There’s something in my brain that perceives the title of this song as a goal for the rest of my life.
Usually, exploding is not good. Lashing out. Raging. Destruction. Those are the usual ways in which we use the word.
I propose, however, that we read between the lines a bit while we listen to this song!
“I am wild, I am open, rode a wide-awake one-eighty by the ocean, I was fuming by the exit, now I got all this space so I can finally digest it, and yes, you were a friend to me, but only ’til I let you see, I couldn’t breathe and you disagreed, I hope I am always exploding, I hope I am always exploding, I see the stars, they’re supernoving, I hope that I’m always exploding”
Yes, she made supernova a verb. I love her! 😀
The verses need attention here. They are such great poetry. “I rode a wide-awake one-eighty by the ocean”? Who thinks of that?
” Got a hard light on pretending, when I hurt somebody just by holding my breathe in, thank God I erupted, instructions on people pleasing, rained down like a bar fight on the ceiling, and yes, I did my best to hide that scary, silly mess, ’til I could barely find my silhouette, I hope I’m always exploding”
What I take this song to mean, and maybe I’m projecting, I dunno. But I take this to mean that we should, daily, become a new and better version of ourselves. Who we were before we learned what we learned the day before is gone. Exploding, and the act of reconstitution in this case, can happen in the blink of an eye if we let it. It can take the form of catching and stopping yourself from continuing an unhealthy habit. It can be when someone tells you something mind-blowing. Or mind-exploding as it were.
Who we were before ceases to be. Who were are now takes it’s place. This idea works with any sort of time-scale. I’m smarter than I was an hour ago, just by living the hour. Conversations took place. I read about something I was interested in, or knew nothing about prior. Give and take. Value added. 1% better.
Be 1% better at something today. It doesn’t have to be as colossal a concept as “life”, but maybe it’s one less negative self-talk over the course of the day. I think that’s a great way to for us to explode ourselves a little everyday, and take joy and control in the putting back together.
Love you. BGDG.
everything, etc. 
Interesting take on the lyrics. I think you’re right in guessing that’s what she means. And supernoving is my favorite word in the song. Also… as I’m sure you know… the collapse, then supernova of stars is the only reason we exist. That’s how the key elements that we’re composed of are formed. So it’s an event of simultaneous explosion and creation.
Holding it in, and holding our breath hurts other people, because they don’t get to see your truth. And when it’s supernoved, it might feel violent and scary. But it happens in a blink. And then the collapsing star finds a long, peaceful stability. And the pieces from that explosion can then journey through eons of slow growth and creation.
Here’s hoping we all explode that way… but here’s also hoping we find ways to do it both as bravely and as gently as possible.
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As usual, well said my friend. Love all that you wrote! ❤️🫡
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