I’m pretty much one of the least romantic people you will ever meet. I’ve never been one for Valentines day, the fun-police aspect of my personality (anyone who knows me will tell you I’m like the fucking Superintendent of the Fun Police) just can’t let go all of all of the opinions and ideals I hold about this day. “It’s an invented concept. It’s a Hallmark Holiday. Flowers are a waste of money. Why don’t we show our love on all of the days? St Valentine was beheaded, you know.”
…like the detatched head of a Saint…(Image via lolsaints)
Yep, I’m one of those types (Except for the chocolate thing. You wanna bring me chocolate? YES, BRING ME CHOCOLATE, HAPPY VALENTINES FOR ALL, NOM NOM NOM.)
The day took on a new level of ugh last year when it so happened to be the day my long-term relationship ended. It was one of the hardest days of my life so far (thinking about it still stirs up stuff in me and puts me in a bit of a momentary sad.) Though it was for the best and things are great now, it doesn’t mean I’m not still sad about it. When someone is in your life that long and shares that much with you, nothing will ever make you ever stop thinking about them or caring about them, even if you can’t be with them any more. Now enough about all this – I seem to have got something in my eye…
Obviously a lot of folk share my sentiments on the day, and Amanda Palmer chose it to release the video for The Bed Song, one of the most heartbreaking tales of distance and loneliness in a relationship that I have ever heard. Go: watch, listen and I dare you not to identify with that feeling of a cold full/empty bed, the bottomless feeling of reaching out across the void between you and the person you love and feeling nothing but frigid emptiness…
The first time I heard the song, I was in the car and still fresh from my relationship collapse. I almost had to pull over ’cause it just floored me. I knew so much how it felt. And to be on both sides of it too – giving the coldness and receiving it… It’s an amazing song. Prepare for ALL THE FEELINGS!
So have I totally bummed you out on this most ‘loving’ of days? Berate me below!
Hey! I don’t useally do comments lol but I wanted u to know that for me this was a awsome read!! I’m an amanda palmer fan myself and what u wrote about the bed song is beautiful! In honsety I came here to read just about that but instead got completely side tracked by the hole blog
. So thank u for sharing! 
Thanks so much for stopping by and commenting! I got the shock of my life when Amanda Fucking Palmer (!) actually re-blogged my tweet! I really meant it – the first time I heard the bed song I was in the car and still fresh from my relationship collapse: I KNEW EXACTLY WHAT SHE MEANT, knew so much how it felt. It’s an amazing song.
I hope you liked the rest of the blog.
x
great piece! saw the bed song today and completely floored me, put it straight on my blog and then Amanda RT’ed me too! i was dancing around. x
It’s a great video, and a beautiful song. What did you think of the re=recording? I still had the original in my ears when I heard it so it took em a minute to get over my confusion. I like it – it’s sadder, if that’s possible, but still as beautiful.
Thanks for stopping by!
Oh f***! I’d never heard this song before Molly and I have tears in my eyes and goosebumps all over. Let’s just say I’m glad I didn’t hear it last year when my long-term relationship ended as well. Totally with you on the whole Valentine’s day marketing thing. Thanks for sharing the song…
It’s an amazing song and a great clip, I’m really glad you liked it, sorry if it gave you the sads!