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In the long run the pessimist my be proven right, but the optimist has a better time on the trip.

-Daniel Reardon

Fast Car- Tracy Chapman

You got a fast car

But is it fast enough so we can fly away

We gotta make a decision

We leave tonight or live and die this way

I remember we were driving, driving in your car

The speed so fast I felt like I was drunk

City lights lay out before us

And your arm felt nice wrapped 'round my shoulder

And I had a feeling that I belonged

And I had a feeling I could be someone, be someone, be someone

You got a fast car

And we go cruising to entertain ourselves

You still ain't got a job And I work in a market as a checkout girl

I know things will get better You'll find work and I'll get promoted

We'll move out of the shelter Buy a big house and live in the suburbs

Marilyn Monroe

I believe that everything happens for a reason,
people change so that you can learn to let go,
things go wrong so you appreciate them when they're right,
you believe lies so you'll learn to trust noone but yourself,
and sometimes good things fall apart so better things can fall together.

Unknown

Sometimes, it is good to be "alone"
but that doesn't make us lonely..

It is not a matter of being present with someone,
it is a matter of being present to someone.

Sade- Soldier of Love

My new obsession.. soldier of love. I've always loved Sade.. so Excited that she's back!!

Happy Valentine's Day <3



I've lost the use of my heart
But I'm still alive
Still looking for the life
The endless pool on the other side
It's a wild wild west
I'm doing my best

I'm at the borderline of my faith,
I'm at the hinterland of my devotion
In the frontline of this battle of mine
But I'm still alive

I'm a soldier of love.
Every day and night
I'm soldier of love
All the days of my life

I've been torn up inside (oh!)
I've been left behind (oh!)
So I ride
I have the will to survive

In the wild wild west,
Trying my hardest
Doing my best
To stay alive

I am love's soldier!

I wait for the sound
(oooh oohhh)
I know that love will come (that love will come)
Turn it all around

I'm a soldier of love (soldier of love)
Every day and night
I'm a soldier of love
All the days of my life

I am lost
But I don't doubt (oh!)
So I ride
I have the will to survive

In the wild wild west,
Trying my hardest
Doing my best
To stay alive

I am love's soldier!

I wait for the sound

I know that love will come
I know that love will come
Turn it all around

Agnieszka Chilinska- Nie Kochana, Unloved

Love this kind of rock.. don't know what to name it..
but this song, created maybe 10yrs ago is very KOL.. and I love Kings of Leon lol.
It has a slow-like intro but it builds as she gets more agitated, more stronger. The singer, Agnieszka Chylinska, was very metal back then but now she's more rocky/pop. I love her either way- one of the many talented Polish singers (she's one of the judges on "Poland's Got Talent" lol).
Powerful words to this music as well.. I'll try my best to translate.

Crying towards empty walls, how embarassing.
I was with someone for some time, it's not important anymore.
Feelin' that around me, noone is capable to love.
Feelin' that it's always gonna be this way.

Moving towards your embrace, but I don't feel anything.
I'm scared to feel something
It hurts, I know.

I am alone, that's my loss.
I'm unloved, that's my loss.

I can't love because, I am weak if I do.
I don't think about myself an I lose myself.
I give everything but I don't have anything.
Again he loves me, another stranger.

I am alone, that's my loss.
I'm unloved, that's my loss.
Maybe you're knocking on my door
But tell me why I can't hear anything.

I'm not gunna lie directly to my face
I'm not gunna tear myself apart.
I'm sorry that I loved you. I know. I know.

Cold Desert

I'm on the corner waiting for a light to come on
that's when i know that you're alone
it's cold in the desert water never sees the ground
special ones walk on without sound

told me you love me, that i'd never die alone
hand over your heart let's go on
everyone knowed it everyone has seen the signs
i've always been known to cross lines

i never ever cried when i was feeling down
ive always been scared of the sound
jesus don't love me no-one ever carried my load
im too young to feel this old

nobody knows
nobody sees
nobody but me

I believe

I believe in pink.
I believe that laughing is the best calorie burner.
I believe in kissing, kissing a lot!
I believe in being strong,
when everything seems to be going wrong.
I believe that happy girls..
are the prettiest girls.
I believe that tomorrow is another day,
and I believe in miracles.

-Audrey Hepburn

I believe in everything this woman stood for ..living a happy life =) ..but pink? I don't know. I believe in green =D

Meet Me Halfway

OMG @ all the spelling mistakes.. frigg ppls, edit!

I Just Want Everyone to be.. Happy

I like to think I was there...

I like to dance all night, summons the day
But that's how I play, yeah that's how I play
I said who are you? Don't matter who you are
So we dance all night and dance all day

I say, I say

We're gonna fuel th fire, gonna stoke it up
We're gonna sip this wine and pass the cup
Who needs avenues, who needs reservoirs
Gonna show this town how to kiss these stars

I sayyyyy, I saayyy (insert my improvisation- major third above)
(ahhhh sexy guitaarrr <3)

We're gunna hunt to kill, gonna skin the hide
A yelp and scream and away I ride
And every drop that spills on every plot of ground
It's all for you for what you found

I saaaaayyyy (jamm that shizzz.. love his voice)

It's gonna take your head
And gonna drive you home
It's gonna keep on, keep on, keep on
And then forever roam

Resurrection of Rock 'n Roll

Kings of Leon

Street Lights

Let me know
Do I still got time to grow?
Things ain't always set in stone
That being known let me know
Let me

Seems like street lights glowing
Happen to be just like moments passing in front of me
So I hopped in the cab and
I paid my fares
See I know my destination
But I'm just not there

..and thats why i won't dance with you (8)

Balmes.. A Better Life

Ahhh.. this song is my Australia.. how I want to be there right now!!

I think I need a change of scenery
Warm water sunshine on my foot?
Just like my daydream
And on the nightly?
Everything is hot and sticky
But its ok cause no one plans to sleep here anyway

Ohhhhh.... be-because
We all want a better life
I think I found it in this place
Everthing is so sublime
You should come with me
We all want a better life
I think I found you just in time
And I feeling so divine
We all want a better life
And Im not going home
Im not ever going home
I think I need a change of scenery, yea
I think I need you to be here with me

Finally a moment to breathe..




Oh (eyyy)
I've been travellin' on this road too long (too long)
Just tryna find my way back home (back home)
The old me is dead and gone, dead and gone
And oh (eyyy)
I've been travellin' on this road too long (too long)
Just tryna find my way back home (back home)
The old me is dead and gone, dead and gone

Ever had one of them days wish would've stayed home
Run into a group of niggas who gettin' they hate on
You walk by
They get wrong
You reply then shit get blown
Way outta proportion
Way past discussion
Just you against them, pick one then rush 'em
Figure you'll get jumped, hell that's nothing
They don't wanna stop there now they bussin'
Now you gushin', ambulance rushin'
You to the hospital with a bad concussion
Plus ya hit 4 times
Plus it hit ya spine
Paralyzed waist down now ya wheel chair bound
Nevermind that now you lucky to be alive
Just think it all started you fussin' with 3 guys
Now ya pride in the way, but ya pride is the way
You could fuck around, get shot, die anyday
Niggas die everyday
All over bull shit, dope money, dice game, ordinary hood shit
Could this be 'cos of hip hop music?
Or did the ones with the good sense not use it?
Usually niggas don't know what to do when their back against the wall so they just start shootin'
For red or for blue or for blo I guess
From Bankhead or from your projects
No more stress, now I'm straight, now I get it, now I take
Time to think, before I make mistakes just for my family's sake
That part of me left yesterday
The heart of me is strong today
No regrets I'm blessed to say
The old me dead and gone away

[Chorus (Justin Timberlake (T.I.))]

I ain't never been scared, I lived through tragedy
Situation could've been dead lookin' back at it
Most of that shit didn't even have to happen
But you don't think about it when you out there trappin'
In apartments, hangin', smokin', and rappin'
Niggas start shit, next thing ya know we cappin'
Get locked up then didn't even get mad
Now think about damn what a life I had
Most of that shit, look back, just laugh
Some shit still look back get sad
Maybe my homboy still be around
Had I not hit the nigga in the mouth that time
I won that fight
I lost that war
I can still see my nigga walkin' out that door
Who'da thought I'd never see Philant no more?
Got enough dead homies I don't want no more
Cost a nigga his job
Cost me more
I'd took that ass-whooping now for sure
Now think before I risk my life
Take them chances to get my stripe
A nigga put his hands on me alright
Otherwise stand there talk shit all night
'Cos I hit you, you sue me,
I shoot you, get locked up, who me?
No more stress, now I'm straight, now I get it, now I take
Time to think, before I make mistakes just for my family's sake
That part of me left yesterday
The heart of me is strong today
No regrets I'm blessed to say
The old me dead and gone away

[Chorus (Justin Timberlake (T.I.))]

I turn my head to the East
I don't see nobody by my side
I turn my head to the West
Still nobody in sight
So I turn my head to the North
Swallow that pill that they call pride
That old me is dead and gone
But that new me will be alright

I turn my head to the East
I don't see nobody by my side
I turn my head to the West
Still nobody in sight
So I turn my head to the North
Swallow that pill that they call pride
That old me is dead and gone
But that new me will be alright

Never Forgotten..

Phil Collins.. and the best drum-work evah!
The best part is @ time 3:40. This is from his farewell tour.. thus, the slow intro. Even so, the song is apparently based upon a tragedy he experienced as a child (his friend was drowning.. he called a man walking by for help but he refused to help b/c he thought the kids were joking). Wow =( =



I can feel it coming in the air tonight, oh lord
Ive been waiting for this moment, all my life, oh lord
Can you feel it coming in the air tonight, oh lord, oh lord

Well, if you told me you were drowning
I would not lend a hand
Ive seen your face before my friend
But I dont know if you know who I am
Well, I was there and I saw what you did
I saw it with my own two eyes
So you can wipe off the grin, I know where youve been
Its all been a pack of lies

And I can feel it coming in the air tonight, oh lord
Ive been waiting for this moment for all my life, oh lord
I can feel it in the air tonight, oh lord, oh lord
And Ive been waiting for this moment all my life, oh lord, oh lord

Well I remember, I remember dont worry
How could I ever forget, its the first time, the last time we ever met
But I know the reason why you keep your silence up, no you dont fool me
The hurt doesnt show; but the pain still grows
Its no stranger to you or me

Never Again- The Midway State

This song has been out for a while.. but no matter how overplayed it is, I can never get bored of it!

It's got some seriously catchy beat but I love how its soulful at the same time!

These cool dudes are Canadian.. and I love the fact that the video was filled in T.O> The Dundas Square.. and a subway station. I'm thinking its Bay Station; but the usually white walls look very dirty in this video. What if.. it's one of those myths. You know.. the myth of T.O having about 3-4 abandoned stations. It's a possiblity... if so, bring them back haha! How awesome would that be?.. a horror movie waiting to happen!



Hey you surround me like a blanket in my bed,
The look in your eyes has stayed inside me,
In my head,
Outside its snowing its odd for this time of year,
Your light through the darkness,
Getting smaller oh I fear,

[Chorus]
Love love pulled us down in the gutter,
Can you see us getting out oh i wonder,
It's a long long lonely fight down inside me,
Can I get you to bring back light or is this never again,

Hey you’re my weakness,
Still my lover in my mind,
And you still control me,
Summer I put you so high,
Hey did you forget you could never get enough,
Well I’ll always love you,
No matter how far you run,

[Chorus]
Love, love pulled us down in the gutter,
Can you see us getting out oh I wonder,
It's a long, long lonely fight down inside me,
Can I get you to bring back light or is this never again,

There is a lover down inside all of our gates that we cant protect, forever cause,
He’s sucking at the air from our lips,
I felt him tremble when I first picked you up driving honey,
We drove for hours I remember when I first let him kiss,
You and your mouth the taste of love if filled me up to the tips,

I couldn't sleep for weeks,
fevered at one hundred and six,
You surround me like a blanket in my bed,

[Chorus;; X2]
Love, love pulled us down in the gutter,
Can you see us getting out oh I wonder,
It's a long, long lonely fight down inside me,
Can I get you to bring back light or is this never again.

The Bird and The Bee Vs. Metric

Sometimes this is how I feel...
super slow moving, super relaxed, and carefree. Just floating around and being semi-conscious of what's going on around me; my mind in some other place, my body carrying out functions automatically because they have to.
I just listened to The Bird and the Bee and most of their songs express exactly this feeling of loafting around. The singer's voice is similar to that of Emily Haines from Metric, our fellow Torontonian rock band. Have a listen to both:

Metric, Love is a Place



The Bird and The Bee, La La La


Personally, I think Metric is more classic and deep. However, the Bird and the Bee are groovy (psychadelic lol).. don't they give off a 60's vibe?

Frankie Honey.. You Drive Me Crazy!

Oh boy, oh boy is this man on fire!

His voice just grabs me and I must say ..(it seduces me :$).. well, maybe in my mind lol.
Doesn't he make you sway slowly from left to right?
and the words... so positive and full of meaning =)
I love this song, one of my favourites: The Best is Yet to Come!