“I am alone now, I am beyond recriminations,”
Fall Break was a wonderful staycation spent with friends as well as with my brother, who is now a freshman at the University of Michigan. Most notably, I went with my brother to see Nick Cave in concert at the Masonic Temple Theater in Detroit. In summer 2020, which I spent at home due to the pandemic, my love for Nick Cave’s music and friendship with other fans was a very bright spot in otherwise dark times. I became a superfan, and my family was dragged along for the ride by virtue of proximity.
“Curtains are shut, the furniture is gone.”
Seeing Nick Cave perform (and perform many of my favorite songs) live seemed like a full-circle moment for me. “Jubilee Street” is one of my favorite songs of all time (I encourage any music-lover to check out the “Live in Copenhagen” version of the song) and hearing it being performed live in front of me as I watched Nick Cave play the piano was surreal. There he was, the artist who creatively inspired me during some of the most hopeless days I can remember, right in front of me, this time under completely different circumstances. He was not wearing a mask; neither was I. I became a fan of his in high school and now I am in my senior year of college, living away from home yet still fortunate enough to enjoy the show alongside my brother.
“I’m transforming, I’m vibrating, I’m glowing,”
It is fascinating how times change. Scary, yes, and stressful, but reflecting on where I was when I first began listening to Nick Cave and comparing it to where I am now, I am so incredibly impressed by and grateful for how far I’ve come. While I may constantly be hoping for more from my life, I realize that I have plenty of time, and my evolution up until this point is something worth celebrating. After the concert, I had the privilege of meeting Nick Cave himself, and he gave me a hug. I think that healed a piece of me that has been waiting for that moment since 2020. I realized once again how his music makes me feel like everything is going to be alright, as I know it will be. I think I may need to incorporate more Nick Cave into my life again, and I will start with this quote from one of my favorite books – his very own “The Sick Bag Song:” “Stop now! Let it go! You are completely enough!”
“I’m flying, look at me now!”
Listen to Jubilee Street by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jCGyhMyH2GE
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