12 November, 2009Joshua Radin - Everything'll Be Alright (Will's Lullaby) @22:18
I really don't know what to do now. I just need to stop thinking of what could be and focus on making the most of what we have now. I need to learn to be content. Right? But why is it that I always want more than what I can have? Why are some things so out of reach?
There is just one thing I wish for... and because I am a selfish, ungrateful daughter, deep inside I keep thinking why a little sacrifice can't be made for me. There are so many things I don't understand why you can't do. Of course I know it's wrong. Of course I know you have your reasons, and if I were in your shoes I would probably be ten million times worse. But like I said, even though I understand the situation and how it cannot be any other way than the way it is, I am still sad. Understanding where you stand doesn't make me wish any less that it could be the way I want it to be.
And it hurts me so much. Maybe I'm spoilt and I cannot take it when I don't get my way. Fine. So be it. But this is the only thing I really really really want. More than any other thing in the entire world.
But I still keep thinking what if. And why me.
Joshua Radin - Everything'll Be Alright (Will's Lullaby)
Way down New York town
Thinking about the way
She loved me
There's a hole in my pocket
That's about her size
But I think everything is gonna be alright
Yes, I hope everything is gonna be alright
A smilin' face
Is tradin'
The gifts I found at the bar
Well I wish my car
Could drive to her tonight
Then I'd know everything is gonna be alright
Yes, then I'd know it'll be alright
The rain in New Orleans
Forgot to end
But the mouths of the people are dry
Then we watch and wait
And do nothing but sigh
And hope everything is gonna turn out right
But I don't know if it'll be alright
But I look at you
Warm in your dream
While your mobile dances above
And I think to myself
It's a beautiful night
And I know everything is gonna be alright
Yes, now I know it'll be alright
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There is just one thing I wish for... and because I am a selfish, ungrateful daughter, deep inside I keep thinking why a little sacrifice can't be made for me. There are so many things I don't understand why you can't do. Of course I know it's wrong. Of course I know you have your reasons, and if I were in your shoes I would probably be ten million times worse. But like I said, even though I understand the situation and how it cannot be any other way than the way it is, I am still sad. Understanding where you stand doesn't make me wish any less that it could be the way I want it to be.
And it hurts me so much. Maybe I'm spoilt and I cannot take it when I don't get my way. Fine. So be it. But this is the only thing I really really really want. More than any other thing in the entire world.
But I still keep thinking what if. And why me.
Joshua Radin - Everything'll Be Alright (Will's Lullaby)
Way down New York town
Thinking about the way
She loved me
There's a hole in my pocket
That's about her size
But I think everything is gonna be alright
Yes, I hope everything is gonna be alright
A smilin' face
Is tradin'
The gifts I found at the bar
Well I wish my car
Could drive to her tonight
Then I'd know everything is gonna be alright
Yes, then I'd know it'll be alright
The rain in New Orleans
Forgot to end
But the mouths of the people are dry
Then we watch and wait
And do nothing but sigh
And hope everything is gonna turn out right
But I don't know if it'll be alright
But I look at you
Warm in your dream
While your mobile dances above
And I think to myself
It's a beautiful night
And I know everything is gonna be alright
Yes, now I know it'll be alright
Labels: Music
11 November, 2009
Dashboard Confessional - Hell On The Throat @23:27
Okay, this song is nice, but it's awfully similar to Joshua Radin. Not a bad thing though. Here are the lyrics! I like the last part most.
Dashboard Confessional - Hell On The Throat
A line of strands to mark the trail
No one said it would be easy
I must admit I felt the risk
Was better waged in younger seasons
But all these years in the cold
Putting hell on a throne
Till every thing I say burns like cinders
Well it’s hard to belong to a girl or a song
In the crease of a strangling winter
It's strange to be lost
Stranger still to belong
On the strings of a twisting line
Along the way the turns were sharp
No one said it would be easy
I must admit I thought the trip
Was better made in younger seasons
But all these years in pursuit
Made a man of a fool
Till every word I say is unwaivered
Well it’s hard to belong to a girl or a song
In the case of a selfish believer
It’s strange to be lost
Stranger still to belong
On the strings of a twisting line
Well it’s hard to belong to a girl or a song
In the case of a selfish believer
It’s strange to be lost
Stranger still to belong
On the strings of a twisting line
When the path I have made
From the grass to the grave
I will love you still
And when the sand turns to glass
And all that’s left is the past
I will love you still
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Dashboard Confessional - Hell On The Throat
A line of strands to mark the trail
No one said it would be easy
I must admit I felt the risk
Was better waged in younger seasons
But all these years in the cold
Putting hell on a throne
Till every thing I say burns like cinders
Well it’s hard to belong to a girl or a song
In the crease of a strangling winter
It's strange to be lost
Stranger still to belong
On the strings of a twisting line
Along the way the turns were sharp
No one said it would be easy
I must admit I thought the trip
Was better made in younger seasons
But all these years in pursuit
Made a man of a fool
Till every word I say is unwaivered
Well it’s hard to belong to a girl or a song
In the case of a selfish believer
It’s strange to be lost
Stranger still to belong
On the strings of a twisting line
Well it’s hard to belong to a girl or a song
In the case of a selfish believer
It’s strange to be lost
Stranger still to belong
On the strings of a twisting line
When the path I have made
From the grass to the grave
I will love you still
And when the sand turns to glass
And all that’s left is the past
I will love you still
Labels: Music
12 October, 2009
Stars Of Track And Field - End Of All Time @18:39
9th week of school. 5 more weeks to go before it's over. 6 more weeks to the start of exams.
1 more month to my birthday.
As much as I say I don't really care much for it, a part of me is still keeping an eye on the number of days leading up to it. But honestly? 21 is such an arbitrary number. Or maybe I just try and tell myself I don't care because I hate being disappointed. That's what my whole life has been about... keeping my expectations low to the point of pessimism, so that every little thing becomes a bonus. It's not a great way to live, but I guess it works for me.
And instead of doing my work (argh argh argh, how is it possible for me to blather on here for a hundred words or more, but so difficult to hammer out a coherent sentence in MS Word?), I was trying to figure out the lyrics to Stars Of Track And Field's End Of All Time last night.
There are still two lines I can't really catch though, but I'll post up what I have at the moment since no lyrics exist online as far as I know.
Stars Of Track And Field - End Of All Time
Imagine you could tear the world apart
Lay it all out like a weather chart
Take your time cuz you're up against space
Sweep up the tears runnin' down your face
You burn bright when you're left alone
Build up the speed to bring you home
Turn off the lights and watch you... glow
To the end of all time
Just so I can see the lightning climb
Over you
To the end of all time
Just so I can see the lightning climb
Over me
Life's speed can you last belong (??? I can't catch this line)
See you back slide in the burning sun
By the way I will let you know
The equator peeled off when I let you go
Turn off the lights and watch you... glow
To the end of all time
Just so I can see the lightning climb
Over you
To the end of all time
Just so I can see the lightning climb
Over me
See the world through the faintest glow
Break apart and you turn up the final glow
You answer is no
And ??? you hear that (??? I have absolutely no idea what this line is either)
It's the end of all time
To the end of all time
Just so I can see the lightning climb
Over you
To the end of all time
Just so I can see the lightning climb
Over me
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1 more month to my birthday.
As much as I say I don't really care much for it, a part of me is still keeping an eye on the number of days leading up to it. But honestly? 21 is such an arbitrary number. Or maybe I just try and tell myself I don't care because I hate being disappointed. That's what my whole life has been about... keeping my expectations low to the point of pessimism, so that every little thing becomes a bonus. It's not a great way to live, but I guess it works for me.
And instead of doing my work (argh argh argh, how is it possible for me to blather on here for a hundred words or more, but so difficult to hammer out a coherent sentence in MS Word?), I was trying to figure out the lyrics to Stars Of Track And Field's End Of All Time last night.
There are still two lines I can't really catch though, but I'll post up what I have at the moment since no lyrics exist online as far as I know.
Stars Of Track And Field - End Of All Time
Imagine you could tear the world apart
Lay it all out like a weather chart
Take your time cuz you're up against space
Sweep up the tears runnin' down your face
You burn bright when you're left alone
Build up the speed to bring you home
Turn off the lights and watch you... glow
To the end of all time
Just so I can see the lightning climb
Over you
To the end of all time
Just so I can see the lightning climb
Over me
Life's speed can you last belong (??? I can't catch this line)
See you back slide in the burning sun
By the way I will let you know
The equator peeled off when I let you go
Turn off the lights and watch you... glow
To the end of all time
Just so I can see the lightning climb
Over you
To the end of all time
Just so I can see the lightning climb
Over me
See the world through the faintest glow
Break apart and you turn up the final glow
You answer is no
And ??? you hear that (??? I have absolutely no idea what this line is either)
It's the end of all time
To the end of all time
Just so I can see the lightning climb
Over you
To the end of all time
Just so I can see the lightning climb
Over me
Labels: Music
26 September, 2009
Hotspur - Heads/Tails @00:39
New song obsession... Hotspur's Heads/Tails
I was trying to find the lyrics to this song but couldn't... maybe I'm not looking hard enough. Anyway, here's my attempt at the lyrics... I probably misheard some, but here you go.
Hotspur - Heads/Tails
Call it in the air heads or tails
Heads we go to London
And try to save the Queen
Tails we go to Paris
Try our hand in romance
Need a chance to show you
That I'll take you anywhere
So call it in the air
It's midnight now and I'll be up for hours
Cuz something tells me you are not alone
I make plans to walk and buy you flowers
And throw them out before you get back home
So let's let fate decide
For you and me tonight
If there's half a chance we'll make it
Then it's not too late to try
Call it in the air heads or tails
Heads we go to London
And try to save the Queen
Tails we go to Paris
Try our hand in romance
Even when we're flying
Then at least I've got a chance
At least I got a chance
To show you I can take you somewhere
Somewhere far away
From the shadows of this place
Oh somewhere where we could fall in love
Where we could fall in love... oh...
Six a.m. the sun is coming up
Something tells me I'm all out alone
Call it in the air heads or tails
Heads we go to London
And try to save the Queen
Tails we go to Paris
Try our hand in romance
Need a chance to show you
That I'll take you anywhere
So call it in the air
Call it in the air... oh...
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I was trying to find the lyrics to this song but couldn't... maybe I'm not looking hard enough. Anyway, here's my attempt at the lyrics... I probably misheard some, but here you go.
Hotspur - Heads/Tails
Call it in the air heads or tails
Heads we go to London
And try to save the Queen
Tails we go to Paris
Try our hand in romance
Need a chance to show you
That I'll take you anywhere
So call it in the air
It's midnight now and I'll be up for hours
Cuz something tells me you are not alone
I make plans to walk and buy you flowers
And throw them out before you get back home
So let's let fate decide
For you and me tonight
If there's half a chance we'll make it
Then it's not too late to try
Call it in the air heads or tails
Heads we go to London
And try to save the Queen
Tails we go to Paris
Try our hand in romance
Even when we're flying
Then at least I've got a chance
At least I got a chance
To show you I can take you somewhere
Somewhere far away
From the shadows of this place
Oh somewhere where we could fall in love
Where we could fall in love... oh...
Six a.m. the sun is coming up
Something tells me I'm all out alone
Call it in the air heads or tails
Heads we go to London
And try to save the Queen
Tails we go to Paris
Try our hand in romance
Need a chance to show you
That I'll take you anywhere
So call it in the air
Call it in the air... oh...
Labels: Music
01 December, 2008
New Leaves @23:34
Anyway, 若葉 (wakaba) is already on my playlist's repeat. :D Love the melody, the guitar, everything. It's classic Spitz and brings with it a twinge of nostalgia. Now to get my hands on the lyrics and try to painstakingly decipher them.
Haven't listened to them for some time. A few months, maybe? It's really comforting, like settling into your favourite chair for an afternoon of good reading. Not that I'd know what that feels like, because I don't have a favourite chair. I do most of my reading while travelling or before I sleep. But yeah, one can imagine what it's supposed to feel like. Like happiness. Or contentment. Or one of those vague, abstract feelings that I don't ever seem able to hold tightly onto. They slip away like wisps of smoke between my fingers.
There is so much to say, but sometimes the words don't come, and there's no sense in shouting to a deaf wind.
Labels: Music
23 July, 2007
スピッツ - 群青 @13:58
Another new single from SPITZ! The music video is so irrelevant and cute. I have no idea what the lyrics mean though, so it may be relevant after all, but you can always trust the Japanese to be random, eh?Anyway, I love their new album cover; it's blue, whimsical and has an unidentified animal on it (dog? rabbit?). xD
Oh, and I rejected the private tutoring in the end because it simply wasn't worth the time. I'll think about it again after I get my timetable next week, I guess.
Today I've been slacking at home. Haven't done that in a while. Catching up on newspaper-reading and drama-watching and book-reading and oh yes, that reminds me that I need to revise my Japanese vocabulary before I go for lessons tomorrow. I made a Powerpoint presentation of all the words that I'm learning right now as a sort of cheapo flashcard resource to aid in my learning of the language. I like to think that it's a clever move, but really, it isn't.
Labels: Music
30 March, 2007
SPITZ - Looking For @08:41
New single! It's going to be released on 18 April! AHHH, I can't wait. But it's not like I'm going to buy it yet. I can only get their albums online. HMV is a leeching bloodsucker because they sell their albums for $60. Is that daylight robbery or what? And they don't sell their new singles either. I want 魔法のコトバ (mahou no kotoba)!! 2 songs for $17.44. Not cheap, but beats being not available in stores... *grumble* Maybe I should try searching in Gramaphone or Sembawang or something.
Labels: Music
12 January, 2007
SPITZ Medley @00:45
AHHH. This is absolutely beautiful. A medley of four SPITZ songs, Robinson, Cherry, Sora mo toberuhazu, and the song that made me fall in love with them, Kaede. I can watch this over and over:
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Labels: Music
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