Kim and Friends' Songs

I took a trip to the Pacific Northwest in 1996. I spent three days puttering around Seattle and Vancouver by myself. It was incredible. There were no compromises. I don't mean that in an Extreme Sports kind of way--but in a "I'm in charge of my life and don't have to do what anyone else wants to do" kind of way. I had just experienced an emotional few weeks and the trip helped me work through some things. There's a slide show with some pictures from my trip here.

It was a dog's eye view
Second row, and wondering where he'd gone to
I still remember a wallflower saying
Something 'bout a god and lonely girls

And I sat in the Seattle sun
Watched the boats roll into harbor
There were no more reservations
With the needle covered over in the deep Sound waters

I rode the train to the fairground
Had to walk another mile
I took the pictures of a lifetime
On a promise and a prayer

Yesterday I walked to Red Square
From the Neptune through the district
And I found my independence
When I talked to a lady who was wiser than her years

I said, "Love is nothing for you to decide
Love is natural
If you've gotta think about it for a while
Your heart is cynical"

I'm dreaming of Seattle
I can hear the boats upon the Sound
In the center of the city, they found
An empty red metal heart