Friday, December 18, 2009

12/18/09

Hello the sun
And all this glory
The radio's on
It's playing your favorite song
I wish you hadn't died last night
I cannot bring you back
So can I come alone

I cannot bring you back
From these ladders
That you're climbing on


~Ladders
Lovedrug, Demos

Thursday, December 17, 2009

12/17/09

So John Frusciante announced that he'd quit the Red Hot Chili Peppers. What?! His justifications are heartfelt and clear, and I really respect him for going with his gut even if it may be an unpopular decision among fans who see the band's dynamic in a certain light.

His letter to fans:

“When I quit the band, over a year ago, we were on an indefinite hiatus. There was no drama or anger involved, and the other guys were very understanding. They are supportive of my doing whatever makes me happy and that goes both ways.

To put it simply, my musical interests have led me in a different direction. Upon rejoining, and throughout my time in the band, I was very excited about exploring the musical possibilities inherent in a rock band, and doing so with those people in particular. A couple of years ago, I began to feel that same excitement again, but this time it was about making a different kind of music, alone, and being my own engineer.

I really love the band and what we did. I understand and value that my work with them means a lot to many people, but I have to follow my interests. For me, art has never been something done out of a sense of duty. It is something I do because it is really fun, exciting, and interesting. Over the last 12 years, I have changed, as a person and artist, to such a degree that to do further work along the lines I did with the band would be to go against my own nature. There was no choice involved in this decision. I simply have to be what I am, and have to do what I must do.

Sending love and gratitude to you all.”

It's a good sign that there was no drama involved in his decision -- it proves that there are in fact musicians who do not hold grudges against people who they find success with. Simply, it shows respect. This is an essential tool for crafting quality music and continuing to pursue it. If you respect the people you are creating with, it will show itself in the collaboration. Proof lies in the success of RHCP and their kickass songbook. Fruscinante will no doubt go on to make incredible solo albums and develop further as a musician.

I need to listen to "Murders" over and over again, stat.

Wednesday, December 16, 2009

12/15/09

But hilarious.

(Larry David is apologizing, while eating:)
Yoshi: "You can't be sincere about apologizing, then snack on pistachio nuts!"
(later)
Larry: "What, is that like a Japanese thing?"
Yoshi: "No! No, that's a human thing!"

-Curb your Enthusiasm
(This show is addictive and hilarious.)

Monday, December 14, 2009

12/14/09

So I've been all over the magazines and blogosphere lately, scrounging for the best of the best of the best lists. Not only is it the end of the year, it's the end of a decade, the first of the new millennium. This is huge for us living through it. So as music journalists go, we must analyze, catagor-ize, figure out where the pieces of music fit in a grander scheme. Who started trends, who broke the molds, who went for it and got there, no sweat?

The differences in some of the lists are astonishing. I've yet to figure out what my personal favorites have been, but I'm pretty sure it aligns with Rolling Stone's from what I've seen so far -- no doubt Kid A as their #1 pick speaks to that. As for Paste, who chose Sufjan Steven's Illinois album, I see where they're coming from because it is so unbelievably musical, but I doubt the effect he had is nearly as reaching as Radiohead's. Whatever that means. Additionally, many albums that personally changed my musical life were heard by a handful of die hard fans, like Lovedrug or Copeland or Circa Survive.

Also, from 2000-2009, I grew up from 11 to 21, most of the music I ingested WASN'T of the times. Zeppelin is still my gold standard of rock 'n' roll, and Bob Dylan is still a poet -- this is music that is not OF the times, but still greatly affected me, a product of the generation. We can't consider the times to be the only means that shape us -- what comes before is just as relevant as what's happening now in terms of music, at least. It is timeless. Such is the state of many of the records chosen by publications in their valiant listing efforts --- timeless pieces of music that sum up a generational attitude, signify a shift in musical priorities and woo their audiences through a blend of new sound and honest surrender.

But we must give any of the list makers credit where credit is due. At a time when music kind of exploded into a billion little markets, it's not easy to compare the works of seasoned artists against indie newcomers, wordsmithing rappers with guitar strumming folksters. Yet, they try, because how could we not take a look back?

Long live rock 'n' roll, so they once said. Freak folk, I've yet to see how long you're gonna last, but it's clear from these lists you made your mark. Emo, you came and went and your influence will be forever immortalized in MySpace mockery and swoopy haircuts. Bruce Springsteen, you still have not gone away, and that's just fine with me.

Death Cab for Cutie, you rocked my world, and everyone else's. "Plans" is the soundtrack of my decade, I'm pretty sure if I had to make a list it would be my number once choice. No album fits any mood better, no album reads my thoughts better, no album elicits as much personal imagery and emotion than that one. Given to me by my mother on my 17th birthday, which feels like so, so long ago, but wasn't at all. I was wearing a peach-pink prom dress and a tiara, hadn't even learned to play piano yet, and still longed to learn the opening notes of "What Sarah Said." A year later that song would mean much more to me than I could know, and four years later "Marching Bands of Manhattan" rang in my ears as I slinked along, broke and alone the subways. "I Will Follow You Into The Dark" is an acoustic gift, "Summer Skin" fits every fall afternoon. I love "Plans," and while "Transatlanticism" hooked me onto Death Cab in the first place, "Plans" has a more mature, thorough sound, and a different take on the thoughtful musing all musicians are prone to expose in the events of their life.

Anyway, lists:
Rolling Stone: 100 Best Albums of the Decade
Paste Magazine: The 50 Best Albums of the Decade
Pitchfork: The Decade in Music (enough material here for weeks of thoughtfulness)
NME: The Top 100 Greatest Albums of the Decade
Billboard: Artist picks of the decade video
Also, I am pretty much on board with Tom Morello's picks, lots of good ones in there.


Click around and stroll down memory lane.....we've come a long way from 2000, and I can only imagine what sounds the next decade will come up with. Like TV, there's bound to be the best of the best and the worst of the worst, depending on what channels you tune into. Depending who you talk to, and depending on your tastes. The past year, and the best-of-the-decade wrap-ups allude to the fact that the deep insight and musical mastery of Radiohead, Sufjan and their counterparts sings to the generation and its critics alike. That's a positive sign, folks -- no, auto-tune has not taken over good music, no, hook-y choruses and overproduced nonsense will not kill of the passionate pleas of musicians trying to say their piece. That will always make for the best of the best lists, those who take their craft as seriously as a carpenter takes their staircase. It must be aligned, it must be logical, it must have direction, and it must take you from one place to another. Such music will always, always prevail.

Tuesday, December 8, 2009

12/8/09


On a Damien Rice kick lately. And hey, look, it's AOL! My fave.



Even though this song is from earlier in the decade, it really stands out to me. I think Rice's music touches a lot of people and I think it's really easy to get into. Very pretty, peaceful, emotive and soundtrackesqe. I love it, anyway. Anyone can sing along to these songs if they want. There's a collective conscious quality from sadness in music that can do that, if there's just the right balance of melody and newness. I think his music being all over TV in the past few years speaks to this.

Personally, I don't remember how I encountered Rice. Found his CD in my basement one day, enjoyed it, then heard him all over the place.

So why'd you fill my sorrow
With the words you've borrowed
From the only place that you've known
And why'd you sing Hallelujah
If it means nothing to you
Why'd you sing with me at all?

~Delicate
Damien Rice, O

Saturday, December 5, 2009

12/5/09

While this type of band -- seven piece indie group with punctuation in their name -- wouldn't normally be the kind I would seek out listening to, I heard the song "The Sea Is A Good Place To Think of the Future" by Los Campesinos! and really really enjoyed it. Enjoyed the lyrics, the style, the dynamics. Thought it had beautiful organization and beautiful tension, really captured a feeling well. Wonderful song.



The lyrics, for the verses, are that kind of sentence-y, paragraph-y kind. Example:

"At fourteen her mother died in a routine operation, from allergic reaction to a general anesthetic. She spent the rest of her teens experimenting with prescriptions, in a futile attempt to know more than the doctors.
She said one day to leave her, sand up to her shoulders waiting for the tide
to drag her to the ocean, to another sea's shore.
This thing hurts like hell,
but what did you expect?"

Song lyrics? Song lyrics! Song lyrics...I think it totally works. Cynics might say that this isn't lyrics fighting, it's just rambling. But I think the test of a good song means the lyrics need to stand on their own, or else why the fuck are you singing them? Just 'cause they sound cool? Well, I suppose that's a rationale, but I prefer my musicians to believe in what they're singing about. To feel so deeply attached to those words they want to put them out there in music-land.

Anyway, cool song, illustrates a good point, too. Must find more!!

Tuesday, December 1, 2009

12/1/09

Should you find yourself in need of new rock music, I highly recommend the new Lovedrug. I think it's a good fit for a lot of kinds of music fans, the songs are just really well-done. A step up from "Sucker Punch Show" and its abstract pounding, a step towards something more patient and powerful.

Listen here.

"Pink Champagne" and "Ladders" were the easiest to get into at first and I found myself playing them a lot. But the other three have really grown on me, too -- "She's Disaster" is hypnotic and striking, "We Were Owls" and "Dead in the Water" have a feel that reminds me a lot more of their first record, "Pretend That You're Alive," which is a stunning rock album.

I can't recommend this band enough to people, wherever I go and end up talking about music. Nor can I put my finger on what about their sound is so special to me. Maybe it's just that they have a great blend of extremely sing-able melodies, poignant, biting lyrics, excellent use of dynamics to move a song along, and some dark, dark moments. They are a band that's really come to inspire me on what makes up a good song these days, and I'm glad to see that they're producing new material that's grounded in their roots and not resorting to trying to sound like whatever Pitchfork is rating high these days.

12/1/09


You see the night is all I have to make me fear
And all I want is just a love to make it hurt
'Cause all I need is something fine to make me loose
Now it's a funny way I find myself with you

Because this song is all I have to make me feel
And all it takes is just a love to make it hurt
And every sound erased in time could make me loose
Now it's a funny way I find myself with you

But now there's nothing left to do but waste my time
I never knew where to move on, I never knew what to rely upon
Now there's nothing left to say to change your mind
And if you're unhappy still I will be hanging on your line
Should you return, should you return, should you return


-Should You Return,
Copeland, You Are My Sunshine




I'm really sad there's no more Copeland. They were a really awesome band, I loved their albums, and don't think I've ever heard a song I couldn't get into. "You Are My Sunshine" is just a moment of an album, very ambient and still and high-pitched. The songs are very sweet and honest, very unsure and loving and fragile and reflective, wrapped all up in one. Hopefully more to come from Aaron Marsh & co. in other forms in the next decade....I can't stop thinking that it's gonna be a new DECADE.
So, goodbye Copeland, I gave you a lot of posts in my blog no one reads, because I really loved you!

Saturday, November 28, 2009

11/27/09

Can’t afford to lose my head
Can’t afford to lose my cool
You’ll blow them all in kingdom come
Can’t afford to lose my tease
I just aim to please

Feel like a no-tell motel painting
Out of place or ignored
It’s all medals & trophies, trophies & medals
& all before the race has been run

Oh take it off now baby
Is it to much to as
k?
give it up or kiss your ass goodbye

Autobiographical anonymous
A cotillion of friction on my jurisdiction
It’s a lovely disguise with the wandering eyes
I get high, now you’ve got something to look up to


Troubles a mangy stray dog
Play with it once, then it follows you home
It’s all “have not, have none, hey can I nave some?”
Until I’ve had enough, yet I’ve had none

Oh take off your mask, rip it off now baby
Lose it into the trash, throw all it away
Go on and give it a try or
Kiss your ass goodbye

Suddenly it gets easy
The sun goes down
The long arm of important things
Disappears in her gown
You finally drop the knife
Forget you ever..
It’s such a goodnight
Ain’t forever
It feels so good to give up, give in


Her arms, I know it hurts
It hurts to be young
Metamorphosis is pain, I know
I said it hurts to be young
Gotta learn every goddamn thing
You gotta hack your way through & realize
It’s almost entirely lies

But then you’ll begin to smile
Smile for me
Real wide
Then you accept what you are
The transformation is done
You’ve become… absorbed into & you know
I think I know what to do


-Warsaw or The First Breath You Take After You Give Up
Them Crooked Vultures, Them Crooked Vultures

Brilliant lyrics - they're so honest, and so smart. Written

Wednesday, November 25, 2009

11/24/09

I heard Straylight Run's "Hands in the Sky" on t.v. tonight. I liked that song and it worked soo well for the scene. It was on "Sons of Anarchy," an FX show that, according to their wiki, has a sick soundtrack.

11/24/09

Christmas came early for me this year. I found a brand new, unclaimed purse in my closet, had half a Schwartzkoff and.....listened to Them Crooked Vultures!

I don't even know where to begin! The time has finally arrived, and it's everything I hoped for and more. Well, maybe I'm being melodramatic, but come on, it's pretty much three of the coolest, dirtiest, talented, dedicated bunch so of course it's gonna be good. Grohl-Homme-Jones. Giddy-up!



Crazy. That was all scary and apocalyptic and shit.



^Not only is that the start of one of my favorite tracks on the album, but the comments are ridiculous, Nirvana vs. Zep and who is better and matters of opinion. <3 youtube.

Their forceful, loud, dense and dark but so swift and just the right attitude. Great arrangements of instruments, great layers, just awesome.



Favorite tracks include: New Fang, Elephants, Bandoliers, Reptiles, Warsaw Or The First Breath You Take After You Give Up.

11/24/09

...but the interview with Melody from the Pussycat Dolls was hilarious. Especially if you're read their wiki. Which I have. No big deal.

Sunday, November 15, 2009

11/15/09

....is kind of worth reading. My favorite aspect is Bono's ability to self-reflect in his narrative, he's extremely honest about his rock star complex and insecurities and ego, and the behind the scenes dialogue from their studio sessions are hilarious. And somehow it's all about Berlin, Germany, the past, the world, the politics of countries and culture, and it's a nice, well-written little piece.

I'd kill to be able to remember conversations that accurately.

Wednesday, November 11, 2009

11/11/09

I needed something like this. I can't get it on my iPod yet. I've been at my desk listening to "Pink Champagne" for 20 minutes. I don't want to go anywhere.

It's a beautiful song. Sad in all the right places, just sarcastic enough, beautiful guitar parts, heartbreaking melodies, patient, tense rhythms. Makes me very excited for the album.

Sunday, November 1, 2009

11/1/09

"I'll fake it through the day
With some help from Johnny Walker Red.
Send the poison rain down the drain
To put bad thoughts in my head.
Two tickets torn in half
And a lot of nothing to do.
Do you miss me, Miss Misery
Like you say you do?

A man in the park
Read the lines in my hand,
Told me I'm strong
Hardly ever wrong I said "man you mean you"

I had plans for both of us
That involved a trip out of town
To a place I've seen in a magazine
That you left lying around.
I don't have you with me but
I keep a good attitude.
Do you miss me, Miss Misery
Like you say you do?

I know you'd rather see me gone
Than to see me the way that I am,
But I am in the life anyway.

Next door the TVs flashing
Blue frames on the wall.
It's a comedy of errors, you see.
It's about taking a fall.
To vanish into oblivion
Is easy to do.
And I try to be but you know me
I come back when you want me to.
Do you miss me, Miss Misery
Like you say you do?"


~Miss Misery, New Moon/Good Will Hunting Soundtrack
Elliott Smith

Wednesday, October 28, 2009

10/28/08

The new Mute Math, "Armistice," is amazing.

Filled with all kinds of sounds, rhythms and melodies, the album is complex and patient, racing and stilling all in one. It's a fantastic new sound, and I love this band for the sound they've created that's truly theirs (though entering their name does result in a wonderful Pandora playlist.) It's their second full length record, I believe, and it shows progression and maturity while crafting a signature sound.

I love this song, "Pins and Needles," it's got a wonderful message and a beautiful structure....note how awesome they sound live.




Sometimes I get tired of pins and needles,
Facades are a fire on the skin.
And I'm growing fond of broken people,
As I find that I am one of them.


They've got a great way of structuring lyrics, poetic and deep without being too abstract, and excellent rhythm.

Other Mute Math:

Monday, October 12, 2009

10/12/09

From an interview in 'Explain:'

"I definitely feel like 'What is the point? What's the point of making music anymore?' I feel that the album no longer has a stronghold or has any real bearing anymore. The physical format itself is obsolete; the CD is obsolete and the LP is kinda nostalgic. So, I think the album is suffering and that's how I've always created-- I work with these conceptual albums in the long-form. And I'm wondering, what's the value of my work once these forms are obsolete and everyone's just downloading music? And I'm starting to get sick of my conceptual ideas. I'm tired of these grand, epic endeavours, and wanting to just make music for the joy of making music and having it be immediate and nothing to do with the industry itself, which, y'know is suffering right now of course.

And I think it has to do with a creative crisis too. I'm wondering what am I doing? What is a song even? I'm questioning, what's the point of a song? Is a song antiquated? Does it have any power any more? The format itself-- a narrative song with accompaniment-- is really beyond me now. Like, I feel that The BQE is not really a song, it's not really a movie, it's not really just a soundtrack. It's so ambiguous and diversified, it seems to lack shape. And the expressway itself lacks shape, so I feel like it's all related to this existential crisis: Me versus the BQE, or me versus my work, y'know? And I don't think I can win; I feel like it's a losing battle."

It's interesting, how no matter how valued your work is by total strangers, you can still feel like saying "well, fuck this." He's got an excellent concept of the album, and a good point about where it's headed. But I feel as though his epic, in-depth creations are kind of a diamond in the full-length rough of the past decade, something worth noting.

Looking forward to BQE, especially because I miss the view.

Saturday, October 10, 2009

10/10/09

So, I'm a huge Ryan Murphy fan, and after hearing all the buzz about 'Glee' I finally checked it out on Hulu.

Oh. My. God. So good, so addicting, FOX is so good at crack TV, and Murphy writes the most strong-yet-vulnerable characters that it just sucks you in so much. Add a few song and dance numbers, it's a hit.

The mash up of "It's My Life" and "Confessions" is soo sweet, really shows off the versatility of a mash up, because who knew those songs would compliment each other so well. Someone, obviously. Listen!

Thursday, October 8, 2009

10/8/09

At Desert Sessions, you play for the sake of music. That’s why it’s good for musicians. If someday that’s not enough anymore, or that’s not the reason behind you doing it--that’s not your raison d’etre--then a quick reminder like Desert Sessions can do so much for you, it’s amazing. It’s easy to forget that this all starts from playing in your garage and loving it. - Josh Homme

Wednesday, October 7, 2009

10/7/09

This used to be my favoriteeeeeeeeeeeeeeee favorite song, circa 10th, 11th grade. Ah!


Friday, September 18, 2009

9/18/09

I haven't had a working computer/Internet for quite some time now....but since I've hijacked computers for hours all over campus, seemed like a good idea to take a minute to share a song.

I came across Irish import pop rock trio The Script somewhere along the radio waves, and then I found their single 'Break Even' in a British compilation playlist. I love the vocals on this track soooo much....there's so fluid, so smooth and it's just a deliciousy heart-breaking-without-being-depressing kind of melody. While it's not the most complicated bit of theory I've ever heard, I do appreciate the choice to with the solo guitar in the first verse, and pick up the rest as they go. Whatever, I'm full of shit, pretty song though!

Sunday, September 13, 2009

9/12/09

That fuckin Kings of Leon song, 'Use Somebody,' I can't tell you how much I love it. It's such a good song. In the way that Snow Patrol and Sigur Ros and Coldplay are good, that kind of patient tension building quality. Loveeee. Heard a couple covers and remixes, some I could take or leave but some are really great.

The more I check out music videos on YouTube, by searching for certain popular songs and whatnot, the more I realize how manyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy people put up videos of themselves playing. This is a question no one seems to have a real answer for, other than "They're all trying to get famous." But are they really? What defines famous? Lots of hits? Lots of 'net friends? A record deal? Or is just because you can, you can put yourself out there and do your music with relatively few consequences and expenses. It's a free expression community park, somewhere on the virtual plane between the MySpace ghettos and the Facebook towers.

Wednesday, August 19, 2009

8/19/09


Simple. To the point. Eloquent. Sufjan gets it right (and it was also used in an extremely emotional, pivotal moment on Nip/Tuck). And he's touring this fall! Would love to see him, especially since he's hitting up relatively intimate venues in New York.

"I was dressed embarrassment.
I was dressed in wine.
If you had a part of me, will you take you're time?
Even if I come back, even if I die
Is there some idea to replace my life?
Like a father to impress;
Like a mother's mourning dress,
If you ever make a mess, I'll do anything for you."

--For the Widows in Paradise, For The Fatherless in Ypsilanti
Greetings From Michigan, The Last Great State, Sufjan Stevens

(That is a lot of words.)

Monday, August 17, 2009

8/17/09

Gotta give it some love.

"At The Bottom"


Like the song, like the lyrics, feels like a next evolution of Brand New that we could expect. Chorus is fucking awesome. Does any band capture the bitter attitude of young generations in the early 2000's as good as Brand New? I think they sum it up quite nicely, this song is no exception. For what it's worth, though, Jesse Lacey maintains that Brand New always aims to make a different kind of record, with a new approach to the band's music. The more I hear of their new stuff, the more I think they grow just far enough to sound different, because they're really doing the same thing here that they did on their last record. Same kind of build ups, same chord structures, same screaming bouts of Jesse Lacey insanity, same death oriented metaphors...I don't know.

"Bed"


Also good, feels post-'The Devil and God,' but nothing too earth-shattering in terms of song structure, licks or parts. Brand New is amazing at capturing mood in their songs, they can hit you right in the face with feelings you didn't even know you're having, and for that I love them.....but I am disappointed by what I feel is more of the same.


"Bought a Bride"


Interesting how Jesse reveals the band doesn't really know where they're at. Same kind of desperate, sunken vibe, this track feels really groove-oriented but no more marvelous than anything else floating around the Internet from 'Daisy.' Oh well. I'll still probably buy it, go see them this fall on their tour, and give them my love (read: dollas).

Tuesday, August 11, 2009

8/11/09

Somehow, when there's a band you've really loved, you love what they make regardless of it's critical reception. For me, The Killers, Death Cab for Cutie, Copeland, Jimmy Eat World....whatever they do, I will love. And I'll feel some deeper connection to it, as if they've been releasing songs for a span of a few years that correlate to my own experiences.

This song, is gorgeous. Soft, melodic, floating...I love the direction this band has been going in. Album to album, Copeland shows off mature progression and and ability to create delicate soundscapes with poetic meaning and gentle emotion. They're extremely patient, never pushing a song too far in one direction but always having a beginning, middle and an end.



"Cause it's no good if you can have it all,
Well I'd give it back but I never stole the first part.
And it always goes when you need it the most,
The kindest love is still bleeding from the last shot."

-Good Morning Fire Eater, Copeland
You Are My Sunshine

Monday, July 27, 2009

7/27/09

Somewhere on the Internet, you'll find the music of SpeakEasy. This album has meant so much to me in the past few months, it seems only right to share it on the (so-called) songwriting blog that I (so-called) run.

Soundtracking my days and nights in New York more than anything else, 'EndInSight' has become synonymous with my personal peaks and falls throughout 2009. It's consistently reminded me that no matter how hard the fall, there's always one last punch to pull.

I first heard this unbelievably advanced debut record being played in a garage a little less than a year ago. It's amazing to me that it's come this far, and it's definitely worth spreading the word about.

Dramatic, melodic, fun, powerful, DOUBLE-TIME!, and so many other qualities make Speakeasy a truly original attempt in today's copycat playground of a music industry. So bite your lip, press play and listen to something real for a change. Come on now. Listen!!! You'll see what I mean.

Cherish all those things you know,
There's no other way but down

-Phony, Speakeasy
EndInSight

Sunday, July 26, 2009

7/26/09

Modest Mouse songs are so genuine.




We have one chance,
one chance to get everything right.
My friends, my habits, my family,
they mean so much to me.
I just don't think that it's right.
I've seen so many ships sail in,
just to head back out again and go off sinking.

-One Chance, Modest Mouse
Good News For People Who Love Bad News

Tuesday, July 14, 2009

7/14/09

So. Much. Feel. In this song. And delay. It's gorgeous, with amazing verse-to-chorus dynamics, guitars that kind of float around really driving metal-like rhythm sensibilities.



It's not enough to say what you say
You've got to show me that you mean it all
A lie for you your dying day

~Joy Peninsula,
Mt.Helium, Faces

Monday, July 13, 2009

7/13/09

Leonard Cohen is tired of people singing his 'Hallelujah.'

And who could blame him? In his enormous catalog, it's the song that gets constant attentions in covers and soundtracks. It's a song that inspires many an emotion in one's heart and mind, recalls plenty of experience and heartache in a single word, and with that Cohen successfully fulfilled his role as a musician, a modern day minstrel.

I obviously agree that it's a beautiful piece, extremely versatile with a fairly simple arrangement that a number of singers/songwriters have made their own. But that doesn't mean it should be everywhere. There's so many versions that it becomes overdone, a sick-of-it-all kind of feel.

Things like this make me feel like pop music is crying out for it's own revival, we need songs with that kind of experience and heartache for our generation so we can stop borrowing everyone else's.

Thursday, July 9, 2009

7/9/09

Four Year Strong is awesome, and so are the good ole hits of the 90s. Although honestly, new material > cover albums...whatever, they're so loud and harmony-heavy and fantastic that I'm sure it'll be fun.

7/9/09

I love this song. Also, I like this video, think it does the song justice.

Tuesday, July 7, 2009

7/7/09

For some reason, this is the only Wilco song I ever come across/can get into. Supposedly off their best record, I only have Sky Blue Sky which is supposedly their worst. Hearin' a lot about Wilco lately, prolly just 'cause their indie vibe has weathered the decades and they've retained their fans while gaining new ones. Good for them! I dig their vibe. More will be consumed.

Wednesday, July 1, 2009

7/1/09

And Michael Shepard's piano playing.


One of my fave tracks from their most recent record.


This is GORGEOUS acoustic.


Are they perfect live or are they perfect live?

It's sad that I was too poor to see them when they most recently came through NY.
*crosses fingers for fall tour*

7/1/09

I think 'Family Guy' does some of the best mocking music bits of any satirical cartoon show. Some of my faves for your amusement (and because I feel like watching them right now):



"Maybe I'll take a walk outside....to the D Chord.." Gets me every time! Love the Dylan mocking at the end.


Honestly, who doesn't hate those guys?



My boyfriend and I made this our song. Just this version, and this video, though. Hilarious.

Wednesday, June 24, 2009

6/24/09

I'd give my left foot to be able to play this.

6/24/09

This Made My Dayyyyyyy!

6/24/09

I like interviews. This was one of the more interesting and albeit colorful interviews with a musician that I've read in awhile, I like his attitudes about entertainment vs. art and his concept of rock and roll. Sure he's Marilyn Manson so that makes him kind of a dick, cause ya know, he helps inspire kids to kill, but if that's what the world is doing these days.....that's what the world is doing these days. Maybe it's just good to hear from a rock star. Or maybe I'm just watching too much 'Zeitgeist' these days. I think the point of free speech is to see how far it can go into offensive territory, where is the line between people's lives and rights and thoughts affecting each other?

Thursday, June 18, 2009

6/18/09

Hey now!

Looks like my fave 'Idol' from season seven, Carly Smithson, will be joining band members from Evanescence in a new rock band...good for them! I heart Carly, I can't stand Amy Lee, despite the fact they sound pretty similar.

Tuesday, June 16, 2009

6/16/09

After reading about these guys on every indie blog to pass through my browser, I thought I'd check out Grizzly Bear out via YouTube.

They were a pleasant surprise, Beach Boys-esque in the good ways and not electro pop!! It's not rock and roll, but it's peaceful, atmospheric and lush. Also, they're from Brooklyn! Represent.

Supposedly, their most recent record "Veckatimest" is their most accessible. Accessible is good if you're an out-there indie band, I think it's important to walk that fine line between original and listenable. These guys do that so well, they were Radiohead's openers on their last summer tour.


Tuesday, June 9, 2009

6/9/09

So, a couple weeks into my internship, I've been doing my research on the noteworthy pop tarts of the late aughts. Miley Cyrus, Demi Lovato, Selena Gomez...even gave the Jonas Brothers a spin or two for good measure. While pop media and celebrity gossip is FAR from my cup of tea, I enjoy this internship. There's some good food for thought buried in talking/writing/reading about celebs all the time, and I think it'll valuable in my future media takeover *devil horns*

Anyway, I've come to a conclusion about these girls, these twig-thin jail bait pieces of ass. Their songs are all wretched. I hate them. I can't even put them in the redeemable pop lyrics category (alongside my BFF Taylor Swift)...sure, these chicks can come up with hooks, but "we were once so strong/our love is like a song?" I've written better shit improvising a Capella after a night of vodka shots and flip cup with cheap beer.

You ever hear that song "Seven things?" At my most critic-y, I could vomit that that kind of lyrical styling is praised and accounted for (and making millions). A sampling:
I probably shouldn't say this
But at times I get so scared
When I think about the previous
Relationship we shared
It was awesome but we lost it
It's not possible for me not to care
And now we're standing in the rain
But nothing's ever gonna change until you hear
My dear


The seven things I hate about you
The seven things I hate about you oh you

You're vain, your games
You're insecure
You love me, you like her
You make me laugh
You make me cry
I don't know which side to buy
Your friends they're jerks
When you act like them
Just know it hurts
I wanna be with the one I know
And the seventh thing I hate the most that you do
You make me love you

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And she can't sing live for shit. I feel really bad for the guys in their backing bands....how'd they get THAT gig (and why'd they accept? The dough, I assume).


Now, lots of these songs are alllll about heartbreak--"Don't Forget," "Seven Things," etc. etc. There's all kinds of heartache at any age, and I'm glad these girls are dishing out their feelings over the airwaves for all of us little people to "rock out" to. Please. You know how many heartbroken-in-high-school songs I've written? A lot. You know how many girls have done just that? Even more.

Sidenote: References to text messages in a song make you sound like an idiot whore, no matter who you are. This is a fact, I'm stating it now, and no one will take notice of this observation 'cause no one reads my blog.

Well, maybe I'm just bitter because I'm 21 and I don't have a record deal-movie deal-Disney TV show and never will. Isn't that what I would need to be a cool rock star these days? I can sing a perfect fifth and I can rhyme on the spot. Also, my ass looks good in booty shorts. Isn't this enough for millions of dollars and fame? I even already have a Twitter account!!!!1

Please. Someone save rock music from these little siren-ettes. They glorify the idiocy of pre-teen girls to the point that it's becoming an epidemic. Sure, my generation had Britney and Christina, but I don't think it was quite the same. Just in a matter of 5, 10, 15 years....it's a whole new mediascape where we can read these chicks every damn thought on their Twitter.

Sigh. But, they'll continue to exist, and have reality shows into their late 50s, which by the outpouring of "Real Housewives" shows is clearly something American audiences are starving for. I'm left with one major question: Why is it so cool to be normal? Celebs weddings, babies, dates, meals, diet plans....we love their normalcy despite whatever their career is. Celebrating a celeb's normalcy makes ours seem more acceptable, I guess. I don't know!

Monday, June 8, 2009

6/8/09

This summer I've been busy editing/blogging for some other sites, so my own personal documentation has fallen by the wayside. This video, though, made me laugh a lot, mostly because it reminded me of trying to write rap songs in junior high.

Thursday, May 21, 2009

5/21/09

The new Green Day album ownz, with a "z." It's powerful and empowering, heartbreaking and inspiring, and everything I need for a good kick-off summer album. "21 Guns," "Last of the American Girls," "Restless Heart Syndrome," and the title track all really hooked me today, to the point where even if I tried to listen to anything else on my iPod I went right back to the record.

I could probably write a lot about the inspirations and themes behind the record, the parallels that it shows to modern society, the messages it's sending to today's youth, and how badly they should listen, but, I should do the dishes. Basically, stay slaves to what they sell you or conspire your own revolution. That's what I got out of it, and dammit I think I'll keep listening for clues on the how. In any case, I'd like to see this record live, and I'd like to interview them.

Thursday, May 14, 2009

5/14/09

I have a new hero journalist to add to the list. Maybe you have to be a journalism geek AND a music geek to appreciate it, but NBC's Brian Williams will be hosting his own Web music show called, appropriately, BriTunes.

Read his full interview at RollingStone.com. I so want to talk bands with Brian Williams now. He knows his shit! Some of my favorite quotes:

"The technology moves so fast that having a Touch these days is like having a toaster."

"No one should fear me becoming a tragic hipster. I may be a hipster, but never tragic. I'm not going to bars in Brooklyn and drinking PBRs." HAH! Good for you, goooood for you. Me either...

Tuesday, May 12, 2009

5/12/09

I knew it....tastemakers be dammned! THIS is the track on Day & Age that defines the album, and it's quintessential new Killers. This performance warms my fucking heart. Everyone bashed & hated this album, but I think this performance proves their legitimacy and the strength of their songwriting.

Word.



This has become one of my "been-a-hard-day" songs. I love it with the full orchestra, it's like a piece from a musical or something.

Wednesday, April 29, 2009

4/29/09

I get extremely frustrated when I can't find a YouTube or streaming link to a song I want to post. Case in point is Moneen's "I Have Never Done Anything For Anyone That Was Not For Me As Well" and "How To Live With The Thought That Sometimes Life Ends" (and yes they capitalize all words in their titles). Arguably, I should be posting that whole damn album (Are We Really Happy With Who We Are? 'cause it's all I can listen to this week. I love Moneen. They're so full and melodic and wonderful, I love their dynamic shifts and I think their lyrics are just bitingly emo enough. When I get my keyboard back I want to figure out the piano part for "I Have Never Done Anything..."

I am keeping a constant eye out for any New York tour dates for lots of groups lately--want to take advantage of being here and seeing the acts I want while I can. Fortunately, the summer is offering up plenty in the form of good concerts. I plan to hit up Central Park shows featuring Explosions in the Sky, Constantines and Josh Ritter-- money and schedule permitting (though the Josh Ritter one is free, I think, and he'll be performing with the New York Pops! Exciting stuff. June 12th.) Any or all of those are first on my list. Crystal Method and Diesel Boy both have dates coming up, so if I feel like getting shitfaced and dancing my ass off I might do something like that.

Wednesday, April 22, 2009

4/21/09

Umm dream festival?
After a quick peek at the Lollapalooza lineup, I think I have a concert road trip to save up for....seems like a great bunch of acts. I've wanted to see Tool live for years, and if I can get The Killers, Lou Reed, The Decemberists, Fleet Foxes, Neko Case, Constantines, Depeche Mode and Ben Folds at the same time? Sold. I know I know, it's a crime that I lived in upstate NY for 20 years and still haven't seen Ben Folds.

Seeing Jane's Addiction there would be awesome. Can't say I've ever actually listened to a record, but I believe they were one of the original first Lollapalooza acts, and I'm curious to see any rock band that's making a comeback of sorts.

A lot of the others are the same groups that have been showing up everywhere lately, many of whom I'm sick of hearing about considering it's a bunch of who-gives-a-flying-fuck indie turned Grade A Hipster iPod fodder (no offense to the bands themselves, I'm just impossible to please). Regardless, since I'm turning 21 shortly, I feel like it's finally time to hit up a big name music festival, get wasted and rock out....have I blogged that yet? ;)

Saturday, April 18, 2009

4/18/09

I'm a little obsessed with this song at the moment. Dueting lead vocalists, a trio, weird stoner rock style lyrics with Southern rock chords and rhythms, sweet look/vibe/style and rehearsal footage that sounds exactly like the album. w00t!

Tuesday, April 14, 2009

4/14/09

Yesterday, a Facebook post from Straylight Run with a clip of a new song made my day. It had been a really bad day, so to hear new material from one of my all-time favorite groups was just the ticket.

Today, I stumbled across their self-titled first record during an afternoon listening session, and I remembered how much I loved it. I think it really captures the spirit, emotion and ideals of a lot of early 2000s groups. It's eloquent and soft, but not so soft that it doesn't flood you with emotional prowess after a full-length listen. Also, it's a really great sing-along record once you know all the words. Choruses in "The Tension and the Terror," "Mistakes We Knew We Were Making," and "Your Name Here" were made to belted out--and from the sound of the clip I heard yesterday, John Nolan continues to belt like no other. Praise the gods.
And of course, who could forget "Existentialism on Prom Night?" Songs like that (and titles like that) shaped the the blogging tastemakers who we're taking advice from.

If you listen to their newer songs, they've got the same sound as the band's earlier material. Soaring, catchy choruses, Nolan's scratching, clawing desperation, and creative, precise rhyming and word emphasis. Unfortunately, I don't know how successful all this is seen in the eyes of critics. True fans of the band's vibe and sound will love it, 'cause it's simply more from Straylight Run. The once "it," indie cool guys don't get the same recognition they used to because their sound hasn't given into fads. It's a tale as old as pop music itself, I imagine, but it doesn't get less sad with time. Its hard to tell how bands with true songwriting chops like SR that fit into a scene will survive after that scene evolves into something else.

I could go on for hours about this concept and it still would probably make no sense.

Unfortunately, not all music from the early aughts was as sweet as SR. The generational hipsters are seeking god know's what in indie-ville, and the orchestral electro dance generation seems to be pushing aside those influenced by more traditional, alternative pop rock songwriting. I feel like it's getting harder and harder for me to find new bands to gel with, unless I'm delving into new genres. 'Cause to look under "indie" these days is not what it used to be.

Still, I am constantly on the lookout for new music, to write about and spread the word about in one medium or another. I've learned this--nothing new can feel as good as your favorite records on a hard day...music remains my mental medicine, time hasn't seemed to change that.

Sidenote: 100th blog post! Congratulate me?

Tuesday, April 7, 2009

4/7/09

Been so busy writing, working, job hunting, etc. that my poor blog has fallen by the wayside.....but I came across this bit of news today, which makes me really happy, because that's like 5 minutes away from my apartment.

Monday, March 23, 2009

3/23/09

I get to remember songs like this one, "Empires," from The Snake The Cross The Crown. I love the guitar part, it sounds all old-western-blues style to me. It makes me picture some scene like a cowboy lookin dude in leather and a flat-topped cowboy hat, wandering through dusty nowheres in Nevada or something, about to have some sort of showdown.

Plus, I think it's a really well-written song.
Can't seem to find a link though, sadness.

Finally
Oh this is the morning of six eyes
Malicious cold dark stares
One single gentleman is not even watching
Maybe he's not prepared

So this is how
Oh this is how it comes to end
A meeting ground between everything and all that's been

Sweet child, oh cover your ears please
Loudly does your father fall
Last declarations aren't enough to absolve me from
Furies of a mother scorned, reborn
But careful son, your revolution's been won already
But don't let the trail it leads confine your needs

So this is how
Oh this is how it comes to end
A meeting ground between everything and all that's been

So save me
So send me away from here
Our time has come
You can bury me with all your fears

-Empires, Mander Sails
The Snake The Cross The Crown

Friday, March 20, 2009

3/20/09

I love that free music is becoming such a trend.Especially when NIN is involved.

I was going to see that NIN/JA summer tour up in Buffalo but they took that tour date off the list for some reason....sadness. Oh well, maybe I'll hit up when of the Jersey dates. I'm hoping to get to at least one outdoor rock show this summer where I can take advantage of being 21 and get wasted and rock out. This needs to happen, I cannot emphasize this enough.

Hoping to hit up The Prodigy show in NYC next week, finances permitting. God that would be fucking cool....I heard their unreleased tracks today, and they were really fucking good. You don't beat dance music like that, it's so deep and sexy. I remember seeing them perform at the VMA's years ago, and the guy was running around screaming, with vomit or snot or some sort of goo dripping out of his face, underneath this crazy ass light show. I think I tried to hide for a second or two--but I couldn't help but watch through the mirror.

Friday, March 13, 2009

3/13/09

So I'm hooked on this one album this week--Mt.Heluim's Faces. I haven't fully figured out how to describe it--I guess progressive rock/metal comes the closest--but this shit is so full of hooks and riffs that I can't shake out of brain (and have no desire to).

I've just loved listening to this record on the train or walking around--it's so full and fierce and vibrant. Every song seems to have a chorus that radiates with an electric sound that's new and original.

The band's members are the same guys that were the Apex Theory--a spacey, proggy, metal group that I enjoyed as well. But the remaining members in Mt. Helium have dug deeper with this project--extracting out the special effects for solid and reliable tension-filled rock music. I was so waiting to stumble across something like that! *Sigh of relief*

Faces goes deep, with majestic, epic moments--plus, they're a trio, so kudos for pulling that off. Kind of the way Muse, or Keane, manages. Standout tracks are "Face Break," "Pins," and the luscious, soaring "Remind." Go on, listen to that track, and then get it out of your head. Try.

Listening to this record has got me thinking about the filtration system of bands who "make it." What's make it, anyhow? It's not like radio airplay really means anything anymore, and MySpace friends can be faked if you try hard enough, and while record sales can clue us in about the number of real fans a group has so much just gets downloaded that there's no accurate way to tell how many people are actually listening to your record as you gave it out.

I suppose it rests on concert attendance and ticket sales--what is presumably the bottom line of a band's financial success anyway. Speaking of, I have to see if these guys are touring....

Saturday, February 28, 2009

2/28/09

Today was a good day, because I fell for At The Drive In. This song, Invalid Litter Dept., in particular.



I really like the guitar parts, and the harmony on "dancing on the corpse's ashes" which is a creepy/beautiful line. I used to be really annoyed by the vocalist in this band, but then I started listening to the instrumental parts and really liked it. I suppose, part of learning love songs, it's not always in the lyrics. Emotion and feel is just as essential to every little chosen note behind it, not just every word.

I think back to a lot of the bands from just a few short years ago that no one cares about now--no one wants to read or write about them, no one wants to buy their records. Not saying that these guys are like that--I have no idea where they stand in the structure of rock-band importance--but I think these guys are legit talented and write melodic and moving riffs, and still all bands are just lumped together even if they suck.

Part of this train of thought comes from seeing/hearing about lots of new and upcoming acts. People create buzz about if it sounds "cool", "sellable" and indie rock enough. The whole thing is ridiculous, because so many bands who don't deserve to have tours and reviews in Spin can get them.

Whatever. I'm just bitter, not because I'm a failed musician (I'm not) but just because most music I read about or listen to is fucking cheap and not moving or artistic at all.

Also---Monday I saw Jimmy Eat World play Clarity for their 10th anniversary tour. They played so fucking unbelievably well, and those songs are all amazing. Best concert I've ever been to, not for a second was it lacking. They're fucking professionals. A surprising number of bands aren't--well, it's surprising to me at least.

Anyway, listen to that At The Drive In song, it's a good one.

Thursday, February 19, 2009

2/19/09

Now THIS is a "super"group I never would have pieced together. I say "super" because I do not at all like the idea of James Iha working with Taylor Hanson in any serious capacity. I still haven't forgiven the 90s for Hanson. In fact, I've been getting to know the 90s in a whole new way lately from listening to Year of the Rabbit.

New group, called Tinted Windows, will be debuting at SXSW in just a few weeks. Members include Iha, Hanson, Cheap Trick drummer Bun E. Carlos and Fountains of Wayne bassist Adam Schlesinger.

Fuck them though, to debut at SXSW.See here for more.

Anyway, I used to think the Smashing Pumpkins were gods of rock and roll, but in the past few years that image has just been slaughtered--mostly due to Zeitgeist and Billy Corgan being a weirdo and living with Courtney Love. But turns out, like many famous, talented musicians, they're all just a bunch of big-headed, dick-headed fucks. Jimmy Chamberlain is the only one who still jives.

Working at a publicity company is slowly taking the mystery and sweetness and magic out of the music industry. Now it just feels like a spiderweb of opinions and money and power pulls in every direction. Still fun, just a different kind of fun.

Wednesday, February 11, 2009

2/11/09

We're all going to be slaves to electro-pop. Seriously, everyone's after it right now. I like bands... this song got stuck in my head yesterday though. The video is message-filled and awesome and creepy and cool, and I love the power in the lyrics. Just speaking to how people literally pour the guts out, for what, exactly?



I can say I hope it will be worth what I give up
If I could stand up mean for the things that I believe
--Santogold, L.E.S. Artistes
Santogold

Monday, February 9, 2009

2/9/09...

This song came on at the right time today...and that is my favorite. Random song, right time to hear it.

I have no audio on my computer at work, so hopefully this sounds alright.

Sunday, February 8, 2009

2/8/09

This song, as well as many others by The Dear Hunter, is a great example of a song that goes somewhere. So many moments, movements and themes. Massive strength in songwriting.

Saturday, January 24, 2009

Saturday, January 17, 2009

1/17/09

Another one from the pop tunes vaults. Mediocre video, great song lyrics.



Childhood living is easy to do
The things you wanted I bought them for you
Graceless lady you know who I am
You know I can't let you slide through my hands

Wild horses couldn't drag me away
Wild, wild horses couldn't drag me away

I watched you suffer a dull, aching pain
Now you've decided to show me the same
No sweeping exits or offstage lines
Can make me feel bitter or treat you unkind

Wild horses couldn't drag me away
Wild, wild horses couldn't drag me away

I know I dreamed you a sin and a lie
I have my freedom but I don't have much time
Faith has been broken, tears must be cried
Let's do some living after we die

Wild horses couldn't drag me away
Wild, wild horses, we'll ride them someday

Wild horses couldn't drag me away
Wild, wild horses, we'll ride them someday


--The Rolling Stones, Wild Horses
Sticky Fingers

Friday, January 16, 2009

1/16/09

This kind of wordplay makes me feel like I'm still in fuckin' preschool.




i never held a funeral for that big part of me that died.
i need to put these thoughts to rest. i need to find a peace of mind.
i need to piece my mind, find a piece of mind to rest in.
need to find someone to confide in, and with the rest i need to start restin'.
needless to say, i couldn't hide.
fifteen grown men shouldn't cry.

had i known then what i know now.
had i thought now what i knew then...
i might still be human
with all the little stupid fix-ins.
as i fix sins and vixens vick souls,
stitch clothes for the characters they play then switch roles.
nail me to the cross dress.
the holy cloth costs less.
i'd toss less
if i still had your soft breasts to rest my head on.
since you've been gone,
i recalled my issues with problems and hate
but i can't exactly remember the model or make.
now glass bottles break in my death grip.
i'm about to take the next quick exit and end this head trip.
my bed's stripped of its blankets, comforters, pillows and sheets,
but i might have to peel off all my skin to remove your scent in order to sleep.

i had my highs and lows.
when on top, i let you peek out over my nose.
sitting on my shoulders and i suppose if i had a backbone,
you might still be here.
my skin is filthy...
from my lows when you weren't there.
but to keep from feeling guilty,
i collected the dirt (collected the dirt)...kept it piling up.
now mr. feel nothing saves his tears inside of a cup
and he drinks (and he drinks). and he forgets that he's an asshole.
jealous of his ghosts and doubts he even has a soul.

my secret pleasures have my inner demons gossiping.
i'm a ghost writer for the horrorcore lyrics my personal monsters sing.

i'm sitting in a stranger's tub...
with all my clothes on...shivering...considering the dangers of love.

they get half of what i have to give...if that.
it's all about the packaging. they're distracted by the gift rap.

predictable. easy to manipulate.
they're foreshadow puppets and i'm waiting for their strings to break.

the pillars that once held up my halfway house have been taken out.
i'm in my last days now.
there's a change coming soon.
i just want to crawl back into my mother's womb.
i need a comfort zone,
but obviously i need to find another home
to call my own...and always return to
and i want it to be you (i want it to be you).

i sit and stare, zone out, think a lot and never sleep,
creating memories to remember and then i forget to eat.
went to the street you used to live on, staring at the bedroom window of your old home
with puppy eyes...waiting for god to throw me a bone.

i'd settle for one more goodbye kiss while i settle for less.
i'm unsettled at best. sulking while abandoning settlements.
insulting my companions intelligence...conversing with baby talk.
practicing mind games. rehearsing with playful thought.

it's the way we fought that made my blood bubble then turn cold,
when you made me walk through rain and mud puddles on a dirt road.
it left me so messy,
forget me...not.

i've got more mud to sling...

shot.
"through the heart, and your to blame, you give love a bad name."

-Sage Francis, Pitchers of Silence

Monday, January 12, 2009

1/12/09

It's still sweet. Heard this song a couple weeks ago on WBER when my iPod battery died. It made me smile, and it made my day. Still sounds sweet and simple and dreamy.



Don't know why I'm still afraid
If you weren't real I would make you up
now
I wish that I could follow through
I know that your love is true
and deep
as the sea

But right now
everything you want is wrong,
and right now
all your dreams are waking up,
and right now
I wish I could follow you
to the shores
of freedom,
where no one lives


Remember when we first met
and everything was still a bet
in love's game
you would call; I'd call you back
and then I'd leave
a message
on your answering
machine

But right now
everything is turning blue,
and right now
the sun is trying to kill the moon,
and right now
I wish I could follow you
to the shores
of freedom,
where no one lives

Freedom
run away tonight
freedom, freedom
run away
run away tonight

We're made out of blood and rust
looking for someone to trust
without
a fight
I think that you came too soon
you're the honey and the moon
that lights
up my night


But right now
everything you want is wrong,
and right now
all your dreams are waking up,
and right now
I wish that I could follow you
to the shores
of freedom
where no one lives

reedom
run away tonight
freedom freedom
run away
run away tonight

We got too much time to kill
like pigeons on my windowsill
we hang around
Ever since I've been with you
you hold me up
all the time I'm falling down


But right now
everything is turning blue,
and right now
the sun is trying to kill the moon,
and right now
i wish i could follow you
to the shores
of freedom
where no one lives