Potatocrisis - This Is Not The Vibe

Taylor Swift and Fall Out Boy both have said "you are what you love", and it's such a strange lyric to me.

Taylor Swift said it in "Daylight", where she sings

I wanna be defined by the things that I love

Not the things I hate

Not the things that I'm afraid of, I'm afraid of

Not the things that haunt me in the middle of the night

I, I just think that

You are what you love

Fall Out Boy has it in the middle of their song "Save Rock at Roll"

You are what you love

Not who loves you

In a world full of the word 'yes'

I'm here to scream

I think this lyric is so wierd. I didn't understand it the first time I heard it (on the FOB song, circa 2014). I'd defined so much of my existence around being loved by other people. I thought that was what normal people wanted. Why wouldn't they? Being loved by others is a fulfilling high. An emotional rush or endorphins. The ultimate goal. Right?

But these songs both reject that attitude. They both touch the story of someone who "trouble seems to follow". This is a person who has been in the dark and has now found the light. For FOB, I think the "light" comes from music, hence the chorus and title "Save Rock and Roll". But for Swift, the "light" comes from loving someone whose love for her is "golden".

That seems like character growth for both, but not completely. FOB went on hiatus for a number of reasons, but musical differences were a part of it. They nearly broke up because of the music, but they got back together because of it too. Swift was hurt by who she loved in the past, and became jaded as a result. But this new "golden" love could prove to be just as flawed over time.

So we are what we love. Swift is a romantic. FOB are musicians. Despite how those things have hurt them in the past, they can't help it. It's who they are. It doesn't matter if those things fade away for a time, they'll always find their way back. It took me 7 years to figure that out.

You are what you love, too. So what are you?

this is so cool

The Youngblood Chronicles: The Comic A Saga of War, Betrayal, and Saving Rock & Roll

In 2013 and 2014, American rock band Fall Out Boy released a series of eleven music videos, each corresponding to a track on their fifth studio album, “Save Rock and Roll,” that marked their return from a four-year hiatus. These videos formed into a complete narrative film: The Youngblood Chronicles.

The Youngblood Chronicles: The Comic is a fanmade, free comic adaptation of this narrative. It seeks to explore the world, plot, and characters outlined in the base story. While many character roles, storylines, and concepts will be expanded upon to fill narrative gaps and develop the story’s themes, this comic strives to remain as tonally true to the source material as possible.

Issue #1 just wrapped, with Issue #2 starting up on July 5th and updating every Monday and Friday. If you’re looking for a chance to jump in and catch up, now is the perfect time!

START READING HERE!

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Tom Hiddleston is retiring from acting and he came to my university to lecture about Shakespeare. I jumped out of my window (I live on the fifth floor) to run to university to catch his lecture. There were zombies on the way so I Ramboed my way through them. I arrived to uni just as Tom revealed himself to be Loki and that he was also Shakespeare's real life muse.

that moment when you’re all three

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if there’s one thing that phil’s appearance in this video proved it’s that he really is awkward when following a script

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