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i first heard the song in the movie closer. as soon as i heard the first note, i was smitten. i couldn't get the lines out of my head: i can't take my eyes off of you...we'll both forget the breeze most of the time. and that was all i had. that was all i knew about the song but i knew that i needed it. i knew we belonged together.
i asked my friends that i was with about the song. they said they've heard it before. something about Damien Rice. that was enough for me to run into it on iTunes later and after a few well placed key strokes, The Blower's Daughter was mine.
i spent that whole night listening to it. learning everything about it. over the next few days, i was listening to the lyrics and singing along, harmonizing with it. i got the whole CD. i showed it to a couple of my friends and they didn't quite get it. but i didn't care, it wasn't their song, it was mine. and i just wanted to be around it.
slowly, i began to realize that this song is not a happy song. don't get me wrong, it is beautiful. and there are a lot of things about it that are wonderful, but in the end it is a sad song. i mean, it is comforting to sleep with, but other than that it was a downer.
so i was just going to give the song up. i planned to listen to it every once-in-a-while like i listen to some of my other songs -- it just won't be my most listened to anymore.
and after i said that, i thought, "well, just one more time can't hurt." but it did. the song was sad and it may have felt good to listen to it again but i really just need to leave the song alone.
but i can't. because there was something so comforting and hopeful about the song in the beginning that i can't even begin to comprehend how this is the same song. how can the song i once loved so much be so sad.
i even have a new song, but i can't seem to give that old song up.
i asked my friends that i was with about the song. they said they've heard it before. something about Damien Rice. that was enough for me to run into it on iTunes later and after a few well placed key strokes, The Blower's Daughter was mine.
i spent that whole night listening to it. learning everything about it. over the next few days, i was listening to the lyrics and singing along, harmonizing with it. i got the whole CD. i showed it to a couple of my friends and they didn't quite get it. but i didn't care, it wasn't their song, it was mine. and i just wanted to be around it.
slowly, i began to realize that this song is not a happy song. don't get me wrong, it is beautiful. and there are a lot of things about it that are wonderful, but in the end it is a sad song. i mean, it is comforting to sleep with, but other than that it was a downer.
so i was just going to give the song up. i planned to listen to it every once-in-a-while like i listen to some of my other songs -- it just won't be my most listened to anymore.
and after i said that, i thought, "well, just one more time can't hurt." but it did. the song was sad and it may have felt good to listen to it again but i really just need to leave the song alone.
but i can't. because there was something so comforting and hopeful about the song in the beginning that i can't even begin to comprehend how this is the same song. how can the song i once loved so much be so sad.
i even have a new song, but i can't seem to give that old song up.