Song(s) of the Day

Thoroughly, completely, whole-heartedly today's song. Yes - yes, indeed it is:



Complete sidenote: I love this site I was just introduced to (thanks, Josh) designed specifically for music junkies (see: yours truly). In fact, I love it so much that you get two more delicious little treats to nibble on today.

So chew away:



And this one's for Mariana:

Song(s) of the Day

So you get two songs today because I was too cranky yesterday to do anything beyond what I was required to in order to maintain my currently employed status.

This first one I'm pretty sure was on the Grey's Anatomy soundtrack, and if not, it should be. A montage of close-up shots of sentimental saps gazing wistfully out of windows at the rain would seem quite appropriately paired with this song. All mocking aside though, the truth is I love this girl's voice. That, and I AM one of those sentimental saps who gazes wistfully out of windows at the rain.
And this is just classic. And if I had a soundtrack to my life, I'm quite sure this would be on it:

Song of the Day - Friendly Fires

My disdain for Tuesdays makes sense now

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For Ben

Beautiful song by an old friend who understands what it is to have an undying passion for all the goodness of the wild music world, while fighting valiantly against the ugliness that inherently goes with it. So happy to see you achieving your dreams, darling. You are authentic to the core.



(Thanks, Josh. Brilliant choice.)

Sorta kinda obsessed

Saw these guys with White Lies over my birthday weekend, which was crazy in all the best possible ways. I have no brain power to expound on the topic and intend on slipping into a coma shortly after wrapping up this post, but I wanted to assure you I am in fact still among the living and doing very well.

Now put yer dancin shoes on:

Never is a promise

You'll never see
The courage I know
Its colors' richness won't
Appear within your view
I'll never glow
The way that you glow
Your presence dominates
The judgements made on you
But as the scenery grows
I see in different lights
The shades and shadows
Undulate in my perception
My feelings swell and stretch
I see from greater heights
I understand what I am still
Too proud to mention
To you

You'll say you understand
But you don't understand
You'll say you'd never
Give up seeing eye to eye
But never is a promise
And you can't afford to lie

You'll never touch
These things that I hold
The skin of my emotions
Lies beneath my own
You'll never feel
The heat of this soul
My fever burns me deeper
Than I've ever shown
To you

You'll say
Don't fear your dreams
It's easier than it seems
You'll say you'd never
Let me fall from hopes so high
But never is a promise
And you can't afford to lie

You'll never live
The life that I live
I'll never live the life
That wakes me in the night
You'll never hear
The message I give
Youy'll say it looks as though
I might give up this fight

But as the scenery grows
I see in different lights
The shades and shadows
Undulate in my perception
My feelings swell and stretch
I see from greater heights
I realise what I am now
Too smart to mention
To you

You'll say you understand
You'll never understand
I'll say I'll never wake up
Knowing how or why
I don't know what
To believe in
You won't know who I am
You'll say I need appeasing
When I start to cry
But never is a promise
And I'll never need a lie

"Never is a Promise" - Fiona Apple