"Lua," Bright Eyes

Song: "Lua"
Album: Lua - EP
Artist: Bright Eyes

Honesty.

Bright Eyes (a.k.a. Conor Oberst) is a master of conveying a feeling with a song. This is one of my favorite things about music-- it’s probably the best medium for conveying emotions. Yet Bright Eyes strips this song of all the optimism and hopefulness that usually accompanies a budding romance. This is a complete expression of the “out of self” observations of an addict and the resignation that accompanies the fall of an individual in tandem with the fall of society. If you have a shot at getting some and still can't muster a thread of hope, the world is weighing heavy my friend. In a word, this song is honest, heroically so.