When all the clocks are spinning backwards
Hey y'all. Some fun things in my life: I finally got a flickr pro account! This had been something I had wanted for YEARS. All the photos from Australia are up there now. Including adorable animals. I also gave my domain page a facelift. (Heck yeah!) And I renamed my twitter account. And gave my tumblr a new layout. And posted on my sketchblog after changing the layout there too. But what I really want to post about is the new music rotation/playlist that I put up. I've been consistently changing it at least every two seasons for about two years now. This time 'round there are some songs with really excellent lyrics.
This playlist touches on the light and dark parts of relationships, the willful destruction of relationships (and the world itself, in some songs) and eventual rebuilding, or at least being able to look back on what happened. I posted the lyrics I liked best in case anyone was remotely curious. I'm placing the lyrics behind a cut and whatnot because I imagine the post is going to get quite long.
Fleetwood Mac - The Chain
"Listen to the wind blow, down comes the night
Run in the shadows
Damn your love, damn your lies
Break the silence
Damn the dark, damn the light
And if you don't love me now
You will never love me again
I can still hear you saying you would never break the chain"
Tori Amos - A Sorta Fairytale
"And I ride along side,
And I rode along side you then,
And I rode along side -- 'til the honey spread itself so thin,
For me to break your bread, for me to take your word. I had to steal it."
"Way up north I took my day, all in all was a pretty nice day and,
I put the hood right back where you could taste heaven perfectly.
Feel out the summer breeze, didn't know when we'd be back and I-
I don't- didn't think we'd end up like, like this..."
Loreena McKennitt - Beneath a Phrygian Sky
"We wondered where our God was
In the face of so much pain
And I looked up to the stars above
To find you once again
We travelled the wide oceans
Heard many call your name
With sword and gun and hatred
It all seemed much the same
Some used your name for glory
Some used it for their gain
Yet when liberty lay wanting
No lives were lost in vain"
Florence + The Machine - No Light, No Light
"No light, no light in your bright blue eyes,
I never knew daylight could be so violent.
A revelation in the light of day,
You can’t chose what stays and what fades away."
"Would you leave me,
If I told you what I’ve done?
And would you leave me,
If I told you what I’ve become?
Because it’s so easy,
To sing it to a crowd,
But it’s so hard, my love,
To say it to you, out loud."
Adele - Set Fire to the Rain
"I set fire to the rain
Watched it pour as I touched your face
Let it burn while I cried
'Cause I heard it screaming out your name, your name
I set fire to the rain
And I threw us into the flames
Where I felt somethin' die
'Cause I knew that that was the last time, the last time, oh"
U2 - Until the End of the World
"Last time we met was a low-lit room
We were as close together as a bride and groom
We ate the food, we drank the wine
Everybody having a good time
Except you
You were talking about the end of the world"
"Waves of regret and waves of joy
I reached out for the one I tried to destroy
You, you said you'd wait
Till the end of the world"
Grace Potter and the Nocturnals - Colors
"This is the greatest time of day
When all the clocks are spinning backwards
And all the ropes that bind begin to fray
And all the black and white turns into colors
You want to sink into the colors on the wall
But all the while you are the brightest of them all"
The Rolling Stones - Wild Horses
"I know I dreamed you a sin and a lie
I have my freedom, but I don't have much time
Faith has been broken, tears must be cried
Let's do some living after love dies"
Lana Del Rey - Blue Jeans
"You went out every night, and baby that's alright
I told you that no matter what you did I'd be by your side
Cause I'm a ride or die, whether you fail or fly
Well shit, at least you tried.
But when you walked out that door, a piece of me died
I told you I wanted more, but that's not what I had in mind
I just want it like before, we were dancin' all night
Then they took you away, stole you out of my life"
Regina Spektor - The Call
"Pick a star on the dark horizon
And follow the light
You'll come back when it's over
No need to say goodbye "
"Now we're back to the beginning
It's just a feeling and no one knows yet
But just because they can't feel it too
Doesn't mean that you have to forget
Let your memories grow stronger and stronger
'Til they're before your eyes
You'll come back
When they call you
No need to say goodbye"
"Fire and Blood", an instrumental track from Game of Thrones, is in there, as well as a Hilary Stagg piece called "Land of Oz". I meant both as a contrast to one another.
Anyway hope everyone is doing well. I've had a heck of a lot of spam comments lately so this post might magically become friends-only in the near future.
This playlist touches on the light and dark parts of relationships, the willful destruction of relationships (and the world itself, in some songs) and eventual rebuilding, or at least being able to look back on what happened. I posted the lyrics I liked best in case anyone was remotely curious. I'm placing the lyrics behind a cut and whatnot because I imagine the post is going to get quite long.
Fleetwood Mac - The Chain
"Listen to the wind blow, down comes the night
Run in the shadows
Damn your love, damn your lies
Break the silence
Damn the dark, damn the light
And if you don't love me now
You will never love me again
I can still hear you saying you would never break the chain"
Tori Amos - A Sorta Fairytale
"And I ride along side,
And I rode along side you then,
And I rode along side -- 'til the honey spread itself so thin,
For me to break your bread, for me to take your word. I had to steal it."
"Way up north I took my day, all in all was a pretty nice day and,
I put the hood right back where you could taste heaven perfectly.
Feel out the summer breeze, didn't know when we'd be back and I-
I don't- didn't think we'd end up like, like this..."
Loreena McKennitt - Beneath a Phrygian Sky
"We wondered where our God was
In the face of so much pain
And I looked up to the stars above
To find you once again
We travelled the wide oceans
Heard many call your name
With sword and gun and hatred
It all seemed much the same
Some used your name for glory
Some used it for their gain
Yet when liberty lay wanting
No lives were lost in vain"
Florence + The Machine - No Light, No Light
"No light, no light in your bright blue eyes,
I never knew daylight could be so violent.
A revelation in the light of day,
You can’t chose what stays and what fades away."
"Would you leave me,
If I told you what I’ve done?
And would you leave me,
If I told you what I’ve become?
Because it’s so easy,
To sing it to a crowd,
But it’s so hard, my love,
To say it to you, out loud."
Adele - Set Fire to the Rain
"I set fire to the rain
Watched it pour as I touched your face
Let it burn while I cried
'Cause I heard it screaming out your name, your name
I set fire to the rain
And I threw us into the flames
Where I felt somethin' die
'Cause I knew that that was the last time, the last time, oh"
U2 - Until the End of the World
"Last time we met was a low-lit room
We were as close together as a bride and groom
We ate the food, we drank the wine
Everybody having a good time
Except you
You were talking about the end of the world"
"Waves of regret and waves of joy
I reached out for the one I tried to destroy
You, you said you'd wait
Till the end of the world"
Grace Potter and the Nocturnals - Colors
"This is the greatest time of day
When all the clocks are spinning backwards
And all the ropes that bind begin to fray
And all the black and white turns into colors
You want to sink into the colors on the wall
But all the while you are the brightest of them all"
The Rolling Stones - Wild Horses
"I know I dreamed you a sin and a lie
I have my freedom, but I don't have much time
Faith has been broken, tears must be cried
Let's do some living after love dies"
Lana Del Rey - Blue Jeans
"You went out every night, and baby that's alright
I told you that no matter what you did I'd be by your side
Cause I'm a ride or die, whether you fail or fly
Well shit, at least you tried.
But when you walked out that door, a piece of me died
I told you I wanted more, but that's not what I had in mind
I just want it like before, we were dancin' all night
Then they took you away, stole you out of my life"
Regina Spektor - The Call
"Pick a star on the dark horizon
And follow the light
You'll come back when it's over
No need to say goodbye "
"Now we're back to the beginning
It's just a feeling and no one knows yet
But just because they can't feel it too
Doesn't mean that you have to forget
Let your memories grow stronger and stronger
'Til they're before your eyes
You'll come back
When they call you
No need to say goodbye"
"Fire and Blood", an instrumental track from Game of Thrones, is in there, as well as a Hilary Stagg piece called "Land of Oz". I meant both as a contrast to one another.
Anyway hope everyone is doing well. I've had a heck of a lot of spam comments lately so this post might magically become friends-only in the near future.