Articles tagged ‘music’

I finally did it. I finished my song about Cole. It only took a year and a half, but it’s done.

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Far Away

There’s an empty room, the door is closed
And neither of us enter anymore
Though some say that was all we had
All we wanted was to live our lives
It’s not that easy when a part of us has died

You know that…
I would cross the ocean to be with you, to see you through this
I would fall on my face to kiss your feet
And when I see the sun is rising, I’ll wish you were still with me
But although you’re far away, maybe you’re dreaming of the same

There’s a dusty book laying on a shelf
Filled with notes you forgot that I took
But the words mean nothing by themselves
So you close the book and shut your eyes
And try to take yourself to a time when we could reach the other side

But don’t forget that…
I would cross the ocean to be with you, to see you through this
I would fall on my face to kiss your feet
And when I see the sun is rising, I’ll wish you were still with me
But although you’re far away, maybe you’re dreaming of the same

Don’t you know I’d give my soul for five minutes more

I’ve really been wanting to play some music lately. I was thinking about recording some songs that I never recorded, or playing some live music. I even thought a little karaoke tonight. I didn’t do it, of course, because I don’t sing well. But that’s the point of karaoke, isn’t it? You can sing like crap and no one else can say anything because they sing like crap too.

Lately I’ve been making a mental list of songs that I would like to perform live with a band. So far I only have two songs, but they epitomize the idea of this list.

“En Macherus” by My Epic

I’m think I’m ready to go,
(Why am I left in this place?)
though I can’t grasp yet,
(Of all the miracles known…)
With all the power you hold,
(When did my diligence fade?)
isn’t this desertion?

These prison walls are far from golden streets and desert paths where kingdoms preached repentance’s call, but now you’ve ceased to speak in me the mysteries. Forgive the doubt of baffled eyes. I thought that you would save my life. I pray in chains but no reply. Could this be where the ending lies? If you can claim the skies and calm the seas, give sight to lifeless eyes, and set the captives free, I know that you can raise the dead to life and comfort me. If Heaven’s son can bear the weight of every shame and die for grace, then Abba, I, I too will find the courage not to sway beneath the blade. This will be the end of me, and I will see your glory.

“My Heart” by Paramore

I am finding out that maybe I was wrong
That I’ve fallen down and I can’t do this alone

Stay with me, this is what I need, please?

Sing us a song and we’ll sing it back to you
We could sing our own but what would it be without you?

I am nothing now and it’s been so long
Since I’ve heard the sound, the sound of my only hope

This time I will be listening.

Sing us a song and we’ll sing it back to you
We could sing our own but what would it be without you?

This heart, it beats, beats for only you
This heart, it beats, beats for only you

This heart, it beats, beats for only you
My heart is yours

This heart, it beats, beats for only you
My heart is yours
(My heart, it beats for you)

This heart, it beats, beats for only you (It beats, beats for only you)
My heart is yours (My heart is yours)

This heart, it beats, beats for only you (Please don’t go now, please don’t fade away)
My heart, my heart is yours (Please don’t go now, please don’t fade away)

(Please don’t go now, please don’t fade away) My heart is yours
(Please don’t go now, please don’t fade away) My heart is yours
(Please don’t go, please don’t fade away)
(Please don’t go now, please don’t fade away) My heart is…

I’m forcing myself to write something. I need to.

Has everyone seen my cool weekly music chart? Thanks to last.fm I can track my listening habits and display them however I see fit. It’s kinda like a music recommendation system on steroids. You get all these listening stats from users and then you can get suggested music based on what other people listen to. It has some cool Web 2.0 features built-in too.

I was just getting links for Furious and Gordy’s last.fm pages and I saw Gordy’s recent track listing. Hilarious.

Work has been exceedingly busy. I’m not sure why it’s like this all of a sudden. As soon as I got some help, I got swamped. Of course, I was gone for two weeks too and work piled up. But I’m caught up from that.

I haven’t been getting a lot of sleep lately. Well, good sleep anyway. I slept 10 hours last night, but most of that was tossing and turning. Maybe I’ll start taking sleeping pills. Maybe I’ll start working out. Maybe I’ll just drink warm milk and pray for sleep.