Talkin to the Moon

I remember this Bruno Mars song back in 2010 cause I actually was doing a lot of talking to the moon. But I didn't really recognize the song for what I realize it to be now. There’s something interesting that happens when a song pops up again years later.

When you first hear it, especially when younger and just vibing with life it feels soft, emotional, even kind of beautiful. There’s this sense of longing, but it comes across as romantic. Like someone caring so deeply that they’d reach across the world just to be heard. It almost feels hopeful, in a quiet way.

When you actually listen to the lyrics, it’s not a love song, it's a loneliness song and a cry for connection.

It’s someone speaking into silence, hoping to be heard. Not because there’s a real connection happening, but because there isn’t one at all. The moon becomes a stand-in for distance, for separation, for the feeling of being completely unheard. So distraught that only the moon will listen.

Heavy, maybe even a little painful. Missing someone who isn’t there or you aren't sure even exists. To say things you know won’t be answered. To feel that gap between connection and reality.

The song didn’t change. Perception and reality changed. Time added context. Experience fills in the gaps between the lines. And suddenly, something that once felt like a dreamy kind of love starts to feel like quiet isolation.

That’s the strange power of music it evolves with you. Now in the world where everyone is logged in and perpetually online you don't have to scream into the void. There are Live streams at all hours, there are chatrooms everywhere, there are blogs to vent and social media ready at a moments notice .

You don’t have to wonder if someone hears you. Distance no longer exists. All gaps have closed. There is cathartic release anywhere you are willing to engage.

There are entire communities of people and individuals everywhere you’ve never met who are willing to listen, respond, connect in real time and be kind without expectations. You are never really alone.

That feeling the song captures the quiet, one sided reaching still exists.

But it doesn’t have to stay that way.

And maybe that’s the shift.

The song reminds us what loneliness feels like…

But the world we live in now takes just a tiny action to set off a ripple of positive experiences across the Internet and life.