Home

Today's tune came about because I would rather simply be at home rather than in the office this morning. I hate cold starts to the day. But that said, gotta pay the bills some how. "Home" by Michael Buble tells the tale of someone wanting to follow a dream only to realise that they had given up way too much to do so. I guess, to quote Jon Oliva (of Savatage) "If standing on a dream isn't what it seams could we claim a dream refused"? I wonder...

Ever realise that at times you are the most loneliest when surrounded by a lot of people. I usually use large gatherings as me time, funny how it takes so much less effort when there are just more people about.

So as the summer days pass and the wintery ones begin....

Another summer day
Has come and gone away
In Paris and Rome
But I wanna go home
Mmmmmmmm

May be surrounded by
A million people I
Still feel all alone
I just wanna go home
Oh, I miss you, you know

And I've been keeping all the letters that I wrote to you
Each one a line or two
"I'm fine baby, how are you?"
Well I would send them but I know that it's just not enough
My words were cold and flat
And you deserve more than that

Another aeroplane
Another sunny place
I'm lucky, I know
But I wanna go home
Mmmm, I've got to go home

Let me go home
I'm just too far from where you are
I wanna come home

And I feel just like I'm living someone else's life
It's like I just stepped outside
When everything was going right
And I know just why you could not
Come along with me
'Cause this was not your dream
But you always believed in me

Another winter day has come
And gone away
In even Paris and Rome
And I wanna go home
Let me go home

And I'm surrounded by
A million people I
Still feel all alone
Oh, let me go home
Oh, I miss you, you know

Let me go home
I've had my run
Baby, I'm done
I gotta go home
Let me go home
It will all be all right
I'll be home tonight
I'm coming back home

Home, not really sure where that is I guess.

Beyond the Sea

Everyone knows I just love the sea. I could spend hours... days... (heck I do) just staring out over the horizon. There's something magical about that.

Originally recorded by Bobby Darin, in 1959, "Beyond the Sea" has been covered by many artists from Robbie Williams and Michael Buble, Frank Sinatra and Harry Connick Jr. Most will remember it from the closing moments in the movie Finding Nemo.

While this one kind of tells the tail of a sailor out at sea with a girl waiting back home it also works as a tale of how many of us seem to just float on by. How often have we set sail to some degree only to wish to return to shores that we knew so well?

Somewhere beyond the sea
somewhere waiting for me
my lover stands on golden sands
and watches the ships that go sailin'

Somewhere beyond the sea
she's there watching for me
If I could fly like birds on high
then straight to her arms
I'd go sailin'

It's far beyond the stars
it's near beyond the moon
I know beyond a doubt
my heart will lead me there soon

We'll meet beyond the shore
we'll kiss just as before
Happy we'll be beyond the sea
and never again I'll go sailin'

I know beyond a doubt
my heart will lead me there soon
We'll meet (I know we'll meet) beyond the shore
We'll kiss just as before
Happy we'll be beyond the sea
and never again I'll go sailin'

no more sailin'
so long sailin'
bye bye sailin'...
move on out captain

Sometimes it's perfect to just sit and look out over the sea. Enjoy the view and know that you're done sailing.

Angels Cry

I'm going obscure today, because I can. It's a mix and match week with holidays peppering the working week.

"Angels Cry" by Angra is no doubt open to a lot of interpretation. Personally I see it as the tragedy that is the loss of hope or how some people seem to lack any real conviction. I guess if you're just going to sit there and wait, you're going to still be sitting there waiting for time to come.

Release the chains that bind us... to ourselves, to this day. Because that change that we're hoping on my be coming tomorrow. You just never know.

Cry in the night of the angel
For their light will never shine
With their hearts so full of sorrow
Muddy waters all around
The curtain falls for helpless souls
How they suffer swept aside
And the raging streams are flowing
with so little hope inside

(Is like)
Angels crying
Can't take no more
Angels dying
Capture their fall

Try to see this misery
your future is not what you wished it to be
So try to fly, the answer lies
in the angry darkened skies
(angry darkened skies)

You just keep on standing in these fields all your life
You sow the seeds that never grow
No harvest comes such a strain to feed the few
Still you're waiting, it's in vain...
The change must come right now!

Oh, see the sun in the sky
(From the dawn of destruction)
Free, free this chain from my heart...
(chain, chain, chain)
Hear the cry of angels
from this life you cannot hide
cause the change may come tomorrow
for the solemn weeping eyes

(Like)
Angels crying
Can't take no more
Angels dying
Capture their fall

Try to see this misery
your future is not what you wished it to be
So try to fly, the answer lies
in the angry darkened skies
(angry darkened skies)

You just keep on standing in these fields all your life
You sow the seeds that never grow
No harvest comes such a strain to feed the few
Still you're waiting, it's in vain...
The change must come right now!

Angels are crying and dying
There must be some way
endless you stray, still you pray for a better life
Nobody sees when a glimpse
of your target lies behind you,
Like steps of the pilgrims unshined!

Lack of hope just waiting for something to happen I guess brings tears even to the angels.

Wonderboy

Well, won't be in tomorrow which would mean I'm simply going to move the silliness from Friday to today. Because I can!

Tenacious D have to be one of the silliest bands ever, but highly entertaining. Guess that proves that you don't ever have to take your music too seriously. This one is really completed with a rather epic music video too.

"Wonderboy" takes us on the journey that Wonderboy has to travel in order to eventually face up to Nastyman. And then nothing makes much more sense from there. Gotta love the nonsense of it all.

High above the mucky-muck, castle made of clouds,
There sits Wonderboy, sitting oh so proudly.
Not much to say when you're high above the mucky-muck.
Yeah, yeah.
Wonderboy, what is the secret of your power?
Wonderboy, won't you take me far away from the mucky-muck now?

[spoken]
Now it's time for me to tell you about Young Nastyman,
archrival and nemesis of Wonderboy, with powers comparable to Wonderboy.
What powers you ask? I dunno, how 'bout the power of flight?
That do anything for ya? That's levitation holmes.
How 'bout the power to kill a yak, from 200 yards away...
with mind bullets! That's telekinesis, Kyle.
How 'bout the power... to move you?

[sung]
History of Wonderboy and Young Nastyman,
Riggah-goo-goo, riggah-goo-goog.
A secret to be told, a gold chest to be bold,
And blasting forth with three-part harmony, go!
Wonderboy, what is the secret of your power?
Wonderboy, won't you take me far away from that mucky-muck man?

[spoken]
When Wonderboy and Young Nastyman joined forces;
they formed a band the likes of which have never been seen,
and they called themselves Tenacious D. That's right,
[sung]
Me! And KG!
[KG (spoken):] That's me.
[sung]
We're now Tenacious D!
Come fly with me, fly!

Wonderboy, what is the secret of your power?
Wonderboy, won't you take me far away from the mucky-muck now,
Oh!
[spoken]
Take my hand!
Young Nastyman, we're gonna fly!
Bring out your broadsword.
There's the hydra.
Slice his throat!
And grab his scrote.
You take the high road,
I'll take the low.
There, the crevasse,
Fill it with your mighty juice.

Come fly with me...

Dreams

Lets go back a good few years. I don't think many bands can really match the likes of Fleetwood Mac for simply delivering time and again.

I guess this one takes me back to what someone said to me a long time ago, "If someone is dumb enough to walk away, be smart enough to let them leave." This whole song points out that people often think things are one way and then pretty much realise that it was only like that because they were looking at it from a particular point of view.

"Dreams" points out that often you might be dreaming of something that simply isn't true. At the end of it all you'll be left with just yourself wondering what all those dreams really were.

Now there you go again
You say you want your freedom
Well who am I to keep you down
It's only right that you should play it the way that you feel it
But listen carefully to the sound of your loneliness
Like a heartbeat, drives you mad
In the stillness of remembering
What you had, and what you lost
what you had, and what you lost

Thunder only happens when it's raining
Players only love you when they're playing
They say, women, they will come and they will go
When the rain washes you clean you'll know
You'll know

Now here I go again, I see the crystal vision
I keep my visions to myself
It's only me who wants to wrap around your dreams and
Have you any dreams you'd like to sell,
Dreams of Loneliness, like a heartbeat drives you mad
In the stillness of remembering
What you had, And what you lost
What you had, oh what you lost

Thunder only happens when it's raining
Players only love you when they're playing
They say, women, they will come and they will go
When the rain washes you clean you'll know

Oh thunder only happens when it's raining
Players only love you when they're playing
They say, women, they will come and they will go
When the rain washes you clean you'll know
You'll know
You will know
Oh oh oh you'll know

Rain... it comes and goes, be sure to clean up when it's there.

Over the Hills and Far Away

Today's tune is originally a Gary Moore song which I don't think I've actually heard. I am rather fond of the Nightwish cover of it though.

In "Over the Hills and Far Away" the character is caught out and locked up. He's caught out but not in the way that he would have imagined. I guess karma played it's part? Where would you be on your last night of freedom (if you had the choice)?

Think I've been over the hills and far away for long enough. Time to free myself? Time to head literally over the hills? Is today the day?

They came for him one winter's night.
Arrested, he was bound.
They said there'd been a robbery,
his pistol had been found.

They marched him to the station house,
he waited for the dawn.
And as they led him to the dock,
he knew that he'd been wronged.
"You stand accused of robbery,"
he heard the bailiff say.
He knew without an alibi,
tomorrow's light would mourn his freedom.

Over the hills and far away,
for ten long years he'll count the days.
Over the mountains, cross the seas,
a prisoner's life for him there'll be.

He knew that it would cost him dear,
but yet he dare not say.
Where he had been that fateful night,
a secret it must stay.
He had to fight back tears of rage.
His heart beat like a drum.
For with the wife of his best friend,
he spent his final night of freedom.

Over the hills and far away,
he swears he will return one day.
Far from the mountains and the seas,
back in her arms he swear he'll be.
Over the hills and far away.

Over the hills and, over the hills and,
over the hills and far away.

Each night within his prison cell,
he looks out through the bars.
He reads the letters that she wrote.
One day he'll know the taste of freedom.

Over the hills and far away,
she prays he will return one day.
As sure as the rivers reach the seas,
back in his arms he swears she'll be.

Over the hills and far away,
he swears he will return one day.
far from the mountains and the seas,
back in her arms is where he'll be.

Over the hills and far away,
she prays he will return one day.
As sure as the rivers reach the seas,
back in his arms is where she'll be.

Over the hills,
over the hills and far away.

Over the hills,
over the hills and far away.

As sure as the rivers reach the seas... Over the hills and far away.

Ring of Fire

Another more classic rock track today. Johnny Cash is a legend on so many fronts and today's song has been covered many times across a heck of a lot of genres.

"Ring of Fire" quite obviously referring to love and the combustible nature that at times seems to consume it. Be it the fire that warms or one that burns it's got to be fed. As with so many things, it's not what you have or why but how you put it to use. The fire that burns within should be there to offer warmth and light when we need it... but the other side of that coin is that it could also be used to strike out and cause harm.

Love Is A Burning Thing
And It Makes A Fiery Ring
Bound By Wild Desire
I Fell Into A Ring Of Fire

I Fell Into A Burning Ring Of Fire
I Went Down, Down, Down
And The Flames Went Higher

And It Burns, Burns, Burns
The Ring Of Fire
The Ring Of Fire

The Taste Of Love Is Sweet
When Hearts Like Ours Meet
I Fell For You Like A Child
Oh,But The Fire Went Wild

I Fell Into A Burning Ring Of Fire
I Went Down, Down, Down
And The Flames Went Higher
And It Burns, Burns, Burns
The Ring Of Fire
The Ring Of Fire

Love Is A Burning Thing
And It Makes A Fiery Ring
Bound By Wild Desire
I Fell Into A Ring Of Fire

I Fell Into A Burning Ring Of Fire
I Went Down(down), Down(down), Down(down)
And The Flames Went Higher Higher Higher

I Fell Into A Burning Ring Of Fire
I Went Down(down), Down(down), Down(down)
And The Flames Went Higher Higher Higher

And It Burns
OoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooYaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

For good or bad, love burns. Might as well get out the marshmallows and enjoy some sweetness too.

Friday

Back to something light hearted. So, I'm turning to one of the worst songs I've heard in ages. "Friday" by Rebecca Black has to be one of the cheesiest, silliest and pointless tracks I've heard in ages! I love it! Check out the criticism here or better yet, check out the YouTube Video.

That said, everyone knows that I love bad music, bad movies... bad most things. Think it has something to do with my rather warped sense of humor.

So here we go, it is Friday after all.

(Yeah, Ah-Ah-Ah-Ah-Ah-Ark)
Oo-ooh-ooh, hoo yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah
Yeah-ah-ah
Yeah-ah-ah
Yeah-ah-ah
Yeah-ah-ah
Yeah, yeah, yeah

7am, waking up in the morning
Gotta be fresh, gotta go downstairs
Gotta have my bowl, gotta have cereal
Seein’ everything, the time is goin’
Tickin’ on and on, everybody’s rushin’
Gotta get down to the bus stop
Gotta catch my bus, I see my friends (My friends)

Kickin’ in the front seat
Sittin’ in the back seat
Gotta make my mind up
Which seat can I take?

It’s Friday, Friday
Gotta get down on Friday
Everybody’s lookin’ forward to the weekend, weekend
Friday, Friday
Gettin’ down on Friday
Everybody’s lookin’ forward to the weekend

Partyin’, partyin’ (Yeah)
Partyin’, partyin’ (Yeah)
Fun, fun, fun, fun
Lookin’ forward to the weekend

7:45, we’re drivin’ on the highway
Cruisin’ so fast, I want time to fly
Fun, fun, think about fun
You know what it is
I got this, you got this
My friend is by my right
I got this, you got this
Now you know it

Kickin’ in the front seat
Sittin’ in the back seat
Gotta make my mind up
Which seat can I take?

It’s Friday, Friday
Gotta get down on Friday
Everybody’s lookin’ forward to the weekend, weekend
Friday, Friday

Gettin’ down on Friday
Everybody’s lookin’ forward to the weekend

Partyin’, partyin’ (Yeah)
Partyin’, partyin’ (Yeah)
Fun, fun, fun, fun
Lookin’ forward to the weekend

Yesterday was Thursday, Thursday
Today i-is Friday, Friday (Partyin’)
We-we-we so excited
We so excited
We gonna have a ball today

Tomorrow is Saturday
And Sunday comes after...wards
I don’t want this weekend to end

R-B, Rebecca Black
So chillin’ in the front seat (In the front seat)
In the back seat (In the back seat)
I’m drivin’, cruisin’ (Yeah, yeah)
Fast lanes, switchin’ lanes
Wit’ a car up on my side (Woo!)
(C’mon) Passin’ by is a school bus in front of me
Makes tick tock, tick tock, wanna scream
Check my time, it’s Friday, it’s a weekend
We gonna have fun, c’mon, c’mon, y’all

It’s Friday, Friday
Gotta get down on Friday
Everybody’s lookin’ forward to the weekend, weekend
Friday, Friday
Gettin’ down on Friday
Everybody’s lookin’ forward to the weekend

Partyin’, partyin’ (Yeah)
Partyin’, partyin’ (Yeah)
Fun, fun, fun, fun
Lookin’ forward to the weekend

It’s Friday, Friday
Gotta get down on Friday
Everybody’s lookin’ forward to the weekend, weekend
Friday, Friday
Gettin’ down on Friday
Everybody’s lookin’ forward to the weekend

Partyin’, partyin’ (Yeah)
Partyin’, partyin’ (Yeah)
Fun, fun, fun, fun
Lookin’ forward to the weekend

Looking forward to the weekend, 'cos it's Friday, Friday. How can anyone hear this one and NOT laugh?

Empire State of Mind

This is a strange one because usually I'm not much of an Alicia Keys fan but for some strange reason this one "speaks to me."

That said... I just love the line "There's nothing you can't do" because as cheesy as it sounds, it is true (granted you can't fly without wings but hey, you get the point). Ultimately enjoy the noise, the hustle and bustle and get on with it. Once you learn to embrace these things they'll serve you well.

Ooooh, New York!
Ooooh, New York!

Grew up in a town that is famous as a place of movie scenes
Noise is always loud, there are sirens all around and the streets are mean
If I can make it here, I can make it anywhere, that's what they say
Seeing my face in lights or my name in marquees found down on Broadway

Even if it ain't all it seems, I got a pocketful of dreams
Baby I'm from New York!
Concret where dreams are made oe junglef
There's nothing you can't do
Now you're in New York!
These streets will make you feel brand new
Big lights will inspire you
Hear it for New York, New York, New Yooork!

On the avenue, there ain't never a curfew, ladies work so hard
Such a melting pot, on the corner selling rock, preachers pray to God
Hail a gypsy cab, takes me down from Harlem to the Brooklyn Bridge
Some will sleep tonight with a hunger for more than an empty fridge

I'ma make it by any means, I got a pocketful of dreams
Baby I'm from New York!
Concrete jungle where dreams are made of
There's nothing you can't do
Now you're in New York!
These streets will make you feel brand new
Big lights will inspire you
Hear it for New York, New York, New Yooork!

One hand in the air for the big city
Street lights, big dreams, all looking pretty
No place in the world that can compare
Put your lighters in the air, everybody say
Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!

In New York!
Concrete jungle where dreams are made of
There's nothing you can't do
Now you're in New York!
These streets will make you feel brand new
Big lights will inspire you
Let's hear it for New York, New York, New Yooork!

Regardless of where you might be, there's nothing you can't do...

Even Angels Fall

Today's tune is one that I ended up singing to myself all the way into work this morning. Not really sure why, then again I rarely am.

"Even Angels Fall", by Jessica Riddle hit minor fame after being featured in the movie "10 things I hate about you".

I guess as with everything, (life, love and cardboard boxes) you have you're ups and downs. If not, I think you're doing it wrong. But it's a ride, so open your eyes.

You found hope, you found faith
Found how fast she could take it away
Found true love, Lost your heart
Now you don't know who you are

She made it easy, she made it free
Made you hurt 'til you couldn't see
Sometimes it stops; Sometimes it flows
But baby that is how love goes

You will fly and you will crawl
God knows even angels fall
No such thing as you lost it all
God knows even angels fall

It's a secret that no one tells
One day it's heaven, one day its hell;
And it's no fairytale, take it from me
That's the way its supposed to be

You will fly and you will crawl
God knows even angels fall
No such thing as you lost it all
God knows even angels fall

You laugh you cry no one knows why,
But oh the thrill of it all
You're on the ride; you might as well open your eyes

You will fly and you will crawl
God knows even angels fall
No such thing as you lost it all
God knows even angels fall

Even angels fall
Even angels fall

It's never all gone, we all stumble at some time. You just need to get up.

A Spaceman Came Travelling

The longer I keep posting the more amazed I am that I've missed certain songs out over time. Then again, isn't that the real beauty of this whole blog? To constantly be reminded of the good times... the better times too?

"A Spaceman Came Travelling" by Chris de Burgh (deemed evil by some) is one of those songs I think I've always known. Funny how some things seem older than your memory somehow. Knowing this one quite well has served me well with this being one of those signature songs I end up singing at karaoke more often than not.

Imagine a spaceman, visitor from far away bringing a simple message of peace? Seems bizarre that anything would travel that far to bring a message like that when you look around and see the devastation that's currently taking place all over. Then again, don't you think that if you were to put in that much time and effort in a journey like that, that this might be the only message to bring?

A spaceman came travelling on his ship from afar,
'Twas light years of time since his mission did start,
And over a village he halted his craft,
And it hung in the sky like a star, just like a star...

He followed a light and came down to a shed,
Where a mother and child were lying there on a bed,
A bright light of silver shone round his head,
And he had the face of an angle, and they were afraid...

Then the stranger spoke, he said "Do not fear,
I come from a planet a long way from here,
And I bring a message for mankind to hear,"
And suddenly the sweetest music filled the air...

And it went La La...
Peace and goodwill to all men, and love for the child...

This lovely music went trembling through the ground,
And many were wakened on hearing that sound,
And travellers on the road, the village they found,
By the light of that ship in the sky, which shone all round...

And just before dawn at the paling of the sky,
The stranger returned and said "Now I must fly,
When two thousand years of your time has gone by,
This song will begin once again, to a baby's cry..."

And it went La La ... This song will begin once again
To a baby's cry...
And it goes La La... Peace and goodwill to all men, and
Love for the child...
Oh the whole world is waiting, waiting to hear the song again,
There are thousands standing on the edge of the world,
And a star is moving somewhere, the time is nearly here,
This song will begin once again, to a baby's cry...

Peace and goodwill to all men indeed...

Glorious

Here's another blast from the past. I can't even begin to start with just how random this was when it cropped up this morning on my drive in to work. Then again, the sunrise was pretty glorious.

"Glorious" by Andreas Johnson turns the usual peasant to princess story to the other way round. In many respects it's also like "Teenage Dirtbag" where the story works in reverse, or simply "She Likes Me For Me" where things can just be.

Which all really leaves me wondering... But what ever will be, simply will be.

Here she comes with the master plan
And I'm starting to lose control
Here she comes to this trash of man
And I'm ready to taste it all... when

She's bringing me in
Checking me out
Making me glorious

here she comes like a brand new day
belly dancing across the room
in the moonlight I watch her sway
to her rhythm I'll go as groom... with grace... tonight...

She's bringing me in
Checking me out
Making me glorious... Well
here she comes
She's bringing me in
Checking me out
Making me glorious
She's bringing me in
Turning me on
Making me glorious

A brand new day... pretty glorious if you ask me.

Let it Rain

Well I'm going to say that winter must be officially here. Okay, I'm calling it winter, but while it is raining (in a summer rainfall area) it's still really just autumn.

Today's tune, "Let it Rain" is by The Awakening may seem another morbid choice to start the weekend. Who said that the whole Goth scene was so somber?

I was ultimately drawn to the lines:
I've had to go and leave the doubtful tears behind
Because the glow, well I could see it fading
I'll read that as a case of having to move on or you'll simply miss out on what could be. How often are we held back by tears, self doubt or just fear only to realise staring at nothing more than the last of the embers that it's just too light, the fire is gone?

I need to know all the truths behind the lies
I need to show the guilt that is inside me

Try to grow, a little sun and rain to die
Try to grow, apart from this escaping

Actions for the words
Linear touche
Actions killed the first
Border on insane

So let it rain

Little child with war in her eyes
Little false summation
Little war taken for a slide
Time for lost salvation

I've had to go and leave the doubtful tears behind
Because the glow, well I could see it fading

Actions for the words
Linear touche
Actions killed the first
Border on insane

So let it rain...

Little child with war in her eyes
Little false summation
Little war taken for a slide
Time for lost salvation

Oh clouds are overhead
Oh sentimental shade
Oh why am I scared

Let it rain.....

I'll say let the rain fall down and wash away sanity. Let the rain fall down because I'll not lose the light to the distance.

Lithium

Strangely it seems I've never added a Nirvana track to "My Theme Tune". While I've never been a Nirvana fan, I've pretty much always had one of their tracks on my play list for as long as I can remember. Dave Grohl went on to front the Foo Fighters despite being an awesome drummer he now plays lead in that band.

While I've never been a big Nirvana fan, I always enjoyed Kurt's frank approach to most points made. He never claimed to be a anything more than trying to figure "it" out. Wonder if he ever reached a conclusion.

All that said and done, today's tune, "Lithium" while is a sad and sombre track really, I use it as a benchmark of sorts. I don't do any of those things (well, 'cept the bit about the friends in my head bit). I'm not trying to do or be anything that is well, anything but me. Ultimately I am pretty happy... for a lot of reasons. But today I'm mostly happy 'cos I've got me.

I'm so happy. Cause today I found my friends.
They're in my head. I'm so ugly. But that's ok.
'Cause so are you. We've broke our mirrors.
Sunday morning. Is everyday for all I care.
And I'm not scared. Light my candles. In a daze cause I've found god.

Yeah yeah yeah yeah.....

I'm so lonely. And that's ok. (alt: 'cause today )
I shaved my head. And I'm not sad, and just maybe
I'm to blame for all I've heard. And I'm not sure.
I'm so excited. I can't wait to meet you there.
And I don't care. I'm so horny. But that's ok. My will is good.

Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah.....

I like it. I'm not gonna crack.
I miss you. I'm not gonna crack.
I love you.I'm not gonna crack.
I killed you. I'm not gonna crack.

I like it. I'm not gonna crack.
I miss you. I'm not gonna crack.
I love you.I'm not gonna crack.
I killed you. I'm not gonna crack.

I'm so happy. Cause today I found my friends.
They're in my head. I'm so ugly. But that's ok.
'Cause so are you. We've broke our mirrors.
Sunday morning. Is everyday for all I care.
And I'm not scared. Light my candles.
In a daze cause I've found god.

Yeah yeah yeah yeah.....

I like it. I'm not gonna crack.
I miss you. I'm not gonna crack.
I love you.I'm not gonna crack.
I killed you. I'm not gonna crack.

I like it. I'm not gonna crack.
I miss you. I'm not gonna crack.
I love you.I'm not gonna crack.
I killed you. I'm not gonna crack.

Somehow it's all okay, really... because today... well is a whole new day :)

Hope

Hope is one of those things that spring eternally. I guess to give up hope is simply to give up. If Sheryl Crow is indeed correct, if every day is a winding road to getting closer to feeling fine, then hope keeps us on that road perhaps helping us at those cross roads.

Today's tune, simply title "Hope" by Alien Ant Farm is a good start. For crossroads that present themselves. While the tone and theme to this one is quite sad, possibly even a little bitter I guess I can relate quite well.

Hope is the thing I'm feeling today.
Walking a mile out of the way,
I still might make it though.
Turn on your street
And See a car.
Finding our home a house of pain
See in an instant
things can change
And never feel the same.
Turn on your street and see a car.
One where I thought mine should be parked.

If that's what you demand,
Then that's what I'll deliver..
If that's what you demand,
Then that's just what I'll give you.

Trenches dug out the side of the road.
(Trenches dug out the side of the road)
Remember the smell of earth in piles.
(Remember the smell of earth in piles)
And there was nothing else to do,
And there was nothing left to do
But walk for miles.
So I walked for miles.

If that's what you demand,
Then that's what I'll deliver.
If that's what you demand,
Then that's just what I'll give you.

Turn on your street
And see a car.
Someone I thought was a friend
to me has ripped a hole in my life.
Someone I thought was a friend
to me has gone and married my wife.

If that's what you demand,
Then that's what I'll deliver.
If that's what you demand,
Then that's just what I'll give you.

If that's your master plan,
Then I wish you two the best together.
If that's what you demand now,
Then that's just what i'll give you.

But... "Hope is the thing I'm feeling today."

Journey to the Past

Well everyone knows that I love bad B Grade Horror movies and my animated movies. Last night I got to watching Anastasia again. This has to be one of those movies you love right away and then each character just grows even more on you. Who doesn't just love Bartok, even though it's just a henchman at the end of the day.

Today's tune is "Journey to the Past" performed in the movie by Liz Callaway is a reminder that often to go forward we have to go backwards. To those in software development you'll understand the concept perfectly, just subversion it. Go back to a branch that you knew was pristine and start development all over again. While we can't quite subversion life, we can reset things to a place, level we once loved and start again... it's never too late.

Heart, don't fail me now!
Courage, don't desert me!
Don't turn back now that we're here
People always say
Life is full of choices
No one ever mentions fear!
Or how a road can seem so long
How the world can seem so vast
Courage see me through
Heart I'm trusting you
On this journey...to the past

Somewhere down this road
I know someone's waiting
Years of dreams just can't be wrong
Arms will open wide
I'll be safe and wanted
Fin'lly home where I belong
Well, starting here, my life begins
Starting now, I'm learning fast
Courage see me through
Heart I'm trusting you
On this journey...to the past

Heart don't fail me now!
Courage don't desert me!

Home, Love, Family
There was once a time
I must have had them too
Home, Love, Family
I will never be complete
Until I find you...

One step at a time,
One hope, then another
Who knows where this road may go
Back to who I was
On to find my future,
Things my heart still needs to know
Yes, let this be a sign!
Let this road be mine!
Let it lead me to my past
Courage see me through
Heart I'm trusting you
To bring me home...
At last!
At last!
Courage see me through
Heart I'm trusting you
yea...

Guess the trick is to play it smart, a little heart and some courage... you'll find your way. Now where have I seen those characters before? ;)

Make a Move

I've spent a good deal of time simply waiting for things to happen. Or perhaps waiting for them not to happen? No news is good news and all that.

And then she arrived. I don't know what's really changed, but suddenly I've now realised that I can't sit and wait anymore. Today's song, "Make a Move" from the Lostprophets pretty much highlights that fact. After all, we're only getting older and that is something we can't get back.

So are we lost or do we know
Which direction we should go
Sit around and wait for someone to take our hands and lead the way

Cause every day we're getting older
And every day we all get colder
We're sick of waiting for our answers

Wake up, Wake up, Wake up,
Yeah I'm so tired of waiting, waiting for us to
Wake up, Wake up, Wake up,
Yeah I'm so sick of waiting, for us to make a move

Are we meant to take the pain
Should we sit around and wait
Are we being saved
Or was I another lie you made to make us hate

Cause every day we're getting older
And every day we all get colder
We're sick of waiting for our answers

Wake up, Wake up, Wake up,
Yeah I'm so tired of waiting, waiting for us to
Wake up, Wake up, Wake up,
Yeah I'm so sick of waiting, for us to make a move

Wake up, Wake up, Wake up,
And we will never lose
Wake up, Wake up, Wake up,
it's time to make a move
Wake up, Wake up, Wake up,
And we will never lose
Wake up, Wake up, Wake up,
it's time to make a... move!

It's not enough
To let it run
Where's the truth
It's all wrong

We're sick of waiting for our answers...

Wake up, Wake up, Wake up,
Yeah I'm so tired of waiting, waiting for us to
Wake up, Wake up, Wake up,
Yeah I'm so sick of waiting, for us to make a move

Wake up, wake up, wake up
And we will never lose
Wake up, wake up, wake up
It's time to make a move
Wake up, wake up, wake up
And we will never lose
Wake up, wake up, wake up
Make a move (move, move, move, move).

I'm over waiting... time to make a move.