Saturday, May 3, 2014

2014/05/03: lykke li - gunshot

lykke li - gunshot



"
i am longing for your poison
like a cancer for its prey
shot an arrow, in your harbor
where you waited in the rain
i am siren, i am ivy
i am no one, i'm nobody
i am longing for your honey
i am longing for your love

and the shot goes through my head and back
gunshot, i can't take it back

lay me down in your ocean
carry me and my burden
i was dreaming about you honey
i was hoping you'd save me

and the shot goes through my head and back
gunshot, i can't take it back
my heart cracked, really loved you bad
gunshot, i'll never get you back

and i ache, while you're not here
i can feel you aching
wide awake, why you're not here
i can feel you firing straight into my heart

goes through my head and back
gunshot, i can't take it back
my heart cracked, really loved you bad
gunshot, i'll never get you back, never get you back
never get you back, never get you back, never get you back
"




Saturday, March 15, 2014

2014/03/15: gil scott-heron - runnning

gil scott-heron - runnning



"
because i always feel like running
not away,
because there is no such place
because, if there was i would have found it by now
because it's easier to run,
easier than staying and finding out you're the only one...who didn't run
because running will be the way your life and mine will be described
as in "the long run"
or as in having given someone a "run for his money"
or as in "running out of time"
because running makes me look like everyone else,
though i hope there will ever be cause for that
because i will be running in the other direction,
not running for cover
because if i knew where cover was,
i would stay there and never have to run for it
not running for my life,
because i have to be running for something of more value to be running
and not in fear
because the thing i fear cannot be escaped,
eluded,
avoided,
hidden from,
protected from,
gotten away from,
not without showing the fear
as i see it now
because closer,
clearer,
no sir,
nearer
because of you
and because of that nice
that you quietly,
quickly
be causing
and because you're going to see me run soon
and because you're going to know why i'm running then
you'll know then
because i'm not going to tell you now
"

Friday, March 14, 2014

2014/03/14: gil scott-heron - i'm new here

gil scott-heron - i'm new here



"
i did not become someone different
that i did not want to be
but i'm new here
will you show me around

no matter how far wrong you've gone
you can always turn around

met a woman in a bar
told her i was hard to get to know
and near impossible to forget
she said i had an ego on me
the size of texas

well i'm new here and i forget
does that mean big or small

no matter how far wrong you've gone
you can always turn around

and i'm shedding plates like a snake
and it may be crazy but i'm
the closest thing i have
to a voice of reason

turn around, turn around, turn around
and you may come full circle
and be new here again
"

Thursday, February 20, 2014

2013/02/20: regina spektor - eet

regina spektor - eet



"
it's like forgetting the words to your favorite song.
you can't believe it; you were always singing along.
it was so easy and the words so sweet.
you can't remember; you try to feel the beat.

bee-ee-ee-ee-ee-ee-ee-ee-
eet eet eet.
ee-ee-ee-ee-ee-ee-
eet eet eet.

you spend half of your life trying to fall behind.
you're using your headphones to drown out your mind.
it was so easy and the words so sweet.
you can't remember; you try to move your feet.

ee-ee-ee-ee-ee-ee-ee-
eet eet eet.
ee-ee-ee-ee-ee-ee-ee-
eet eet eet.

someone's deciding whether or not to steal.
he opens a window just to feel the chill.
he hears that outside a small boy just started to cry
'cause it's his turn, but his brother won't let him try.

it's like forgetting the words to your favorite song.
you can't believe it; you were always singing along.
it was so easy and the words so sweet.
you can't remember; you try to move your feet.
it was so easy and the words so sweet.
you can't remember; you try to feel the beat...
"

Monday, February 3, 2014

2014/02/03: noiserv - i was trying to sleep when everyone woke up

noiserv - i was trying to sleep when everyone woke up



"
come
this is our lovely dance
lovely growth
take it slow
cross
cross the one
that i had lost
let him
show
take it slow

you should feel like us
you should feel like us
you should feel like us
you should feel like us
you should feel like us

this is our lovely dance
when you feel so sad
when you get so mad
and try
to forgive some things
that you had in mind
when you cross myself
when you can't get help
you'll feel dead

you should feel like us
you should feel like us
you should feel like us
you should feel like us
you should feel like us

"