"Heaven" by The Talking Heads
December 9, 2009 
The last taste of the first bite of caviar fades. I wait until longing becomes palpable. “Don't talk to me!”
As I bring the slim, polished mother-of-pearl spoon to my mouth for the second bite, I recognize lust - the open mouth, the pursed lower lip, the little tremble. No surprise this time. My attention is aroused and the anticipation exquisite.
The second taste is bigger, more nuanced. I push the little eggs around and feel their silky delicacy against my tongue. I break them against the enamel of my teeth. I pop several at a time, a few at a time, one at a time. Each burst counts time. Many eggs lie in one spoonful.
The second taste was like re-reading a great book, the jokes got funnier, the emotions richer, the drama more poignant, and the resolution more fulfilling. If in the first reading, I saw myself, in the second I can see beyond myself.
The Talking Heads sing,1
When this kiss is over it will start again
It will not be any different, it will be exactly the same
It’s hard to imagine that nothing at all could be so exciting, could be this much fun
Heaven, heaven is a place, a place where nothing, nothing ever happens
Longing now grows into a sharper craving...
Here is the full story: Heaven Vs. Caviar: Savor Before The Crave
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Heaven is a great song by any measure. Two other Talking Head’s songs I love are Once In A Lifetime and This Must Be The Place (Naive Melody). These three songs together convey more insight and wisdom than a clutch of self-help books.
Also, I must admit that I like Shawn Colvin’s cover of This Must Be The Place as least as much at the original. ↩
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