songtripping
i browsed through some pictures while surfing the net and found this. i looooooove this image. hahaha. very graphic. and very accurate, too.. hehehe.
for the past days i've had my zen micro stuck to my ears. it's not so much the song melodies that i listen to. rather, it's the words.. those beautifully depressing lyrics that just move me. so i'd like to share some of my current faves. (for my favorite julia fordham song listing, click here)
thank God for mp3 players! in spite of the heartbreaking lyrics, i find that after listening to the songs, i feel a lot better. guess this song applies to me:
I'LL BE OKAY
Amanda Marshall
it's time to let ya go, it's time to say good-bye
there's no more excuses, no more tears to cry
there's been so many changes, i was so confused
all along you were the one, all the time i never knew
i want ya to be happy, you're my best friend
but its so hard to let ya go now, what could have been
i'll always have the memories, she'll always have you
fate has a way of changing just when you don't want it to
Chorus
throw away the chains, let love fly away
till love comes again, i'll be okay
life passes so quickly, ya gotta take the time
you'll miss what really matters, you'll miss all the signs
i've spent my life searchin for what was always there
sometimes it will be too late, sometimes it won't be fair
(chorus)
bridge:
i wont give up, i wont give in
i can't recreate what just might have been
i know that my heart will find love again
now is the time to begin
(chorus)
i'll be okay, i'll be okay
can't hold on forever baby,
can't hold on forever baby,
can't hold on forever baby,
i'll be okay
BEST THING YOU NEVER HAD
Hello how you doing?
What's it like to ruin all my self esteem
Let me blow off some steam
For 5 years I've waited,
So why am I jaded to get back at you
What makes it cool
When you act like nothing ever happened
I feel like I should feel bad
But I can't like someone who thought
They're the only one that mattered
I hope that you're flattered
Cause you broke this down
The best thing that you never had
And it seems like a loss somehow
My heart got lost on the way to my head
And my brain cells are dead
And the craziness shows
Now I start to go when the green turns to red
And I should be dead
When you act like nothing ever happened
I feel like I should feel bad
But I can't like someone who thought
They're the only one that mattered
While my heart got shattered like romantic roadkill
My heart is all splattered your ego got fatter
And I hope that you're flattered
Cause you broke this down
The best thing that you never had
Like the toilet seat never got lifted
And I pissed on your confidence
When you weren't around, how can that be?
Don't turn this around
You were the one
Who drove my ass right to the ground
When you act like nothing ever happened
I feel like I should feel bad, and I can't like
Someone who thought
They're the only one that mattered
While my heart got shattered like romantic roadkill
My heart is all splattered your ego got fatter
And I hope that you're flattered
Cause you broke this down
You broke this down
The best thing, the best thing,
The best thing that you never had
honestly ok
dido
i just want to feel safe in my own skin
i just want to be happy again
i just want to feel deep in my own world
but im so lonely i dont even want to be with myself anymore
on a different day
if i was safe in my own skin
then i wouldn't feel lost and so frightened
but this is today and im lost in my own skin
and im so lonely i dont even want to be with myself anymore
i just want to feel safe in my own skin
i just want to be happy again
TAKEN IN
Mike & the Mechanics
Taken in, taken in again
Wrapped around the finger of some fair-weather friend
Caught up in the promises, left out in the end
No pride, taken for a ride
You say I’m the only one when I look in your eyes
I want to believe you but you know how to lie
And if you say you understand I don’t believe it
And when you reach out for my hand I don’t believe it
And if you say you take the blame I don’t believe it
And if say that nothing’s changed I don’t believe it, don’t believe it
Taken in, taken in again
Someone saw me coming, a fool without a friend
There’s one born every minute and you’re looking at him
And if you say you want me near I don’t believe it
And when you’re holding back the tears I don’t believe it
And when you swear that you are mine I don’t believe it
And it’s your heart that’s on the line I don’t believe it, don’t believe it
Taken in, taken in again
Wrapped around the finger of some fair-weather friend
Caught up in the promises, left out in the end
No pride, taken for a ride
You say I’m the only one when I look in your eyes
I’d love to believe you but you know how to lie
You say you want me near I don’t believe it
And when you’re holding back the tears I don’t believe it
Oh, there’s one born every minute, you’re looking at him
Taken in, taken in again
Someone saw me coming, a fool without a friend
I want to believe you, oh
When you say you understand
When you reach out for my hand
Oh, I wish I could believe you
Taken in, taken in again
BABY DON'T YOU BREAK MY HEART SLOW
Vonda Shepard
I like the way you wanted me
Every night for so long baby
I like the way you needed me
Every time things got rocky
I was believing in you
Was I mistaken
Do you say, do you say what you mean?
I want our love to last forever
But I'd rather you be mean than love and lie
I'd rather hear the truth and have to say goodbye
I'd rather take a blow at least then I would know
But baby don't you break my heart slow
I like the way you'd hold me
Every night for so long baby
And I like the way you'd say my name
In the middle of the night
While you were sleeping
I was believing in you
Was I mistaken
Do you mean, do you mean what you say?
When you say our love could last forever
(Chorus)
But I'd rather you be mean than love and lie
I'd rather hear the truth and have to say goodbye
I'd rather take a blow at least then I would know
But baby don't you break my heart slow
(Bridge)
You would run around and lead me on forever
While I wait at home still thinking that we're together
I wanted our love to last forever
I was believing in you
I'd rather you be mean than love and lie
I'd rather hear the truth and have to say goodbye
I'd rather take a blow at least then I would know
But baby don't you break my heart slow
PLEASE DON'T ASK
Popsicle
Somehow I thought I'd be that strong
Finally accepting that you're really gone
Thought we could spend some time together
That things were getting better now
Let me tell you honey I was wrong
Now I'm so empty and the days so long
Though I'm trying not to show it
There's no way you don't know it by now
So please don't ask any questions
Just let it be
'Cause I've told you what I mean
And please don't leave any message
Just say goodbye
I will try to hide the way I feel this time
As if it wasn't enough with the streets we shared
Now even the weather seems to take me there
I hear you giggling with the raindrops
Humming with the treetops sighing
So excuse me while I sing this song
But I'm so empty and the days so long
Will I never stop complaining
Find myself again and step out on the other side
I look into the mirror
See an empty space that used to be your face
I know it's trivial
So why do I keep dwelling on it