I created this piece during a time when I was feeling my most vulnerable. I listened to "You Are My Sunshine" at 1 AM sitting on the floor of my bedroom and the emotional quality of the song hit me hard. I grew up with this familiar tune floating in and out of my memory and always known it to be a sweet ode to love. Hearing it by myself carefully and in full, the song took on an entirely different persona-- I was taken by how much I'd misunderstood it. Such a happy verse became only one part of a larger whole that suffers, and has suffered, beyond the surface level. It is much more than what meets the eye.
I think the song embodies the word 'bittersweet' perfectly. It shows the dual nature of love, embedding sentiments of heartache and loss with the feelings of longing and passion to illustrate a complex and inexplicably human experience. When I hear this song I remember the complete sense of comfort and belongingness I feel when I am in the embrace of somebody dear to me. Those moments when you're swathed in the security of somebody else's arms, and the weight of their existence starts to seep in and fortify your own. The feelings don't last forever, and sometimes, for a long time, you just can't find it back again. But the memory of what it feels like can always make me feel a little bit more whole. It's that sweet comfort that is sunshine to me.
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