Jonathan LeMaster-Smith

December 3rd’s song for this year is “Happier” from Double Camp. Don’t know who Double Camp is? Neither did I when they opened for Sub-Radio. But, as they said, they sing sad songs to happy music. Which, can easily be my bag. And “Happier” is a song that hits its target.

A lyric selection:

These days are gold
Fill ’till I overflow
Grab a hold of what I know
Can make time stop
My mind explodes at all the things that I don’t know
But one thing that I know for sure
Is what I’ve got.

These words can feel like they’re spoken in another language
What life could be like if I could just understand it
I took a while to accept that I couldn’t plan it
Try to go find some answers
Turns out it’s open-ended

Oh, we’re not insane
Maybe just a little
Maybe just a little bit strange
But we couldn’t be happier
Oh, we’re not insane
Maybe just a little
Maybe just a little bit strange
But we couldn’t be happier

Honestly, it feels right. It’s a way of looking at life that reminds us that it’s okay to be happy in the midst of what’s going on. I also don’t have to defend my happiness or strangeness.