Everyone’s been dealing with their feelings over the last few days differently, and personally, I was primed to sob over a catchy song about loving the people in my life right now, set to visuals that remind me of what makes everything worth it.
John Legend was a Hillary Clinton supporter, and he seemed familiarly shocked and saddened by the presidential outcome. The silver lining for him was that he had the video for “Love Me Now” all ready to go, and it fits the occasion perfectly! He wrote in an Instagram post that “we didn’t think about the election when we planned the release date for this song and video,” but with scenes at Standing Rock and Pulse night club, it sure feels like they did.
The lyrics are somewhat general, but emotionally prescient:
I don’t know what’s in the stars, never heard it from above, the world isn’t ours/But I know what’s in my heart/ If you ain’t mine, I’ll be torn apart.
I don’t know who’s gonna kiss you when I’m gone, so I’m gonna love you now like it’s all I have/ I know it’ll kill me when it’s over/ I don’t wanna think about it/ I want you to love me now.
You got me, John Legend. You got me.
DISCUSSION
DAMN YOU JOHN LEGEND AND YOUR BEAUTIFUL SONG ABOUT LOVE. I was doing a pretty good job of holding it together until I watched this damn music video. Ugh for the love of crock pots my face is LEAKING. 😩
This will 100% get buried in the greys but it’s worth saying for the few people who might actually see it. I’ve been reading Jezebel for years and never really commented, had an account briefly in like 2011 but that’s it. And in this dark moment I just want to express how much this community has meant to me, how grateful I am this blog exists, that all you writers put all they have into contributing to it and that all you readers put your hearts into responding to it. Whether we agree or not (and we so often don’t!) I always look forward to reading your thoughts. My worldview has been forever changed by the writers and commentariat of this blog and I am so, so thankful for all of you. Even for the shitass trolls who (for some unknowable fucking reason) hang out to fuck with us, because watching you stand up for each other, fighting for this space and this community, is incredibly empowering.
I don’t know what’s coming for all of us, but I am sure as hell glad I have fucken rad ass Jezebel to walk through it with. Your Donald Trump descriptors were THE ONLY THING that made this election season bearable. This was literally the only place I could come to reliably hear other people decrying this evil monstrosity of a human being to the extent that he so obviously warranted it. The comment sections reminded me always that there are other women and men who are against this, who care about each other, who care about (and ARE) ALL of the so-called “others” who’s safety and freedom are now at risk.
Y’all - you give a bitch HOPE. Thank you for that. Here’s to solidarity, here’s to taking a stand against all that is born of fear and hatred, here’s to walking bravely into an uncertain future together. I am so very glad to have you.