Absence makes the heart grow fonder
Jay-Z once rapped, “They say ‘They never really miss you ‘til you dead or you gone / So on that note, I’m leaving after the song.’” This notion of wanting and craving to be recognized and affirmed is one that occurs frequently in music. Often times lyricists describe the lengths that are willing, or have gone, to gain the love/respect/attention of others, and other times, they will discuss how they are no longer willing or able to put forth the effort to gain the love/respect/attention from those they desire it from. In his song “All the Time,” Canadian alternative artist Afie Jurvanen, known by his stage name Bahamas, expresses the latter, as well as the consequences that can come along with making the choice to no longer put forth effort towards his relationship with the one he desires.
