in honor of Alan Menkin; Part 1

This might have to be a new series of posts. Because the man is a genius. I just saw tangled and bought this song last night.
Currently the "Play Count" count is at 22.

All those days watching from the windows;
All those years outside looking in;
All that time never even knowing just how blind I've been.


Now I'm here blinking in the star light;
Now I'm here suddenly I see:
Standing here its oh, so clear
I'm where i'm mean to be.


And at last I see the light
And it's like the fog has lifted.
And at last I see the light
And it's like the sky is new.
And it's warm and real and bright
And the world has somehow shifted.
All at once everything looks different
Now that I see you.


All those days chasing down a daydream;
All those years living in a blur'
All that time never truly seeing things the way they were


Now she's here shining in the starlight;
Now she's here, suddenly I know
if she's here it's crystal clear I'm where I'm meant to go


And at last I see the light, 
And it's like the fog has lifted.
And at last I see the light,
And it's like the sky is new.
And it's warm and real and bright
And the world has somehow shifted
All at once everything looks different
Now that I see you...
Now that I see you.


The parts that are bolded are like usual good lyrics, but really I love the music behind them. WAY more than the lyrics.
I love this.
And did you know that Zachary Levi sang his own part? Yeah, I'm kind of in love with him recently.

i'm not that girl

Maybe I was lying in the post below. Maybe you don't forget. Or maybe just me, maybe I don't forget and I can't forget. I'm....

Hands touch,

Eyes meet.

Sudden silence, sudden heat.

Hearts leap in a giddy whirl...

He could be that boy, but I'm not that girl.

Don't dream too far

Don't loose sight of who you are

Don't remember that rush of joy -

He could be that boy...

I'm not that girl.

Every so often we long to steal to the land of what might have been

But that doesn't soften the ache we feel when reality sets back in

Blithe smile, lithe limb - she who's winsome, she wins him.

Gold hair with a gentle curl

that's the girl he chose and heaven knows I'm not that girl

Don't wish.

Don't start.

Wishing only wounds the heart.

I wasn't born for the rose and pearl.

There's a girl I know...

He loves her so...

I'm not that girl.

these foolish things...

A cigarette that bears a lipstick's traces;
An airline ticket to romantic places,
And still my heart has wings!
These foolish things remind me of you.


A tinkling piano in the next apartment;
Those stumblin' words that told you what my heart meant;
A fairground's faded swings -
These foolish things remind me of you.


I know that this was bound to be,
These things have haunted me
For you, my dear, enchanted me.


The winds of march that make my heart a dancer;
A telephone that rings but who's to answer?
Oh how the ghost of you clings!
These foolish things remind me of you.


The smile of Garbo and the scent of roses;
The waiter's whistlin' as the last bar closes;
The song that Ella sings -
These foolish things remind me of you.




A bright yellow t-shirt.
A certain hint of cologne.
A light touch on the small of my back.

I think everyone has these.

But they won't always make you ache.
And someday, I swear, you will forget that it ever reminded you of him. And someday you'll walk right past it without your heart skipping a beat. I promise.

arms of the angels

I hadn't seen him since that last post.
Tonight he came over.

spend all your time waiting for that second chance
for a break that will make it okay
there's always some reason to feel not good enough
and it's hard at the end of the day
i need some distraction, oh beautiful release
memories seep from my  veins
let me be empty, oh, and weightless and maybe i'll find some peace tonight


in the arms of the angels
fly away from here
from this dark cold hotel room 
and the endlessness that you fear
you are pulled from the wreckage of your silent reverie
you're in the arms of the angels
may you find some comfort here.


so tired of the straight line
and everywhere you turn
there's vultures and thieves at your back
the storm keeps on twisting 
keep on building the lies 
that you make up for all that you lack
it don't make no difference escaping one last time
it's easier to believe
in this sweet madness 
oh, this glorious sadness that brings me to my knees


in the arms of the angels
fly away from here
from this dark cold hotel room
and the endlessness that you fear
you are pulled from the wreckage
of your silent reverie
you're in the arms of the angels
may you find some comfort here


you're in the arms of the angels
may you find 
some comfort 
here.


and he brought his girlfriend.
awesome.

"chasing pavements"

Sometimes - almost every time - I walk to work, I listen to Romeo (my ipod). 
Sometimes Romeo croons to me things that are truly applicable.
I like this boy. He's the one the last 2 posts are about.
Clearly, things are not going perfectly.


If I tell the world I'll never say enough
'Cause it was not said to you; and that's exactly what I need to do 
If I'd end up with you


Oh, should I give up or should I just keep chasing pavements, even  if it leads no where?
Or would it be a waste, even if I knew my place? Should I leave it there?
Should I give up? Or should I just keep chasing pavements? Even if it leads no where?


That's what I wonder. 


I'm super good at the whole longevity of affection thing. Just ask years 2001-2007/8. They are well acquainted with "chasing pavements". 


It was a waste then. I don't know if it is now. 

simon

catch your breath, hit the wall
scream out loud as you start to crawl
back in your cage the only place 
where they will leave you alone


cause the weak will seek the weaker til they've broken them
could you get it back again?
would it be the same?
fulfillment to their lack of strength at your expense
left you with no defense
they tore it down


and i have felt the same
as you i've felt the same
as you i've felt the same


locked inside
the only place
where you feel sheltered
where you feel safe
you lost yourself 
in your search to find
something else to hide behind


cause the fearful always played upon your confidence
didn't they see the consequence?
they pushed you around
the arrogant build kingdoms made of the different ones
breaking them down it becomes just another crown


and i have felt the same
as you i've felt the same
as you i've felt the same
as you i've felt the same


refuse to feel
anything at all
refuse to slip
refuse to fall
can't be weak
can't stand still
watch your back
cause no one will


you don't know why they had to go this far
traded your worth for these scars
for your only company
dont' believe the lies that they ahve told to you
yeah not one word was true
you're alright, you're alright, you're alright


and i have felt the same
as you i've felt the same
as you i've felt the same
as you i've felt the same.

hi. welcome. i am being tad bit dramatic tonight, but i'm sad. cause this happens. time and time again. and it hurts every time. the fact that i've felt it dozens of times before doesn't make it suck any less.

maybe. someday. maybe.
but right now, i'm being honest - and not dramatic - it doesn't feel like it will. night.

post-it note magic

It won't be long, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Til I belong to you.


Cross your fingers for me. My post it note is going up now and I am nervous-excited. :]

has-been hilary

I think this song has really good lyrics.


You always dress in yellow when you want to dress in gold


If you lose the moment, you may lose a lot.
so why not?


I don't particularly like Ms. Duff.. or Mrs. Whatever-Hockey-Player-She-Married (right)?... but I do like the message of this song.

You always dress in yellow when you want to dress in gold <--mi favorito. good stuff. Who wrote that??

"then"

I went to a friend's wedding tonight. It was one of the best weddings I've ever been too; they were both so incredibly thrilled.

On the way home, I listened to this song and got more giddy than I've been in months.
I love it. "[heart], boyfriend" hurry it up.

I remember trying not to stare the night that I first met you;
You had me mesmerized.
And three weeks later in the front porch light taking 45 minutes to kiss goodnight.
I hadn't told you yet,
But I thought I loved you then.


And now you're my whole life,
Now you're my whole world.
I just can't believe the way I feel about you girl.
Like a river meets the sea stronger than it's ever been,
we've come so far since that day...
and I thought i loved you then.


And I remember taking you back to right where I first met you
You were so surprised
There were people around, but I didn't care
I got down on one knee right there
And once again, I thought I loved you then.


But now you're now my whole life,
Now you're my whole world. 
I just can't believe the way I feel about you girl.
Like a river meets the sea stronger than it's ever been.
We've come so far since that day, 
And I thought I loved you then...


I can just see you with a baby on the way
And I can just see you when your hair is turning grey
What I can't see is how I'm ever gonna love you more-
But I've said that before.


And now you're my whole life,
Now you're my whole world.
I just can't believe the way I feel about you girl.
We'll look back someday at this moment that we're in
And I'll look at you and say,
"And I thought I loved you then."


And I thought I loved you then.

new t swift

Even if I don't think we could be friends in real life, you write some killer songs.

You were in college working part time waiting tables
Left a small town never looked back.
I was flight risk with a fear of falling
Wondering why we bother with love if it never lasts.


I say "Can you believe it?"
As we're lying on the couch.
The moment I could see it..
Yes, Yes I can see it now


Do you remember we were sitting there by the water?
You put your arm around me for the first time.
You made a rebel of a careless man's careful daughter.
You are the best thing that's ever been mine.


Flash forward and we're taking on the world together
and there's a drawer of my things at your place.
You learn my secrets and you figure out why I'm guarded.
You say we'll never make my parent's mistakes


But we got bills to pay;
We got nothing figured out.
When it was hard to take
Yes, Yes, this is what I thought about:


Do you remember? We were sitting there by the water.
You put your arm around me for the first time.
You made a rebel of a careless man's careful daughter.
You are the best thing that's ever been mine.


Do you remember all the city lights on the water?
You saw me start to believe for the first time.
You made a rebel of careless man's careful daughter.
You are the best thing that's ever been mine.


And I remember that fight; 2:30 a.m.
I ran out crying and you followed me out into the street


Braced myself for the goodbye
Cause that's all I've ever known
Then you took me by surprise:
You said "I'll never leave you alone"


You said "I remember how we felt sitting by the water
And every time I look at you it's like the first time.
I fell in love with a careless man's careful daughter;
She is the best thing that's ever been mine."


You made a rebel of a careless man's careful daughter
You are the best thing that's ever been mine.

all my loving

close your eyes and i'll kiss you
tomorrow i'll miss you
remember i'll always be true
and then while i'm away
i'll write home every day
and i'll send all my loving to you


i'll pretend that i'm kissing
the lips i am missing
and hope that my dreams will come true
and then while i'm away 
i'll write home every day
and i'll send all my loving to you


all my loving i will send to you
all my loving; darling i'll be true


close your eyes and i'll kiss you
tomorrow i'll miss you
remember i'll always be true
and then while i'm away 
i'll write home every day
and i'll send all my loving to you


all my loving i will send to you
all my loving; darling i'll be true


all my loving, all my loving, all my loving i will send to you


i am on a beatles kick right now. and i LOVE this song. I was researching their albums this morning and one guy rated all of their albums by which he liked best. and he said "close your eyes and i'll kiss you" was the best first line of music they wrote. and they wrote some kill-ler stuff. i quite agree with him.

and i have been youtubing this song all morning. stupid michael jackson!.... may he rest in peace...

ADELE

don't get so close to change my mind,
please wipe that look out of your eyes.
....
excuse me, first love, but we're through
i need to taste the kiss from someone new


tell me to run and i'll race - if you want me to stop i'll freeze

what they sang last night

I've heard it said that people come into our lives for a reason; bringing something we must learn.
And we are lead to those that help us most to grow if we let them and we help them in return.
Well, I don't know if I believe that's true... but I know I'm who I am today because I knew you...

Like a comet pulled from orbit as it passes the sun
Like a stream that meets a boulder halfway through the wood.
Who can say if I've been changed for the better?
But because I knew you I have been changed for good.

It well may be that we will never meet again in this lifetime.
So let me say before we part: so much of me is made of what I learned from you.
You'll be with me like a handprint on my heart;
And now whatever way our stories end I know you have re-written mine by being my friend

Like a ship pulled from it's mooring by a wind of the sea
Like a seed dropped by a skybird in a distant wood.
Who can say if I've been changed for the better?
But because I knew you, because I knew you I have been changed for good.

And just to clear the air I ask forgiveness for the the things I've done; you blame me for.
But then I guess we know there's blame to share and none of it seems to matter any more

Like a comet pulled from orbit
Like a ship pulled from it's mooring

As it passes the sun
By a wind of the sea

Like a stream that meets a boulder
Like a seed dropped by a bird

Halfway through the wood
In a wood

Who can say if I've been changed for the better?

I do believe I have been changed for the better

and because I knew you, because I knew you, because I knew you I have been changed for good.

"Between the Lines"

Time to tell me the truth; To burden your mouth for what you say - no pieces of paper in the way.
'Cause I can't continue pretending to choose
these opposite sides on which we fall
loving you later as if at all


no right minds could wrong me 
this many times


my memory is cruel
queen of attention to details defending intentions if he fails.
'til now he told me her name
it sounded familiar in a way that i could have sworn i'd heard him say it ten thousand times,
oh, if only i had been listening


leave unsaid unspoken
eyes wide shut unopened
you and me always between the lines
between the lines


i thought i, thought i was ready to bleed
and we move from the shadows on the wall; 
stand in the center of it all.
Too late, two choices: to stay or to leave.
Mine was so easy to uncover-
he'd already left with the other


so i learn to listen through silence


leave unsaid unspoken
eyes wide shut unopened
you and me 
always between the lines


i tell myself all the words he surely meant to say
i talk until the conversation doesn't stay on "wait for me; i'm almost ready" when he met that girl


leave unsaid unspoken
eyes wide shut unopened
you and me always be
you and me always between the lines
between the lines

Train

Maybe I'm not but you're all I've got left to believe in
Don't give up on me,
I'm about to come alive
**


And every word I didn't say caught up in some busy day
And every dance on the kitchen floor we didn't have before
And every sunset that we'll miss...
I'll wrap them all up in your kiss and pick you up and all of this when I sail away


When I look to the sky something tells me you're here with me
And I can always find my way when you are here...
**




Can you imagine no love, pride, deep-fried chicken 
Your best friend always stickin up for you- even when I know you're wrong
do you remember that first-dance-freeze-dried-romance

five hour phone conversation, the best soy latte that you ever had and me
(favorite song. maybe ever?)

"A Foggy Day"

A foggy day in London-town had me low, had me down.
i viewed the morning with such alarm;
the British museum had lost it's charm


how long, i wondered, could this thing last?
but the age of miracles hadn't passed;
for suddenly i saw you there
and through foggy London-town the sun was shining
everywhere


A foggy day in London-town had me low, had me down.
i viewed the morning with such alarm;
the ol' British museum had lost it's charm


how long, i wondered, could this thing last?
but the age of miracles hadn't passed
for suddenly i saw you there
and in-a foggy London-town the sun was shining


everywhere.


i leave TOMORROW!!!!! AH!

"red, red rose"

oh my love's like a red, red rose that's newly sprung in june
oh my love's like a melody that's sweetly played in tune


as fair art thou, my bonnie lass, so deep in love am i
and i will love thee still, my dear, til a'the sea's gang dry


til a'the see's gang dry, my dear, and the rocks melt with the sun
and i will love thee still, my dear, while the sands of time shall run


and fare the weel, my only love.
and fare the weel a while


and i will come again


my love


tho it were ten thousand mile. tho it were ten thousand mile. tho it were ten thousand mile. tho it were ten thousand mile. tho it were ten thousand mile. tho it were ten thousand mile. tho it were ten thousand mile. tho it were ten thousand mile. tho it were ten thousand mile. tho it were ten thousand mile.


tho it were ten thousand mile.

a fine frenzy + "elements"

love love love a fine frenzy [of "almost lover" fame]. my friend lauryn introduced me to her in high school and we are basically twins so i had to just adore her music.

i died the day you disappeared so why would you be welcome here?


from the get-go, i loved this line of music. listen to all of her stuff, tho. it's bril.

"just so you know" + mccartney

(the lesser of the mccartney's) Jesse; not Paul.

and i don't know how to be fine when i'm not
cause i don't know how to make a feeling stop


just so you know,
this feeling's taken control of me and i can't help it
i won't sit around, i can't let 'im win now
thought you should know i tried my best to let go of you 
but i don't want to 
i just gotta say it all before i go;
just so you know.


cause i don't know how to make a feeling stop.


so i like this song mostly because of the part i repeated twice and the beat that goes along with it. and the chorus too. i am feeling 100% drained emotionally now-a-days. so there is no feeling really behind this all.

"we all need saving"

 Come on, Come on,
you have got to move on
this is not the you I know
this isn't real, it's just all you can feel
and that's the way that feelings go


and whether or not it's right or wrong
you'll do what you will do


but when the cloud in the sky starts to pour in your life
it's just a storm you're braving
well don't tell yourself you can't lean on someone else
cause we all need saving sometimes


Say what you will, but the time that we fill
while we're on the earth
should not be alone
we were meant to be known
and you make me what i'm worth


but i can't keep you from yourself,
you'll do what you will do


but when the cloud in the sky starts to pour in your life
it's just a storm you're braving
well don't tell yourself you can't lean on someone else
cause we all need saving 


and i don't know why it has to be this way
and i don't know the cure
but please believe
someone else has felt this before


and when the cloud in the sky starts to pour in your life
it's just a storm you're braving
well don't tell yourself you can't lean on someone else
cause we all need saving, 
we all need saving sometimes.
sometimes...

.....?

I just don't have any idea what's going on here. and these are the songs that i think about:

=you find it hard to sleep cause when you close your eyes, you've still got [his] picture hangin' on your mind.... why does love got to be so unfair? ... why does love got to be so unkind, making you hurt so bad, no it's just not right." 


or

why does it hurt so bad? why do i feel so sad? thought i was over you, but i keep crying when i don't love you


i'm just being dramatic. and everyone is getting married all the time. and i don't want to be getting married, but come on, couples.. get a room, please??

nothing's happened. don't worry, no body broke my heart. i haven't actually given anyone my heart. ever. yikes yikes yikes, i probably should. it's the scariest, tho. and who do i give it to?

see, what did i say? dramatic. and let me emphasize again nothing has happened. i think that's the problem, come to think of it.
ugh. have a good weekend. see ya latah.

stolen

We watch the season pull up its own stakes
And catch the last weekend of the last week
Before the gold and the glimmer have been replaced,
Another sun soaked season fades away

You have stolen my heart


I watch you spin around in your highest heels
You are the best one, of the best ones
We all look like we feel

You have stolen my
You have stolen my heart 


I am happy lately.  Just FYI. I like this boy; he likes me. We are just likin each other, not talking about it, having fun, going crazy (at least i am. hope you are too, fella). Anyway, I love this song. My good friend that is getting married in a few weeks is using it for her first dance. And I have been listening to it whilst writing my papers and watching shows in the library for 4 hours. life is so so good... just like this song. go figure.

buble

So I am going to see Michael Buble tomorrow night. OH MY. I live inside a dream. Seriously.
I've been thinking long and hard about what lyric to put up of his... and...

I've got the world on a string, sittin' on a rainbow - what a world and what a life!
--
You're a mystery, you're from outerspace. you're every minute of my every day. and i can't believe, uh, that i'm your man- and i get to kiss you baby just because i can... 
and in this crazy life and through these crazy times it's you, it's you that makes me sing. you're every line, you're every word - you're everything.
(i think that a boy learned this song on the piano for me in high school. neato.)
--
i can hear her hearbeat for a thousand miles, and the heavens open up every time she smiles. and when i come to her that's just where i belong, yes i'm runnin' to her like a river song.
--
another winter day has come and gone away- in either paris or rome and i wanna go home. (this is a specific part of the song. i hope you know which.)
--
Well, it's a marvelous night for a moondance....


i'm 99.9% sure  my next post will be about this man as well. oh baby, how lucky i am.

sherwood [!!!!!!!!!!!]

are you serious?? sherwood is going to be playing in my very city tomorrow night? and i may not be able to attend??? Are you SERIOUS?????

love them. see:

and for the longest time, i couldn't love her to save my life. never a moment of peace in my mind. yeah, cause in the longest line, the front and the back are the same sometimes and taking a number is taking my time


or

Oh, my love. you think that it's over, but i think it's just begun and season 1 was a tap on your shoulder. well i'm not afraid of what lies ahead; i remember something that someone said "if you never blink you never feel your eyes" so i'll be looking my best tonight if i lose the fight or fall asleep for the final time. you can come with me but you'll be cutting in line.

or

Hey, lets write the story again, where i'm your lover and best friend (this one is called 'the only song' and i can't help it- reminds me of 'twilight'. so listen to it, and try to tell me it does not sound exactly like jacob. mmm jacob i love thee.)


or 


oh, i don't believe it - that i could be so deceiving and bringing you down to feel this lack of loyalty. you were a song in my head, the warmth of the sheets in my bed a story forever told, but never old. a warm arrival never left so cold..


seriously. i love them. l.o.v.e. ahhhh. i will let you know if i get to go.

"O-o-h Child"

O-o-h, Child things are gonna get easier,
O-o-h, Child, things will be brighter
Someday we'll put it together and we'll get it undone
Someday when your head is much lighter
someday we'll walk in the rays of a beautiful sun
Someday when the world is much brighter.


I am hurt right now.

artist: laura izibor + "If Tonight Is My Last"

I can't even say how much i LOVE Laura Izibor. This song just came on my shuffle

If an angel came down to me - asked what I would do differently I would say nothing. You see - I have loved someone truly....


And if the rain ain't fallin' and the sun ain't shinin' it makes no difference to me; i'm right where I want to be


And if tonight is my last what I gotta do; and if tonight is my last I wanna spend it with you. And if the sky falls down It's gonna be alright cause I got you here tonight


Just isn't it fabulous? It's a candidate for my wedding video. Ugh, how do I even say how much I love this lady's voice and her songs. Just go buy her CD. Honestly, it's one that I do not regret buying (yes, i still do BUY my cds. call me crazy)
I love. I LOVVVVVE.

the point + "Don't Take The Girl"

I love lyrics, and I love hearing other people's favorite parts of songs. Today I was bored at work and tried to find a blog where someone wrote their favorite parts of songs etc etc... and I couldn't. So I made one. enjoy!

- And Johnny said, "Take my money, take my wallet, take my credit cards. Here's the watch that my grandpa gave me, here's the key to my car; mister give it a whirl... but please
don't take the girl." -


I'm on a country kick, so sue me. This actually happened to me sort of once. Except way less dramatic. This psycho kid at a baseball game wound his arm back to hit me and the boy I just LOVED at the time side stepped in front of me and said, "Don't hit her."
And I might have almost died.

What girl doesn't want a boy to protect her??