Monday, November 28, 2011

Ohh, If the right one came, along

Favorite: New Song
Artist: The Civil Wars
Song of the day: I've got this friend

I've finally been able to come out of the abyss of holidays, family travels, and graduating graduate school just in time to wrap up my year of song of the day (give or take a few disappearances) blog. And what better way to leave than on a high note of favorites, from favorite artists, videos, songs to cry to, songs to eat to and whatever other favorites I might think up. Any ideas, let me know. But today I wanted to start out with some profound favorite but when I find a new favorite song I can't get it out of my head and must replay it over and over leaving very little time for other songs to take hold. My most current new fav is from fantabulous new duo The Civil Wars who I can't stop raving over.

And usually when I listen to the lyrics of a song I love it even more, however I cannot lie that my brow cringed a bit at the singing of two friends wanting to pair up their sad lonely single friends. I'm not denying the good naturedness, correctness and as my sister argued with me later that I totally missed what was going on in the song...it was too late and I had already reverted to an earlier in the day instance where my dear little cousin who I was visiting several states away informed me that her preacher I had met was young and single, and before I could respond, she added, "he's also awkward and fat and I think he liked your sister more." I promptly thanked her and told her to stop talking him up so much. And though I may never understand the mystery or magic involved in two people finding each other I like to assume it doesn't involve the feelings I get with these type of set ups but more fits with the chorus of today's song. If the right one came along there'd be a harmony involved and it would just fit and sound like a beautiful mix of melodies you sing and have no words for. That's what I still hope for and like about the song. To wait for the harmony and not settle for the fat awkwardness that's not that into you. So here's to your new favorite that is filling your head with melodies.



I've got this friend
I don't think you know him
He's not much for words
He's hidden his heart away

Oh I've got this friend
A loveless romantic
All that he really wants
Is someone to want him back

Ohh, if the right one came
If the right one came along
Ohh, If the right one came, along

I've got this friend
I don't think you know her
She sings a simple song
It sounds a lot like his

Oh I've got this friend
Holding onto her heart
Like it's a little secret
Like it's all she's got to give

Ohh, if the right one came
If the right one came along
Ohh, if the right one came, along

It'd be such a shame
(If they never meet)
She sounds lovely
(He sounds right out of a dream)
If only
(If only)
If only

Ohh
Ohh, if the right one came
If the right one came along
Ohh, (I've got this friend) if the right one came
If the right one came along
Ohh, (I've got this friend)
If the right one came, along

Monday, November 14, 2011

Come laugh away who you are and get down Who you are, who we are now you're foun

Artist- Lykke Li
Song of the day- Youth Knows no pain

So I'm not quite sure what artist I've played on my blog the most but I would make an educated guess as it being Lykke Li. But it must be today's song choice as I celebrate school ending by the only way i Know how: a Lykke Li concert. And well, as I finished my internship hours as a pediatric nurse and seen a lot of youth in pain, witnessed most of my classmates in pain trying to finish the program, and experienced general pains trying to become and adult with a job and a home...I realized youth is painful. But perhaps the best quality and for sure the reason why I love working with kids is how they manage to hold on to the innocence and playfulness of themselves in the face of adversity. Crying fits one minute, lego fights and dance marathons the next. Really it's the best coping mechanism I've seen. And maybe it's not that youth knows no pain, they are just better at dealing with it. So I'd like to take a note from my patients and get down at a concert in celebration of finishing one of the hardest times of my life and seeing / experiencing some tough stuff and some amazing people. Come on get down.



Come laugh away who you are and get down
Who you are, who we are now you're found
To the sun or the bears or the guns
We taking all our vows with your frown

Come on get down
Come on get down
Make a mess, make a bow
Come on get down
Come get down
Mighty youth, here and now
So come on honey cut yourself to pieces
Come on honey give yourself completely
And do it all though you can't believe it
Youth knows no pain
Youth knows no pain

Come together and join the parade
And get back walk on lost in the trade
With the plants and the shimmering beats
With the wind in my hair, you're free

Come on get down
Come get down
Make a mess, make a bow
Come on get down
Come get down

Mighty youth, here and now
So come on honey cut yourself to pieces
Come on honey give yourself completely
And do it all though you can't believe it
Youth knows no pain
Youth knows no pain

I said youth don't know
Youth knows no pain
I said youth don't know
Youth knows no pain

Mighty youth, here and now
So come on honey cut yourself to pieces
Come on honey give yourself completely
Come on honey cut yourself to pieces
Come on honey give yourself completely
And do it all though you can't believe it
Youth knows no pain
Youth knows no pain

Saturday, November 5, 2011

I am done with my graceless heart So tonight I'm gonna cut it out and then restart

Artist- Florence + The Machine
Song of the day- Shake it out

I can't properly express my excitement for Florence's new album and my utter horror in realizing a missed getting tickets to her holiday concert, oh the utter tragedy! And as I've been inhaling the new album all day I've become quite obsessed with the new single and how I believe it most perfectly sums up how I'm feeling as nursing school comes to and end and my mindset after these few years. I keep talking with my fellow classmates about the constant tight rope it feels as though we are walking on and at any moment might land into total breakdown mode. But like the wise non nursing Florence says, "it's always darkest before the dawn." And really this past year I've learned the absolute must in shaking things maybe not "off" but "out". So if you're walking that tight rope above a breakdown and find yourself with a devil on your back, listen to me and Florence and shake it out...shake it out!



Regrets collect like old friends
Here to relive your darkest moments
I can see no way, I can see no way
And all of the ghouls come out to play

And every demon wants his pound of flesh
But I like to keep some things to myself
I like to keep my issues strong
It's always darkest before the dawn

And I've been a fool and I've been blind
I can never leave the past behind
I can see no way, I can see no way
I'm always dragging that horse around

And our love is pastured such a mournful sound
Tonight I'm gonna bury that horse in the ground
So I like to keep my issues strong
But it's always darkest before the dawn

Shake it out, shake it out, shake it out, shake it out, ooh woaaah
Shake it out, shake it out, shake it out, shake it out, ooh woaaaah

And it's hard to dance with a devil on your back
So shake him off, oh woah

I am done with my graceless heart
So tonight I'm gonna cut it out and then restart
Cause I like to keep my issues strong
It's always darkest before the dawn


Shake it out, shake it out, shake it out, shake it out, ooh woaaah
Shake it out, shake it out, shake it out, shake it out, ooh woaaah

And it's hard to dance with a devil on your back
So shake him off, oh woah

And given half the chance would I take any of it back
It's a final mess but it's left me so empty
It's always darkest before the dawn

Oh woah, oh woah...

And I'm damned if I do and I'm damned if I don't
So here's to drinks in the dark at the end of my road
And I'm ready to suffer and I'm ready to hope
It's a shot in the dark and right at my throat
Cause looking for heaven, for the devil in me
Looking for heaven, for the devil in me
Well what the hell I'm gonna let it happen to me

Shake it out, shake it out, shake it out, shake it out, ooh woaaah
Shake it out, shake it out, shake it out, shake it out, ooh woaaah

And it's hard to dance with a devil on your back
So shake him off, oh woah

Shake it out, shake it out, shake it out, shake it out, ooh woaaah
Shake it out, shake it out, shake it out, shake it out, ooh woaaah

And it's hard to dance with a devil on your back
So shake him off, oh woah

Thursday, November 3, 2011

But I will hold on hope And I won't let you choke On the noose around your neck

Artist- Mumford and Sons
Song of the day- The Cave

So my friend Suzanne has had the keen ability lately to soundtrack my life the past couple of weeks. Though the majority of songs are country ballads and or sassy country jams, she also threw in this most fantastic Mumford and Sons hit. And hitting the home stretch of the hermit cave life of school and back into perhaps a functional life, this song seems appropriate on many a level. So here's to pushing through the finish line even when we have to claw our way out to it.



It's empty in the valley of your heart
The sun, it rises slowly as you walk
Away from all the fears
And all the faults you've left behind

The harvest left no food for you to eat
You cannibal, you meat-eater, you see
But I have seen the same
I know the shame in your defeat

But I will hold on hope
And I won't let you choke
On the noose around your neck

And I'll find strength in pain
And I will change my ways
I'll know my name as it's called again

Cause I have other things to fill my time
You take what is yours and I'll take mine
Now let me at the truth
Which will refresh my broken mind

So tie me to a post and block my ears
I can see widows and orphans through my tears
I know my call despite my faults
And despite my growing fears

But I will hold on hope
And I won't let you choke
On the noose around your neck

And I'll find strength in pain
And I will change my ways
I'll know my name as it's called again

So come out of your cave walking on your hands
And see the world hanging upside down
You can understand dependence
When you know the maker's hand

So make your siren's call
And sing all you want
I will not hear what you have to say

Cause I need freedom now
And I need to know how
To live my life as it's meant to be

And I will hold on hope
And I won't let you choke
On the noose around your neck

And I'll find strength in pain
And I will change my ways
I'll know my name as it's called again

Wednesday, November 2, 2011

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread

Artist- She & Him
Song of the day- Fools Rush In

I don't think I have to explain the effects of the breakup of Death Cab's Ben Gibbard and queen of adorable hipster's Zooey Deschanel has on this little hipster's heart. How am I supposed to believe in true love now? Perhaps the whole world is just full of fools who rush in...though as this fantastic cover of my mother's favorite dreamboat Ricky Nelson's knowledgeable hit explains, wise people like myself makes sure to avoid such foolish decisions. Who's smarter in the end? I'm still not sure. I find your heart hurts either way. But I do envy the fools of the world cuz if it feels anything like this song, it must be worth the gamble. So to all you fools out there, this one's for you.



Fools rush in where angels fear to tread
And so I come to you, my love, my heart above my head.
Though I see the danger there
If there's a chance for me, then I don't care

Mm-mm-mm-mm
Fools rush in where wise men never go
But wise men never fall in love, so how are they to know?
When we met, I felt my life begin
So open up your heart and let this fool rush in



Fools rush in where wise men never, never, never go
Eh, but wise men never fall in love, so how are they to know?
Ahh, when we met, girl, I felt my life begin
So open up your heart and let this fool rush in

Just open up your heart and let this fool rush on in
Just open up your heart because I-I-I-I-I-I-I am coming in
Open up your heart and let this fool rush in!!