I am very conflicted about this week’s choice. I have a link on my blog to Christian Internet Links and am a Christian. Yet here I am about to discuss a song called “Christmas Card from a Hooker in Minneapolis” as my song of the week.
I was thinking of Neko Case this evening, and I chose this song whilst alone and chilling out. When I wanted to use this song for the blog, I immediately thought that it would be inappropriate. So I nixed the idea. Then the writer in me knew that to be anything but real would be wrong. So here we go…
I own a lot of depressing and dark music, and this may be is the saddest song of them all. The main character in this song is writing to a guy named Charlie about her past, present and future. She used to be a drug addict, alcoholic, and her profession suggests a sordid past. But she has the proverbial heart of gold, and talks about all of the things that she’s learned along the way through a hard life. So far, so good.
Then in a moment of desperation, the truth spills out: it’s all a lie. She doesn’t have it all together, just the opposite.
I’m just like the hooker. I’ve made more than my fair share of mistakes, and even learned from some of them. But deep inside, my exterior is a mask hiding a very flawed person. I completely relate. On some level don’t we all? It’s nice to know Jesus made a habit of hanging out with people like her. It’s even nicer knowing that he died for the worst of the worst. Even people like me or you.
