The year is 2023 and I am nearing the end of my 23rd year on this earth. Actually wait wouldn’t it be my 24th year and when I actually turn 24 the 24th year is completed? I think so, but either way I’m 23 right now and that will stop being the case soon. As such, it seems like now’s as good a time as any to discuss one of my favorite Jimmy Eat World songs, 23. While I heard this song before I turned 23 I only truly appreciated it recently. Is there something special about the song that makes it resonate particularly well with 23 year olds? Maybe, but that’s not exactly why I rediscovered it.
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