"I think ultimately what the “shoegaze” sound represents to me is a simultaneous basking in warmth and beauty and recognition that that warmth and beauty is extremely ephemeral, will be gone before you know it, and that maybe it’s best to just resign yourself now, even while it’s still there, to the fact that it will soon be gone and will leave you feeling empty and alone. Maybe this is romantic music for people who have trouble believing in their own worth, for people who expect that, any day now, their partner will realize their mistake and leave them."
