Monday, August 20, 2012

Amazing

Yeah I know, seems I've started recycling tracks now.  I guess to some degree I have but mostly because we're reminded every day of a particular song that stuck for a particular reason.

"Amazing" by Aerosmith is just one of those that points out how a little clarity can make the world of difference and this really is a lightbulb moment - it's that fast.  It's always the journey that makes a destination that much more valuable, something about the challenge.  Take it a step at a time, after all, you have to walk before you can run and crawl before you walk.

So no matter the desperation, the moment will come when everything will just be alright.


I kept the right ones out
And let the wrong ones in
Had an angel of mercy
To see me through all my sins
There were times in my life
When I was goin' insane
Tryin' to walk through the pain

And when I lost my grip
And I hit the floor
Yeah, I thought I could leave
But couldn't get out the door
I was so sick n' tired
Of livin' a lie
I was wishing that I would die

It's amazing
With the blink of an eye
You finally see the light
Oh it's amazing
When the moment arrives
You know you'll be alright
Yeah it's amazing
And I'm saying a prayer
For the desperate hearts tonight

That one last shot's a Permanent Vacation
And a how high can you fly with broken wings
Life's a journey - not a destination
And I just can't tell just what tomorrow brings

You have to learn to crawl
Before you learn to walk
But I just couldn't listen
To all that righteous talk oh yeah
I was out on the street
Just tryin' to survive
Scratchin' to stay alive

It's amazing
With the blink of an eye
You finally see the light
Oh it's amazing
When the moment arrives
That you know you'll be alright
Oh it's amazing
And I'm saying a prayer
For the desperate hearts tonight

"So, from all of us at Aerosmith
To all of you out there, wherever you are.
Remember- the light at the end of the tunnel
May be you. Goodnight!"

It really is amazing that once you realise that it's the journey and not so much the destination, things become so much clearer.

Thursday, August 16, 2012

Anything But Ordinary

I know that I've posted this one before, but keeping with the theme of all things ordinary I just had to post it.

"Anything But Ordinary" by Avril Lavigne is another of my favourites.  In many ways it sums what I'm all about, I'm not really one to go out of my way to break rules, that tends to happen along the way.  But in a world that seems to celebrate being part of the collective, where mediocrity seems to be celebrated, I want to be anything but that.


Sometimes I get so weird
I even freak myself out
I laugh myself to sleep
It's my lullaby
Sometimes I drive so fast
Just to feel the danger
I wanna scream
It makes me feel alive

Is it enough to love?
Is it enough to breathe?
Somebody rip my heart out
And leave me here to bleed
Is it enough to die?
Somebody save my life
I'd rather be anything but ordinary please

To walk within the lines
Would make my life so boring
I want to know that I 
Have been to the extreme
So knock me off my feet
Come on now give it to me
Anything to make me feel alive

Is it enough to love?
Is it enough to breathe?
Somebody rip my heart out
And leave me here to bleed
Is it enough to die?
Somebody save my life
I'd rather be anything but ordinary please
I'd rather be anything but ordinary please.

Let down your defences
Use no common sense
If you look you will see 
that this world is a beautiful 
accident turbulent suculent 
opulent permanent, no way
I wanna taste it 
Don't wanna waste it away

Sometimes I get so weird
I even freak myself out
I laugh my self to sleep
It's my lullaby

Is it enough to me?
Is it enough to see?
Is it enough to breathe?
Somebody rip my heart out
And leave me here to bleed
Is it enough to die?
Somebody save my life
I'd rather be anything but ordinary please

Is it enough?
Is it enough to die?
Somebody save my life
I'd rather be anything but ordinary please
I'd rather be anything but ordinary please

In a world where people try so hard to fit in, I want to be anything but ordinary.  It's time to make a point of not only walking outside the lines but also on them.

Wednesday, August 15, 2012

Ordinary World

Sticking with the theme of being ordinary I've included the Duran Duran track, "Ordinary World".  I think we all want to escape into that world which is ordinary at times.  Although I think somehow simply learning to survive isn't enough... what's a life that's simply ordinary?  No, think I'll settle easier knowing that I've done things a little less ordinary.

The chorus of this particular song is bitterly sad.  While seemly relating to the loss of a lover or simply a broken heart, it could really relate to just about anything, there's no doubt that the "won't cry for yesterday" relates to any loss of some kind.  I've heard a lot of people say that yesterday is gone, but it is those days lost that have helped shape us... by all means, cry if you need to but never settle for an ordinary world.


Came in from a rainy Thursday on the avenue,
Thought I heard you talking softly.
I turned on the lights, the TV and the radio,
Still I can't escape the ghost of you.
What has happened to it all?
"Crazy," some would say.
Where is the life that I recognize?
Gone away...

But I won't cry for yesterday, there's an ordinary world,
Somehow I have to find.
And as I try to make my way to the ordinary world,
I will learn to survive.

Passion or coincidence once prompted you to say:
"Pride will tear us both apart."
Well now pride's gone out the window, cross the rooftops, run away,
Left me in the vacuum of my heart.
What is happening to me?
"Crazy," some would say.
Where is my friend when I need you most?
Gone away...

But I won't cry for yesterday, there's an ordinary world,
Somehow I have to find.
And as I try to make my way to the ordinary world,
I will learn to survive.

(Ooh, Ahh, Ooh)

Papers in the roadside tell of suffering and greed.
Fear today, forgot tomorrow... ooh
Here beside the news of holy war and holy need,
Ours is just a little sorrowed talk, just blown away

And I won't cry for yesterday, there's an ordinary world,
Somehow I have to find.
And as I try to make my way to the ordinary world,
I will learn to survive.

(Everyone,..)
If My World...
Everyone...

Any world...
Is my world...
Every world...
Is our world...
Anyone.

Sometimes all we really want is that which is ordinary, although I'm not quite sure that'll suffice.  No, I'll keep on with a life that's less ordinary and a little more awesome.

Monday, August 13, 2012

Everybody's Free

Following on from yesterdays take of ordinary days...

I've posted this before, then again I've posted a few others before too. There are those days that seem like any other, and then a Tuesday strikes.  "Everybody's Free" is one of those tracks that describes this properly.  Baz Luhrmann gets it right in a mixture of poetry and song.  That said, the poetry comes from Mary Schmich although I'm not sure about the music.

Ultimately while vary wary of Monday's, it's Tuesdays that haunt me the most...  Just those random days, they start like any other...


Ladies and Gentlemen of the class of '99. Wear sunscreen.
If I could offer you one tip for the future, sunscreen would be it. The long-term benefits of sunscreen have been proved by scientists whereas the rest of my advice has no basis more reliable than my 
own meandering experience... I will dispense this advice now

Enjoy the power and beauty of your youth; oh, 
nevermind, you will not understand the power and beauty of your youth until 
they've faded. But trust me, in 20 years you'll look back at photos of yourself 
and recall in a way you can't grasp now, how much possibility lay before 
you and how fabulous you really looked. You are NOT as fat as you imagine. 

Don't worry about the future; or worry, but know that 
worrying is as effective as trying to solve an algebra equation by 
chewing bubblegum. The real troubles in life are apt to be things that never 
crossed your worried mind; the kind that blindside you at 4pm on some idle Tuesday

Do one thing everyday that scares you.

Sing.

Don't be reckless with other people's hearts. Don't put up with people who are reckless with yours. 

Floss. 

Don't waste your time on jealousy; sometimes you're ahead, sometimes you're behind. The race is long, and in the end, it's only with yourself. 

Remember compliments you receive. Forget the insults. If you succeed in doing 
this, tell me how. 

Keep your old love letters. Throw away your old bank statements. 

Stretch. 

Don't feel guilty if you don't know what you want to do with your life. 
The most interesting people I know didn't know at 22 what they wanted to do 
with their lives; some of the most interesting 40 year olds I know still 
don't. 

Get plenty of calcium. 

Be kind to your knees, you'll miss them when they're gone. 

Maybe you'll marry, maybe you won't. Maybe you'll have children, maybe you 
won't. Maybe you'll divorce at 40. Maybe you'll dance the funky chicken on 
your 75th wedding anniversary. Whatever you do, don't congratulate 
yourself too much or berate yourself either - your choices are half chance, 
so are everybody else's.

Enjoy your body, use it every way you can... don't be afraid of it, or what 
other people think of it... it's the greatest instrument you'll ever own. 

Dance... even if you have nowhere to do it but in your own living room. 

Read the directions, even if you don't follow them. 

Do NOT read beauty magazines they will only make you feel UGLY. 

Get to know your parents, you never know when they might be gone for good. 
Be nice to your siblings; they're your best link to your past and the 
people most likely to stick with you in the future

Understand that friends come and go, but for the precious few you should 
hold on. Work hard to bridge the gaps in geography and lifestyle because the 
older you get, the more you need the people you knew
when you were young. 

Live in New York City once, but leave before it makes you hard. Live in 
Northern California once, but leave before it makes you soft.

Travel. 

Accept certain inalienable truths. Prices will rise, Politicians will 
philander, you too will get old. And when you do, you'll fantasize that when 
you were young, prices were reasonable, politicians were noble, and children 
respected their elders. 

Respect your elders. 

Don't expect anyone else to support you. Maybe you have a trust fund, 
maybe you'll have a wealthy spouse; but you never know when either one might 
run out. 

Don't mess too much with your hair, or by the time you're 40, it will look 85. 

Be careful whose advice you buy, but, be patient with those who supply it. 
Advice is a form of nostalgia; dispensing it is a way of fishing the past 
from the disposal, wiping it off, painting over the ugly parts, and 
recycling it for more than it's worth. 

But trust me on the sunscreen. 

Idle Tuesdays, beware idle Tuesdays...

Sunday, August 12, 2012

Ordinary Day

It happens fairly frequently than any ordinary day becomes something a lot more.

Today I'm going with "Ordinary Day" by Vanessa Carlton is such a cheery track that I just had to throw it at Monday.  The lines, "that everyday he finds, just what he's looking for" really sum up so much, you really will always find what you're looking for, but, the trick remains to shine.

There's so much about this song that I just love but think at the end of it all, it's about turning every day into something more than ordinary, "live while you can" is one of those lines that's been stolen and people now use it as an excuse to do silly things.  Ultimately they've got it rather wrong, do things because you need to live while you can... by all means look back afterwards and think, "heck that was silly or even down right stupid" if you must.

So for every ordinary day to be had:


Just a day,
Just an ordinary day.
Just trying to get by.
Just a boy,
Just an ordinary boy.
But he was looking to the sky.
And as he asked if I would come along
I started to realize
That everyday he finds
Just what he's looking for,
Like a shooting star he shines.

And He said take my hand,
Live while you can
Don't you feel your dreams lie right in the palm of your hand

And as he spoke, he spoke ordinary words
Although they did not feel
For I felt what I had not felt before
And you'd swear those words couldn't heal.
And as I looked up into those eyes
His vision borrows mine.
And I know he's no stranger,
For I feel I've held him for all of time.

And he said take my hand,
Live while you can
Don't you see your dreams lie right in the palm of your hand
In the palm of your hand.

Please come with me,
See what I see.
Touch the stars for time will not flee.
Time will not flee.
Can you see?

Just a dream, just an ordinary dream.
As I wake in bed
And the boy, that ordinary boy
Or was it all in my head?
Did he asked if I would come along
It all seemed so real.
But as I looked to the door,
I saw that boy standing there with a deal.

And he said take my hand,
Live while you can,
Don't you see all your dreams lie right in the palm of your hand
In the palm of your hand,
In the palm of your hand.

Just a day, just an ordinary day
Just trying to get by.
Just a boy,
Just an ordinary boy.
But he was looking to the sky.

Seems that even that which seems ordinary is so much more but what really matters is what you can see.

Monday, July 23, 2012

I Wanna Go

It's been ages since my last post, so think I had better get back to it.  So no place better to start than well...

I've posted this one before... but because it makes me happy I'm going to post it again.  "I Wanna Go" by Britney is one of those rather, different tracks.  As with so many of Britney's tracks of late this tells a story that you might not get up front, but think about for a while.

If you're really looking for a laugh, check out the music video.  Although I'm not so sure about that one guy being cool.  Ultimately it gets the job done, you can't look away wondering at what exactly will be happening next.


Lately I been stuck imagining
What I wanna do and what I really think,
time to flow out
Be a little inappropriate
'Cause I know that everybody's thinkin' it
when the lights out


Shame on me
To need release
Uncontrollably


I wanna go all the way
Taking out my freak tonight
I wanna show
All the dirt
I am running through my mind


I wanna go, all the way
Taking out my freak tonight
I wanna show
All the dirt
I am running through my mind


Lately people got me all tied up
There's a countdown waiting for me to erupt
Time to blow out
I've been told who I should do it with
To keep both my hands above the blanket
When the lights out


Shame on me
To need release
Uncontrollably


I wanna go all the way
Taking out my freak tonight
I wanna show
All the dirt
I am running through my mind


I wanna go, all the way
Taking out my freak tonight
I wanna show
All the dirt
I am running through my mind


Shame on me (shame on me)
To need release (to need release)
Uncontrollably (uncontrollably)


I wanna go, all the way
Taking out my freak tonight
I wanna show
All the dirt
I am running through my mind


I wanna go, all the way
Taking out my freak tonight
I wanna show
All the dirt
I am running through my mind

Shame on me?  Nah...

Wednesday, July 4, 2012

Rock Star


I know it's been a while, I've gotten a little slack of late, but hope to fix that in the coming future.

I've finally done it, signed up for music lessons.  It was about time I learned to actually play one of my guitars, so who knows.  But hope it's going to break out a more creative and different side to me, been feeling a little 2 dimensional of late, and as the saying goes the only one that can change things is me.

Today's track comes from Miley because heck, as it turns out, "I might even be a rock star" and I'm pretty sure it's my time to shine.  If anyone's seen "The Rocker" you'll know that it's never too late to have a go at the big time... That said, I'm just looking for my time.

Yeah oh oh oh oh oh oh
Yeah yeah yeah yeah 


Sometimes I walk a little faster
In the school hallway
Just to get next to you
Some days I spend a little extra
Time in the morning
Just to impress you


Guess you don't notice
Guess you don't need this
Sad you're not seein' what you're missin'
On the outside shyin' away
On the inside dyin' to say


Im unusual
Not so typical
Way too smart to be waiting around
Tai chi practicing
Snowboard champion
I could fix the flat on your car
I might even be a rock star
I might even be a rock star


Sometimes I wish when the phone rings
That it would be you
Saying "Let's hang out!"
Then you confess
That there's something special between us
Why don't we find out


Guess you don't know me
Guess you don't need me
Why you're not seein' what you're missin'?
On the outside shyin' away
On the inside dyin' to say


I'm unusual
Not so typical
Way too smart to be waiting around
Tai chi practicing
Snowboard champion
I could fix the flat on your car
I might even be a rock star


I might even be a rockstar.. [a rockerstar]
If you only knew the real me
I might even be a rock star
I'm telling you that we are meant to be
Now wouldn't it be nice if you could see
That I really am a rock star
yeah yeah


I'm unusual
Not so typical
Way too smart to be waiting around
Tai chi practicing
Snowboard champion
I could fix the flat on your car


Rockin it whereever we are


yeah yeah


Cuz I really am a rock star
Yea I really am a rockstar


I am a rock star


wao oh oh
yeah 


GOOD NIGHT EVERYBODY!!!

I've got about 6 months to learn something before the year end showcase that the school puts on.  Oddly enough I did say that before the year is done, "I'll be a rockstar!"

Monday, June 25, 2012

Dark Paradise

Well, I've not posted in a while but... I'm back.

Spent Saturday at my local pub and enjoyed a full on music festival put on by the local music school.  While they were all pretty awesome, two caught my imagination most of all.  Little Gemma, at just 8, was fantastic, covering "Call Me, Maybe" which really made me chuckle.  And an unknown who really did an amazing cover of "Video Games" by Lana Del Rey.

Today's song is "Dark Paradise" by Lana Del Rey.  I've had it on my playlist for a while and somehow it just kinda reminds me that time keeps ticking by... that things keep changing, but the more they do, the more stable many other things become.

With that in mind, I've decided that it's about time I took out my poor guitar and actually took a few lessons. Deep down there's a song in everyone, just need to find mine.  A quiet place in the dark that'll remind me of who I really am.

All my friends tell me I should move on
I'm lying in the ocean, singing your song
Ah, that's how you sing it
Loving you forever, can't be wrong
Even though you're not here, won't move on
Ah, that's how we play it

And there's no remedy for memory your face
Like a melody, it won't lift my head
Your soul is hunting me and telling me
That everything is fine
But I wish I was dead

Every time I close my eyes
It's like a dark paradise
No one compares to you
I'm scared that you won't be waiting on the other side
Every time I close my eyes
It's like a dark paradise
No one compares to you
I'm scared that you won't be waiting on the other side

All my friends ask me why I stay strong
Tell 'em when you find true love it lives on
Ah, that's why I stay here

And there's no remedy for memory your face
Like a melody, it won't lift my head
Your soul is hunting me and telling me
That everything is fine
But I wish I was dead

Every time I close my eyes
It's like a dark paradise
No one compares to you
I'm scared that you won't be waiting on the other side
Every time I close my eyes
It's like a dark paradise
No one compares to you
But there's no you, except in my dreams tonight

Oh oh oh, ha ha ha
I don't wanna wake up from this tonight
Oh oh oh, ha ha ha
I don't wanna wake up from this tonight

There's no relief, I see you in my sleep
And everybody's rushing me, but I can feel you touching me
There's no release, I feel you in my dreams
Telling me I'm fine

Every time I close my eyes
It's like a dark paradise
No one compares to you
I'm scared that you won't be waiting on the other side
Every time I close my eyes
It's like a dark paradise
No one compares to you

But that there's no you, except in my dreams tonight
Oh oh oh, ha ha ha
I don't wanna wake up from this tonight
Oh oh oh, ha ha ha
I don't wanna wake up from this tonight


Sometimes in the darkest of moments, we can find paradise, an escape from what is here and now... no matter what's waiting on the other side.

Wednesday, May 30, 2012

The Voice Within

Was watching The Voice last night and heard Chris Mann performing one of his coaches songs.  In his instance, Christina Aguilera of "team Xtina".

"The Voice Within" is one of those you just immediately love.  Oddly enough this one makes me think of my dad.  He was always great at not giving advice.  You could talk for hours about important things or fairly arbitrary things and he'd never give you an answer.  Ultimately you were always left with a conclusion that was yours, and the answer that was best suited to the situation.  Somehow you always ended up answering the situation yourself.  It was always your own voice that echoed back to you...

Young girl, don't cry
I'll be right here when your world starts to fall, ooh ooh
Young girl, it's all right
Your tears will dry, you'll soon be free to fly


When you're safe inside your room you tend to dream
Of a place where nothing's harder than it seems
No one ever wants or bothers to explain
Of the heartache life can bring and what it means


When there's no one else
Look inside yourself
Like your oldest friend
Just trust the voice within
Then you'll find the strength
That will guide your way
You'll learn to begin
To trust the voice within


Young girl, don't hide
You'll never change if you just run away, ooh ooh
Young girl, just hold tight
Soon you're gonna see your brighter day, ooh ooh


Now in a world where innocence is quickly claimed
It's so hard to stand your ground when you're so afraid
No one reaches out a hand for you to hold
When your lost outside look inside to your soul


When there's no one else
Look inside yourself
Like your oldest friend
Just trust the voice within
Then you'll find the strength
That will guide your way
If you will learn to begin
To trust the voice within


Life is a journey
It can take you anywhere you choose to go
As long as you're learning
You'll find all you'll ever need to know
(Be strong)
You'll break it
(Hold on)
You'll make it
Just don't forsake it because
(No one can tell you what you can do)
No one can stop you
You know that I'm talking to you


When there's no one else
Look inside yourself
Like your oldest friend
Just trust the voice within
Then you'll find the strength
That will guide your way
If you will learn to begin
To trust the voice within


Young girl don't cry
I'll be right here when your world starts to fall, ooh ooh

We really all should trust the voice within, sometimes it whispers sometimes it screams... but unless we choose to listen it can't help us.

Monday, May 28, 2012

Adams Song

This seems to be a bit of a depressive track.  "Adams Song" by Blink 182 tells a tale of depression, but then does promise better times towards the end.  I guess it does highlight a few points about how those that appear to be the happiest might actually not be.

I don't think anyone is ever really forgotten no matter how alone they might have been.  I like this song mostly because while depressive, it goes a long way to reminding me that we do leave an imprint everywhere we go.


I never thought I'd die alone
I laughed the loudest who'd have known?
I trace the cord back to the wall
No wonder it was never plugged in at all
I took my time, I hurried up
The choice was mine I didn't think enough
I'm too depressed to go on
You'll be sorry when I'm gone


I never conquered, rarely came
16 just held such better days
Days when I still felt alive
We couldn't wait to get outside
The world was wide, too late to try
The tour was over we'd survived
I couldn't wait till I got home
To pass the time in my room alone


I never thought I'd die alone
Another six months I'll be unknown
Give all my things to all my friends
You'll never step foot in my room again
You'll close it off, board it up
Remember the time that I spilled the cup
Of apple juice in the hall
Please tell mom this is not her fault


I never conquered, rarely came
16 just held such better days
Days when I still felt alive
We couldn't wait to get outside
The world was wide, too late to try
The tour was over we'd survived
I couldn't wait till I got home
To pass the time in my room alone


I never conquered, rarely came
But tomorrow holds such better days
Days when I can still feel alive
When I can't wait to get outside
The world is wide, the time goes by
The tour is over, I've survived
I can't wait till I get home
To pass the time in my room alone 

To anyone out there that seems to feel so alone, tomorrow holds such better days.

Tuesday, May 22, 2012

Boulevard of Broken Dreams

Okay, so it looks like Green Day have taken over my playlist.  Today's song is a repost of one I did a while back.  "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" is one of those that's just been on loop in my head for a while now.

I'm not quite sure why, which is often the case but right about now I seem to be the most popular guy in the world with an invite to something every day, often switching from one event to another, but hey, that's how it goes - so ultimately I'm far from alone.  Perhaps it's just the road that we all travel that's stuck in my head somewhat?

But then again, perhaps I'm just enjoying a quiet and peaceful stroll in the warm sunshine, far away from the voices in my head, my shadow simply a sign of the warm sunshine beating down on me.


I walk a lonely road
The only one that I have ever known
Don't know where it goes
But It's home to me and I walk alone


I walk this empty street
On the Boulevard of broken dreams
Where the city sleeps
And I'm the only one and I walk alone


I walk alone
I walk alone


I walk alone
I walk a...


My shadow's the only one that walks beside me
My shallow heart's the only thing that's beating
Sometimes I wish someone out there will find me
'Till then I walk alone


Ah-ah Ah-ah Ah-ah Aaah-ah
Ah-ah Ah-ah Ah-ah


I'm walking down the line
That divides me somewhere in my mind
On the border line of the edge
And where I walk alone


Read between the lines
What's fucked up and everything's all right
Check my vital signs to know I'm still alive
And I walk alone


I walk alone
I walk alone


I walk alone
I walk a...


My shadow's the only one that walks beside me
My shallow heart's the only thing that's beating
Sometimes I wish someone out there will find me
'Till then I walk alone


Ah-Ah Ah-Ah Ah-Ah Aaah-Ah
Ah-Ah Ah-Ah 


I walk alone
I walk a...


I walk this empty street
On the Boulevard of broken dreams
Where the city sleeps
And I'm the only one and I walk a...


My shadow's only one that walks beside me
My shallow heart's the only thing that's beating
Sometimes I wish someone out there will find me
'Till then I walk alone

Sometimes our shadow is all that walks beside us, however as Peter Pan found out that is a might important thing to have.

Thursday, May 17, 2012

So What

Well... as mentioned before, I'm dying my hair pink and in many ways changing a lot.  A true Cosmo moment when I'd be going through a bit of a change.  Either you'd understand that changing your hair can be an emotional event, or you don't.  But either way...

Today's track, "So What" is by Pink sums up a lot of the way I feel about many things.  Ultimately no matter what, I'm still a rock star - and hopefully will even be getting my acoustic guitar back this weekend and take a few lessons.  It's time for a change and a renewed attitude, so much a new one.


Na Na Na Na Na Na Na 
Na Na Na Na Na Na
Na Na Na Na Na Na Na 
Na Na Na Na Na Na


I guess i just lost my husband
I don't know where he went
So i'm gonna drink my money
I'm not gonna pay his rent (Nope)
I got a brand new attitude
And i'm gonna wear it tonight
I wanna get in trouble
I wanna start a fight


Na Na Na Na Na Na Na 
I wanna start a fight
Na Na Na Na Na Na Na 
I wanna start a fight


So so what?
I'm still a rock star
I got my rock moves
And i don't need you
And guess what
I'm having more fun
And now that we're done
I'm gonna show you tonight
I'm alright, I'm just fine
And you're a tool
So so what?
I am a rock star
I got my rock moves
And i don't want you tonight


Uh, check my flow, uh


The waiter just checked my table
And gave to Jessica Simp- Shit!
I guess i'll go sit with drum boy
At least he'll know how to hit
What if this song's on the radio
Then somebody's gonna die
I'm gonna get in trouble
My ex will start a fight


Na Na Na Na Na Na Na 
He's gonna start a fight
Na Na Na Na Na Na Na 
We're all gonna get in a fight!


So so what?
I'm still a rock star
I got my rock moves
And i don't need you
And guess what
I'm having more fun
And now that we're done
I'm gonna show you tonight
I'm alright, I'm just fine
And you're a tool
So so what?
I am a rock star
I got my rock moves
And i don't want you tonight


You weren't there
You never were
You want it all
But thats not fair
I gave you life
I gave my all
You weren't there
You let me fall


So so what?
I'm still a rock star
I got my rock moves
And i don't need you
And guess what
I'm having more fun
And now that we're done (we're done)
I'm gonna show you tonight
I'm alright(I'm alright),I'm just fine (I'm just fine)
And you're a tool
So so what?
I am a rock star
I got my rock moves
And i don't want you tonight


No No, No No
I Don't want you tonight
You weren't there
I'm gonna show you tonight
I'm alright, I'm just fine
And you're a tool 
So so what?
I am a rock star
I got my rock moves
And i don't want you tonight


Ba da da da da da

Time I started being the rock star again.



Call Me Mabye

This has had a bit of radio play of late and as a colleague pointed out is a second reason for Canada to apologize to the world.

I have to confess I'm a big fan of cheesy bubble-gum pop.  For some reason it just makes me smile.  Carly Rae Jepsen comes up with this gem that I just have to share today.  The music video just takes it right over the top.

So, heck today, Carly Rae, "Call me, Maybe"!

I threw a wish in the well
Don't ask me, I'll never tell
I looked to you as it fell
And now your in my way
I trade my soul for a wish
Pennies and dimes for a kiss
I wasn't looking for this
But now your in my way

Your stare was holdin'
Ripped jeans, skin was showin'
Hot night, wind was blownin'
Where you think your going baby?

Hey, I just met you and this is crazy
But here's my number
So call me, maybe
It's hard to look right at you baby
But here my number
So call me, maybe
Hey, I just met you and this is crazy
But here's my number
So call me, maybe
And all the other boys try to chase me
But here's my number
So call me, maybe

You took your time with the call
I took no time with the fall
You gave me nothing at all
But still, your in my way
I beg and follow and steal
Have foresight and it's real
I didn't know I would feel it
But it's in my way

Your stare was holdin'
Ripped jeans, skin was showin'
Hot night, wind was blownin'
Where you think your going baby?

Hey, I just met you and this is crazy
But here's my number
So call me, maybe
It's hard to look right at you baby
But here my number
So call me, maybe
Hey, I just met you and this is crazy
But here's my number
So call me, maybe
And all the other boys try to chase me
But here's my number
So call me, maybe

Before you came into my life
I missed you so bad
I missed you so bad
I missed you so, so bad
Before you came into my life
I missed you so bad
And you should know that
I missed you so, so bad

It's hard to look right at you baby
But here's my number
So call me, maybe
Hey I just met you and this crazy
But here's my number
So call me, maybe
And all the other boys try to chase me
But here's my number
So call me, maybe

Before you came into my life
I missed you so bad
I missed you so bad
I missed you so, so bad
Before you came into my life
I missed you so bad
And you should know that
So call me, maybe


Yeah, I know... but it just makes me smile.

Tuesday, May 15, 2012

Circus

It's been a while since my last post.  Two reasons, I'm not really enjoying this new format Blogspot!! Secondly, I've just been really busy and all over the place.

I'm going back to a classic today because it pretty much sums up my world.  "Circus" by Britney is one of those tracks that sums up much of my life if for no reason more than the first two lines.  I've known so many that simply observe the world rather than being the entertainment.

I've got my pink hair dye arriving soon and once again going to reinvent myself... because heck, I'm going to put on a show.  But, don't just watch the show, follow me... do something for yourself!  At the end of the day we're all here to enjoy our own circus, put on a show and amaze others with our impossible feats.

There's only two types of people in the world
The ones that entertain, and the ones that observe
Well baby I'm a put-on-a-show kinda girl
Don't like the backseat, gotta be first (oh, oh)
I'm like the ringleader
I call the shots (call the shots)
I'm like a firecracker
I make it hot (make it hot)
When I put on a show

 I feel the adrenaline moving through my veins (hah, hah, hah)
Spotlight on me and I'm ready to break (hah, hah, hah)
I'm like a performer, the dancefloor is my stage (hah, hah, hah)
Better be ready, hope that ya feel the same (hah, hah, hah)

 All the eyes on me in the center of the ring
Just like a circus (ah, ah, ahaha-hah)
When I crack that whip, everybody gonna trip
Just like a circus (ah, ah, ahaha-hah)
Don't stand there watching me, follow me
Show me what you can do
Everybody let go, we can make a dancefloor
Just like a circus (ah, ah, ahaha-hah, ha, ha, ha, ha, ho, ho, ho)

 There's only two types of guys out there,
Ones that can hang with me, and ones that are scared
So baby I hope that you came prepared
I run a tight ship, so beware
I'm like a ring leader, I call the shots.
I'm like a fire cracker,
I make it hot when I put on a show.
I feel the adrenaline moving through my veins (hah, hah, hah)
Spotlight on me and I'm ready to break (hah, hah, hah)
I'm like a performer, the dancefloor is my stage (hah, hah, hah)
Better be ready, hope that ya feel the same (hah, hah, hah)
 
All the eyes on me in the center of the ring
Just like a circus (ah, ah, ahaha-hah)
When I crack that whip, everybody gonna trip
Just like a circus (ah, ah, ahaha-hah)
Don't stand there watching me, follow me
Show me what you can do
Everybody let go, we can make a dancefloor
Just like a circus (ah, ah, ahaha-hah, ha, ha, ha, ha, ho, ho, ho)
 

Let's go..(ah, ah, ahaha-hah)
Let me see what you can do..(ah, ah, ahaha-hah)
I'm running this.
Yeah, like what..?
I feel the adrenaline moving through my veins (hah, hah, hah)
Spotlight on me and I'm ready to break (hah, hah, hah)
I'm like a performer, the dancefloor is my stage (hah, hah, hah)
Better be ready, hope that ya feel the same (hah, hah, hah)
 

 All the eyes on me in the center of the ring
Just like a circus (ah, ah, ahaha-hah)
When I crack that whip, everybody gonna trip
Just like a circus (ah, ah, ahaha-hah)
Don't stand there watching me, follow me
Show me what you can do
Everybody let go, we can make a dancefloor
Just like a circus (ah, ah, ahaha-hah)
All the eyes on me in the center of the ring
Just like a circus (ah, ah, ahaha-hah)
When I crack that whip, everybody gonna trip
Just like a circus (ah, ah, ahaha-hah)
Don't stand there watching me, follow me
Show me what you can do
Everybody let go, we can make a dancefloor
Just like a circus (ah, ah, ahaha-hah, ha, ha, ha, ha, ho, ho, ho)



Life is pretty short, you might as well spend it doing something that others will talk about.  After all, as the Goo Goo Dolls said, a life you don't live is still lost.

Wednesday, May 9, 2012

Basket Case

Ever get the feeling that all some people do on social media websites is whine and complain about how bad something or someone is?  While I must confess I've complained about the vacuum doing it's round in the office a few times, generally my updates are amusing and entertaining (if only to me).

So with that in mind, today's song goes out to all of those who constantly whine.  "Basket Case" by Green Day is one of those that covers all the moaning that so many seem to do, ultimately I think it's people who bring much on themselves.  Yup, you're all just paranoid.


Do you have the time, To listen to me whine,
About nothing and everything all at once?
I am one of those
Melodramatic fools,
Neurotic to the bone no doubt about it


Sometimes I give myself the creeps,
Sometimes my mind plays tricks on me,
It all keeps adding up,
I think I'm cracking up!
Am I just paranoid?
Am I just stoned?


I went to a shrink
To analyze my dreams
She says it's lack of sex
That's bringing me down
I went to a whore
He said my life's a bore
So quit my whining cause
it's bringing her down


Sometimes I give myself the creeps,
Sometimes my mind plays tricks on me,
It all keeps adding up,
I think I'm cracking up!
Am I just paranoid?
Ah, Yuh, yuh, yuh!


Grasping to con-trol...
So I better hold on!


Sometimes I give myself the creeps,
Sometimes my mind plays tricks on me,
It all keeps adding up,
I think I'm cracking up!
Am I just paranoid?
I'm not sure...


I think it's time to quit the whining cause it's bringing everybody down.

Monday, May 7, 2012

Asleep

Today's track is another from the movie Sucker Punch.  There's really quite a few good points to the overall point of the movie despite having a rather weak plot overall.  A lot of the narrative to the movie really does a great job of getting through points of inner strength and accountability.

Asleep, sung by Emily Browning (who also plays the title role of Baby Doll) comes at the beginning and end of the movie... simply wanting some rest or simply to get away from the existing existence.  If you see the movie you'll understand a little better.

I like this track because as a chronic insomniac I really would love to simply get some sleep.  I think at times death might be indeed the only final bit of rest.

Sing me to sleep,
Sing me to sleep,
I'm tired and I..
I want to go to bed

Sing me to sleep,
Sing me to sleep,
And then leave me alone.
Don't try to wake me in the morning
'Cause I will be gone.
Don't feel bad for me
I want you to know,
Deep in the cell of my heart
I will feel so glad to go.

Sing me to sleep,
Sing me to sleep,
I don't want to wake up
On my own anymore.

Sing to me,
Sing to me,
I don't want to wake up
On my own anymore.

Don't feel bad for me
I want you to know,
Deep in the cell of my heart
I really want to go

(ohhhhhhhhhhhhhh)

Sing me to sleep,
Sing me to sleep,

(oooooooahhhhhhh)

There is another world
There is a better world
Well, there must be.
Ohhhhh, there must be.

There is another world.
There is a better world.


But think I'd rather end with one of the more uplifting quotes from the movie:
"You can deny angels exist, Convince ourselves they can't be real. But they show up anyway, at strange places and at strange times. They can speak through any character we can imagine. They'll shout through demons if they have to. Daring us, challenging us to fight." 

Tuesday, April 24, 2012

Army of Me


Another track from the Sucker Punch soundtrack.  I just loved the dreamy lyrics while the bass is pounding away.  Generally not my scene, but the lyrics really suited the part.

"Army of Me" by Bjork really hit a chord, very simple lyrics but really slam home a point.  At the end of it all, when someone argues over "...what army" it's quite simple.  The army of me.

Much of the movie promotes the idea that you have to get up and do things yourself, usually with the aid of others.  Generally I enjoyed the movie, the over the top scenes and overall exaggeration of pretty much everything.

Stand up
You've got to manage
I won't sympathize
Anymore.


And if you complain once more
You'll meet an army of me
And if you complain once more
You'll meet an army of me


You're alright
There's nothing wrong
Self-sufficience please!
And get to work.


And if you complain once more
You'll meet an army of me
And if you complain once more
You'll meet an army of me
Army of me


You're on your own now
We won't save you
Your rescue-squad
Is to exhausted


And if you complain once more
You'll meet an army of me 
And if you complain once more
You'll meet an army of me
And if you complain once more
You'll meet an army of me
And if you complain once more
You'll meet an army of me
Army of me

No matter what, simply stand up and even if you're an army of one, make your stand.

Thursday, April 19, 2012

Broken

Today is just one of those days... Yet another in the world and yet not. Friday's have forever been awesome.

Then I heard this song come on over the radio. "Broken" by Seether, in this case featuring Amy Lee, always makes me think of my dad. I guess there are always times that I'll feel somewhat broken that he's no longer with us. Somethings we can't change.

I'm not sure if any of the demons are left to fight... somehow that doesn't really matter any more but I guess there's still a lot more left to learn.

I wanted you to know that I love the way you laugh
I wanna hold you high and steal your pain away
I keep your photograph and I know it serves me well
I wanna hold you high and steal your pain

Because I'm broken when I'm lonesome
And I don't feel like I am strong enough
'Cause I'm broken when I'm lonesome
And I don't feel right when you're gone away

The worst is over now and we can breathe again
I wanna hold you high, you steal my pain away
There's so much left to learn, and no one left to fight
I wanna hold you high and steal your pain

'Cause I'm broken when I'm open
And I don't feel like I am strong enough
'Cause I'm broken when I'm lonesome
And I don't feel right when you're gone away

'Cause I'm broken when I'm open
And I don't feel like I am strong enough
'Cause I'm broken when I'm lonesome
And I don't feel right when you're gone away


I'm still not sure if the worst is over just yet, or if it can ever be, but somehow I'm pretty sure I've become strong enough.

Wednesday, April 18, 2012

Sweet Dreams

I've no doubt posted this before. But as I spent the weekend catching up on movies... here it is again.

"Sweet Dreams" by Emily Browning (who plays "Baby Doll" in the movie) gets the movie Sucker Punch off to a dreamy if somewhat dazed start. In all I really enjoyed the movie. It was far too surreal at times and just disjointed, but somehow that was really the point.

Set between a brothel and mental asylum, this entire movie works between moments of madness, opulence and extreme violence - not to mention they all look pretty good doing it. Between these moments however there are some very good points made, and ultimately you're left wondering who the real star of the show is.

Full of imagery that at times is over the top, but somehow fits the plot, panned by many, but really enjoyed by me. In the end it's all about breaking free, pulling off a rescue. The point being when all is said and done who can you rely on to save what you love, rescue what needs rescuing and decide what is right and real?

Sweet dreams are made of this
Who am I to disagree?
Travel the world and the seven seas
Everybody's looking for something
Some of them want to use you
Some of them want to get used by you
Some of them want to abuse you
Some of them want to be abused

Sweet dreams are made of this
Who am I to disagree?
Travel the world and the seven seas
Everybody's looking for something
Some of them want to use you
Some of them want to get used by you
Some of them want to abuse you
Some of them want to be abused

I wanna use you and abuse you
I wanna know what's inside you

Sweet dreams are made of this
Who am I to disagree?
Travel the world and the seven seas
Everybody's looking for something
Some of them want to use you
Some of them want to get used by you
Some of them want to abuse you
Some of them want to be abused

I'm gonna use you and abuse you
I'm gonna know what's inside
Gonna use you and abuse you
I'm gonna know what's inside you


"Who honors those we love with the very life we live? Who sends monsters to kill us, and at the same time sings that we'll never die? Who teaches us what's real, and how to laugh at lies? Who decides why we live, and what we'll die to defend? Who chains us, and who holds the key to set us free? It's you." - Sweet Pea

Sunday, April 15, 2012

You're a Star

I've posted this one before, but after a discussion with a friend on Friday I feel compelled to add it again. In the case of sitting in the dark or the light there is no case... You need to BE the light.

"You're a Star" comes from the feel good movie, Josie and the Pussycats. It follows on the whole "to thy own self be true" theme. It's amazing how many of these cheesy movies tried to portray this single message for so long.

I feel good yeah i feel fine
I've stopped complainin' all the time
You'll get yours and baby I'll get mine

So don't be fooled by what you see
In movies magazines and on TV
Just what do they know about you and me
We don't care what they say
We'll be alright we'll be ok

Na na na na
Na na na na
Na na na na yeah yeah

So stand up straight and stand up tall
Don't waste your time in shopping malls
Slam the door and let's tear down the walls
Crack it up let's mess around
Be who you are 'cause you're a star

Na na na na
Na na na na
Na na na na yeah yeah


We're all stars, and once we've got that right, you'll realise that we shine brightest at the darkest of times.

Wednesday, April 11, 2012

Keep on Swimming

Today's song comes from a very unlikely source - Dory from "Finding Nemo". There was a lot of that movie that really touched me in some way, but then again I don't think there has been a Pixar movie that hasn't.

I'm really battling to sleep, yet again, and it's leaving me pretty drained and low. But I'm suddenly reminded, "Just Keep On Swimming".

Hey Mr Grump Gills
You know what you gotta do when life gets you down?
Just keep swimming
Just keep swimming
Just keep swimming swimming swimming
What do we do we swim, swim, swim
OH HO HO How I love to swim
When you WAAAAAANNTTT to swim you want to swim


I do love to swim...

Monday, April 9, 2012

Cheers (I'll Drink To That)

The weekend is finally over (and not too soon mind you). Wow... that was a full weekend of stuff. Today's song goes out to Shaz, she's got to be one of the few folk that can actually keep up with me.

"Cheers" by Rihanna really is a weekend song. While not one of my favourite tracks, I do enjoy the theme. Here's to the weekend it was well worth it.

Cheers to the freakin' weekend
I drink to that, yeah yeah
Oh let the Jameson sink in
I drink to that, yeah yeah
Don't let the bastards get ya down
Turn it around with another round
There's a party at the bar everybody put your glasses up and I drink to that
I drink to that.

Life's too short to be sittin' round miserable
People gon' talk whether you doing bad or good, yeah
Got a drink on my mind and my mind on my money, yeah
Looking so bomb, gonna find me a honey
Got my Ray-Bans on and I'm feelin' hella cool tonight, yeah
Everybody's vibin' so don't nobody start a fight, yeah-ah-ah-ah

Cheers to the freakin' weekend
I drink to that, yeah yeah
Oh, let the Jameson sink in
I drink to that, yeah yeah
Don't let the bastards get ya down
Turn it around with another round
There's a party at the bar everybody put your glasses up and I drink to that
I drink to that.

'Bout to hop on the bar, put it all on my card tonight, yeah.

Might be mad in the morning but you know we goin' hard tonight
It's getting coyote ugly up in here, no tyra
It's only up from here, no downward spiral
Got my Ray-Bans on and I'm feelin' hella cool tonight, yeah
Everybody's vibin' so don't nobody start a fight, yeah

Cheers to the freakin' weekend
I drink to that, yeah yeah
Oh let the Jameson sink in
I drink to that, yeah yeah
Don't let the bastards get ya down
Turn it around with another round
There's a party at the bar everybody put your glasses up and I drink to that
I drink to that.

Cheers to the freakin weekend
I drink to that, yeah yeah
Oh let the Jameson sink in
I drink to that, yeah yeah
Don't let the bastards get ya down
Turn it around with another round
There's a party at the bar everybody put your glasses up and I drink to that
I drink to that.
And I drink to that.
I drink to that.
And I drink to that.


Here's to the weekend, and yes, it was worth drinking to!

Wednesday, April 4, 2012

Don't Kick the Chair

While today's song seems rather bleak, there's something amazingly cheery about it somehow. When singing about having a noose around your neck and then kicking out the chair... well... Guess I'm the only one that finds it cheery.

"Don't Kick the Chair" by Dia Frampton really is about simply never giving up. Ultimately I've just loved Dia's voice from the moment I first heard it and while disappointed that she didn't become "The Voice" I don't think that really matters somehow.

Have you ever felt like everybody's watching
Waiting for you to lose
Have you ever felt like you're living in a spot light
Searching for the real you
Tell me have you ever woken up
Just to wish you could close your eyes
Getting hard to find a friend in a city like this
Where you can't even trust a smile

There are lonely nights when you see no hope
And you're feeling short of breathe
Like a whole damn world is a braded rope
In a noose surround your neck

Don't kick the chair
It's gonna get better
Don't kick the chair
It can only get better

Have you ever felt love, really really felt love
The kind I could save a life
But right before you know it you find out in a moment
You're gonna have to say goodbye
There are lonely nights when you see no hope
And you're feeling short of breathe
Like a whole damn world is a braded rope
In a noose surround your neck

Don't kick the chair
It's gonna get better
Don't kick the chair
It can only get better

[Kid Cudi]
Yep yep you know
If I can make it through then you can to
Yep yep I'm good focus like always
Feels like I've been hit hit by ten brick walls
Some people like you just sit sit and wait for you to fall
Then bound back way quicker than you fell down
Laugh in their face like what
See nothing can break me
No no no no listen
If you gotta think twice about life
Some really ain't right
You don't need no help
You could be better all by yourself
You could be better all by yourself
You could be better all by yourself yeah
You could be better all by yourself ooh

Don't kick the chair
It's gonna get better
Don't kick the chair
It can only get better

Don't kick the chair
It's gonna get better
Don't kick the chair
It can only get better


So no matter where you are, things will get better, life's funny like that.

Monday, April 2, 2012

Smile

"Smile" by Avril Lavigne is one of those simple yet happy songs. I'm constantly reminded that it just takes that one thing to make me smile.

I might be a little crazy, I hope even more rock'n'roll but thankfully there is just one of me but, I still smile.

You know that I'm a crazy bitch
[voice] I do what I want when I feel like it
All I wanna do is lose control
But you don't really give a shit
[voice] you don't let it go let it go with it
cause you're fucking crazy rock'n'roll

you said hey
what's your name
it took one look
and now I'm not the same
yeah you said hey
and since that day
you stole my heart
and you're the one to blame

Yeah
and that's why I smile
It's been a while
since every day and everything has
felt this right
and now you're turning all around
and suddenly you're all I need
The reason why I smile

Last night I blacked out I think
[voice] What did you, what did you put in my drink
I remember making out but then
I woke up with a new tattoo
[voice] your name was on me and my name was on you
I would do it all over again

you said hey
what's your name
it took one look
and now I'm not the same
yeah you said hey
and since that day
you stole my heart
and you're the one to blame

Yeah
and that's why I smile
It's been a while
since every day and everything has
felt this right
and now you're turning all around
and suddenly you're all I need
The reason why I smile

You know that I'm a crazy bitch
I do what I want when I feel like it
All I wanna do is lose control
You know that I'm a crazy bitch
I do what I want when I feel like it
All I wanna do is lose control

Yeah
and that's why I smile
It's been a while
since every day and everything has
felt this right
and now you're turning all around
and suddenly you're all I need
The reason why I smile


All we need is that one happy thought (a little pixie dust) and we can fly.

Tonight Tonight

Posting a second one today, well... because I can!

"Tonight, Tonight" is a Smashing Pumpkins classic. No idea why exactly I felt the need to share this one (no doubt, yet again) but it just makes me happy.

Time is never time at all
You can never ever leave, without leaving a piece of youth
And our lives are forever changed
We will never be the same
The more you change the less you feel

Believe, believe in me, believe, believe!
That life can change, that you're not stuck in vain
We’re not the same, we're different.
Tonight, tonight, tonight
So bright
Tonight, tonight

And you know you're never sure
But you're sure you could be right
If you held yourself up to the light
And the embers never fade, in your city by the lake
The place where you were born

Believe, believe in me, believe, believe!
In the resolute urgency of now
And if you believe there's not a chance tonight
Tonight, tonight, tonight
So bright tonight, tonight!

We’ll crucify the insincere tonight (Tonight)
We’ll make things right, we'll feel it all tonight (Tonight)
We’ll find a way to offer up the night (Tonight)
The indescribable moments of your life (Tonight)
The impossible is possible tonight (Tonight)
Believe in me as I believe in you,
Tonight, tonight, tonight,
Tonight
Tonight…


Ultimately, the impossible remains possible... tonight :)

Sunday, April 1, 2012

Part Of Me

Sometimes you're left thinking that you've had everything taken from you but then you come down to the realisation that there remains a limit as to what exactly can be taken from you.

Ultimately you have to stop think and declare that "this is what will not be taken". I recall having a discussion with a friend some time back where all I could offer was, "Don't let it change who you are." While tough, don't stop being who you need to be... don't let someone take that away from who you are. At those times when you think you've run out of you-ness, simply keep going, you'll find you still have enough in your tank to get you where you need to be.

"Part Of Me" by Katy Perry pretty much sums that up. Do your best to break me, but ultimately you can't harm that which makes me. The simple reasoning there is, I won't let you.

Days like this I want to drive
away
Pack my bags and watch your
shadow fade
'Cause you chewed me up and
spit me out
Like I was poison in your mouth
You took my light, you drained
me down
That was then and this is now
Now look at me
This is the part of me that
you're never gonna ever take
away from me, no
This is the part of me that
you're never gonna ever take
away from me, no
Throw your sticks and stones
Throw your bombs and your
blows
But you're not gonna break my
soul
This is the part of me that
you're never gonna ever take
away from me, no
I just wanna throw my phone
away
Find out who is really there for
me
'Cause you ripped me off, your
love was cheap
Was always tearing at the seams
I fell deep and you let me drown
But that was then and this is
now
Now look at me
This is the part of me that
you're never gonna ever take
away from me, no
This is the part of me that
you're never gonna ever take
away from me, no
Throw your sticks and stones
Throw your bombs and your
blows
But you're not gonna break my
soul
This is the part of me that
you're never gonna ever take
away from me, no
Now look at me, I'm sparkling
A firework, a dancing flame
You won't ever put me out
again
I'm glowing, oh woah oh
So you can keep the diamond
ring
It don't mean nothing anyway
In fact you can keep everything
Yeah, yeah
Except for me
This is the part of me that
you're never gonna ever take
away from me, no
This is the part of me that
you're never gonna ever take
away from me, no (away from
me)
Throw your sticks and stones
Throw your bombs and your
blows
But you're not gonna break my
soul
This is the part of me that
you're never gonna ever take
away from me, no
This is the part of me, no, (away
from me)
This is the part of me, me, me,
me, me, me, no
Throw your sticks and stones
Throw your bombs and your
blows
But you're not gonna break my
soul
This is the part of me that
you're never gonna ever take
away from me, no


Sometimes you just have to stop and say, "No!" And simply not let that bit of you fade away.

Thursday, March 29, 2012

Evolution

After many a discussion with a mental creationist of late... I've come to the simple conclusion, we really are in decline.

Today's song, "Evolution" by Korn plays on the opposite of evolution to the top but rather that we're slowly becoming far less that the basic beasts that we know. At the end of the day it would seem that the monkey that would rather pick a banana over a pile of paper (money) is a lot smarter. You can't really eat paper can you?

I'm happy to keep the basic beast inside avoiding the rest of everything else. I wonder if they'll ever look back and call us all deranged? To be honest, I really think they do. That would be because they finally get it... one can only hope.

I'm diggin' with my fingertips
I'm ripping at the ground I stand upon
I'm searching for fragile bones
Evolution

I'm never gonna be refined
Keep trying but I won't assimilate
Sure we have come far in time
watch the bow break

And I'm sorry that I don't believe
by the evidence that I see
That there's any hope left for me
It's evolution
Just evolution

And I, I do not dare deny
the basic beast inside
It's right here
It's controlling my mind
And why do I deserve to die
and I'm dominated by
This animal thats locked up inside

Close up to get a real good view
I'm betting that the species will survive
Hold tight, I'm getting inside you
Evolution
And when were gonna find these bones
They're gonna want to keep them in a jar
the number one virus caused by
Procreation

And the planet may go astray
in a million years they'll say
Those motherfuckers were all derranged
It's evolution
Just evolution

And I, I do not dare deny
the basic beast inside
It's right here
It's controlling my mind
And why do I deserve to die
I'm dominated by
This animal thats locked up inside

Take a look around
Nothing much has changed
Take a look around
Nothing much has changed
Take a look around
Take a look around
Take a look around
Nothing much has changed
Take a look around
Take a look around
Nothing much has changed
Take a look around
Take a look around
Nothing much has changed
Take a look around

I, I do not dare deny
the basic beast inside
It's right here
It's controlling my mind
And why do I deserve to die
I'm dominated by
This animal that's locked up inside

Why
Why do I deserve to die?


Personally I prefer to be dominated by this animal inside, it keeps me who I need to be.

Tuesday, March 27, 2012

While Your Lips Are Still Red

Today we're going to have a little more Nightwish. "While Your Lips Are Still Red" is a bit of a change around from the shrieking that Marco usually comes up with (who can forget his maniacal Phantom?).

This is a rather gentle track and seems to have been based on a painting of an injured angel. Injured or fallen? Or simply love that's been broken?

While the music and singing are all fantastic, the lyrics throw a few fantastic images. I'm really stuck by the lines, "Dark hair for catching the wind
/ Not to veil the sight of a cold world". Really rather than hind behind something we should be wanting to feel the wind in our hair.

The "kiss while your lips are still red" may take on two different meanings, one while still very much full of life, the second as the injured lies dying. Either way I suppose it's all about taking love and life while it's still there and not waiting until it's far too late.

Sweet little words made for silence
Not talk
Young heart for love
Not heartache
Dark hair for catching the wind
Not to veil the sight of a cold world

Kiss while your lips are still red
While he`s still silent rest
While bosom is still untouched
Unveiled on another hair
While the hand`s still without a tool
Drown into eyes while they`re still blind
Love while the night still hides the withering dawn

First day of love never comes back
A passionate hour`s never a wasted one
The violin, the poet`s hand,
Every thawing heart plays your theme with care

Kiss while your lips are still red
While he`s still silent
Rest while bosom is still untouched, unveiled
Hold another hand while the hand`s still without a tool
Drown into eyes while they`re still blind
Love while the night still hides the withering dawn
Love while the night still hides the withering dawn


Love while the night still hides the withering dawn... because while we don't know what tomorrow brings, there is always the now.

Monday, March 26, 2012

Just Close Your Eyes

Today's track is just a good rock track. "Just Close Your Eyes" by Waterproof Blonde first caught my attention while flicking through channels on tv and somehow ended up on some pretty random "sports entertainment". It's hardly a sport or entertaining however... I did like the song.

I like this because it tells a tale that's quite simple: "Forget all you see and believe to be real. Just, close your eyes and make it all go away." It's always amazing at how much we simply believe to be true instead of really looking a little more inward.

Deceived by my eyes and all I was told I should see
Opinions not mine, the person they taught me to be
One night in the dark, a vision of someone I know
And out of the darkness I heard, a voice say, I'm you.
Inside me a light was turned on Then I was alive

If you close your eyes your life, a naked truth revealed
Dreams you never lived, and scars never healed
In the darkness, light will take you to the other side
and find me waiting there you'll see, if you just close your eyes

Hearts uninspired, trapped inside somebody's dream
Too close to the fire, yet cold and so numb with the pain
But the fever has broken, and the river has run to the sea
Washed to the ocean, and saved by a voice inside me.
Inside me a light was turned on Then I was alive

If you close your eyes your life, a naked truth revealed
Dreams you never lived, and scars never healed
In the darkness, light will take you to the other side
and find me waiting there you'll see, if you just close your eyes

Never thought I would be here, so high in the air
This is my unanswered prayer
Defined by another, so much wasted time
Out of the darkness, each breath that I take will be mine

If you close your eyes your life, a naked truth revealed
Dreams you never lived, and scars never healed
In the darkness, light will take you to the other side
and find me waiting there you'll see, if you just close your eyes


In the end of it all, listen to that little voice inside, it has a way of taking you home.

Thursday, March 22, 2012

Last Friday Night (TGIF)

Another track that I must confess the video it the clincher. After all, how can you not enjoy a music video that has Katy Perry, Rebecca Black, Kenny G and the Hanson brothers? I think that Katy did her own parody on this one.

Ultimately it's Friday and this pretty much sums up a lot of Friday's. As you wake up realise it was a late night... and know that you're just going to do it all again. Think we've all had those nights... usually a Friday or Saturday. Then again, I've done that on pretty much every day of the week so far.

There's a stranger in my bed,
There's a pounding my head
Glitter all over the room
Pink flamingos in the pool
I smell like a minibar
DJ's passed out in the yard
Barbie's on the barbeque
This a hickie or a bruise?

Pictures of last night
Ended up online
I'm screwed
Oh well
It's a blacked out blur
But I'm pretty sure it ruled
Damn

Last Friday night
Yeah we danced on tabletops
And we took too many shots
Think we kissed but I forgot

Last Friday night
Yeah we maxed our credit cards
And got kicked out of the bar
So we hit the boulevard

Last Friday night
We went streaking in the park
Skinny dipping in the dark
Then had a menage a trois

Last Friday night
Yeah I think we broke the law
Always say we're gonna stop-op
Whoa-oh-oah

This Friday night
Do it all again
This Friday night
Do it all again

Trying to connect the dots
Don't know what to tell my boss
Think the city towed my car
Chandelier is on the floor
With my favorite party dress
Warrants out for my arrest
Think I need a ginger ale
That was such an epic fail

Pictures of last night
Ended up online
I'm screwed
Oh well
It's a blacked out blur
But I'm pretty sure it ruled
Damn

Last Friday night
Yeah we danced on table tops
And we took too many shots
Think we kissed but I forgot

Last Friday night
Yeah we maxed our credits card
And got kicked out of the bar
So we hit the boulevard

Last Friday night
We went streaking in the park
Skinny dipping int he dark
Then had a menage a trois
Yeah I think we broke the law
Always say we're gonna stop-op
Oh whoa oh

This Friday night
Do it all again
Do it all again
This Friday night
Do it all again
Do it all again
This Friday night

T.G.I.F.
T.G.I.F.
T.G.I.F.
T.G.I.F.
T.G.I.F.
T.G.I.F.

Last Friday night
Yeah we danced on table tops
And we took too many shots
Think we kissed but I forgot

Last Friday night
Yeah we maxed our credit cards
And got kicked out of the bar
So we hit the boulevard

Last Friday night
We went streaking in the park
Skinny dipping in the dark
Then had a menage a trois

Last Friday night
Yeah I think we broke the law
Always say we're gonna stop
Oh-whoa-oh
This Friday night
Do it all again


Hey... I've never said I'll not be doing that again. It's Friday... bring it on!!

Monday, March 19, 2012

Life Goes On

The 80's just oozed cheese, so in that respect I can't totally dismiss them outright. Apart from the start of true "hair metal" we saw a few good rock bands actually go mainstream and while many may consider it selling out, heck you gotta pay the bills somehow.

I for some reason have, this morning got "Life Goes On" stuck in my head. You couldn't ever really call Poison anything more than a "pretty boy rock band" but hey for some strange reason they sneak into my playlist every time (then again so does Britney).

I'm still not sure why I have this in my head but as the saying goes tell someone and for some reason you pass it on. Then again it could simply be the line, "And this last mile, I travel with you" that is pounding away inside my head. Often people forget that the first step is the hardest but the last possibly the scariest in many ways. Ultimately I'll take that last step with you.

I felt this before
Now I feel it again
No matter how hard I try
This feeling won't end

So I, pretend you're here by my side
Tonight on this lonely ride
I keep telling myself that

Life goes on while you're miles away
And I need you
Time rolls on as night steals the day
There's nothing I can do

You healed up my wounds
I tasted your tears
You spilled out your heart
So I let out my fears

But one fear I kept to myself
How I prayed that you'd love no one else
Like you're saying you love me

Life goes on while you're miles away
And I need you
Time rolls on as night steals the day
There's nothing I can do

If you only knew how much I miss you

Solo

When my mind plays these tricks on me
It shows me things I don't want to see
That's why I tell myself now
I keep tellin' myself now
Just take another piece of me

Life goes on while you're miles away
And I need you
Time rolls on as night steals the day
There's nothing I can do

Love goes on, you're still miles away
And I miss you

And this last mile, I travel with you


As time rolls on there really is little we can do to stop it. Much like you can't stop the ocean reaching the shore, or the sun rise in the morning. All we can do is to continue to take those steps ensuring that we're there for each other over that last mile.

Thursday, March 15, 2012

Run to the Water

Today... is going to be a long day. If you need to know why, give a shout out.

Today's track is "Run to the Water" by Live. I've posted this before, but never has it mattered quite as much.

Oh desert speak to my heart
Oh woman of the earth
Maker of children who weep for love
Maker of this birth
'Til your deepest secrets are known to me
I will not be moved
I will not be moved

"Don't try to find the answer
When there ain't no question here
Brother let your heart be wounded
And give no mercy to your fear"

Adam and Eve live down the street from me
Babylon is every town
It's as crazy as it's ever been
Love's a stranger all around

In a moment we lost our minds here
And lay our spirit down
Today we lived a thousand years
All we have is now

Run to the water
And find me there
Burnt to the core but not broken
We'll cut through the madness
Of these streets below the moon
These streets below the moon

And I will never leave you

'Til we can say,
"This world was just a dream
We were sleepin' now we are awake"
'Til we can say

In a moment we lost our minds here
And dreamt the world was round
A million mile fall from grace
Thank God we missed the ground

Run to the water
And find me there
Burnt to the core but not broken
We'll cut through the madness
Of these streets below the moon
With a nuclear fire of love in our hearts

Yeah, I can see it now lord
Out beyond all the breakin' of waves
And the tribulation
It's a place and the home of ascended souls
Who swam out there in love!

Run to the water
And find me there
Burnt to the core but not broken
We'll cut through the madness
Of these streets below the moon
With a nuclear fire of love in our hearts

Rest easy baby, rest easy
And recognize it all as light and rainbows
Smashed to smithereens and be happy
Run to the water (and find me there)
Run to the water


Thankfully I can still just run to the water... and well...

Tuesday, March 13, 2012

Star Trekkin'

Well, I didn't get round to posting anything yesterday as I seemed to be a little occupied. But Lets see if I can get two in today.

Today's song picked on bad music video is "Star Treckkin" by The Firm. In fairness once you listen to the song you'll realise that they really are just having fun, something to be expected from a novelty band. That said, they really do manage to sum up the whole Star Trek universe in a few verses.

Star Trekkin' across the universe,
On the Starship Enterprise under Captain Kirk.
Star Trekkin' across the universe,
Boldly going forward 'cause we can't find reverse.

Lt. Uhura, report.

There's Klingons on the starboard bow, starboard bow, starboard bow;
there's Klingons on the starboard bow, starboard bow, Jim.

Analysis, Mr. Spock.

It's life, Jim, but not as we know it, not as we know it, not as we know it; it's life, Jim, but not as we know it, not as we know it, Captain.

There's Klingons on the starboard bow, starboard bow, starboard bow;
there's Klingons on the starboard bow, starboard bow, Jim.

Star Trekkin' across the universe,
On the Starship Enterprise under Captain Kirk.
Star Trekkin' across the universe,
Boldly going forward, still can't find reverse.

Medical update, Dr. McCoy.

It's worse than that, he's dead, Jim, dead, Jim, dead, Jim;
it's worse than that, he's dead, Jim, dead, Jim, dead.

It's life, Jim, but not as we know it, not as we know it, not as we know it; it's life, Jim, but not as we know it, not as we know it, Captain.

There's Klingons on the starboard bow, starboard bow, starboard bow;
there's Klingons on the starboard bow, starboard bow, Jim.

Starship Captain, James T. Kirk:

Ah! We come in peace, shoot to kill, shoot to kill, shoot to kill;
we come in peace, shoot to kill, shoot to kill, men.

It's worse than that, he's dead, Jim, dead, Jim, dead, Jim;
it's worse than that, he's dead, Jim, dead, Jim, dead.

Well, it's life, Jim, but not as we know it, not as we know it, not as we know it; it's life, Jim, but not as we know it, not as we know it, Captain.

There's Klingons on the starboard bow, starboard bow, starboard bow;
there's Klingons on the starboard bow, scrape 'em off, Jim.

Star Trekkin' across the universe,
On the Starship Enterprise under Captain Kirk.
Star Trekkin' across the universe,
Boldly going forward, and things are getting worse!

Engine room, Mr. Scott:

Ye cannae change the laws of physics, laws of physics, laws of physics;
ye cannae change the laws of physics, laws of physics, Jim.

Ah! We come in peace, shoot to kill, shoot to kill, shoot to kill;
we come in peace, shoot to kill; Scotty, beam me up!

It's worse than that, he's dead, Jim, dead, Jim, dead, Jim;
it's worse than that, he's dead, Jim, dead, Jim, dead.

Well, it's life, Jim, but not as we know it, not as we know it, not as we know it; it's life, Jim, but not as we know it, not as we know it, Captain.

There's Klingons on the starboard bow, starboard bow, starboard bow;
there's Klingons on the starboard bow, starboard bow Jim!

You can not change the strength Jim of the engines.

It's worse than that, it's physics, Jim.

Bridge to engine room, warp factor 9.

Och, if I give it any more she'll blow, Cap'n!
Red Alert Red Alert
Star Trekkin' across the universe,
On the Starship Enterprise under Captain Kirk.
Star Trekkin' across the universe,
Boldly going forward 'cause we can't find reverse.

Star Trekkin' across the universe,
On the Starship Enterprise under Captain Kirk.
Star Trekkin' across the universe,
Boldly going forward, still can't find reverse.


I guess sometimes, we just have to forget reverse and just go forward? Either way, keep on trekkin.