If you've ever been in a really serious car accident, you know that it is a truly unforgettable experience. It happens so fast, you feel so helpless, and yet at the same time everything moves incredibly slowly. In the crash I experienced, we literally rolled sideways down the side of a mountain a few times. It was terrifying in a way I cannot express. All I can remember thinking is "if we don't stop soon, we will die." And yet realizing to the core of my being that I had absolutely zero control over if and when we would stop.
We did eventually stop, and all 4 of us escaped relatively unscathed given how bad it could have been. I might have even done some good, but I usually don't like to talk about it.
For some reason, the whole experience has made me fascinated with songs about accidents, so I've listed my favorite 3 crash songs below, in no particular order.
Come Crash, by A.C. Newman
So Damn Lucky, by Dave Matthews
The Scientist, by Coldplay
The last is not explicitly about a car crash, but the music video almost brought me to tears the first time I saw it. It involves an accident, and there are many similarities to the accident I was in. I just watched it again, and it still sends chills down my spine.
Please, please always wear your seat belt. It's quite likely I can type this blog only because I was.
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Now playing: A.C. Newman - Come Crash
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