August 8, 2019: Infallible (Read on The Porch Episode 28)

Hi Jessi and Kate,

I really enjoyed your episode on "Infallible." One of the things I have enjoyed most about your podcast is that you make me think differently about a song than I had before hearing you two discuss it. However, unlike you both, I have always enjoyed this song for its music. On it's own, it may not be as musically interesting as sandwiching it between "Lightning Bolt" and "Pendulum." The transition out of "Lightning Bolt" into the almost introspective note right before the "ba-da-duh" intro is really magnified if you listen to it in sequence with the rest of the album. When I first heard this song, the contrast between the "ba-da-duh" part (I honestly can't think of a correct technical term for this section) and the chorus really caught me. It was as if Eddie is beating himself up during the "ba-da-duh" part, but then convinces himself during the chorus that everything's fine because it's not happening to him directly anyway. I really feel that in the music of this song.

Your guys discussion on the lyrics is what I had not thought about up until this point. It's applicable to so many things in my life and society around me. I wholeheartedly agree with just about everything you guys mentioned in this episode. I hate to think it takes a first-hand experience with a tragedy for something to finally find the motivation and then follow through with the warranted actions. This is a much less grave situation, but in my own life I had an accident at work happen in my department. My immediate response energized me to start putting measures in place to be better prepared if it were to happen again. However, as time passed, I've lost motivation to push it forward so that we would be better prepared given the situation could happen again at any time. Whether it's a micro or macro situation, this song applies to so many things in our lives.

Forced to endure, what I could not forgive,

Chris

Comments

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