How I feel About Adam Young

Ahem.  Marry me?

Unfortunately, I just found out he's really a bit too old for me.  Well, it was a nice dream.

What I love about his music is that when I feel like I'm freaking out or mentally stressed, his Sky Sailing music is calming and peaceful.  And all of his music- beautiful.  His music dwells on all things lovely.  

"I made for the countryside
And my eyes never grew so wide
Apple raspberry, river blue
I don't wanna leave without you!
In the sound I gladly drowned
Into the emerald underground.
I rub my eyes 'cause it's hard to see
Surrounded by all this beauty." ~Dreams Don't Turn to Dust

I also emotionally relate to his lyrics.  I probably read waaaaay too much into his music but let's take "Alaska" for instance:

"When did I arrive?
I don't recall ever leaving Alaska.
Why do I hate the dark when I'm alone?
I was on my way to a brighter day,
I'm still chasing around.
But somehow I believe that this is home.
It's so good to be home."

I interpret this to mean that sometimes we feel like we've been in a dark tunnel for a long time, when suddenly, we find we are out of the funk we were in and we didn't even know how it happened.  I guess to really understand you should just listen to the rest of the song.  But hey.  Don't get any ideas.  He's mine. ;)

"Tidal Wave" is my song for when I feel really stuck.  My emotions and mental stability sometimes equate to a tidal wave.  It's nice for a vent sesh, but also a good reminder that there is hope.  "The end is uncertain, and I've never been so afraid, but I don't need a telescope to see that there's hope and that makes me feel brave."

To be only fair, I must say that he does sound the same in pretty much every song he sings.  But isn't his voice worth listening to over and over again?  So, that's not a problem :)

Now, as concerns him as a person.

I haven't been such a creeper as to really stalk him and find out his favorite color, or something like that.  But through random searches on Google, I happened to learn that he's very shy and sweet.  He feels things pretty deeply.  But he says himself that he prefers the imagination to reality.  He's a strong Christian (I love his "Galaxies", "Meteor Shower", and version of "In Christ Alone").  He also suffered from insomnia when he produced Sky Sailing.

In general, I believe him to be a sweet, fun, caring, exciting, adventuresome, quirky, Christian guy.  As I have been known to say, should I meet him and fall in love with him and prove his character from experience, then yes.  I would marry Adam Young.

And that my friends is how I feel about Adam Young.