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Friday, June 16, 2006

The three posts below contain songs that have helped me get by recently. Anyone who knows me well knows that music is a big part of my life. Even though I am not a musician, it helps me express myself in ways that I may not normally be able to.

Yes, music can be sad, but I tend not to think of certain songs as depressing. It's all very cathartic. I mope along with Morrissey or I raise hell with Hank Williams III. I don't actually do these things, yet emotionally, I feel something.

The three songs below are similar. For weeks I've felt upset and worried that I was being irrational about things. These songs helped me. Not to forget, but to understand that I was not the only one who ever felt the same way.

So join me in drinking with George, venting with Ben or looking forward with Mr. Isaak.

This round is on me.

I Believe
by Chris Isaak

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I believe the stars keep shining all throught the night.
I believe if we just keep trying it will be alright.
I believe that someday we're gonna find our way.
And I believe in a beautiful day.

I believe in lovers walking side by side.
I believe that someday we'll be satisfied.
I believe the angels listen, god hears us pray.
And I believe in a beautiful day.
Yeah, I believe it's gonna work out OK.

But not for me, and not for you.

I believe, I believe, I believe.
I believe, I believe, I believe.

I believe there's an answer waiting when the day is done.
I believe if you just keep searching you'll find someone.
I believe that you and I just lost our way.
And I believe in a beautiful day.
I still believe in a beautiful day.

But not for me, and not for you.
I know you tried. I tried, too.
Sometimes all our dreams just don't come true.


I believe, I believe, I believe.
I believe, I believe, I believe.
Oh... Oh... Beautiful day.

Gone
by Ben Folds

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I thought I'd write, I thought I'd let you know
In the year since you've been gone I've finally let you go
And I hope you find some time to drop a note
But if you won't
Then you won't
And I will consider you gone

I know that you went straight to someone else
While I worked through all this shit here by myself
And I think that you should spend some time alone
But if you won't
Then you won't
And I will consider you gone

I wake up in the night
All alone and it's alright
The chemicals are wearing off
Since you've gone

The days go on, the lights go off and on
And nothing really matters when you're gone
If you think that you feel nothing at all
If you don't (If you don't)
Then you don't (No, you won't)
If you won't
Then you won't
And I will
Then I will
Yeah, and I will consider you gone

80 Proof Bottle of Tear Stopper
by George Strait

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You ain't never fell as far as when you fall in love
Except the fall you take when you've been loved and given up
When you have your heart and soul rubbed into the dirt
An 80-proof bottle of tear-stopper will take away the hurt

Give me an 80-proof bottle of tear-stopper
And I'll start feeling I forgot her
Get a little loose and lose her memory
And I won't think I'm close to dying
Because it dries up all my crying
An 80-proof bottle of tear-stopper always sets me free

It ain't easy losing love although it's turned out bad
All at once you're turning off old feelings you once had
But I found a helping hand right here in my hand
And 80-proof bottle of tear-stopper will help me take 'em out

Give me an 80-proof bottle of tear-stopper
And I'll start feeling I forgot her
Get a little loose and lose her memory
And I won't think I'm close to dying
Because it dries up all my crying
An 80-proof bottle of tear-stopper always sets me free

Monday, June 12, 2006

Life changes. Wow.

So it was my birthday this weekend. I wasn't exactly in top form. I had a lot on my mind but even though we didn't do a lot (my fault for being indecisive), I'm glad that I was able to hang out with friends and forget about things for a bit.

I'm twenty four now. That's six years until thirty. I can live with that.

I think my music taste is changing again. I seem to go through six-month periods where I listen to mostly one genre and then just radically shift. I've noticed this happening for a few years, but it appears we are approaching a new era. Or maybe it's a "paradigm shift?" ;)

But anyway, when I was living in Manchester I mostly listened to electronic music (yes, I know, it's a blanket category). Not long after moving to Manchester, however, I fell back in to rap music. I hadn't really followed it very much since high school, so it was a weird bit of nostalgia. Especially living in the Netherlands, where the stuff I was listening to in '97 is still popular and being played on The Box.

Given the current state of events (read: Anarchy & Apathy), it looks like I'm moving away again. Right now it's involving a lot of Hank Williams III and lounge music (yeah, I know, but then again I've never "been normal" when it comes to music, have I?). Maybe I'm prepping myself for Ellinwood, KS? Guess we'll just have to see.

So yeah, that's about where things are. Life goes on. Roll on the Jeff Lang UK/USA Tour Summer 2006...

P.S. My friend Max has started a new blog called I Got It 4 Cheap. It's like pop culture for the ADD generation. So of course it's worth checking out...