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Old May 16, 2019, 06:13 AM
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Debating whether to play something today (and which thing to play) or to just talk about it. I might see how I feel when I get there. If I did play something, I'd want to do that fairly early in the session, so we could discuss it a bit then move on to other topics if it goes nowhere.

In terms of what to play...do I pick a song that has lots of meaning to me, but if he looked at the lyrics, it would likely completely mystify him, because the main topic of the song isn't connected to what it makes me feel? Or one that also has a fair amount of meaning, but somewhat more obvious/direct lyrics? Or one that has slightly less meaning (in terms of ex-MC), but really obvious/direct lyrics?

ETA: It's not the Beatles, but to draw an analogy from songs more people would be familiar with: Say "I Am the Walrus" or "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" had lots of emotional effect on me. The lyrics don't make much sense, but they affect me for some reason. Versus...uh, "Ob-la-di, Ob-la-da" where the "life goes on" would seem relevant, but maybe not the rest of it? (That's probably not the best example, just something where the verses might not be relevant but chorus is.) Versus something like "Yesterday," which has very obvious lyrics, even if it didn't meant that much to me in relation to this particular situation? Again, I'm NOT talking about these particular songs, and am honestly not much of a Beatles fan (aside from a few particular songs), just trying to pull examples.