"I lean against the wind, pretend that I am weightless."

In honor of seeing Incubus in the flesh this past Wednesday, I'm creating my first post about one of their songs. I also named my blog from this song, and chose a picture of Brandon Boyd for the background. I'm in love, at the moment.

"Wish You Were Here" -Incubus
From a band that has been playing music for over twenty years, this song remains a classic. It's simple: two verses and a chorus. The verses are full of graceful imagery...

I dig my toes into the sand
The ocean looks like a thousand diamonds
strewn across a blue blanket
I lean against the wind
pretending I am weightless
and in this moment I am happy, happy...

And Brandon lets you see and feel exactly what he's experiencing. And then the chorus is a simple repetition of  the line: "I wish you were here." He is not lonely, but he is alone. And he wants someone there, to share this moment with.

I lay my head unto the sand
the sky resembles a backlit canopy
with holes punched in it...

I admire Brandon's ability to write songs that look at the things we all look at, but through such a different lens. And so my friends, here is my blog. A place to view music as something more than just a melody and some lyrics. This is the birth of Backlit Canopy.