We love the music of the group The National.
Aaron Dessner, the guitarist, attributes part of the success of the group to how Matt Berninger, the lead singer, doesn’t sing “the implied melody.”
Meaning, Berninger doesn’t sing notes that the listener anticipates. He surprises us. He takes us to musical and emotional places we don’t expect.
Sometimes we find ourselves in situations where it might help to choose to not sing “the implied melody.”’
For example, if we find we usually get frustrated, angry, sad, or pessimistic in certain situations, we can surprise ourselves and others by not singing “the implied melody.” We can choose to move ourselves and to take others in a different direction.
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On Emotions 