grant as much as we allow it to grant, through our own faith in it… Meaning, you should let go of any idea of what you may think it is, so that love has the chance to surprise you at every corner… I don’t know if there is any way to explain this well enough to anyone, because I myself had been surprised with it barely hours after I sternly decided that I’d enjoy my single days… But…
I think our problem is the fact that we search, when we should take a step back within ourselves realize that the best of things that we’d ever been given, i.e. life, had never been asked for.
anyone who reads this… think about that next time you find yourself “Trying to find someone” or “looking”…
Just let it happen on it’s own.
I hate to sound like an old broken record, but… When you know, you just know.
reely mazin….
ur a briliant all-rounder…
ur singin is de bst in de world….
plz continue it alayz…
zayd
This is really good. I don’t know how many times I’ve read it. I feel like a part of it. It seems like at night a lot with me, is when loneliness sinks in it brings back memories: good and bad. Makes me want to go for a walk, gaze at the stars for hours. I think that God has some special someone for everyone to relate to and He will reveal them to us in His own time. We just have to believe in Him, and we will all have our romantic movie moments special in certain ways. Thanks for writing this, it really stood out to me. :)
Thank you! Thank you for letting me know that I am not the only one who dreams up crazy things like this. Maybe I’m a wishful romantic, or just have a great imagination, but stuff like this just draws me in.
Anyway, that was a beautiful “What if?”.
I just read this, and I wanted to tell you — I drive around in the middle of the night. But I drive slow, because most of my mind is dreaming and pondering over Things. And a little part of me hopes I’ll see another car with another person in it, driving around slow at 2am, thinking about Things.
How do you know me???
I reread it, because at the moment I messed up huge with someone so important to me.
I want to fix it, but I know that I won’t be able to. That he’ll tune me out, and avoid me.
But this made me hope again, that anything is possible, that everything will turn out okay, because everyone has that special someone out there, they just need to find them.
That even with this pain, I can keep going, and keep trying my hardest, and it’s thanks to reading this again.
I daydream about this kind of thing all the time, I just wish that just one day it could happen to me, that everything in that story could happen to me, that it told my life story.
But it won’t, and when it does, I’ll come back and write my story and share it with Adam Young, just like him. Who always shares his thoughts, thank you for giving me hope again. I want to live again, and I’m grateful for that.
wow…thats all i could say vhen i read the first paragraph..becuz there’s someone out there like me who has the same reactoin to insomnia like me. only i can’t go out at night so i open a window or walk around the house………..i am so amazed with you. you give me hope that in this world, there is a well- known person who talks with God and can meet the standards for the next generation…thank you so much adam
It’s 4am and I’m sitting in bed, once again sleep eluding me. I came back to this entry because I relate on so many levels. Even the beachside swing has meaning to me. I’ve often wanted to walk or drive in the middle of the night when I can’t sleep, although I never have acted on that desire.
Right now I wish I could run to the swings and meet someone to talk to about all of my hopes and dreams. But since discovering Owl City I’ve learned that I can let my “hopes go and they’ll survive.”
I’ll be dreaming of you, whoever you are, with the waves splashing and creating a mist around a swingset on the beach…
Wow, Adam, That has to be the best story I have ever read….you truly are inspiring. I appreciate you sharing this with everyone. You really are the best.
This was beyond beautiful.. left me speechless.
i have never been so touched by a story such as this .. i read this and it tuched my heart i was deeply inspired by this it was beautiful :)
I LOVE it ! U should really write books ! I’de buy them all !!!! Love u !
looove it!! i will totally but your books(: lovee ya!
I have no idea why i started to read this, but i guess i’m sorely attracted to lethal-looking prose. and so, i wasn’t a bit disappointed after i read it. funny, it seems to have fed my fairy-tale deprivation. i wish i knew someone who could write a story like you(Adam). i’d probably fall in love at the first letter.
and for the record, i wish i could write like you do
=)
incredibly cute :D i loved every word of it!
you enspire me to do alot of things in the world :)
Sir, you have a beautiful mind.
that was a beautiful… I like it…
I wish that you could write another story like that…
They do happen. My husband and I were friends online for years, but when we met in person, I just knew he was who I’d spend the rest of my life with.
that story is very touching
I think I heard one of your songs with a similar storyline… The name(and lyrics) escape me, but it was amazing, I remember 8^D
best wishes, Mary
I remember when i first read this i went around thinking you were married until a later blog. It sort of hurt because i love you, but coming back to it i see it is so beautiful, and im not sure if i believe; im too often than not, doubting… but possibly they are real. I’m sure God will stear us all in the right direction in life, it’s just our choices if we should listen or not.
I LOVE OWL CITY!
aww!!!!!!!!!!! lol, my favorite “romance” dream is between two brave heroes meeting the other in battle. doesn’t work that way, though (as far as i know.)
Nice :)
Nice story…
Helios album cover…. Nice
This is so beautiful Adam! Keep it up!
This story is amazing, you have to beleive in happy endings or you cant live life.
I always have believed and always will.
X3 I believe in things like this. My grandparents met in a romantic and cliche way. He was in the war and befriended her brother. Her brother told her about him, and told her to send him a letter. She did. He responded. They exchanged letters for 3 years. He was hospitalized. He came home with her brother who had recently escaped from an enemy prison camp. They looked at each other. My grandma was beautiful. He was handsom in his uniform. And a few months later, they got married. (and ended up having 13 children.)
THE END.
^^ Its true. I have the letters my grandma recieved. I am convinced.
Wow. What a beautiful writer and dreamer you are. Thanks for reminding us all of the hopes and wishes we all once had for love. What a gift you have with words. Thank you for sharing so openly. Breathtaking.
awwww you sound like a hopeless romantic.
i think its sweet that you think of things like that though.
it shows you have a real human soul with hope and love.
haha:)
Adam…you are depressing…like really really depressing sometimes.
I too,had this problem but its not really working out for me,seeing that the little jerk who broke my heart is still at large and the person I’m not in love with is sixteen years older….so now,I mostly resort to writing poems for “hopeless romantics” like you.
if you ever want to find them,sift through this thread:http://narniafans.com/forum/showthread.php?t=26895&page=36
and look for things with hints of your personality in them…
I think you should write your own book. I will be the first in line at book signing. I read books a lot. you are able to put into words how you feel without being cheesy or without overdoing it. You are very intelligent. You are very expressive in your own ways i dont think ive seen one like you. You and Taylor are perfect for each other. I wish you read comments. What you did for valentines day it was the sweetest thing you can do. I wish i can sing like that. I cant stop thinking about what you did all day. I like your version of Enchanted. I wish you can send me a copy because i got tired of refreshing your page. Not quite good with technology i wish i can record from the website.
I am married and i have a kid. I have an amazing marriage my husband express his feeling through poetry. I have 2 boxes of letters from him when we were dating.
What you did for Taylor was the most romantic thing ive heard in my life. Im here with m laptop cant stop Awwwing and Sighing.. I can tell that you are a person that will be very loyal, and very loving to his wife. I know you will have one soon.
inspiring, interesting, romantic and make me speechless.
i love owl city and all of his project!
with love desy xoxo
wow! this was great and very touching!
One word… Amazing!…. that was so touching.. It would be awesome if they really did exist, maybe they do? :)
I’ve made the wonderful discovery that meetings like this do happen in convoluted ways. I wrote this story for you, sir, should you ever happen to come across this comment and decide to peruse out of blatant curiosity:
Maybe they’ve met before, perhaps on the main street of her tiny hometown, at 11 o’clock at night. A random gathering of mutual friends. The group is sprawled all over the sidewalk and front steps of a miniscule grocery store, chatting and listening to the iPod that belongs to the newcomer. She thinks he’s handsome, but another fellow has staked his claim on her and being the golden retriever of a girl that she is, she staunches her curiosity and refrains from making any sort of advance. The studly stranger barely seems to notice her, his ice-blue eyes meeting her turquoise gaze a few times, only to break away after a nano-second. Finally, towards the close of their meeting, he nonchalantly approaches her and they make small talk. They discover that they will be attending the same college within the month. She promises to say hello should they ever meet.
Weeks go by and she’s forgotten all about him. Between the jerk that’s just dumped her and high school dating, she’s learned more than one hard lesson, and by the tender age of 18, she’s a bitter, cynical gal. Love can dive right off a cliff in a glorious, blazing inferno. In her notebook, she carries a list that she wrote at church camp, some five or six years before, of everything she wants in a man. It’s so specific that the likelihood of a guy existing out there with each of the 20-some requirements is literally one in a million. It’s perfect. Should the man exist, if God wants them to be together, then somehow, they will meet. If not, who the heck cares??
Likewise, love has not been a bed of roses for him. His heart has been stepped on, pummeled, squished, sautéed in jalapeño juice and partially reassembled so many times that by now, there isn’t much left. He has resigned himself to his fate, and is convinced that despite his yearning for love and a family of his own, God really wants him to spend the rest of his life living in his parents’ basement. Alone.
Browsing through his now-ex-girlfriend’s MySpace list of friends, he spots a familiar face. It’s the girl from that tiny little town…what’s it called? Crap. He can’t remember. Well, he knows it’s only 15 miles away from his town. Maybe they can be friends, if nothing else? He messages her and to his surprise she messages back. Within a few days she offers him her IM name, and they begin to chat. The ensuing conversation lasts for hours. They have oodles in common. They could be great friends. This has a lot of potential. Maybe, someday, they could even date? He catches himself thinking thoughts that he knows he shouldn’t be. No. Absolutely not. He is not going through that again, no matter how gorgeous, and funny, and sweet and just plain awesome she is. He’ll let her run him through a meat grinder before he lets his heart get broken again.
It’s a long conversation and despite her misgivings, she’s excited. He’s the coolest human being on the face of the earth! He enjoys hunting, and fishing, and camping, and hiking, and canoeing, and music, and video games, and he even likes romantic comedies!! Everything she enjoys doing, so does he!!! He’s perfect… But wait. Things like this are always too good to be true. There’s a catch somewhere. She sure doesn’t want to find out what it is, and she’ll eat a dirty sock before she lets anyone into her heart again.
They meet for the second time, that next morning. He treats her to breakfast at a familiar fast food joint. She studies him. He studies her. Both are hoping that at the very least, they’ve made a friend, and at the very least , they won’t crawl into bed each night feeling completely and utterly alone.
Over the next few weeks they begin spending more and more time together. He takes her hunting. She convinces him to watch a Star Wars marathon with her in the basement of a campus building. They even wind up working together as tutors at the college’s academic resource center. They talk almost every night online. They call each other if they can’t sleep. They study together. They eat together. They sing silly duets in the car on the way to their favorite fishing spot, and are impressed and a little uneasy at how amazingly their voices harmonize.
Despite their best efforts, the walls crumble, and one night they suddenly realize that somewhere along the way, things have changed. They sit in a blind, on the edge of a field. She rests on an upside-down bucket, leaning back against him while he reclines in a lawn chair. The sun has begun to drop behind the trees. They talk quietly about this and that. Only occasionally are their conversations serious, but for some reason this evening they are discussing what has always before been a taboo subject: love. They discuss boyfriends and girlfriends of years gone by, crappy dates, lame high school proms, being rejected, being cheated on, and pondering over that empty place that has always been an irreparable void in their souls. She leans against him as he talks, her head in its usual spot in the crook of his shoulder. She can feel his chest rumble as his gentle voice fills the small space they share. She can hear his heart steadily, comfortably pounding away.
He strokes her soft hair as he talks, but he hopes she doesn’t realize how content and happy he is simply holding her. He can smell her hair, feel the soft skin of her forehead nuzzled into his neck.
As it has always been with him, she is completely lost in how incredible it feels to merely have him holding her. She hopes and prays he doesn’t notice her inability to keep her head clear.
When they are together, that empty spot in her soul isn’t empty at all. When she snuggles against him, his soul is overflowing with…that one…word…that he doesn’t want to think about. Yet, against his own will, he unexpectedly finds himself gently kissing her cheek. Surprised, she leans out and cranes her neck to look at him. Panicking, he responds by making the silliest face she has ever seen. Her heart leaps, she can’t help but laugh. In that moment, more than anything else in the world, they want to be far more than “best friends.” They want to be there for each other for better or worse, for richer or poorer, in sickness and in health, as long as they both are drawing breath.
And so, in a shaky moment of bravery, he wraps his arms around her, and in a hesitant bout of courage she snuggles back against him. Strangely, neither is afraid anymore, and somehow, wonderfully, they both know that this is right. They know they won’t have to hear, “Let’s just be friends,” ever again. They know that that horrible, awful, empty feeling is a thing of the past.
The most wonderful thing about this story, in my opinion, is that it’s true. In fact, this is my story…
Andrew and I been together for just shy of five years now, and married a little over three months. I truly believe with all my heart that God has someone out there for everyone. Just keep your head up, and don’t give up on the power of love.
Oh, and one more thing. That list that I thought would be impossible to follow. Yeah, he is every single thing on it. Crazy, huh?
One of the most beautiful things I’ve read. Your writing is imaginative and very descriptive. It’s so easy to see the entire story through your eyes. Thank you so much for sharing this with us….even if I am late reading it.
I understand why you said that to know you is to hear your music and read what you write. You put your soul into your writing…that’s very clear.
Brought a tear to my eye. :’)
You should totally write a book! It’d be amazing with your writing skills.
When I met my husband it was kind of like that. I had literally JUST had my heart broken. I was in love for the first time, and he ripped my heart out. It hurt bad, and I thought I was never going to get over it. About a week later, I was at work, and my best friend walked in the restaurant, with her boy friend and her cousin I had never met. The moment I saw him, I knew it was it. We had our first date that night after I got off work, and were married the following year. It was such by chance that he came. My best friend and I had moved, and he happened to be driving through the state and stopped by to see his cousin. If he hadn’t who knows where I would be, and if I would still be a little heart broken today? It happens, maybe not as dramatically as the story, but things like that do happen.
very good story, I was deeply moved to read this
Nice story…I like this story… ^_^
I never thought that someone else could think like I do! that’s what I try to say to myself everyday! that nothing is imposible! and if u believe it happEn! it Will… ’cause nothing in this life is 4 sure! everything can happen! in every tipe of place or time! U just need to keep walkinG… not finding! ’cause love comes! when U even notice…
Really enjoyed reading this entry for the second time. Now I can check it off of my dashboard – another project completed!
I wonder what’s next…
very nice…you should right a story for a movie, I would love to see it!!
bittersweet… yet wishful, hoping…
I know this is a really old post, but I was just sitting here, really bored, so I figured I’d look through some blog posts from the summertime.
I wish I had the words to say about this. I have absolutely no confidence that this will ever happen to me, and yet there’s still this small grain of hope that keeps me clinging on to such idealistic daydreams. I have always dreamed of nights like this to happen to me, and although I’d consider myself quite young, I’ve always found myself daydreaming in class instead of focusing on equations.
Those dreams sometimes feel like the only thing I have in me. I can’t describe them well, I can’t put them into words quite eloquently, but they still offer something that I have so very little of, but that I cling onto and never want to let go. And that, my friend, is hope.
Also, I’d like to mention that you, Adam, have really made my reveries flourish. I started listening to your music more than a year ago, and ever since, I’ve had stories in formation, and I’m focused more on art and drawing. Not to mention this budding feeling of hope and faith in myself that is growing incredibly slow, but is still sprouting like a flower in the springtime.
But enough of my endless babbling. This is everything I’ve ever wanted, and, although I find it difficult to not come across as creepy, I feel like you read my mind when I first read this.
Sorry for this insanely dragging, utterly pointless post. But for some reason, I felt like randomly babbling to some musician guy who will probably never read this. :D
Maybe she swings on that swing for hours, chain smoking all night, waiting for someone to come, to understand, (and to bring a hoodie because after six sleepless night the routine still hasn’t quite sunk in, please?) She watches the birds fly over head as the sky starts turning the colour of her prom dress, and the sand waft about in the slight breeze, and the water chopping softly. Maybe she stubbs out her last ciggarrette on the back of her hand, and says this is the last night she bothers. Like she has every night for six nights.
Maybe he’s just caught his girlfriend with her tongue down some guys throat, and runs to his car so he can scream as loud as he wants, classical music blaring from one speaker (the other’s broken). The sun’s just coming up, so he pulls down the windows, and doesn’t slow down at the corners. Maybe he contemplates driving to a friends, but then he catches sight of a white bird flying towards him. A straight road, sun in his eyes. He slows down, watching.
Maybe her hair’s come down from it’s ponytail, and her face is glazed with sweat an concentration. Maybe she hears the old car before se sees it, refecting gold sun, and swerving quite worryingly. Maybe she gets of the cheap chopper bike, and wafts her white night dress about (she never changed).
Maybe he stops when he realizes it’s not a bird, but in fact, a bicycle, and a girl, with a flushed face and a white night dress on. Maybe he wipes his eyes and turns the music off, checking his hair in the mirror, and gets slowly out of his bug, taking deep breaths.
Maybe she smiles, and takes in his tired eyed and quivvering mouth, and wonders how anyone could possibly want to see this boy cry.
Maybe he sees the empty cigarrette pack sticking out her back pocket, and the Harry potter book in the basket of her bike. Mybe he smiles back, wondering what made him get out of the car, and what made her stop cycling, and what made the dark circles under her eyes.
Maybe they look at each other for a long moment. Maybe it’s then they decide they’re going to find out everything about each other.
It’s eleven o clock right now. You inspired me. I couldn’t help it. Sorry. You’re amazing.
Ps. I’d wait out in the dark for you.
@Purple
LOL. Lovely teenage version. =D
This stuff does actually happen, Adam.
It happened just a few days ago with me and my current boyfriend. We had never talked before in our lives but one night I saw that he was online and we started talking and we found out that we have soo much in common and that we basically completed each other. Our connection was soo strong that we had to start hanging out in person and it grew into something more within days. <3
So keep being a dreamer, because dreams really do come true.
Yes. I hope it does anyway.
Haha, this reminded me of the movie When Harry Met Sally (really cute btw). I think things like this do happen, although perhaps they’re not always so ideally dramatic. The best relationships are the ones you weren’t expecting.
I’m lonely too. That’s part of why I read these: to find some emotion, something human to connect to. The stupid thing is,
I have a fear of relationships. I don’t know why, but unlike every other girl my age, I’ve never wanted one. Not long ago I heard someone mention that all little girls dream about their wedding. I never did. I try to play out a date in my head, and can imagine it going swimmingly, but it’s always awkward. I’m just so awkward. It would be awkward spending time alone in the presence of someone who we both know likes me and whom we both know I like back. I think my ideal date would be double date because I would have the security of a friend by my side. I just get embarrassed so easily- embarrassed by my own feelings. Like I feel ashamed when I’m charmed by someone.
There’s a boy in one of my classes who’s really nice and friendly, including towards me. I really like him, but I’m not sure in what way. He’s funny and incredibly smart, so he’s great to joke around with. I really admire him. But every time I see him, especially if we make eye contact, I can’t help but get this stupid grin on my face. I love the way it feels and being around him, but I hate myself for developing a crush.
I just realized I’m smiling.
Maybe one day, I’ll look over and see him running alongside me. Running the good race with me.
Everything falls into place, we both have our eyes on the prize.
Eternity with our Savior.
Our Faith, our passion for Kingdom impact, is what brings us together.
Together not just forever, but for all of eternity.
Until then, being content with where my Jesus has me.
Single but never alone.
Always with Him.
He who had me even before my heart first said- “hello”
Maybe it really can happen in real life. But such a good beautiful thing will never happen to me. I love fairy tales.
Joelle China
I remember the day my brother showed this to me. It was the day you posted it. September 6.
I remember reading it over and over and over again. Letting you beautiful words sink in.
When things aren’t going so peechy. Or when I feel like no one is out there to listen, I open my bookmarks, click on the link, and read it over and over and over again.
Thank you for being my comfort.
I like dreaming .How big the world is ,to a litle girl.Someone is crying while you’re laughing ;someone is dying while you’re complaining……day in day out……Nobody will know who am I ,but it might be better(…自言自语…)
I love this. I love this. I love this.
VERY INSPIRING!
aha….!
This is just like a ocean humanity & what we think today’s
world ,mixing it well. I really enjoyed it. Adam you are really dreamy.
I like that.!
man cant keep myself from this solo band it literakky rocks my life hahah
there always totally deep of every single word you stated……
Dear Adam,
I’m just a seventeen-year-old girl sitting in a small, Christian school’s computer lab. Long story short, I forgot my backpack today and can’t do the things I desperately need to get done. Having a whole period to do nothing (except for one thing involving study that I don’t even want to start), I started looking through your recent blog posts like a creeper. Then I stumbled on this rather intriguing post.
Yeah, sorry… That was pretty lengthy. Anyway. Your writing is a blessing to me, and I seriously can’t compliment you enough. Your gifts are incredible, and it’s even more incredible that you give credit to God for them.
Thank you for your beautiful words. And thanks for reading this little insignificant post, if you do end up reading it.
Love, Hannah
P.S. – See you in Atlanta June 14! Can’t wait to meet you.
P.S.S. – You should seriously look into writing a book. :)
Wow. As a guy suffering from insomnia, I can really relate. Hell, the only time I ever really get to sleep any more is listening to your music.
As for love… I don’t look. I get it thrown on me. These days, I try to avoid it. I get feelings for people who simply don’t feel the same. The girl I am falling for now, I have been sliding on a slippery slope for since late last year. I met her in the dusky eve of a foolhardy heartbreak, on a visit to the United States of Facebook. It was one of the only times in my life that I have noticed someone so suddenly. Since then, all I have wanted is to get to know her.
Every day, I see another thing I like about her. Every day I see another thing I can relate to her about. Every day, just seeing her makes the pit fall out of my stomach, causing my heart to fall with it, as if they were somehow attached.
The chances are she will never read this. And even if she was to read this, she would never realise how much I wish I could be that guy she can share her life with. I would willingly share mine with her. She may have even commented on this very blog. She might even be you. You might even be happy with me, if you gave me a chance.
But that may be too much to ask.
In any case, as a writer, that was truly inspiring, Adam. You are worth double the recognition you get.
As for her? Well, she had me at hello.
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She must be amazing.
Adam. You are such a genius. A genius. Your music is amazing. Your way of thinking is amazing. You’re the most talented person I’ve ever vitnessed. When you write stuff like this I feel like crying just because it’s so beautiful and it gives me hope. Hope that the humanity is not cruel and is able to see and think things like this. You’re my inspiration, my idol and my rolemodel. I can’t say anything but I love you. (Gee, I sound a bit obsessed)
P.S. You should concider being an author. As long as you keep making music of course :D
I was thinking that I’d like to know who in this world would think so deeply at these kind of things and make the same type of scenarios in their heads like I [constantly] do. I’m glad I’m not the only one. That makes me feel better, secure. Thank you Adam!
This is my favorite blog of his <3 I've read it more times then I've read my name on the top of classroom worksheets. It's lovely :) simply lovely :)
Scenarios like this probably do happen all the time and no one knows or realizes it.
Nico S., You Had Me At “Hello”. I love you.
<3
I just got off the phone with the guy I love. He lives far away and he doesn’t know I love him. Everytime I have to tell him goodbye it hurts all over again but worse. I’m feeling really lonely tonight and my heart really hurts right now so thanks for this. It helped.
What is it, The Between? Fertile, delicious, and powerful, it is the edge of meeting. The cocreated place of pure potential, a coevocation of possibility. The delicate point of meeting between you and her. Between them. Between us.
Wow. I wrote a song just like this, it was weird to read it. That was just how my song went. I think of these dreamy, rather unrealistic situations too, but they seem to linger in my daydreams. I don’t know if they are found in reality or not, but I’m sure that it could happen if that boy was you. :)
You know that I have this saved in my documents? My brother showed me the day you posted this and I loved it so much, I saved it. I read it often, it’s beautiful. Bright and beautiful:p (you see what I did there?)
It was wonderful.. It touched me and while I was reading it, I drifted away to a different world altogether, a world where these two characters dwell and I could be happily there for some time… Thank you, Adam!!!!!
This is truly the most beautiful thing i’ve ever read. I wish I was eloquent enough to describe my adoration for this, and you. You are inspiring.
This is one of the most beautiful things I’ve ever read. Any woman on this earth would be beyond lucky to have you. I’m sure i’ll just be repeating everyone here, but you’re amazing, with such a pure heart and soul. Watching you perform your songs on the 14th was more than amazing. I had to force back my tears when you sang Meteor Shower, the emotion of your voice was too much for me. I already am trying to figure out how to see you again during this tour. Minneapolis is looking possible. You will get the girl, and won’t be lonely anymore.
This seriously makes me wish that Tennessee was closer to Minnesota.
What a beautiful story! I wish this sort of thing would happen to me.
i think things like this, if they dont, should happen. but as it goes, “reality is a lovely place, but i wouldnt want to live there” i think this is a song in the making, adam!!! it would become my new favorite!!!
with love, always,
cassie
i always come back and read this post when i cant sleep, and it always puts a smile on my face knowing im not alone.
It’s good to know I’m not alone.
i love reading your blog posts, adam! i keep coming back for more! your writing is as profound as your songs, and i wish you the best of luck in finding that special someone somewhere somehow. :)
you’re so sincere and heartwarming, i wish i could know you personally, because i can relate so much to you and your songs and posts.
everything you do touches me and my heart as it does with everyone you meet, i’m sure.
thank you so much for allowing me and the world an insight into the true, pure essence that is you!
I’ve read this over and over again because its the most beautiful thing ever written.
The Blonde Girl, in the blue dress is this girl. :
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1504327166622&set=a.1131334522039.2021276.1187520267&type=1&theater
ohh i know her!, she use to go to my high school.
This story HURTS. Seriously. This and songs like “Dreams Don’t Turn to Dust” always make me want to meet you. Do we click as much as I think we do? Do you also like swinging and weather just chilly enough to wear a sweatshirt as much as I do? Getting lost in the beauty of your surroundings? Writing music, stories, and drawing pictures just to get that beauty out from inside of you, where it pulls and stretches your heartstrings until you can’t bear it? Daydreaming about what it would be like to fly into a storm, until you almost want to scream because you can’t? Reading the Bible and then almost crying about the amazing things God has done?
Headed to school on this hot day :) happy to be out though|_LuvMe_Slowly|
u had me at hello,adam!
ADAM! I ♥♥ your blog posts!!
This early early morning, a variation of this happened to me. A beautiful friendship between two insomniacs.
I was reading this, and got a great idea for a story. Once again adam, you have inspired me to do great things.
You’re amazing. Your lyrics and the way you write are so true, inspiring, dreamy, and beautiful.
It annoys me when people make that assessment. I am a fan of the two MJ and Prince, they are both extremely talented and no comparison requirements to be created. As for your comment “Prince is the far better musician”, that is your opinion, not truth. I believe Michael Jackson is really a much better musician, but that’s my opinion. Stop trying to enforce yours like its been verified as truth.
Thanks – Enjoyed this post, can I set it up so I get an email sent to me when you write a new update?
Dear Adam,
this is all so beautiful, i’m a helpless romantic at heart and believe things like these are possible but then again what do I know? I guess I believe in the power of Love and Miracles. Thanks for sharing its brilliant. <3
I hope you don’t mind, but I printed this out and put it in my special box in my room, so I can read it anytime I want. It’s just so beautiful. You should write a book of poetry, or a story. I know I would buy it.
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Keep inspiring plenty! :0)
This is one of the most beautiful, touching things that I’ve ever read… :)
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I read this blog entry the day it came out, and I cant get it off my mind. It’s so beautiful, so enchanting, that everytime I’m asked to picture an ideal fantasy this is the short film is what plays in my head.. I can feel the love in the air; and as one insomniac to another, Adam, imagining the chance of fate like this is the most poetic thing I know of. <3 thank you for such a beautiful story!
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I know these things happen. My huband and I have been married for 7 yrs. in December. We met on a jogging path in california. It was the middle of the night and I went to a spot I had been to a thousand times before. There was and electric box I would sit on and think about stuff. It was just past where the last street lamp lit the path and it had an amazing view of Torrey pines beach. My husband came walking up and the first thing I thought was I was going to get attacked for being so stupid to come out here all alone at night. He walked up and clumbsily tried to start a conversation at which point I was plotting which way I could run to get as far away as possible. Eventually I was sucked into his monologue. We had both recently had pretty bad breakups so the conversation turned to “You think that was bad my Ex did Blah blah blah” Turned out he had lived in the area since he was 8 and somehow we had never met which was amazing because I thought I knew everyone having lived there all my life. We had even gone to the same therapist as children. ( We both have ADHD and don’t sleep very well.) His apartment was literally right at the end of the jogging path so we went back to his place and had a few beers. ( woke up his roomate Hehe ) He told me if I wanted I could hang out with him at his job the next night. He worked security for some new construction sites. So I ended up spending the next few nights having moonlight snacks on the hood of his car in the middle of nowhere. A year later we got married. The one thing I can say is the two of us can talk, we seem to never run out of things to tell each other. We now live in Nashville, or Clarksville technically. I went to the concert you had just recently by myself. He joined the army and is currently deployed in Afganistan. We stay up now to skype and send each other photos of our days. I love your music it truely calms me down and gives me peace when I get worked up. Nothing I have found can affect my mood like good music. From a fan keep dreaming, WendyB
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……..adam, i, i’ve been hiding my emotins, for, forever, keeping life hidden, not opening up, trust was hard for me, and the thought of “love” kinda agrivated me. i don’t know if this happens, but, i’m gonna say it does, because i need it to. i need this hope. i need a thicker string to hold on two, because mine broke. oh, adam, i wish you were reading this. i wish, yours forever, Gleaming in the Glow
Would you recognize your asshole from a gap in the ground?
No matter how many times I read this, it still gets to me every time. Amazing blog post, Adam. Keep it up!
I find myself coming back to this post every once and a while. Adam you are incredibly talented with writing and portraying an atmosphere that makes you feel the emotions each person has. This post is surely one of my favorite things to read. I just wanted to let you know (if you even read these replies) that I really love this whimsical story. Thank you for sharing your gifts with us!
Dear Adam,
Do you ever get sick of girls chasing you over the Internet? How depressing it is that you cannot beat them off with a stick over the web…. I for one, enjoy reading your spastic, random, entertaining, and yes, delightful blog posts, simply because they make me smile. Keep developing this amazing gift God has given you.
~Juliette
P.S. I hope God sends you the girl you’ve loved all your life to you soon so all these other girls can give it a rest! Have a fabulous day!
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These are the exact words of a true Escapist.
Cameron
Heartbreak.. Such a touchy subject. But when beautifully written, such as this, all is healed.
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Not a single guy in the whole universe could ever be like you, Adam. What I mean is, another guy does not have what you, Adam, have. Like you’re inner self, personality, kindness, thoughtfulness, happiness, and most important of all, your faithfulness (and other personalities that are not mentioned).
So the point is, the guy stranger that you keep wondering about is simply YOU. I repeat, not a single guy in the whole universe could ever be like you, Adam.
Excellent read. I just passed this onto a buddy who has been doing a little research on that. He actually bought me lunch since I found it for him! Thus let me rephrase: Thanks for lunch!
…I have to ask. Have you been looking at my story ideas notebook? Because this reminds me of “I’ll meet you there.” A story idea I got…While…listening…to…one of your songs…um…never mind. :p
I honestly believe that this is my favorite short story, or whatever you prefer to call it, ever. I’ve read it more times than I can count, and actually used it for a theater project in my class. Mr. Young, you sir gave myself a hundred on an important project and my teacher left wondering how someone can be such an amazing and thoughtful writer. Thanks for the beauty in your words that you have brought to me.
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He didn’t know what, but something about her seemed familiar. The way she tilted her head, her wide blue eyes that watched the world. It almost reminded him of…
“Hey, did you know someone named William Jones?”
The girl twisted her head to look at Kevin, tears building in her eyes. “He…He was my brother.” She stuttered. “Did you know him?”
Suddenly, the realization hit Kevin. “Emily? Emily Jones? Seriously?”
The girl almost looked frightened. “Y-yes. Did you know my brother?”
“I was with him in the accident when he died, remember? Kevin Hansen. I had the biggest crush on you.” He said, then scolded himself mentally for saying that.
Emily blinked, a slow smile beginning to cover her face. “Kevin…”
Man. I can just see my story playing out on this. :p
Adam,
if i could drive id so wait till 2am and go to the park i probably wont sleep tonight anyways {like every night} one night i more than likely would have sleept if it wasnt for the haunting fact my bunny Meteor was on the edge between life and well the antonim of life and not even the positive thought of him getting to meet God face to face could help this already broken heart and at about 1:30 in the freezing cold morning in short sleeves and pj shorts and no shoes i tore through the backyard and ripped open his cage….. as i reached out my hand to feel the frail rabit i feel him sniff my hand he was ok though a few days later a bucket of tears poured from my eyes as his life on earth was other
omg that story is amazing. Yes I believe stuff like this happens all the time. ALL THE TIME. Maybe this exact story doesn’t happen ALL THE TIME, but stuff like this happens all the time. And more than half the time, it ends happy. God has someone picked out for everyone.
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Dear, dear Adam,
The beautiful things you write gives me hope. Hope taht somewhere out there, there is a young, godly man waiting for me, dealing with things that I don’t know, might never know, and the same on my end. MAybe I don’t even know he exists yet, but I will someday. I might not know him now, but I will, soon enough. Your dreamed-up posts always give me something to hope for.
Thank you very much,
Emily
It’s 3:14am and I can’t help but feel that same loneliness. There’s a guy that likes me but he’s not the one I’ve been waiting for. If I had a car, I’d drive. If I had a park, I’d go. If I had my guy I’d send a rambly text about how much I missed him. But I don’t and therefore I can’t. I only dream of such happy insanities. I hope you find her, Adam. Until then, know that somewhere out there you have a friend, a fellow lonely introvert, praying for you in the silent night.
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Hi there Adam. I’m not sure if you actually read these comments but I’d like you to know that this sort of thing happened to me. I didn’t meet my fiancee in the middle of the night by going on a long drive, but my fiancee and I ended up bumping into each other by random chance a year ago and we both knew the wait was over. Next thing we knew we were laying next to each other on the edge of an island, looking out at the skyline over the Detroit River, planning the rest of our lives together. Who knows what God has in store for us sometimes.
These things do happen, and sometimes, you do just know.
I don’t drive when I have insomnia; my eyesight is poor and I don’t trust myself on the roads, plus where would I go?
But I do like swings. I hope our church builds a playground on its new property soon. I miss my swings.