Lyric of the Day #42: “Jackson Square,” Mason Jennings

                I have a perfect lyric of the day for #42. As many know this is the answer to life the universe and everything according to “The Hitchhikers guide to the Galaxy.” What if I was to tell you that the answer is in Jackson Square. Yes, Mason Jennings, the folk artist who I first saw opening for Guster at the Beacon Theatre in NYC experienced some wierd events at Jackson Square and put them in song and incredible lyric. Out of all lyrics the end of Jackson Square which outlines events while in Jackson Square maintains some of the best written lyrics ever and no I am not kidding. Just take a look for yourself.

“Life is something that you can’t control
When you try to hold onto it, it makes you let go
Things are not like they were before
I can hear her crying through the bathroom door

She says, she hears spirits all around the room
And they’re telling her things that make her feel scared
I have no idea what to do
Before we’re in over our heads in Jackson Square

I woke up with a weight on my chest
People were screaming on the street below
I reached for you, I was alone in the bed
Wind was blowing through an open window

Suddenly I was very old
In a little boat, absolutely nowhere
Staring at the side of the universe
And your tiny body down on Jackson Square

Now don’t tell me that there ain’t no end
There damn well is and it waits in the wings
I see you kneeling there at center stage
In your tiny cage made of angel wings

While I’m here every night
Loading my gun and trying not to go there
Anyone who says that life is clear
Has never seen a mirror or been to Jackson Square”

          – “Jackson Square,” by Mason Jennings off of Bone Clouds

So the ultimate answer is just like 42. Who knows? It is pretty confusing.