nothing: shadows without the other.

'Go on, go on,' exclaims Delacroix, 'That's not the end!'

'It's not even a beginning. Nothing will come ... 

nothing but reflections, shadows, shapes that won't stay fixed. 

I'm trying to find the right color, but I can't even get the form ...'

'You won't find the one without the other,' 

says Delacroix, 

'and both will come together.'

'What if I find nothing but moonlight?'

'Then you will have found the reflection of a reflection.'

Marquee

This is a function of the electronic dance music (EDM) phenomenon, which blew up in America about three years ago when the Black Eyed Peas recorded "I Gotta Feeling" with the French DJ David Guetta. If you want to understand the message and vibe of the music, go YouTube that one. It's cotton candy, it's confection, pure upness, not so much a song as an anthem, almost remedial in the simplicity of its message and lyrics (tonight's gonna be a good night), that sounds a little like if the heightened heartbeat of someone on Ecstasy were amplified and musicalized. It means only one thing: Yay! Fun! Yay! Fun! Woo! Yay! For a more recent version, see Rihanna's collaboration with Calvin Harris, "We Found Love."

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