Sorry I missed yesterday, I honestly didn't have a spare moment. =P
2. Relient K
Relient K are the band I relate to the most and for all reasons should be my very favourite, but for some reason aren't. I like them because their songs about self-improvment. As you'll see some of my favourite songs by them are about being lazy, taming the tongue, self-esteem, etc. But they just don't complain about life like most bands seem to do today, they say "well this is an issue in me which I've noticed and this is my journey through it." It's beautiful, really. Matthew Theissen is nothing short of a genius. They also get 15 songs because they're awesome.
15. I So Hate Consequences.
This song is on the Mmhmm album. If you could only ever buy one album on this planet, I would suggest Mmhmm. It's brilliant from start to finish. I So Hate Consequences is quite typical of a song on the album, fast paced pop-punk song with a slow 'resolution' part at the end. The lyrics in this can be a bit emo at times (I wanna run away, I wanna ditch my life) but it's nicely wrapped up at the end. So here I sit, looking at the traffic lights. The red extinguishes the hope that the green ignites.
14. At Least We've Made it This Far
I'm not sure if this is actually true, but I've always regarded this song to be about a long-distance relationship. The two people are madly in love with another but know that their relationship cannot go further unless they meet eye-are-ell so they do. I've never been in an online relationship before, nor do I plan on ever doing so, but I guess I like this song because I have so many online friends who I love deeply. It's generally a very positive song, 'everything's been great so far and now that we've met it looks like everything will be good for a while' to sum it up in a sentence. The way we say 'I Love You' a thousand times, we say those words but we can't look into each other's eyes.
13. Apathetic Way To Be
AWTB is a nice blend of the newish style of Relient K mixed with the cheek of their older albums. It's just about being lazy and apathetic, which I'm sure you already know, I am completely. It's really clever and full of cheek, but also makes it's point. And a half of me's all about apathy and the other half just doesn't care.
12. The Lining is Silver
This is from their newest EP with the best name for an EP ever, The Nashville Tennis EP (What can I say, I'm a sucker for puns). I hadn't heard the phrase 'silver lining' before this song so it took me a while to figure out what it was about. Then I realised it's about seeing the positive aspects in the ordinary things in life. Finding the 'silver lining'. I'm not sure if I'm an optimist of pessimist, I guess it depends on my mood, but this song definitely brings out the optimist in me. I found my new black shoes while cleaning out the bones left in my closet.
11. Bite My Tongue
This song deals with something I have a lot of troubles with: the taming of the tongue. I listen to this song and can totally relate to every word in it. I have an issue of speaking my mind, or saying thing's I'm not meant to, or just generally not shutting up in a certain situation and it's gotten me into a bit of trouble in the past. This song puts it all into perspective for me. Sometimes I say things that I wish that I could take back, the most crucial thing I lack is a thing called tact. And if you're always so intently listening then the smartest thing to say is to tell myself not to say a thing.
10. Mood Rings
I literally lol'd when I first heard this song. It's a song for guys about trying to figure out girls. The song is about how girls are so moody and the only way we're gonna have any chance with them is if we all give them mood rings so we can tell what mood they're in and can act accordingly. The line in particular a laughed-out-loud to is We all know the girls that I am talking about. She likes you Wednesday, but now it's Friday and she has to wash her hair. I just plain loved this song from the first time I heard it. haha. She's so pretty but she doesn't always act that way, her mood's a-swinging on that swingset almost everyday. She said to me that she's so happy it's depressing, and all I said was 'Will someone get that girl a mood ring?'
9. Getting Into You
Second song in a row from the Two Left's Don't Make a Right... But Three Do album! Cool. This song is nothing short of beautiful, I believe about two guys who share an amazing friendship together. A very Godly friendship, like a newly on-fire Christian and his mentor or something. Part of it is about this friendship, but the chorus always brings God back as the centre of the song, suggesting that in the friendship God is the centre of them. I have a friendship like this and always think of this person when this song comes on. When you looked at me and said 'I kinda view you as a son', for one second our eyes met and I met that with the question. 'Do you know what you are getting yourself into?'
8. Who I am Hates Who I've Been
Mmhmm was the first Relient K album I owned and as I said, is by far their best effort. This was a single off that album. It's about becoming a new person simply, getting over the past and changing old ways. It's catchy and meaningful, what a killer combination! I'm sorry for the person I became. I'm sorry that it took so long for me to change. I'm ready to be sure I never become that way again, because who I am hates who I've been.
7. For the Moments I Feel Faint
This is their biggest Christian song and if you asked any Christian what songs Relient K had, they would mention Pressing On and this one. But they'd probably call this song Never Underestimate My Jesus, because most people download songs nowadays with wrong names. Frustrating. And homygosh, when i just mentioned Pressing On I just had the biggest nostalgic moment. I love that song. Anway, FTMIFF has even been performed by my church before and it's lyrically one of the most beautiful things I've heard. Never underestimate my Jesus. You're telling me that there's no hope, I'm telling you you're wrong. Never underestimate my Jesus. When the world around you crumbles, he will be strong, he will be strong.
6. Must Have Done Something Right
This song has never failed to bring the biggest smile to me face. It's happy-go-lucky, optimistic and love-inspired. It's just about how lucky a guy is to have a girlfriend such as the one he does now. It's got some really corny, but really lovely lines and makes me smile just thinking about it. We should get jerseys, 'cause we make a good team.
5. Be My Escape
This would be their best song from Mmhmm, but not my favourite. It's one of those 'christian' songs where you're not quite sure whether it's about God or it's about another person, but I believe it to be about God, especially seeing as it makes reference to some Godly stuff like grace. The meaning of the song is nicely encaptulated by the video clip. It show the band playing in a room with the walls slowly closing in on them, and if I remember correctly at the end they're playing in a field. Maybe not, I haven't seen it in a while. I've given up on giving up slowly, I'm blending in so you won't even know me apart from this whole world that shares my fate.
4. Which To Bury, Us or the Hatchet.
This was my immediate favourite from Mmhmm and I have really loved it ever since. On my old computer, it was my most played song on itunes and is still rather high on this one. It's about people fighting, but more about what they're going to do. Should we end this relationship (bury us) or should we work out the problem and continue on (bury the hatchet, the cause of the problems). This song contains my favourite lyric from a Relient K song. I tried to move you, but you just wouldn't budge. I tried to hold your hand but you'd rather hold your grudge.
3. In Love With the 80's (Pink Tux To the Prom)
Now I wasn't even born in the 80's (though only just, 1990) but I am in love with this song. The song is about all things which were cool in the 80's. I guess I like it because it's catchy and I'm nostalgic and uhh...it's a good song! And I'm only gonna pierce my left ear, and I've been working on this moustache all summer long, and my favourite band will always be Tears for Fears, and I'm gonna wear a pink tux to the prom.
2. More Than Useless
My favourite song from Mmhmm. I can relate to it a lot as I fall into thinking myself as useless more often than is healthy. This song has picked me up and helped me out of that trap many many MANY times before. Sometimes I think that I'm not any good at all. Sometimes I wonder why, why I'm even here at all. But then you assure me I'm a little more than useless. When I think that I can't do this, you promise me that I'll get through this and do something right, do something right for once.
1. Faking My Own Suicide.
I know, incredibly odd choice for a favourite song. I've heard that people know people who love Relient K but refuse to listen to this song (either because of what it's about or because it's crap, I dunno) but nevertheless, it's my favourite song by Relient K. It's all about a man who pretends he committed suicide in order to get the attention of a girl. Weird, hey? I don't know why I like, but I think it's kinda sweet even though this guy would be the biggest jerk in the history or jerks if he did that. I guess I also like it because of it's naivity. The guy in the song truly believes that if he was to fake his suicide, the girl he loves will realise that she loved him all this time and once she admits it, he would "come back to life" and they'd go run away and get married together. I forget what the word for that is. We all know that it wouldn't work and he'd probably lose all his friends by doing that, but the fact he believes it would work...I don't know, it's kinda cute. I just love the song. Here's a really cute video to the song.
So I've made up my mind,
I will pretend to leave this world behind
and in the end you'll know I've lied
To get your attention, I'm faking my own suicide.
I'm faking my own suicide,
Because I know you love me, you just haven't realised.
I'm faking my own suicide.
We'll hold a double funeral, because a part of you will die along with me.
I wish you thought that I was dead,
So rather than me, you'd be depressed instead.
And before arriving at my grave,
You'd come to the conclusion you'd loved me all your days
but it's too late, too late for you to say.
Because I'm faking my own suicide,
Because I know you love me, you just haven't realised.
I'm faking my own suicide.
We'll hold a double funeral, because a part of you will die along with me.
I'll write you a letter that you'll keep,
Reminding you your love for me is more than six feet deep.
You say aloud that you would've been wife,
And right about that time is when I come back to life and let you know,
I'd let you know...
That all along I was faking my own suicide,
Because I know you loved me, you just never realised.
I was faking my own suicide.
I'll walk in that room and see your eyes open so wide,
Open so wide, because you know...
Because you know you will never leave my side
Until the day that I die for the first time.
And we'll laugh, yeah we'll laugh and we will cry,
So overjoyed with our love that's so alive,
Our love is so alive.
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Monday, April 27, 2009
Jars.
So the music series failed epically, much like every other blogging project I've ever undertaken. I'm not even sure if that's even a word, undertaken, but it sounds better than undertook. Rohan, my walking grammar-machine! Enlighten me with your wisdom.
It turns out that I don't have much of a reason why I like most of my music, I just like it because it's good and I was introduced to it! Who would have guessed? So the blogs ended up being pretty boring, just me saying "it's a catchy song, I just like it!"
But it's really my top three bands that are my favourites and I like for reasons, so I figure I'm going to pick it up again but skip 4 and 5. For your information, they are Nobuo Uematsu and Anberlin respectively.
But today, I talk about my third favourite band!
3. Jars of Clay.
They're my favourite Christian worship/rock band. They're sort of a mix of both, half is worship but half is normal christian rock. I'm doing 15 songs because 10 just isn't enough for this amazing band. Also, I haven't listened to the Who We Are Instead and Redemption Songs albums yet, but I hear they're both great!
15. Art In Me
This is quite a clever song about seeing people in creative ways. Not in a 'well you're not a retard, you're just special' way, in a 'your life is an empty canvas which you get to paint' sorta way. It mentions all these different forms of art (painting, sculpting, writing, music) and relates it to a human being. It makes me look at the human race as a masterpiece of God's handiwork, and that to me is just beautiful. I'm not going to post ALL the lyrics, but you can check them out here. Please do so. In your picture book I'm trying hard to see, turning endless pages of this tragedy. Sculpting every move, you compose a symphony and you plead to everyone "see the art in me".
14. Dead Man (Carry Me)
I think this song was and is quite defining for Jars of Clay. Their sound has changed a tiny bit every single album eventually evolving over 10 CD's to what it is today. This song made people realise, or at least made me realise, who the new Jars of Clay is and what they sound like. It's upbeat, catchy and rocky as opposed to all their earliest albums which relate more to folk music if anything. Make me breathe, I want to be a new man, tired of the old one, out with the old plan.
13. Boys (Lesson One)
This is from their newest album, The Long Fall Back To Earth which was released nearly a week ago. So maybe I'm still in the infatuation stage of liking this song, but nevertheless it's really beautiful and I love the strings in the background. When you need it most, I have a hundred reasons why I love you.
12. Fly
I have read that this song was written in repsonse to the lead singer finding out a friend of his had cancer. It's all about sticking by her in the troubling time. The lyrics kinda just make you happy and wish you had someone in life who would say these things to you. Or make you think of someone who has said them to you. And with the sombre story behind it, you'd think it would be quite a sad song but it's not, it's incredibly filled with joy about the friendship. Tears like rain fill up the skies, oh my love I'm not letting go, I won't let you go.
11. There Is a River
I didn't particularly like this song up until recently. It has a very loud and sudden beginning, so I learned to automatically skip it whenever it shuffled. But it wasn't until recently when Rohan mentioned the lyrics of the song in a blog post that I listened to it properly and realised what was being sung. It's about leading hectic a life and learning to let go, relax and focus. It's been a helpful reminder to me a lot in the past month. So give up the right to control the waves that empty out your life. Above wild skies are the rays that break the shadows we design. Give it up, let it go, these are things you were never meant to shoulder.
10. Love Song for a Saviour.
This was pretty much the first significant Christian worship song for me. It's about rejoicing in the lord and has an extremely simple but powerful chorus: "I want to fall in love with you." and as a new Christian, that's pretty much how I felt. I was to new to the faith so I didn't know any complex theories in Chrisitianity, all I really knew was that I wanted to fall in love with Jesus. So I did. This song is nothing short of beautiful. It seems too easy to call you saviour, not close enough to call you a God. So as sit here and think of the words I care to mention to show my devotion...I want to fall in love with you."
9. Boy on a String
Everybody loves puppets. Puppets bring you into a new world which you can let your imaginition run wild. This song is about puppets! I'm not entirely sure, but I think it talks about how we are puppets meant to entertain the masses with, but we aren't hurt by it so it doesn't matter. I dunno. But it has some really beautiful lines in it and is quite poetic. Feel the sadness like Gepetto, watching the life that he created run away.
8. Blind
This is the third song in a row from their first (self-titled) album and fourth so far. Don't worry, there is more to come. This is quite brutal in some parts, but it's just saying that God's love for us is so real and obvious, why do you have to be so blind to it? The song ends with a beautiful string outro and is definitely a brilliant way to finish the album. Cynical, it's just your way. You play the doubting Thomas, feel the scars and wipe the stains.
7. Work
I do believe this is my most played Jars song on my iTunes at the moment. All though that's not accurate, on my old computer I had a few Jars songs on it and the highest was at least 60. Right now Work only has 44. But I love this song, and it has a great video clip too. It's a single take of the band just playing in a tank slowly filling with water. And the singer looks like Professor Snape in it too. Don't believe me? HAVE A LOOK! IT'S TOTALLY SEVERUS RIGHT THERE! I kinda wish he kept the look, but he's always been a lot more macho than this and he seems to have returned to it. All the demons look like prophets, and I'm living out every word they speak. Do you know what I mean when I say I don't want to be alone?
6. This Road
I blogged about this a few weeks back, so I'm not sure how much more I need to say about it. This song is really inspired and poetic, as is most Jars of Clay songs. This road that we travel, may it be the straight and narrow. God give us peace and grace from you, all the day, shelter with fire, our voices we raise still higher. God give us peace and grace from you all the day through.
5. Closer
This is my newest favourite song from them. Obviously because it's from the new album, but I've known it for a while because they released it on the Closer EP a few months back. I only liked it when I listened to the album version and listened to the words. It's a cutsey song with lots of metaphors and stuff about how two people are made for each other. I love it, so cute. =P You're my shirt iron-on, you're the tick, I'm the bomb. You're the L and the V, I'm the O and the E. Am I speaking clearly?
4. Good Monsters
It took me a surprisingly long time to work out what was meant by a 'good monster', but when I realised I kinda liked the song in a whole new way. The idea is that we're all monsters but some of us have our monsterous power which we don't use. Those people are the 'good' monsters, whereas the ones who do use their powers are the 'bad' monsters. I guess it's all about being meek in the regard. I love this song and it too has a really great film clip with the band singing on a plain white background with plain white instruments. Also, it features an epic battle scene between monsters and robots so you know it has to be good. :) All the good monsters rattle their chains and dance around the open flames, they make a lot of empty noise.
3. The Valley Song (Sing of Your Mercy)
This is a sincere and heartfelt worship song. It's one of those songs I can sing no matter if I'm on top of a mountain or in a valley. I really feel as if the two part name is essential for this song because it accentuates both aspects in the song. Christians often use the terms 'mountains' and 'valleys' to describe how their feeling in life. If they're good, they're on a mountain. If they're not too well, they're in a valley. It's used a LOT. Anyway, half the song is about being in the valley and the other half is about being led out of the valley by God thanks to his mercy. It's so beautiful and has brought tears to my eyes many times. And though the pain is an ocean, tossing us around, around, around. You have calmed greater waters, higher mountains have come down! I will sing of your mercy that leads me through valleys of sorrow to rivers of joy. Alleluia, Alleluia.
2. Frail
Another recent find, but it's definitely worthy for place #2. The lyrics to Frail are beautiful and talk about the fragility of us as humans. It has an amazing strings score and singer Dan Haseltine just has a certain honesty and humility in his voice which you can find in no other artist. He's not afraid to call himself an idiot and weak, which is really admirable. This song has so many nice lyrics, the line Convinced of my deception, I've always been a fool is probably my favourite line from a song ever. The idea that you can lie to yourself and then make yourself believe this lie is surprisingly something I've actually come across in life quite a bit, and that one sentence puts it perfectly. Exposed beyond the shadows, you take the cup from me. Your dirt removes my blindness, your pain becomes my peace.
1. Worlds Apart
By far my favourite song by Jars of Clay and one of my all time favourites is Worlds Apart. This song says nothing more than we are broken and need fixing by God. It's delicate, humble, tragic, simple, not at all glorious, and beautifully written. It's not accusing, it just places all the fault back on the individual and accepts all the fault. You just have to check it out, that's all I can say. This song continues to break me on a regular basis. I bolded my favourite lyrics below.
I am the only one to blame for this,
Somehow it all ends up the same.
Soaring on the wings of selfish pride,
I flew too high and like Icarus I collide
With a world I try so hard to leave behind.
To rid myself of all but love,
to give and die.
To turn away and not become
Another nail to pierce the skin of one who loves
more deeply than the oceans,
more abundant than the tears
Of a world embracing every heartache
Can I be the one to sacrifice?
Or grip the spear and watch the blood and water flow?
To love you - take my world apart
To need you - I am on my knees
To love you - take my world apart
To need you - broken on my knees
Said and done I stand alone
Amongst remains of a life I should not own.
It takes all I am to believe
In the mercy that covers me.
Did you really have to die for me?
All I am for all you are,
Because what I need and what I believe are worlds apart
To love you - take my world apart
To need you - I am on my knees
To love you - take my world apart
To need you - broken on my knees
I look beyond the empty cross
forgetting what my life has cost.
wipe away the crimson stains
and dull the nails that still remain.
More and more I need you now,
I owe you more each passing hour.
The battle between grace and pride
I gave up not so long ago.
So steal my heart and take the pain,
and wash the feet and cleanse my pride,
take the selfish, take the weak,
and all the things I cannot hide.
Take the beauty, take my tears,
this sin-soaked heart and make it yours.
Take my world all apart,
take it now, take it now.
And serve the ones that I despise
speak the words I can't deny.
Watch the world I used to love
fall to dust and blow away.
I look beyond the empty cross,
forgetting what my life has cost
so wipe away the crimson stains
And dull the nails that still remain.
So steal my heart and take the pain,
take the selfish, take the weak,
And all the things I cannot hide
Take the beauty, take my tears,
Take my world apart, take my world apart
I pray, I pray, I pray.
Take my world apart.
Worlds Apart.
It turns out that I don't have much of a reason why I like most of my music, I just like it because it's good and I was introduced to it! Who would have guessed? So the blogs ended up being pretty boring, just me saying "it's a catchy song, I just like it!"
But it's really my top three bands that are my favourites and I like for reasons, so I figure I'm going to pick it up again but skip 4 and 5. For your information, they are Nobuo Uematsu and Anberlin respectively.
But today, I talk about my third favourite band!
3. Jars of Clay.
They're my favourite Christian worship/rock band. They're sort of a mix of both, half is worship but half is normal christian rock. I'm doing 15 songs because 10 just isn't enough for this amazing band. Also, I haven't listened to the Who We Are Instead and Redemption Songs albums yet, but I hear they're both great!
15. Art In Me
This is quite a clever song about seeing people in creative ways. Not in a 'well you're not a retard, you're just special' way, in a 'your life is an empty canvas which you get to paint' sorta way. It mentions all these different forms of art (painting, sculpting, writing, music) and relates it to a human being. It makes me look at the human race as a masterpiece of God's handiwork, and that to me is just beautiful. I'm not going to post ALL the lyrics, but you can check them out here. Please do so. In your picture book I'm trying hard to see, turning endless pages of this tragedy. Sculpting every move, you compose a symphony and you plead to everyone "see the art in me".
14. Dead Man (Carry Me)
I think this song was and is quite defining for Jars of Clay. Their sound has changed a tiny bit every single album eventually evolving over 10 CD's to what it is today. This song made people realise, or at least made me realise, who the new Jars of Clay is and what they sound like. It's upbeat, catchy and rocky as opposed to all their earliest albums which relate more to folk music if anything. Make me breathe, I want to be a new man, tired of the old one, out with the old plan.
13. Boys (Lesson One)
This is from their newest album, The Long Fall Back To Earth which was released nearly a week ago. So maybe I'm still in the infatuation stage of liking this song, but nevertheless it's really beautiful and I love the strings in the background. When you need it most, I have a hundred reasons why I love you.
12. Fly
I have read that this song was written in repsonse to the lead singer finding out a friend of his had cancer. It's all about sticking by her in the troubling time. The lyrics kinda just make you happy and wish you had someone in life who would say these things to you. Or make you think of someone who has said them to you. And with the sombre story behind it, you'd think it would be quite a sad song but it's not, it's incredibly filled with joy about the friendship. Tears like rain fill up the skies, oh my love I'm not letting go, I won't let you go.
11. There Is a River
I didn't particularly like this song up until recently. It has a very loud and sudden beginning, so I learned to automatically skip it whenever it shuffled. But it wasn't until recently when Rohan mentioned the lyrics of the song in a blog post that I listened to it properly and realised what was being sung. It's about leading hectic a life and learning to let go, relax and focus. It's been a helpful reminder to me a lot in the past month. So give up the right to control the waves that empty out your life. Above wild skies are the rays that break the shadows we design. Give it up, let it go, these are things you were never meant to shoulder.
10. Love Song for a Saviour.
This was pretty much the first significant Christian worship song for me. It's about rejoicing in the lord and has an extremely simple but powerful chorus: "I want to fall in love with you." and as a new Christian, that's pretty much how I felt. I was to new to the faith so I didn't know any complex theories in Chrisitianity, all I really knew was that I wanted to fall in love with Jesus. So I did. This song is nothing short of beautiful. It seems too easy to call you saviour, not close enough to call you a God. So as sit here and think of the words I care to mention to show my devotion...I want to fall in love with you."
9. Boy on a String
Everybody loves puppets. Puppets bring you into a new world which you can let your imaginition run wild. This song is about puppets! I'm not entirely sure, but I think it talks about how we are puppets meant to entertain the masses with, but we aren't hurt by it so it doesn't matter. I dunno. But it has some really beautiful lines in it and is quite poetic. Feel the sadness like Gepetto, watching the life that he created run away.
8. Blind
This is the third song in a row from their first (self-titled) album and fourth so far. Don't worry, there is more to come. This is quite brutal in some parts, but it's just saying that God's love for us is so real and obvious, why do you have to be so blind to it? The song ends with a beautiful string outro and is definitely a brilliant way to finish the album. Cynical, it's just your way. You play the doubting Thomas, feel the scars and wipe the stains.
7. Work
I do believe this is my most played Jars song on my iTunes at the moment. All though that's not accurate, on my old computer I had a few Jars songs on it and the highest was at least 60. Right now Work only has 44. But I love this song, and it has a great video clip too. It's a single take of the band just playing in a tank slowly filling with water. And the singer looks like Professor Snape in it too. Don't believe me? HAVE A LOOK! IT'S TOTALLY SEVERUS RIGHT THERE! I kinda wish he kept the look, but he's always been a lot more macho than this and he seems to have returned to it. All the demons look like prophets, and I'm living out every word they speak. Do you know what I mean when I say I don't want to be alone?
6. This Road
I blogged about this a few weeks back, so I'm not sure how much more I need to say about it. This song is really inspired and poetic, as is most Jars of Clay songs. This road that we travel, may it be the straight and narrow. God give us peace and grace from you, all the day, shelter with fire, our voices we raise still higher. God give us peace and grace from you all the day through.
5. Closer
This is my newest favourite song from them. Obviously because it's from the new album, but I've known it for a while because they released it on the Closer EP a few months back. I only liked it when I listened to the album version and listened to the words. It's a cutsey song with lots of metaphors and stuff about how two people are made for each other. I love it, so cute. =P You're my shirt iron-on, you're the tick, I'm the bomb. You're the L and the V, I'm the O and the E. Am I speaking clearly?
4. Good Monsters
It took me a surprisingly long time to work out what was meant by a 'good monster', but when I realised I kinda liked the song in a whole new way. The idea is that we're all monsters but some of us have our monsterous power which we don't use. Those people are the 'good' monsters, whereas the ones who do use their powers are the 'bad' monsters. I guess it's all about being meek in the regard. I love this song and it too has a really great film clip with the band singing on a plain white background with plain white instruments. Also, it features an epic battle scene between monsters and robots so you know it has to be good. :) All the good monsters rattle their chains and dance around the open flames, they make a lot of empty noise.
3. The Valley Song (Sing of Your Mercy)
This is a sincere and heartfelt worship song. It's one of those songs I can sing no matter if I'm on top of a mountain or in a valley. I really feel as if the two part name is essential for this song because it accentuates both aspects in the song. Christians often use the terms 'mountains' and 'valleys' to describe how their feeling in life. If they're good, they're on a mountain. If they're not too well, they're in a valley. It's used a LOT. Anyway, half the song is about being in the valley and the other half is about being led out of the valley by God thanks to his mercy. It's so beautiful and has brought tears to my eyes many times. And though the pain is an ocean, tossing us around, around, around. You have calmed greater waters, higher mountains have come down! I will sing of your mercy that leads me through valleys of sorrow to rivers of joy. Alleluia, Alleluia.
2. Frail
Another recent find, but it's definitely worthy for place #2. The lyrics to Frail are beautiful and talk about the fragility of us as humans. It has an amazing strings score and singer Dan Haseltine just has a certain honesty and humility in his voice which you can find in no other artist. He's not afraid to call himself an idiot and weak, which is really admirable. This song has so many nice lyrics, the line Convinced of my deception, I've always been a fool is probably my favourite line from a song ever. The idea that you can lie to yourself and then make yourself believe this lie is surprisingly something I've actually come across in life quite a bit, and that one sentence puts it perfectly. Exposed beyond the shadows, you take the cup from me. Your dirt removes my blindness, your pain becomes my peace.
1. Worlds Apart
By far my favourite song by Jars of Clay and one of my all time favourites is Worlds Apart. This song says nothing more than we are broken and need fixing by God. It's delicate, humble, tragic, simple, not at all glorious, and beautifully written. It's not accusing, it just places all the fault back on the individual and accepts all the fault. You just have to check it out, that's all I can say. This song continues to break me on a regular basis. I bolded my favourite lyrics below.
I am the only one to blame for this,
Somehow it all ends up the same.
Soaring on the wings of selfish pride,
I flew too high and like Icarus I collide
With a world I try so hard to leave behind.
To rid myself of all but love,
to give and die.
To turn away and not become
Another nail to pierce the skin of one who loves
more deeply than the oceans,
more abundant than the tears
Of a world embracing every heartache
Can I be the one to sacrifice?
Or grip the spear and watch the blood and water flow?
To love you - take my world apart
To need you - I am on my knees
To love you - take my world apart
To need you - broken on my knees
Said and done I stand alone
Amongst remains of a life I should not own.
It takes all I am to believe
In the mercy that covers me.
Did you really have to die for me?
All I am for all you are,
Because what I need and what I believe are worlds apart
To love you - take my world apart
To need you - I am on my knees
To love you - take my world apart
To need you - broken on my knees
I look beyond the empty cross
forgetting what my life has cost.
wipe away the crimson stains
and dull the nails that still remain.
More and more I need you now,
I owe you more each passing hour.
The battle between grace and pride
I gave up not so long ago.
So steal my heart and take the pain,
and wash the feet and cleanse my pride,
take the selfish, take the weak,
and all the things I cannot hide.
Take the beauty, take my tears,
this sin-soaked heart and make it yours.
Take my world all apart,
take it now, take it now.
And serve the ones that I despise
speak the words I can't deny.
Watch the world I used to love
fall to dust and blow away.
I look beyond the empty cross,
forgetting what my life has cost
so wipe away the crimson stains
And dull the nails that still remain.
So steal my heart and take the pain,
take the selfish, take the weak,
And all the things I cannot hide
Take the beauty, take my tears,
Take my world apart, take my world apart
I pray, I pray, I pray.
Take my world apart.
Worlds Apart.
Sunday, April 26, 2009
Are we still friends? Were we ever friends?
Thinking of when we first became friends, I wonder if we bit off more than we could chew. Or perhaps I just didn’t have the foresight to see that we were never meant to make it through to the end.
I don’t know what has changed since we first met, I’m still the fool I’ve always been. Maybe we’ve gotten to know each other too well, or maybe you’re just tired of pretending to like me.
If you don’t want to be friends anymore, that’s okay. I can live my life without you now. But just let me know that you’re done with this, so I can move on to tomorrow alone.
If you still want to be friends, that’s okay too. In fact, that’s how I’d like it to be. But just let me know that we are still cool, so I can move on to tomorrow with you.
But please, if we continue I have one request; that you would be happy to be my friend. When you say hi to me, don’t look to the ground and mumble under your breath. Rather give me a hug and ask me how my week has been.
To be honest I’ve never really felt cherished as your friend, even after I’ve tried my hardest to cherish you. Not once have you ever told me what I meant to you, and this is why I wonder if you’ve ever even liked me at all. Know that I meant every text I sent you, and that I still do mean it.
Please let me know what to do, I hate being stuck in the middle like this. Do we beat the dead horse or do we try and revive it? It’s up to you really, because I don’t really mind if the horse dies or not. Just let me know.
Monday, April 20, 2009
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A little thing that annoys me with most Christian worship bands is that all their music is very similar. It seems to follow a safe formula which ensures a good song. Verse-chorus-Verse 2-chorus-bridge-chorus. It gets quite repetitive after awhile, especially when they all seemingly TRY to sound the same. So when you come across a different christian worship band, it's kind of a big deal. Thus why this band is my sixth favourite.
6. David Crowder*Band
I love David Crowder. They were the first band I saw live and before seeing them live, I only knew about 10 of their songs. My favourite thing about them is that they don't sound like all the other worship bands, and also that they don't forget to have fun. That's another thing that annoys me, they just take it all too seriously. David Crowder will just have fun and make up silly lyrics, like "never ending, always, you will never end because you're never ending." and it's just so much fun to sing. Let your words be little. =P Anyway, top 10 songs.
I just need to say that I only own two of their albums and don't know all their music. These are my favourite 10 of those I know. =P
10. No One Like You. We sing this song at church. And although it is quite typical of worship music, it's just so much fun to jump around and dance to! How could I ever deny the love of my saviour?
9. ...neverending... Haha, the song I quoted before. I love this song because it's just so fun and so silly. The lyrics don't even need to make sense, just have fun while you praise God. Also, when playing this song live David plays it on an altered Guitar Hero controller. Fricken sweet. And this makes all the difference, this changes everything. Making our whole existence worth something so we sing la la la la, la la la la.
8. Remedy. This is the title song from their most recent CD. It talks about how we're all broken and in need of God to come and heal us. Is very beautiful and honest. He is the one who has saved us, He is the one who embraced us, He is the one who has come and is coming again, he's the remedy.
7. I Saw The Light. I'm not sure if this song is an original, as I've heard it was written by like Johnny Cash or someone. But nevertheless, singing this song is the most fun I've ever had worshiping. It's bluegrass worship! The hands begin clapping and the feet begin stomping unconsciously. I can't help but just smile like a doofus whenever I hear this joyful song. I saw the light, I saw the light, no more darkness, no more night. Now I'm so happy, no sorrow in sight. Praise the Lord, I saw the light!
6. O Praise Him (All This for a King). This was the first song of theirs I heard, although at the time I didn't know it was them. My church just played it a bit. Just another quality song and it has an awesome video clip associated with it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IpVsF4W8V2Y Turn your gaze to heaven and raise a joyous noise.
5. Rescue is Coming. To completely appreciate this song, I think you need to listen to the A Collision album in it's entirety. A Collision is one of those albums which just unfolds as you listen to it and reveals more of itself with every listen. This song is one of the last tracks on the album, and probably the last 'actual' song. But it's also beautiful by itself and I just love it. There's nothing wrong with me, it's just that I believe things could get better.
4. Can You Feel It? It's really difficult trying to explain why I like these songs. I just like them. This song is my favourite from the Remedy album and it's so beautifully crafted and mixed together. Great for blasting in my car. Can you feel it, the love in this place, can you feel it?
3. Foreverandever Etc. Another song which doesn't take itself too seriously. The name of the song is taken from the last part, which goes "I am yours forever and ever and ever and ever and ever..." and continues for at least half a minute. I have been caught dancing to this song in my kitchen before. I think I'm on the brink of something large, maybe like the breaking of a dawn. Or maybe like a match being lit, or the sinking of a ship, letting goes gives a better grip.
2. Come and Listen. It's so hard to choose which of these top two songs I like better because they're both amazing. Come and Listen is a very simple song invting you to listen to the story of Jesus. The lyrics are beautiful and passionate complimented with a delicate piano backing. It's the opening song to A Collision, which makes it just that much more amazing. Come and Listen, come to the waters edge, all of you who are thirsty, come. Let me tell you what he has done for me, he has done for me, he has done for you, he has done for us. Come and Listen, Come and listen to what he's done. Praise our God, for he is good.
1. You Are My Joy. This song throws you into the middle of it, passionately raw from the first second, and does not even begin to lose this momemtum in the final seconds. The chorus is simple but powerful, just repeating "You are my Joy". Such simple words but with such meaning and truth in my life. And I've said this before and I'll say it a million times again, this song has the best musical interlude in any worship song I've ever heard. I first heard this song when I saw DC*B live and it was the most amazing experience. Stuff it, it's not a hard decision between 2 and 1, You Are My Joy takes the cake! =D
You MUST watch this video
And he set me on fire,
And I am burning alive,
with his breath in my lungs,
I am coming undone.
And I cannot hold it in
And remain composed.
Love's taken over me,
and so I propose
Letting myself go,
I am letting myself go.
You Are my Joy,
You Are my Joy,
You Are my Joy,
You Are my Joy!
And he set me on fire,
And I am burning alive,
with his breath in my lungs,
I am coming undone.
And I cannot hold it in
And remain composed.
Love's taken over me,
and so I propose
Letting myself go,
I am letting myself go.
You Are my Joy,
You Are my Joy,
You Are my Joy,
You Are my Joy!
I need to catch my breath, give a moment.
You Are my Joy,
You Are my Joy,
You Are my Joy,
You Are my Joy!
I'm laughing so hard.
6. David Crowder*Band
I love David Crowder. They were the first band I saw live and before seeing them live, I only knew about 10 of their songs. My favourite thing about them is that they don't sound like all the other worship bands, and also that they don't forget to have fun. That's another thing that annoys me, they just take it all too seriously. David Crowder will just have fun and make up silly lyrics, like "never ending, always, you will never end because you're never ending." and it's just so much fun to sing. Let your words be little. =P Anyway, top 10 songs.
I just need to say that I only own two of their albums and don't know all their music. These are my favourite 10 of those I know. =P
10. No One Like You. We sing this song at church. And although it is quite typical of worship music, it's just so much fun to jump around and dance to! How could I ever deny the love of my saviour?
9. ...neverending... Haha, the song I quoted before. I love this song because it's just so fun and so silly. The lyrics don't even need to make sense, just have fun while you praise God. Also, when playing this song live David plays it on an altered Guitar Hero controller. Fricken sweet. And this makes all the difference, this changes everything. Making our whole existence worth something so we sing la la la la, la la la la.
8. Remedy. This is the title song from their most recent CD. It talks about how we're all broken and in need of God to come and heal us. Is very beautiful and honest. He is the one who has saved us, He is the one who embraced us, He is the one who has come and is coming again, he's the remedy.
7. I Saw The Light. I'm not sure if this song is an original, as I've heard it was written by like Johnny Cash or someone. But nevertheless, singing this song is the most fun I've ever had worshiping. It's bluegrass worship! The hands begin clapping and the feet begin stomping unconsciously. I can't help but just smile like a doofus whenever I hear this joyful song. I saw the light, I saw the light, no more darkness, no more night. Now I'm so happy, no sorrow in sight. Praise the Lord, I saw the light!
6. O Praise Him (All This for a King). This was the first song of theirs I heard, although at the time I didn't know it was them. My church just played it a bit. Just another quality song and it has an awesome video clip associated with it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IpVsF4W8V2Y Turn your gaze to heaven and raise a joyous noise.
5. Rescue is Coming. To completely appreciate this song, I think you need to listen to the A Collision album in it's entirety. A Collision is one of those albums which just unfolds as you listen to it and reveals more of itself with every listen. This song is one of the last tracks on the album, and probably the last 'actual' song. But it's also beautiful by itself and I just love it. There's nothing wrong with me, it's just that I believe things could get better.
4. Can You Feel It? It's really difficult trying to explain why I like these songs. I just like them. This song is my favourite from the Remedy album and it's so beautifully crafted and mixed together. Great for blasting in my car. Can you feel it, the love in this place, can you feel it?
3. Foreverandever Etc. Another song which doesn't take itself too seriously. The name of the song is taken from the last part, which goes "I am yours forever and ever and ever and ever and ever..." and continues for at least half a minute. I have been caught dancing to this song in my kitchen before. I think I'm on the brink of something large, maybe like the breaking of a dawn. Or maybe like a match being lit, or the sinking of a ship, letting goes gives a better grip.
2. Come and Listen. It's so hard to choose which of these top two songs I like better because they're both amazing. Come and Listen is a very simple song invting you to listen to the story of Jesus. The lyrics are beautiful and passionate complimented with a delicate piano backing. It's the opening song to A Collision, which makes it just that much more amazing. Come and Listen, come to the waters edge, all of you who are thirsty, come. Let me tell you what he has done for me, he has done for me, he has done for you, he has done for us. Come and Listen, Come and listen to what he's done. Praise our God, for he is good.
1. You Are My Joy. This song throws you into the middle of it, passionately raw from the first second, and does not even begin to lose this momemtum in the final seconds. The chorus is simple but powerful, just repeating "You are my Joy". Such simple words but with such meaning and truth in my life. And I've said this before and I'll say it a million times again, this song has the best musical interlude in any worship song I've ever heard. I first heard this song when I saw DC*B live and it was the most amazing experience. Stuff it, it's not a hard decision between 2 and 1, You Are My Joy takes the cake! =D
You MUST watch this video
And he set me on fire,
And I am burning alive,
with his breath in my lungs,
I am coming undone.
And I cannot hold it in
And remain composed.
Love's taken over me,
and so I propose
Letting myself go,
I am letting myself go.
You Are my Joy,
You Are my Joy,
You Are my Joy,
You Are my Joy!
And he set me on fire,
And I am burning alive,
with his breath in my lungs,
I am coming undone.
And I cannot hold it in
And remain composed.
Love's taken over me,
and so I propose
Letting myself go,
I am letting myself go.
You Are my Joy,
You Are my Joy,
You Are my Joy,
You Are my Joy!
I need to catch my breath, give a moment.
You Are my Joy,
You Are my Joy,
You Are my Joy,
You Are my Joy!
I'm laughing so hard.
Sunday, April 19, 2009
Rockin' wit' th' Famz.
Day one of my ravings about my favourite bands, and I'm starting at my 7th favourite. That's right, I even have an order of my favourite bands. I'm crazy like that.
Family Force 5.
I was introduced to this band in January of 2008 by a friend named Nick. Well, technically it was Phil but Nick had introduced Phil to them just days before so it was Nick. I was really surprised to find that I liked them, because they're totally not my style of music. Their lyrics are really corny, they were quite considerably a bit heavier than I was used to and their genre is so difficult to place, though they claim it's 'crunk' music. I'm still not entirely sure what that means.
I'm quite lucky that I gave this band a chance. Usually I'd dismiss them really quickly, but something attracted me to click on more of their songs and give them a listen. And I'm totally glad I did.
I saw them live in January of 2009, so a year after discovering them. They are the single most insane band I've ever seen live. It was so loud, people were dancing everywhere, the lead singer Soul Glow Activatur (pretentious names - another reason I'm surprised I like them =P) was rolling on the ground, the drummer Crouton was standing on the drums, and during the encore song Numb, they got us to make a breakdancing circle and everyone did little moves. SO MUCH FUN. Also, when I was lining up to get my CD's signed by them, this guy was playing a Jazzy/Acoustic version of Mr Brightside which me and a random were bopping along to together. But that's for another day.
ANYWAY, my top 10 favourite songs by Family Force 5:
10. The First Time. I actually love this song for it's corniness, which is so weird. It's all about remembering the first time he met this girl (or it could be God, who knows! But I'm more inclined to think girl) and all the things they did. My favourite thing about it is the way he applies all these time functions to his memories, as if he's watching them on a DVD. Quite clever, yet so corny. Remember that time we stayed up all night, I swear we danced until we saw daylight. Step-by-step and frame-by-frame, slow motion let me see that again. Press repeat, 'cause I have to see the first time that I saw your face...
9. Wake The Dead. Another song from Dance or Die. This song is simply about waking up a sleeping generation. It's really catchy and I've even made up my own dance to it, so you know it's good. Don't ask me to show you the dance, you couldn't pay me enough money to. I don't dance like that anymore, don't wear those clothes anymore, don't take that stance anymore. Turn it down, do what you're told. If it's too loud, well then you must be too old.
8. Fever. Oh lookies, third song out of three from Dance or Die! It doesn't help when they've only released two albums to date. =P Fever is just a great song, really catchy and well produced and mixed. There's nothing else to say about it. Fever's got me sweating and you know I'm burning up.
7. Earthquake. This is nothing short of brilliance and very typical of their style. The best time I've ever heard this song was when it was played live, you really need to hear it live to completely appreciate it. But it's such a great song and even includes are cheerleader-styled bridge! 10 point 0 on the Richter scale, shake it like an earthquake, move your tail!
6. Drama Queen. My friend and I used to blast this song in his car all the time. Partly because we laughed at how much it described a certain friend of ours, but mainly because it's amazing! Only these guys could combine a glockenspiel with heavy guitars. You go and talk behind my back, don't you know that's wack, it's a personal attack, ohhh snap!
5. Replace Me. FF5 is a Christian band and this song is probably their most obviously Christian. It's all about being renewed and replaced. At first I didn't like it because his voice sounded...well, whigny to be honest. But I've now grown to really love it. This heart it wants to beat, these lungs they want to breathe. These eyes they want to see, gotta mouth that wants to sing.
4. Get Your Back of the Wall. This is another song which is totally amazing live. The mixing of this song is nothing short of amazing and everything about it is really catchy. Although a bit repetitive after a while, it's very easy to sing. Or yell, whatever floats your boat. This revolution starts when you're moving, don't wanna step to me unless you plan on losing.
3. Never Let Me Go. About a year after they released their first album, 'Business Up Front, Party in the Back' they released a Diamond Edition of the album with some differently mixed songs and 3 new ones, including this one. This addition totally puts the album into the 'remarkable' category. They're all amazing. But I've chosen this one to represent all three of them because it's my favourite. From the ticking noise to repeated whisper of 'never ever let me', the only thing I don't like about this song is it's video clip. Haha. I'll never know when is my time to go, one thing I know for sure is that you'll never let me go.
2. Lose Urself. Don't let the terrible spelling in the title fool you, this song is amazing! This was my favourite song of theirs for so long, mainly thanks to it's undeniably catchy bassline. Also, it was more of my normal taste of music and was really the song which got me into them. I love this song to bits, it's just so catchy! Don't you walk away from me 'cause I got to get you next to me. If you've got game girl, step to me. Just lose them friends and dance with me. Dance next to me, dance next to me, oh please oh please oh can't you see that I've got to get you baby to lose yourself with me.
1. Love Addict. HOLD UP, WAIT A MINUTE, PUT A LITTLE LOVE IN IT. This is by far the best song they've ever written. It was also the first song of theirs I heard, but I don't think that matters with my choice because it was one of my least favourites to begin with! But now I'm freaking in love with, because I can crank it up real loud so people think I'm totally cool but it's actually a song about love. And not the 'bitches and hos' love that drenches mainstream music today, actual love! The lips in the song scare me a little bit.
Hold up, wait a minute, put a little love in it.
Doctor, Doctor, I've got an emergency,
It seems I'm head over heals, a case of L-O-V-E.
It's like I'm glowing inside, yeah a light I can't hide.
And if this feeling is bad, then I don't want to be right,
but what I've got in my soul gives me the highest delight.
Oh yeah, it's better than drugs, in fact it's sent from above.
Hold up, wait a minute, put a little love in it.
Can't kick the habit, I've got to have it.
I'm what they call a love addict, love addict.
Why live without it? Gonna shout about it.
I'm a symptomatic love addict, love addict.
Need a refill 'cause I just can't get enough,
I've got a fever oh yeah, and the perscription's love.
So lay the truth onto me, 'cause that is all that I need.
Hold up, wait a minute, put a little love in it.
Can't kick the habit, I've got to have it.
I'm what they call a love addict, love addict.
Why live without it? Gonna shout about it.
I'm a symptomatic love addict, love addict.
I'm blessed, I must confess,
My heart is pounding in my chest,
'Cause this love's the best,
I'm just a love addict.
Coming down with something outrageous,
look out now 'cause it's so contagious.
This feeling's got me reeling,
so amped up gonna hit the ceiling.
Gotta clear my throat, now I gotta have some more.
Hold up, wait a minute, put a little love in it.
Can't kick the habit, I've got to have it.
I'm what they call a love addict, love addict.
Why live without it? Gonna shout about it.
I'm a symptomatic love addict, love addict.
Can't kick the habit, I've got to have it.
I'm what they call a love addict, love addict.
Why live without it? Gonna shout about it.
I'm a symptomatic love addict, love addict.
Family Force 5.
I was introduced to this band in January of 2008 by a friend named Nick. Well, technically it was Phil but Nick had introduced Phil to them just days before so it was Nick. I was really surprised to find that I liked them, because they're totally not my style of music. Their lyrics are really corny, they were quite considerably a bit heavier than I was used to and their genre is so difficult to place, though they claim it's 'crunk' music. I'm still not entirely sure what that means.
I'm quite lucky that I gave this band a chance. Usually I'd dismiss them really quickly, but something attracted me to click on more of their songs and give them a listen. And I'm totally glad I did.
I saw them live in January of 2009, so a year after discovering them. They are the single most insane band I've ever seen live. It was so loud, people were dancing everywhere, the lead singer Soul Glow Activatur (pretentious names - another reason I'm surprised I like them =P) was rolling on the ground, the drummer Crouton was standing on the drums, and during the encore song Numb, they got us to make a breakdancing circle and everyone did little moves. SO MUCH FUN. Also, when I was lining up to get my CD's signed by them, this guy was playing a Jazzy/Acoustic version of Mr Brightside which me and a random were bopping along to together. But that's for another day.
ANYWAY, my top 10 favourite songs by Family Force 5:
10. The First Time. I actually love this song for it's corniness, which is so weird. It's all about remembering the first time he met this girl (or it could be God, who knows! But I'm more inclined to think girl) and all the things they did. My favourite thing about it is the way he applies all these time functions to his memories, as if he's watching them on a DVD. Quite clever, yet so corny. Remember that time we stayed up all night, I swear we danced until we saw daylight. Step-by-step and frame-by-frame, slow motion let me see that again. Press repeat, 'cause I have to see the first time that I saw your face...
9. Wake The Dead. Another song from Dance or Die. This song is simply about waking up a sleeping generation. It's really catchy and I've even made up my own dance to it, so you know it's good. Don't ask me to show you the dance, you couldn't pay me enough money to. I don't dance like that anymore, don't wear those clothes anymore, don't take that stance anymore. Turn it down, do what you're told. If it's too loud, well then you must be too old.
8. Fever. Oh lookies, third song out of three from Dance or Die! It doesn't help when they've only released two albums to date. =P Fever is just a great song, really catchy and well produced and mixed. There's nothing else to say about it. Fever's got me sweating and you know I'm burning up.
7. Earthquake. This is nothing short of brilliance and very typical of their style. The best time I've ever heard this song was when it was played live, you really need to hear it live to completely appreciate it. But it's such a great song and even includes are cheerleader-styled bridge! 10 point 0 on the Richter scale, shake it like an earthquake, move your tail!
6. Drama Queen. My friend and I used to blast this song in his car all the time. Partly because we laughed at how much it described a certain friend of ours, but mainly because it's amazing! Only these guys could combine a glockenspiel with heavy guitars. You go and talk behind my back, don't you know that's wack, it's a personal attack, ohhh snap!
5. Replace Me. FF5 is a Christian band and this song is probably their most obviously Christian. It's all about being renewed and replaced. At first I didn't like it because his voice sounded...well, whigny to be honest. But I've now grown to really love it. This heart it wants to beat, these lungs they want to breathe. These eyes they want to see, gotta mouth that wants to sing.
4. Get Your Back of the Wall. This is another song which is totally amazing live. The mixing of this song is nothing short of amazing and everything about it is really catchy. Although a bit repetitive after a while, it's very easy to sing. Or yell, whatever floats your boat. This revolution starts when you're moving, don't wanna step to me unless you plan on losing.
3. Never Let Me Go. About a year after they released their first album, 'Business Up Front, Party in the Back' they released a Diamond Edition of the album with some differently mixed songs and 3 new ones, including this one. This addition totally puts the album into the 'remarkable' category. They're all amazing. But I've chosen this one to represent all three of them because it's my favourite. From the ticking noise to repeated whisper of 'never ever let me', the only thing I don't like about this song is it's video clip. Haha. I'll never know when is my time to go, one thing I know for sure is that you'll never let me go.
2. Lose Urself. Don't let the terrible spelling in the title fool you, this song is amazing! This was my favourite song of theirs for so long, mainly thanks to it's undeniably catchy bassline. Also, it was more of my normal taste of music and was really the song which got me into them. I love this song to bits, it's just so catchy! Don't you walk away from me 'cause I got to get you next to me. If you've got game girl, step to me. Just lose them friends and dance with me. Dance next to me, dance next to me, oh please oh please oh can't you see that I've got to get you baby to lose yourself with me.
1. Love Addict. HOLD UP, WAIT A MINUTE, PUT A LITTLE LOVE IN IT. This is by far the best song they've ever written. It was also the first song of theirs I heard, but I don't think that matters with my choice because it was one of my least favourites to begin with! But now I'm freaking in love with, because I can crank it up real loud so people think I'm totally cool but it's actually a song about love. And not the 'bitches and hos' love that drenches mainstream music today, actual love! The lips in the song scare me a little bit.
Hold up, wait a minute, put a little love in it.
Doctor, Doctor, I've got an emergency,
It seems I'm head over heals, a case of L-O-V-E.
It's like I'm glowing inside, yeah a light I can't hide.
And if this feeling is bad, then I don't want to be right,
but what I've got in my soul gives me the highest delight.
Oh yeah, it's better than drugs, in fact it's sent from above.
Hold up, wait a minute, put a little love in it.
Can't kick the habit, I've got to have it.
I'm what they call a love addict, love addict.
Why live without it? Gonna shout about it.
I'm a symptomatic love addict, love addict.
Need a refill 'cause I just can't get enough,
I've got a fever oh yeah, and the perscription's love.
So lay the truth onto me, 'cause that is all that I need.
Hold up, wait a minute, put a little love in it.
Can't kick the habit, I've got to have it.
I'm what they call a love addict, love addict.
Why live without it? Gonna shout about it.
I'm a symptomatic love addict, love addict.
I'm blessed, I must confess,
My heart is pounding in my chest,
'Cause this love's the best,
I'm just a love addict.
Coming down with something outrageous,
look out now 'cause it's so contagious.
This feeling's got me reeling,
so amped up gonna hit the ceiling.
Gotta clear my throat, now I gotta have some more.
Hold up, wait a minute, put a little love in it.
Can't kick the habit, I've got to have it.
I'm what they call a love addict, love addict.
Why live without it? Gonna shout about it.
I'm a symptomatic love addict, love addict.
Can't kick the habit, I've got to have it.
I'm what they call a love addict, love addict.
Why live without it? Gonna shout about it.
I'm a symptomatic love addict, love addict.
Saturday, April 18, 2009
BEDA Fail.
I fail at BEDA. It’s been a week since my last post. I never had faith that I could update my blog for 30 consecutive days, and to be completely honest I thought I was going to fail at about the Day 4 mark. But I got up to day 12 which was NEARLY half way and by the end of it I HATED blogging. So I needed a break. What have you done to me, BEDA? =(
So I took a break (was so angry I didn’t even tell you I was taking a blog) and I’m still a little mad at it So while I still feel committed to BEDA but don’t want to blog, I’ve decided to spend the next 7 days telling you about my favourite bands. My taste in music is something I really like and something I like to talk about. So it won’t be too hard for me to talk about my favourite music every day. What I’ve decided to do is list my 10 favourite songs from 7 different bands in the next seven days. Sound good? I hope so. :]
Starting tomorrow. And by tomorrow, I mean Sunday which is actually today. Yes, I have pulled out of BEDA but at this moment I’m going to be updating every day for a while. =)
Sunday, April 12, 2009
Happy Easter. [BEDA #12]
Hello readers.
I am so incredibly tired right now. I need sleep like a deaf man needs a hearing aid.
See how bad that simile was? I think that proves my point more than anything could.
I had the best easter this year. I would explain it to you, but I'm sleepy. The only reason I'm updating this is because BEDA sucks donkey balls.
You will get a proper blog tomorrow. I promise.
PS. The blog about Barbie being a vampire (or something) is coming after the easter blog too. Watch out for that!
I am so incredibly tired right now. I need sleep like a deaf man needs a hearing aid.
See how bad that simile was? I think that proves my point more than anything could.
I had the best easter this year. I would explain it to you, but I'm sleepy. The only reason I'm updating this is because BEDA sucks donkey balls.
You will get a proper blog tomorrow. I promise.
PS. The blog about Barbie being a vampire (or something) is coming after the easter blog too. Watch out for that!
Friday, April 10, 2009
Answers and K-lyrics.
So one person asked me questions. ONE. That's because Liv is a lovely person and ACTUALLY CARES ABOUT ME. HMPH. (liv is the greatest. <33) style="font-weight: bold;">Q: If I bought you many many fruit tingles but secretly took out all of the green ones and fed them to a polar bear (obviously one that could cope with epic multiple green sweetness), would you still love me?
Yes. The green ones are the best, but this doesn't mean that the others aren't any good. I'd be slightly annoyed at you because WHY WOULD YOU DO THAT TO ME? but it's not enough to make me stop being your friend. =P
Q: The Killers or John Green [I don't know about you, but i'd find this question SO hard. lol]
Oh this is an easy one. The Killers by farrr. Sorry John, but Brandon Flowers has stolen my heart. You can have my nerdy heart.
Q: How's the hair situation? Is it growing? =]
No. My hair doesn't grow. I'm like barbie.
Yeah it's growing rather nicely. People started mentioning that it was growing by about day 4, so maybe it was just cut longer than they thought or my hair is on steroids. Either way, it's growing now and evidently more ranga. Brilliant.
That's pretty dismal guiz. Not enough for a blog post!
I'm currently listening to Relient K. They're definitely my second favourite band everrr. Matt Thiessen has a way of expressing things in a way which resonates with people. Like me, I'm a people. Some lyrics:
"I tried to move you, but you just wouldn't budge. I tried to hold your hand, but you'd rather hold your grudge." ~ Which to Bury, Us or the Hatchet?
"I know that it's so cliche to tell you that everyday I spend with you is the new best day of my life." ~ Must Have Done Something Right.
"When I go down, I go down hard and I take everything I've learned and teach myself some disregard." ~ When I Go Down.
"No one told me how bad I need you, but I somehow arrived at that conclusion all by myself." ~ Give Until There's Nothing Left.
"Never underestimate my Jesus. You're telling me that there's no hope; I'm telling you you're wrong. Never underestimate my Jesus. When the world around you crumbles, he will be strong. He will be strong." ~ For the Moments I Feel Faint.
"I'm sorry for the person I became. I'm sorry that it took so long for me to change. I'm ready to be sure I never become that way again, because who I am hates who I've been." ~ Who I Am Hates Who I've Been.
"Yesterday is not quite what it could have been, as were most of all the days before. But I swear today, with every breath I'm breathing in, I'll be trying to make it so much more." ~ Up and Up.
"Sometimes I think that I'm not any good at all. Sometimes I wonder why I'm even here at all. But then you assure me I'm a little more than useless. When I think that I can't do this, you promise me that I'll get through this and do something right for once." ~ More Than Useless.
"When you looked at me and said 'I kinda view you as a son', for one second our eyes met and I met that with the question, 'do you know what you are getting yourself into?' I'm getting into you because you got to me in a way words can't describe." ~ Getting Into You.
"I've been a liar and I'll never amount to the kind of person you deserve to worship you. You say you will not dwell on what I did, but rather what I do. You said "I love you and that what you are getting yourself into." ~ Getting Into You.
"I've given up on giving up slowly, I'm blending in so you won't even know me apart from this whole world that shares my fate. This one last bullet you mention is my one last shot at redemption, 'cause I know to live you must give your life away." ~ Be My Escape.
"'cause when I looked into your eyes and you dared to stare right back, you should have said 'nice to meet you, I'm your other half.'". ~ The Best Thing.
ENOUGH. ARGH.
Yes. The green ones are the best, but this doesn't mean that the others aren't any good. I'd be slightly annoyed at you because WHY WOULD YOU DO THAT TO ME? but it's not enough to make me stop being your friend. =P
Q: The Killers or John Green [I don't know about you, but i'd find this question SO hard. lol]
Oh this is an easy one. The Killers by farrr. Sorry John, but Brandon Flowers has stolen my heart. You can have my nerdy heart.
Q: How's the hair situation? Is it growing? =]
No. My hair doesn't grow. I'm like barbie.
Yeah it's growing rather nicely. People started mentioning that it was growing by about day 4, so maybe it was just cut longer than they thought or my hair is on steroids. Either way, it's growing now and evidently more ranga. Brilliant.
That's pretty dismal guiz. Not enough for a blog post!
I'm currently listening to Relient K. They're definitely my second favourite band everrr. Matt Thiessen has a way of expressing things in a way which resonates with people. Like me, I'm a people. Some lyrics:
"I tried to move you, but you just wouldn't budge. I tried to hold your hand, but you'd rather hold your grudge." ~ Which to Bury, Us or the Hatchet?
"I know that it's so cliche to tell you that everyday I spend with you is the new best day of my life." ~ Must Have Done Something Right.
"When I go down, I go down hard and I take everything I've learned and teach myself some disregard." ~ When I Go Down.
"No one told me how bad I need you, but I somehow arrived at that conclusion all by myself." ~ Give Until There's Nothing Left.
"Never underestimate my Jesus. You're telling me that there's no hope; I'm telling you you're wrong. Never underestimate my Jesus. When the world around you crumbles, he will be strong. He will be strong." ~ For the Moments I Feel Faint.
"I'm sorry for the person I became. I'm sorry that it took so long for me to change. I'm ready to be sure I never become that way again, because who I am hates who I've been." ~ Who I Am Hates Who I've Been.
"Yesterday is not quite what it could have been, as were most of all the days before. But I swear today, with every breath I'm breathing in, I'll be trying to make it so much more." ~ Up and Up.
"Sometimes I think that I'm not any good at all. Sometimes I wonder why I'm even here at all. But then you assure me I'm a little more than useless. When I think that I can't do this, you promise me that I'll get through this and do something right for once." ~ More Than Useless.
"When you looked at me and said 'I kinda view you as a son', for one second our eyes met and I met that with the question, 'do you know what you are getting yourself into?' I'm getting into you because you got to me in a way words can't describe." ~ Getting Into You.
"I've been a liar and I'll never amount to the kind of person you deserve to worship you. You say you will not dwell on what I did, but rather what I do. You said "I love you and that what you are getting yourself into." ~ Getting Into You.
"I've given up on giving up slowly, I'm blending in so you won't even know me apart from this whole world that shares my fate. This one last bullet you mention is my one last shot at redemption, 'cause I know to live you must give your life away." ~ Be My Escape.
"'cause when I looked into your eyes and you dared to stare right back, you should have said 'nice to meet you, I'm your other half.'". ~ The Best Thing.
ENOUGH. ARGH.
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