this is an awesome little ditty that i found in the 'rants' section of the SM site:

better, late, never, you know the clicheso i’ve written a small stack of rants that i’ll never post as each one tops the last in its cheese factor. i do want to say something, however, about the last (and coincidentally our first) show, despite this being the eve ( Read more... )

oh, wow. tonight was such an amazing night, and the fact that it followed such a horrible day just makes it all the more remarkable. i won't bore you with details, but by the time we actually got inside the place, i wasn't sure i really wanted to be at a show. images passed through my mind of me standing around trying to be interested in the music ( Read more... )

i have walked this earth and watched people
(it doesn't scare me at all)
i can be sincere and say i like them
(it doesn't scare me at all)

you can't say no to hope, can't say no to happiness
(it doesn't scare me at all)

i want to go on a mountain-top
with a radio and good batteries
and play a joyous tune
and free the human race from suffering(it ( Read more... )