Transcendental

Peter Gabriel's Book of Love has an incredible way of making something so complicated sound so simple. 

Book of Love- Peter Gabriel

The words and ideas in this song are complex and meaningful but the music itself is so simple. Honestly the music and vocals are so beautiful that I never really took a lot of time to even examine the lyrics until just recently. Once I began to really study this piece of music I realized why I connected with it so much. On the outside I am such a simple person. Put me in a crowd of 100 people and I bet you wouldn't be able to find me. But on the inside it's a completely different story. My thought processes, the way I understand, interpret and hear music, and the way my brain works in general is definitely pretty complex. I can be simple on the outside because what matters most is the complexity of the inside. And just because the music is simple doesn't mean it's not beautiful. A lot of times simplicity is the most beautiful quality about something.

Of course I had to re-write this song and give it my own personal twist. I hope you enjoy it. 

Book of Love- Alison McKinley