An open wooden music box holds a pink paper heart on rumpled rose cloth.

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Aaron Altman

And in the middle of all this, I started to think about the one thing that makes me feel really good and makes immediate sense...and it's you.

— Broadcast News  ·  1987

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What it means

Our interpretation.

Amid whatever chaos is going on, the speaker's thoughts settle on one thing that feels good and makes instant sense: the person addressed. It is an earnest, slightly tumbling declaration of affection, naming that person as a source of comfort and clarity.

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