“Breathe deep.
That hitch in your breath is a record scratch.
That throbbing in your temple is the bass, and you control the volume knob.
The scars in your mind and your heart are grooves that run deep.
YOUR music. YOUR heart. YOUR life.
You got the aux cord.
Bump it.”
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