#365DaysOfHabits Day 4; A Dustland Fairytale (10 January 2015)
- andrewconradiephot
- Jan 10, 2015
- 4 min read
I couldn’t make up my mind. The impossible decision, dare I hashtag it and say the struggle is real? Then it hit me — this is not about me, this is about her, about my friend, about Farah. Oh Lorde — am I going to be in tears by the end of typing out this letter? I say Lorde, because that is one of our sayings: ‘Oh Lorde’ referring not to the Lord/God, but instead referring to Lorde, the singer. To get back to the title. Yes, the title. So naturally my first thought was to make it: All You Had To Do Was Stay. Why? Well, and this should really come as no surprise to anyone who knows us at all — it hales from Taylor Swift. See, Farah and I are, what’s the world…slightly obsessed? Putting it mildly I suppose. She has this fantasy of leaving the country and as she gets on the plane a choir is singing the Tay song to her. You know how some people have things in common, those things that bring them together? It usually comes as a bit of a surprise and the you are like, oh my god, you like that too? We should totes be besties! For Farah and I that thing is mostly music, with the exception of Lost (of course). We bonded over the discovery that we are both in love with Coldplay. She got excited and converted me to like The Killers and possibly one calling myself a Victim. Together we freaked out over Bastille performing live at our (essentially) office, when they performed on the morning show we both worked on. That’s where it all started — #SelfieDan, I shall title that chapter. The friendship grew as me fangirled over Taylor and her new album 1989. It went to another level when I had to film this girl running around, something she simply NEVER does, unless she stand a chance to meet the Foo Fighters — which, naturally, she did. #HiImDave came to life, although she still hasn’t been able to convert me, I’m sorry. There are so many titles, so many stories. Of course we also had our very own version of an argument — I was in love with Coldplay’s Midnight, Farah hated it (and sadly that fact has not changed.) I was going to title this blogpost ‘Here With Me’ obviously the very song that converted me to become a fan of The Killers, but, no, this couldn’t be the title. No, it had to be something far better!
The first time I really listened to A Dustland Fairytale — not the first time I hear it, trust me, there’s difference —it was a live performance they did in the Royal Albert (which by the way, I would die!) and I cried my eyes out! This is Farah’s all time favourite, she puts so much meaning to this song. Really if it wasn’t for this song she never would have made the move to Cape Town and if she never moved to Cape Town then I never would have met her. This song — wow!
Farah is leaving Cape Town tomorrow morning really early, and I saw her for the last time today. Then it is another two weeks in Durban before she leave for the big one, her dream — London. I am always so excited for my friends when they reach their dreams and they get to do the most incredible things! This is going to be one hell of an adventure. I’m not entirely sure how I am going to survive without having her around to vent to and to have that one person who just understands and really, truly, gets me. I have a group of amazing friends, they are unbelievably supportive and they understand me. Farah, however, she gets me every single time. (Riiiiight?!) Thank Christ (and agains, I don’t mean Jesus, but instead Chris Martin — we call him Christ Martin) for Skype and Whatssapp — because yes, we will voice note the living Dave Grohl out of that thing! On Monday I have to say goodbye to another incredible friend of mine who is also travelling overseas for what is probably the most exciting adventure ever — so best I get into this hole saying goodbye thing. We have emotions — even Farah…I think. Hey, I guess we are just Human. Farah, I know you are stressing and a little nervous, I get it. Sometimes I get nervous, when I see an open door. Close your eyes, clear your heart, cut the cord! More than anything it is going to be so exciting and and epic adventure — whether or not that involved having to sleep in the tube station and not being able to afford Tesco or Morrisons.
Friends, strangers, gingers and non-gingers — appreciate your friends, love them, support them, be kind, he harsh, introduce them to The Killers and Taylor Swift, but most of all…let them go from time to time so they can go live their dream. We can’t always go with, we can’t always beg them to stay, we sometimes have to cut the cord, give them that little push and support them from the sideline…or South Africa, either way. Alright, I’m going to let you be, but I will leave you with these lyrics as one last word I would like to get in.
And you know I'm fine,
But I hear those voices at night sometimes-
They justify my claim,
And the public don't dwell my transmission
Cause it wasn't televised
But, it was the turning point,
Oh what a lonely night
The star maker says, "It ain't so bad"
The dream maker's gonna make you mad
The spaceman says, "Everybody look down
It's all in your mind"
(PS: Farah, side note - I chose the picture of my bad side! LOL. Kbye.)


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