First Day Of My Life

"First Day Of My Life"

This is the first day of my life
I swear I was born right in the doorway
I went out in the rain suddenly everything changed
They're spreading blankets on the beach

Yours is the first face that I saw
I think I was blind before I met you
Now I don’t know where I am
I don’t know where I’ve been
But I know where I want to go

And so I thought I’d let you know
That these things take forever
I especially am slow
But I realize that I need you
And I wondered if I could come home

Remember the time you drove all night
Just to meet me in the morning
And I thought it was strange you said everything changed
You felt as if you had just woke up
And you said “this is the first day of my life
I’m glad I didn’t die before I met you
But now I don’t care I could go anywhere with you
And I’d probably be happy”

So if you want to be with me
With these things there’s no telling
We just have to wait and see
But I’d rather be working for a paycheck
Then waiting to win the lottery
Besides maybe this time is different
I mean I really think you like me

This MTV song by Bright Eyes was playing on TV while I was dressing up and getting ready to head off for the local registrar in Vantaa, Finland on the 30.03.2005.

Somehow it caught my heart, pulled a string and touched me deeply. Perhaps at that moment, many things ran through my mind. One which cannot be ignored was the fact that I will be entering a marriage in the eyes of law. There was the inevitable question as always "is he the right man?". So when this song came playing, it gave me a sign. See, I was all alone in the room with one hundred and one questions running through my mind. There was nobody there to pour my nerves out with. In a way, the MTV gave me some sort of assurance that "whatever will be, will be".

I just love it... take a peep if you like.
Bright Eyes : First Day of My Life