sappy little emo post
a few months ago i was driving to mineapolis minnesota. i was listening to the honorary title at the time, and there was a verse that really painted an interesting picture in my brain. i was gunna come on here on valentines day, because thats what the lyric is about and post the video. however, when i watched their video i realized how incredibly "emo"** it is. which i suppose is the nature of the lyric, but considering i don't really care much for christmas, its really no surprise that i could care less about yet another hallmark holiday. so because i don't want to make anyone think that im holding my head in the basement being all bummed that i don't have a valentines i won't post the video. because, although im sitting in my basement, im holding a cup of coffee and im probably just gunna get stoned and or drink red wine (like everyother nite) and treat today as if today was just another day.
But for old times sake and to reminice the moment in the van back in december here is the lyric anyways (its primarily the first 6 lines that make me think, damn... that sucks)
February, Valentines Day
Did my best to avoid the red cliches
So you dumped me on the subway
On my way to work at 9 in the morning
Everybody else is holding bouquets
Now I'm holding my face in the basement
Scratching away for any trace
Of affection you will leave
Falling victim to the publics prey
**emo - normally i hate using this word because it has been misconstrued to have a billion different meanings over the years. i mean remember when the promise ring or jets to brazil was emo? those were the days. now my chemical romance has somehow found their way into that category, and so has bright eyes. two very disntictivly different forms of "emo" (if you could call it that). so i have sorta stopped using the word cause it doesn't make much sense to me when i hear people use it, because it seems like people just use it as an insult. i've even heard hip hop acts like atmosphere be called 'emo' and that just makes me wonder.
so to clarify my usage of said word, i am using it in the emotional cry baby bright eyes type of way (and i suppose i mean bright eyes of yesteryear; fevers and mirrors days. cause well now i think he's becoming a country guy and that to me isn't quite "emo")
so to everyone, enjoy your made up day of romance. if you're truely in love with someone it shoulden't take a particular day to show affection. and to those who don't have a romantic lover, march 14th is coming up, why not celebrate valentines day on an arbitrary day (like it already is) in fact, there are 10 more 14ths of the month coming up. why not celebrate it once a month, that way if you don't have a lover now, maybe you will in 6 and you can celebrate it than. just a thought
But for old times sake and to reminice the moment in the van back in december here is the lyric anyways (its primarily the first 6 lines that make me think, damn... that sucks)
February, Valentines Day
Did my best to avoid the red cliches
So you dumped me on the subway
On my way to work at 9 in the morning
Everybody else is holding bouquets
Now I'm holding my face in the basement
Scratching away for any trace
Of affection you will leave
Falling victim to the publics prey
**emo - normally i hate using this word because it has been misconstrued to have a billion different meanings over the years. i mean remember when the promise ring or jets to brazil was emo? those were the days. now my chemical romance has somehow found their way into that category, and so has bright eyes. two very disntictivly different forms of "emo" (if you could call it that). so i have sorta stopped using the word cause it doesn't make much sense to me when i hear people use it, because it seems like people just use it as an insult. i've even heard hip hop acts like atmosphere be called 'emo' and that just makes me wonder.
so to clarify my usage of said word, i am using it in the emotional cry baby bright eyes type of way (and i suppose i mean bright eyes of yesteryear; fevers and mirrors days. cause well now i think he's becoming a country guy and that to me isn't quite "emo")
so to everyone, enjoy your made up day of romance. if you're truely in love with someone it shoulden't take a particular day to show affection. and to those who don't have a romantic lover, march 14th is coming up, why not celebrate valentines day on an arbitrary day (like it already is) in fact, there are 10 more 14ths of the month coming up. why not celebrate it once a month, that way if you don't have a lover now, maybe you will in 6 and you can celebrate it than. just a thought