Infinity and Beyond

Before we get started, I'd like to discuss something that's very dear to me...

Observing This Overzealous Abyss

Disappointingly, this is all that remains of my old blog since I deleted the profile that hosted it. Yeah it wasn't that dear to me...

For those who weren't cool enough to ever read this blog, it was full of awesome and epic. We (I) discussed love and time and change and other intangible desires. I put a bit of effort into it, but for only a short amount of time...

Basically, the only reason I mention it is to say that this blog will run almost the exact same- I make some crazy title to each blog entry, post an awesome song in the blog, and discuss whatever I feel like talking about (politics, quantum physics, ... house shoes...) and how the song I picked relates to this topic. I'll also discuss the song more directly, pointing out interesting (at least to me) features of it's composition, lyrics, etc. Hopefully by the end of the blog, I can make sense of the title I chose for it. Usually I can pull that off.

Infinity and beyond. That's intriguing, and not just because it was uttered by that sexy hunk of plastic, Buzz Lightyear. Think of the biggest, most stupendous, most absolutely massive, ridiculously dominant thing you can conceive. Now, one-up that. Try to imagine the greatest of greats and then try to imagine even greater. It's practically impossible- what's better than perfection?

First track on his first album, way back in '96. Em's always been fresh.

Same rule as the last blog: listen to the song, or stop reading my blog. I don't want stubborn people raising my hit count.

Whenever I first started listening to Eminem more, I skipped over this album and went straight to the Slim Shady LP. Big mistake. Infinite (also the name of the album) is one of the most lyrically technical albums I've ever heard in my life, in terms of compound rhymes (don't know what a compound rhyme is? Get schooled.). 

I'm really not too sure who produced this beat (or any other beat on the album), but I definitely dig the vibe. So lax, all you wanna do is bob your head. And Em glides over it, every verse, every bar. I'm not too sure how you write something like this. Some rappers can get a point across with simple techniques. Others rhyme a shit-load and don't say anything (listen to Rainman from Encore). Em' takes the traditional bboy route in and fortifies his territory in hip-hop with an onslaught of verbal abuse... and a side of 'Ohh, shit!' This song is also well rounded with the BEAUTIFUL 2-bar chorus.

"You heard of Hell? Well I was sent from it/

I went to it servin' a sentence for murderin' instruments/

Now I'm tryin' to repent from it/

But when I hear the beat, I'm tempted to make another attempt at it/

I'm infinite"

First time I heard that, I didn't even know what to think.

So now we have this emerging artist. He knows he's good, he's paid his dues. Now he has to set a goal for himself.

We've all been there, you know? Thinking of all those things you want later on in life. Wants are so kiddish. Don't want something- get it. It's right there anyways, right? I mean, you must know a lot about it if you want it so bad. To know so much about something, it can't be that hard to reach, you're practically half way there already- that's how I see it. I'm not saying that you're not trying if you don't have it already. You should, however, be on that winding, curvy road toward your goal. What have you got to lose? Dignity? Money? No firm stature or mass amount of cash could ever pay for your lost dream.

Lucky for me, I'm easily satisfied. I'm fascinated by big numbers and love to hear detailed stories of events in people's lives (I'm a good listener). Hell, my favorite color is white. I need very little (yet I have so much, and for that I'm grateful). Opportunity envelopes me- it's to the point that it's scary. What to do; what to have; what to leave; what the want... You could toss me into that category of not really knowing what I want, what I see myself with/doing later in life. I don't even like thinking that far ahead, truthfully.

Me thinks society just might focus on those tangible things too much. The yacht, the money, the luxury vehicle. It's fun to imagine, but what happens when you get it? You aren't going to be satisfied, I'll bet. And you shouldn't be- there's much more out there for you.

I want opportunity and everlasting memories. I want experience and adventure. Skills and strength and precision. Knowledge and carelessness. I want conflict and momentum. I want everything and still have nothing to lose. I want life. I wanna live full, so complete that I'm curious about death when my time comes. This is how I'm going to do my part. I just want to be happy. I've got the world in front of me- all of it and it's endless capabilities. I'm boundless; limitless; abysmal; attainable only at the speed of light. I'm infinite.

Sometimes a perspective that could be considered "too broad" is just perfect for the occasion. Instead of trying to be precise, I enjoy the role of being... absolute. It's carries more pride and assurance. I just focus on staying humble- fate will never let me down.