when it becomes "just another song"

Everyone has some songs, little items, catchphrases that remind us of certain situations, certain people in our lives. Being a more-sentimental-than-normal person, yeah, many things evokes nostalgia, or for some, just memories.

Like for some reason, Jay Chou's Fantasy album reminds me of my secondary school days when my mates and i played basketball every day after school with the guys from SKSS. Fantasy album songs remind me of NCHS teammates, Jason, Kenny, etc. Don't ask me why. DHT's I Go Crazy reminds me of Lester. Avril Lavinge's Slipped away sometimes makes me think of hmm...CZ. Way back into Love, for some weird reason, reminds me of hahahah. A good friend whom i shall not name here. That's when I Love You by Ashley Gearring too, has ym story embedded within it's lyrics and soothing tune. Someone sent me Mario Vasquez's Gallery when he deemed fit, during my down time earlier last year. Many many other songs tell its own story with its lyrics, or become my song for the person or the other way round. You get what i mean.

Having said that, I need to make some things clear. Listening to these songs does not equate to the fact that i miss the people they remind me of. Sure, when the scar hasn't healed, maybe. But at this present moment, i can safely say that i have healed from all the wounds, if any. And me linking certain friends to certain songs doesnt necessarily mean the message the song belts out. Like, Way Back into Love. It's not like i'm Drew Berrymore and he's Hugh Grant. So the occasional reminisce does not mean i'm missing him lah. Tsk. To me, it's the acknowledgement that I've spent a phase of my life with the person. Memories, history, good or bad, shape us to be the person we are now. So there's no point running around pretending that *insert events/relationships/feelings* has never happened before. That's ridiculously immature.

So, yes.

But my point is, recently i begun to notice another trend inside of my tiny brain (or heart). Many songs which used to have significance are now "just another song". Albeit nice, no longer special. Many reasons why.

Tell me, am i just too jaded of it all, just grown out of the (passing) phase , or both?