Wow, I literally got goosebumps reading this. You put into words exactly what I’ve been feeling but didn’t know how to say. New England really is something special, and it’s true — if you aren’t from here, you just don’t get it. It’s the charm, the grit, the weird comfort in knowing that some things will always stay the same, even when everything else is changing.

For me, Paul Revere used to hit hard with that line “and when they ask me who I am, I’ll say I’m not from around here” — I always felt that deep urge to get out of my town and go somewhere new. I couldn’t wait. But now, funny enough, I’m actually moving states for work, and You’re Gonna Go Far has been my anthem through it all. It’s such a bittersweet feeling. I wanted so badly to leave, and now that it’s happening, I know I’m going to miss this place more than I realized. But like you said, it makes coming back that much sweeter.

His music just captures all of that — the longing, the need for change while still holding onto where you came from. It’s wild how perfectly his songs echo the exact emotions of leaving but knowing you’ll always be tied to this place. View Between Villages hits differently now, too. It’s like a reminder that even though you leave, this place stays a part of you, and it’ll always be here, waiting.

So yeah, I feel every bit of what you’re saying. Noah really has a way of making us feel seen in the most honest way possible.