I just came from the movies, and I watched Collateral Beauty, and cried my eyes out in there, and fell in love with this song in the process… Have you guys seen the movie?
When, when we came home Worn to the bones I told myself, “This could get rough.”
And when, when I was off, Which happened a lot You came to me and said, “That’s enough.”
Oh, I know that this love is pain But we can’t cut it from out these veins, No
So I’ll get the lights and you lock the doors We ain’t leaving this room ’til we both feel more Don’t walk away, don’t roll your eyes They say love is pain. Well, darling, let’s hurt tonight
When, when you came home Worn to the bones I told myself, “This could be rough.”
Oh, I know you’re feeling insane Tell me something that I can explain, Oh
I’ll hit the lights and you lock the doors Tell me all of the things that you couldn’t before Don’t walk away, don’t roll your eyes They say love is pain. Well, darling, let’s hurt tonight If this love is pain. Well, darling, let’s hurt, oh, tonight
So you hit the lights and I’ll lock the doors Let’s say all of the things that we couldn’t before Won’t walk away, won’t roll my eyes They say love is pain. Well, darling, let’s hurt tonight If this love is pain, then, honey, let’s love tonight
It was a sad day yesterday, learning that George Michael had passed away. 😦 So, today’s music had to be a tribute to him, because I’ve always loved him as an artist. I grew up listening to Wham and George Michael. And I’m so incredibly sad that he has passed away… 😦
I won’t let you down I will not give you up Gotta have some faith in the sound It’s the one good thing that I’ve got I won’t let you down So please don’t give me up ‘Cause I would really, really love to stick around, oh yeah
Heaven knows I was just a young boy Didn’t know what I wanted to be I was every little hungry schoolgirl’s pride and joy And I guess it was enough for me To win the race? A prettier face! Brand new clothes and a big fat place On your rock and roll TV But today the way I play the game is not the same No way Think I’m gonna get myself happy
I think there’s something you should know I think it’s time I told you so There’s something deep inside of me There’s someone else I’ve got to be Take back your picture in a frame Take back your singing in the rain I just hope you understand Sometimes the clothes do not make the man
All we have to do now Is take these lies and make them true somehow All we have to see Is that I don’t belong to you And you don’t belong to me yea yea Freedom Freedom Freedom You’ve gotta give for what you take Freedom Freedom Freedom You’ve gotta give for what you take
Heaven knows we sure had some fun boy What a kick just a buddy and me We had every big shot good-time band on the run boy We were living in a fantasy We won the race Got out of the place I went back home got a brand new face For the boys on MTV But today the way I play the game has got to change Oh yeah Now I’m gonna get myself happy
I think there’s something you should know I think it’s time I stopped the show There’s something deep inside of me There’s someone I forgot to be Take back your picture in a frame Don’t think that I’ll be back again I just hope you understand Sometimes the clothes do not make the man
All we have to do now Is take these lies and make them true somehow All we have to see Is that I don’t belong to you And you don’t belong to me, yea yea Freedom Freedom Freedom You’ve gotta give for what you take Freedom Freedom Freedom You’ve gotta give for what you take
Well it looks like the road to heaven But it feels like the road to hell When I knew which side my bread was buttered I took the knife as well Posing for another picture Everybody’s got to sell But when you shake your ass They notice fast And some mistakes were built to last
That’s what you get That’s what you get That’s what you get I say that’s what you get That’s what you get for changing your mind That’s what you get for changing your mind
That’s what you get That’s what you get And after all this time I just hope you understand Sometimes the clothes Do not make the man
All we have to do now is take these lies And make them true somehow All we have to see is that i don’t belong to you And you don’t belong to me yea yea Freedom Freedom Freedom You’ve got to give for what you take Freedom Freedom Freedom You’ve got to give for what you take Yea you’ve got to give for what you, give for what you give
May not be what you want from me Just the way it’s got to be Lose the face now I’ve got to live I’ve got to live
I listened to this song today for the first time, and I fell in love with it. Kat @Life and Other Disasters featured it in her post today, so… check it out here.
The world isn’t over yet We’ve still got a chance to place our bets We both made a little mess Nothing our two hearts can’t put back I’ll never love you less Don’t let your worries second guess We’ll start over fresh, living a life with no regrets Living a life with no regrets
I’ve got my issues, I admit that You got some fears that hold you back But we are acting like we’re children Looking to blame for what we lack
Before we lose everything we have tomorrow Can we forget what went wrong yesterday, darling
The world isn’t over yet We’ve still got a chance to place our bets We both made a little mess Nothing our two hearts can’t put back I’ll never love you less Don’t let your worries second guess We’ll start over fresh, living a life with no regrets Living a life with no regrets
I know you’re driving yourself crazy Thinking that time has passed you by You’re not lost where you said you’d be But tell me, who is in this lie?
Before we lose everything we have tomorrow Can we forget what went wrong yesterday, so darling
The world isn’t over yet We’ve still got a chance to place our bets We both made a little mess Nothing our two hearts can’t put back I’ll never love you less Don’t let your worries second guess We’ll start over fresh, living a life with no regrets Living a life with no regrets
The world isn’t over yet We can always start over No weight on our shoulder The world isn’t over, darling The world isn’t over yet We can always start over No weight on our shoulder Living a life with no regrets Life with no regret
Theodosia writes me a letter everyday I’m keeping the bed warm while her husband is away He’s on the British side in Georgia He’s trying to keep the colonies in line But he can keep all of Georgia Theodosia, she’s mine
Love doesn’t discriminate Between the sinners And the saints It takes and it takes and it takes And we keep loving anyway We laugh and we cry And we break And we make our mistakes And if there’s a reason I’m by her side When so many have tried Then I’m willing to wait for it I’m willing to wait for it
My grandfather was a fire and brimstone preacher
But there are things that the homilies and hymns won’t teach ya
My mother was a genius
My father commanded respect
When they died they left no instructions Just a legacy to protect
Death doesn’t discriminate Between the sinners And the saints It takes and it takes and it takes And we keep living anyway We rise and we fall And we break And we make our mistakes And if there’s a reason I’m still alive When everyone who loves me has died I’m willing to wait for it I’m willing to wait for it
Wait for it Wait for it Wait for it
I am the one thing in life I can control
Wait for it Wait for it Wait for it Wait for it
I am inimitable I am an original
Wait for it Wait for it Wait for it Wait for it
I’m not falling behind or running late
Wait for it Wait for it Wait for it Wait for it
I’m not standing still I am lying in wait
Wait Wait Wait
Hamilton faces an endless uphill climb
Climb Climb Climb
He has something to prove He has nothing to lose
Lose Lose Lose Lose
Hamilton’s pace is relentless He wastes no time
Time Time Time
What is it like in his shoes?
Hamilton doesn’t hesitate He exhibits no restraint He takes and he takes and he takes And he keeps winning anyway He changes the game He plays and he raises the stakes And if there’s a reason He seems to thrive when so few survive, then Goddamnit
I’m willing to wait for it
I’m willing to wait for it
Life doesn’t discriminate Between the sinners and the saints It takes and it takes and it takes
We rise and we fall He play and he raises the stakes
And if there’s a reason I’m still alive When so many have died Then I’m willin’ to
Wait for it Wait for it Wait for it Wait for it Wait for it Wait for it Wait for it Wait for it Wait for it Wait for it Wait for it Wait
I’ve finally succumbed to the Hamilton craziness… yep, I did, so I’ve been listening to it nonstop for the last few days. So Musical Mondays is gonna feature a song from there, of course ;).
I am not throwing away my shot I am not throwing away my shot Hey yo, I’m just like my country I’m young, scrappy and hungry And I’m not throwing away my shot I’m ‘a get a scholarship to King’s College I prob’ly shouldn’t brag, but dag, I amaze and astonish The problem is I got a lot of brains but no polish I gotta holler just to be heard With every word, I drop knowledge I’m a diamond in the rough, a shiny piece of coal Tryin’ to reach my goal my power of speech, unimpeachable Only nineteen but my mind is older These New York City streets get colder, I shoulder Every burden, every disadvantage I have learned to manage, I don’t have a gun to brandish I walk these streets famished The plan is to fan this spark into a flame But damn, it’s getting dark, so let me spell out the name I am the A-L-E-X-A-N-D-E-R we are meant to be
A colony that runs independently Meanwhile, Britain keeps shittin’ on us endlessly Essentially, they tax us relentlessly Then King George turns around, runs a spending spree He ain’t ever gonna set his descendants free So there will be a revolution in this century Enter me, he says in parentheses
Don’t be shocked when your hist’ry book mentions me I will lay down my life if it sets us free Eventually, you’ll see my ascendancy
And I am not throwing away my shot I am not throwing away my shot Hey yo, I’m just like my country I’m young, scrappy and hungry And I’m not throwing away my shot
I am not throwing away my shot I am not throwing away my shot Hey yo, I’m just like my country I’m young, scrappy and hungry And I’m not throwing away my shot It’s time to take a shot
I dream of life without a monarchy The unrest in France will lead to onarchy? Onarchy how you say, how you say, anarchy? When I fight, I make the other side panicky With my, shot
Yo, I’m a tailor’s apprentice And I got y’all knuckleheads in loco parentis I’m joining the rebellion ’cause I know it’s my chance To socially advance, instead of sewin’ some pants I’m gonna take a shot
But we’ll never be truly free Until those in bondage have the same rights as you and me You and I. Do or die. Wait till I sally in On a stallion with the first black battalion Have another shot
Geniuses, lower your voices You keep out of trouble and you double your choices I’m with you, but the situation is fraught You’ve got to be carefully taught If you talk, you’re gonna get shot
Burr, check what we got Mister Lafayette, hard rock like Lancelot I think your pants look hot Laurens, I like you a lot Let’s hatch a plot blacker than the kettle callin’ the pot What are the odds the gods would put us all in one spot Poppin’ a squat on conventional wisdom, like it or not A bunch of revolutionary manumission abolitionists? Give me a position, show me where the ammunition is
Oh, am I talkin’ too loud? Sometimes I get over excited, shoot off at the mouth I never had a group of friends before I promise that I’ll make y’all proud
Let’s get this guy in front of a crowd
I am not throwing away my shot I am not throwing away my shot Hey yo, I’m just like my country I’m young, scrappy and hungry And I’m not throwing away my shot
I am not throwing away my shot I am not throwing away my shot Hey yo, I’m just like my country I’m young, scrappy and hungry And I’m not throwing away my shot
Everybody sing Whoa, whoa, whoa Hey, whoa, whoa, whoa Ay, let ‘em hear ya
Let’s go
Whoa, whoa, whoa I said shout it to the rooftops Whoa, whoa, whoa said, to the rooftops Whoa, whoa, whoa come on
Come on, let’s go Rise up When you’re living on your knees, you rise up Tell your brother that he’s gotta rise up Tell your sister that she’s gotta rise up
When are these colonies gonna rise up? When are these colonies gonna rise up? When are these colonies gonna rise up? When are these colonies gonna rise up?
Rise up I imagine death so much it feels more like a memory When’s it gonna get me? In my sleep, seven feet ahead of me? If I see it comin’, do I run or do I let it be? Is it like a beat without a melody? See, I never thought I’d live past twenty Where I come from some get half as many Ask anybody why we livin’ fast and we laugh, reach for a flask We have to make this moment last, that’s plenty
Scratch that this is not a moment, it’s the movement Where all the hungriest brothers with something to prove went? Foes oppose us, we take an honest stand We roll like Moses, claimin’ our promised land And? If we win our independence? ‘Zat a guarantee of freedom for our descendants? Or will the blood we shed begin an endless cycle of vengeance and death with no defendants? I know the action in the street is excitin’ But Jesus, between all the bleedin’ ‘n fightin’ I’ve been readin’ ‘n writin’ We need to handle our financial situation Are we a nation of states what’s the state of our nation? I’m past patiently waitin’ I’m passionatelymashin’ every expectation Every action’s an act of creation I’m laughin’ in the face of casualties and sorrow For the first time, I’m thinkin’ past tomorrow
And I am not throwing away my shot I am not throwing away my shot Hey yo, I’m just like my country I’m young, scrappy and hungry And I’m not throwing away my shot
We’re gonna rise up (time to take a shot) We’re gonna rise up (time to take a shot) We’re gonna, rise up, rise up
It’s time to take a shot Rise up, rise up, it’s time to take a shot Rise up, it’s time to take a shot Rise up, take a shot, shot, shot It’s time to take a shot, time to take a shot And I am not throwing away my shot Not throwing away my shot
This has been a sad sad week, so I thought it appropriate to share song. This week on Saturday Night Live Kate McKinnon, who played the role of Hillary Clinton, performed Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah” as not only a tribute to his passing, but also to the lost of the elections.
Now I’ve heard there was a secret chord That David played, and it pleased the Lord But you don’t really care for music, do you? It goes like this The fourth, the fifth The minor fall, the major lift The baffled king composing Hallelujah
Hallelujah Hallelujah Hallelujah Hallelujah
Your faith was strong but you needed proof You saw her bathing on the roof Her beauty and the moonlight overthrew her She tied you To a kitchen chair She broke your throne, and she cut your hair And from your lips she drew the Hallelujah
Hallelujah Hallelujah Hallelujah Hallelujah
You say I took the name in vain I don’t even know the name But if I did, well really, what’s it to you? There’s a blaze of light In every word It doesn’t matter which you heard The holy or the broken Hallelujah
Hallelujah Hallelujah Hallelujah Hallelujah
I did my best, it wasn’t much I couldn’t feel, so I tried to touch I’ve told the truth, I didn’t come to fool you And even though It all went wrong I’ll stand before the Lord of Song With nothing on my tongue but Hallelujah
I’m kind of in love with this song, and I blame Cátia for it! 😀
Hey, I was doing just fine before I met you I drink too much and that’s an issue but I’m okay Hey, you tell your friends it was nice to meet them But I hope I never see them again
I know it breaks your heart Moved to the city in a broke down car And four years, no calls Now you’re looking pretty in a hotel bar And I can’t stop No, I can’t stop
So baby pull me closer in the backseat of your Rover That I know you can’t afford Bite that tattoo on your shoulder Pull the sheets right off the corner Of the mattress that you stole From your roommate back in Boulder We ain’t ever getting older
We ain’t ever getting older We ain’t ever getting older
You look as good as the day I met you I forget just why I left you, I was insane Stay and play that Blink-182 song That we beat to death in Tuscon, okay
I know it breaks your heart Moved to the city in a broke down car And four years, no call Now I’m looking pretty in a hotel bar And I can’t stop No, I can’t stop
So baby pull me closer in the backseat of your Rover That I know you can’t afford Bite that tattoo on your shoulder Pull the sheets right off the corner Of the mattress that you stole From your roommate back in Boulder We ain’t ever getting older
We ain’t ever getting older We ain’t ever getting older
So baby pull me closer in the backseat of your Rover That I know you can’t afford Bite that tattoo on your shoulder Pull the sheets right off the corner Of the mattress that you stole From your roommate back in Boulder We ain’t ever getting older We ain’t ever getting older (we ain’t ever getting older) We ain’t ever getting older (we ain’t ever getting older) We ain’t ever getting older (we ain’t ever getting older) We ain’t ever getting older
We ain’t ever getting older No we ain’t ever getting older
This song is gorgeous! Have a listen… This song reminds me of Tucker and Sabrina of The Goal by Elle Kennedy :D.
I met you in the dark You lit me up You made me feel as though I was enough We danced the night away We drank too much I held your hair back when You were throwing up
Then you smiled over your shoulder For a minute I was stone cold sober I pulled you closer to my chest And you asked me to stay over I said, I already told you I think that you should get some rest
I knew I loved you then But you’d never know ‘Cause I played it cool when I was scared of letting go I knew I needed you But I never showed But I wanna stay with you Until we’re grey and old Just say you won’t let go Just say you won’t let go
I wake you up with some breakfast in bed I’ll bring you coffee With a kiss on your head And I’ll take the kids to school Wave them goodbye And I’ll thank my lucky stars for that night
When you looked over your shoulder For a minute, I forget that I’m older I wanna dance with you right now, oh And you look as beautiful as ever And I swear that every day you’ll get better You make me feel this way somehow
I’m so in love with you And I hope you know Darling, your love is more than worth its weight in gold We’ve come so far my dear Look how we’ve grown And I wanna stay with you Until we’re grey and old Just say you won’t let go Just say you won’t let go
I wanna live with you Even when we’re ghosts ‘Cause you were always there for me When I needed you most
I’m gonna love you ’til My lungs give out I promise till death we part Like in our vows So I wrote this song for you Now everybody knows That it’s just you and me Until we’re grey and old Just say you won’t let go Just say you won’t let go
Just say you won’t let go Oh, just say you won’t let go
I love this one, and for some reason it has been popping up nonstop on TV this week. So, here it is, 7 Yearsby Lukas Graham.
Once I was seven years old my momma told me Go make yourself some friends or you’ll be lonely Once I was seven years old
It was a big big world, but we thought we were bigger Pushing each other to the limits, we were learning quicker By eleven smoking herb and drinking burning liquor Never rich so we were out to make that steady figure
Once I was eleven years old my daddy told me Go get yourself a wife or you’ll be lonely Once I was eleven years old
I always had that dream like my daddy before me So I started writing songs, I started writing stories Something about that glory just always seemed to bore me ‘Cause only those I really love will ever really know me
Once I was twenty years old, my story got told Before the morning sun, when life was lonely Once I was twenty years old
I only see my goals, I don’t believe in failure ‘Cause I know the smallest voices, they can make it major I got my boys with me at least those in favor And if we don’t meet before I leave, I hope I’ll see you later
Once I was twenty years old, my story got told I was writing about everything, I saw before me Once I was twenty years old Soon we’ll be thirty years old, our songs have been sold We’ve traveled around the world and we’re still roaming Soon we’ll be thirty years old
I’m still learning about life My woman brought children for me So I can sing them all my songs And I can tell them stories Most of my boys are with me Some are still out seeking glory And some I had to leave behind My brother I’m still sorry
Soon I’ll be sixty years old, my daddy got sixty-one Remember life and then your life becomes a better one I made a man so happy when I wrote a letter once I hope my children come and visit, once or twice a month
Soon I’ll be sixty years old, will I think the world is cold Or will I have a lot of children who can warm me Soon I’ll be sixty years old Soon I’ll be sixty years old, will I think the world is cold Or will I have a lot of children who can warm me Soon I’ll be sixty years old
Once I was seven years old, momma told me Go make yourself some friends or you’ll be lonely Once I was seven years old
So… I just finished November 9by Colleen Hoover… I’m wrecked!! I cried so damn much! So, this one is fitting. If you have not read the book, and you don’t want ANY spoilers, then don’t listen to this one, ok? But read the book… it’s so beautiful!
You’ve got scars, so do I If I could, I’d take them all and make them mine But for now, I’ll play the part And let you in just far enough for this to start For this to start
I remember everything when the fire of your heart began to sting I couldn’t tell you all my sins Much too scared of what the truth might bring
I’ve been lying from the start You know it’s tearing me apart Would really want the whole truth? When I finally tell it all, will it be a wrecking ball Or a bitter taste you try to hide as smooth I know I took it all away So let me give it all back to you, you, you, you Give it all, give it all back to you
You read the truth I tell no lies Every page outlined for you ends with goodbyes I’m losing sleep ‘Cause I write all night Always end up with the words November nine
I’ve been lying from the start You know it’s tearing me apart Would really want the whole truth? When I finally tell it all, will it be a wrecking ball Or a bitter taste you try to hide as smooth I know I took it all away So let me give it all back to you, you, you, you Give it all, give it all back to you
You, you, you, you Give it all back to you
Your heart is on fire and my soul’s aflame But the damage left behind us is not the same So let me give it all back to you, you, you, you Give it all, give it all back to you
