I've Cried, And You'd Think

Although Omaha Is My Birthplace And The Place I Grew Up, I Don't See Myself Spending Extended Amounts Of Time There. I Feel Almost More Comfortable And More At Peace In New York.

I've Cried, And You'd Think I'd Be Better For It, But The Sadness Just Sleeps, And It Stays In My Spine The Rest Of My Life.

To Me, A Political Song Is Also A Personal Song. Most Political Activism Has Been Driven By Empathy For Other People And The Desire For A World That's Less Divisive. Even If Songs Aren't Overtly Political, They Can Make A Listener More Empathetic.

Since The Songs Were Written Over A Five-year Period, I Think These Are Little Snapshots. Some People Call It Political Or Topical, But I Think Each Song Is Self-contained. I Think It Fits Together As A Picture Of The Last Half-decade Of Time.

I Kind Of Go In Waves With Reading. Sometimes I Read All The Time, And Sometimes I Can't Get Settled Enough To Focus.