Meet me on the Equinox
Meet me halfway
When the sun is perched at its highest peak
In the middle of the day
Let me give my love to you
Let me take your hand
And as we walk in the dimming light
Oh, darling, understand
That everything, everything ends
That everything, everything ends
Meet me on your best behavior
Meet me on your worst
For there will be no stone unturned
Or bubble left to burst
Let me lay beside you, darling
Let me be your man
And let our bodies intertwine
But always understand
That everything, everything ends
That everything, everything ends
That everything, everything, everything ends
A window, an opened tomb
The sun crawls across your bedroom
A halo, a waiting room
Your last breaths moving through you
As everything, everything ends . . .
~ Ben Gibbard (for Death Cab for Cutie)
If you watched the linked video, you saw scenes from The Twilight Saga: New Moon, based on the Twilight books and released in 2009. "Meet Me on the Equinox" was part of the soundtrack for that movie; the single was released at the same time. Ben Gibbard, lead singer and songwriter for Death Cab for Cutie, never read a Twilight book. He says he wrote the song based more on his personal experiences. Nonetheless, it remains attached to that movie (which I have never seen, nor have I read the books).
The word "equinox" comes from "equi" (the Latin prefix for "equal") and "nox" (the Latin word meaning "night"). At 4:02 p.m. today (two minutes after this blogpost goes live!), the sun crosses the equator. So the amount of daylight and darkness on this day are nearly equal. Also, the Sun enters the sign of Libra, which is the sign of balancing scales. So if Light and Darkness can live in harmony, the question is: can we? It seems to be an appropriate question in these political times, doesn't it?
For most of us, astrology aside, today marks the end of summer and the beginning of autumn. Note, however, that the weather forecast for the next few days in the Northeast, where I am, promises a high in the mid-80s, so it is not a good time to put away those summer clothes. Yes, the days are shorter, and I feel that acutely, but as Death Cab reminds us, "Everything ends."
And everything begins. It will soon be time for sweaters and leggings and bonfires and pumpkin everything. The season of autumnal beauty begins! Those of us who grew up in the Northeast (as well as other areas) have been spoiled by a definitive change of seasons. And there is beauty in all of them. So drink that Pumpkin Ale, bake a pumpkin pie, rake those leaves, build that bonfire, take that one last convertible drive, watch that early sunset, and make the most of autumn. It, too, will end.
As everything, everything ends.
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