Milkyway - The Ridleys (Official Lyric Video)
Hello! Benny here. Let me share share the story behind Milkyway.
At my previous job, Sunday and Monday were my days off. Because of this, I never felt the Monday blues. (The dread came on Tuesday.) I usually spent that day with a group of people, whom I will call "The Monday Group."
Because the people in The Monday Group were already close with each other, I felt like the outsider trying to learn a new language and culture. I didn't have any problem with this; that was usually the case with me and new people. I spent the first few weeks observing, laughing along, and listening. At times, I joined in, telling them about an experience I had, or a place I went to, or a show I watched, or a restaurant I discovered during one of my solo dates on days when I felt extra introverted. It was nice to share those things with people.
Eventually, The Monday Group became family to me. There was no magical moment that led to it, or any apparent reason why it happened. It just did. My heart made space for them, and welcomed them in. I found myself wanting to be around them more, organizing hangouts, and thinking of what to get them for Christmas. Though it's a struggle for me to really connect with people, they made it easier.
One day in 2020, we watched a movie called '2001: A Space Odyssey.' One of them fell asleep, while the rest of us pretended to understand what we were watching. Being the Neanderthals that we are, we gave up and decided to talk instead, while the film played in the background.
Some weeks after that, I wrote Milkyway with them in mind.
Dear listeners, I hope you find your own "Monday Group" — strangers who would eventually become family. People who value your presence and listen to what you have to say. People who are excited to spend time with you, the same way you're excited to spend time with them. People who want to share life with you. People who point you home.
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Lyrics:
Table full of strangers
There's something wrong about this space
I know I've seen your faces before but I can't explain why I shy away from the talking
I sit and laugh and figure out
All the words that flow from your smiling mouths
I've never known true warmth before
Like I'm feeling now
Moving pictures on a screen
Making sense of all that we hear and see
An escape from reality
And you're sitting in front of me
While I'm cheating Mondays
I sit and laugh and figure out
All the words that flow from your smiling mouths
I've never known true warmth before
Like I'm feeling now
Oh, I sit and laugh and figure out
All the words that flow from your smiling mouths
I've never known true warmth before
Like I'm feeling now
I'm glad I share a universe with you
There's no reality I'd rather choose
I'm glad I share a universe with you
There's no reality I'd rather choose
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Lyric video by Nukie Timtiman
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