Musical post (very) special edition

hey there,
I've been away because there are too many things going on in my life, stuff too big for me to deal with.
The idea is to live one minute at a time, try to keep my shit together and don't overthink.
Hard thing to do. Very. Very hard.
Coincidentally I found this sticker I posted on my Facebook fan page ages ago... It fits perfectly.

And then, my Ipod greets me with this little pearl of sweet music while I run trying hard to hold in my tears. Mornings are particularly hard... If you have faced a moment of impending loss in the family, you may know the fear I'm dealing with... *sniffing now*

Let me down easy

Sheppard

Ohhhhhh

Let me down easy, let me down easy, woah, before you go

Ohh, let me down easy, let me down easy, woah, before you go

Ba ba ba ba-da da ba ba ba [x4]

Night and day I've been doin' the math

To calculate where we wandered off track

But I know that this love was never easy

But something's faded inside of your heart

So you're crusadin' to tear us apart

It's clear now, I know you're gonna leave me

So disappear now, I won't get in your way

Ohh, let me down easy, let me down easy, woah, before you go [x2]

Well how do I begin to convince you to love me

When you're a star in the sky up above me

And I'm too far down below

Your heavy heart has taken its toll

You've lost all the magic inside of your soul

So sell me a lie before you hit the road

Ohh, let me down easy, let me down easy, woah, before you go [x2]

Woah Yeah!

Cause I know you'd rather run than stay and try

(Ba ba ba ba-da da ba ba ba)

Cause I know it's that much easier to say good bye

(Ba ba ba ba-da da ba ba ba)

Yes I know, so if you've made your mind

Take what you want and get out of my life

But can you do this one last thing?

Leave me with my pride

Ohh, let me down easy, let me down easy, woah, before you go [x2]

Night and day I've been doin' the math

(Ohh)

To calculate where we wandered off track

(Let me down easy)

But I know, this love was never easy

(Let me down easy, woah, before you go)

Something's fading inside of your heart

(Ohh)

So you're crusading to tear us apart

(Let me down easy)

It's clear now, I know you're gonna leave me

(Let me down easy)

So disappear now, I won't get in your way

(Woah, before you go)

While not all the lyric fits, the main sense is there...

At least the editing is as lovely as the song.

It's all in God's wise hands.

Musical post 8 - Shine

Hi,

Here's another song that got me for a verse - in this case a lovely foursome of verses.

I wanna be the one you steal, you shield, 

that your love can heal. 

Aww... lovely isn't it?

I could easily write a good scene based on this.

The song is Shine by Years&years and as I own an Ipod shuffle, I never see faces or read names which prevents unnecessary prejudice. Frequently I get surprised by the artists that get my heart.

This is the case.

Here's the lyrics.

I remember us alone
Waiting for the light to go
Don't you feel that hunger
I've got, so many secrets to show
When I saw you on that stage
I shiver with the look you gave
Don't you hear that rhythm, can you
Show me how we can escape

I was biting my tongue
I was trying to hide
(Ooh oh oh oh, ooh oh oh ooh)
I'll forget what I've done
I'll be redefined

It's shaking the sky
And I'm following lightning
I'll recover if you keep me alive
Don't leave me behind
Can you see me I'm shining
And it's you that I've been waiting to find
I'm holding it all tonight
I'm folding it all tonight
You know that you make it shine
And it's you that I've been waiting to find
I'm holding it all tonight
I'm folding it all tonight
You know that you make it shine
It's you that I've been waiting to find

Now that we can hear that sound
Now that you can hold me down
You can pull me under
You can raise everything to the ground
Everything I can arrange,
Every part of me you change
Just hold me together, tell me
You'll always want me to stay

I was biting my tongue
I was trying to hide
(Ooh oh oh oh, oh oh oh ooh)
I'll forget what I've done
I'll be redefined

It's shaking the sky
And I'm following lightning
I'll recover if you keep me alive
Don't leave me behind
Can you see me I'm shining
And it's you that I've been waiting to find

I wanna be the one you steal
I wanna be the one you shield
I wanna be the one
That your love, that your love
Can heal
I wanna be the one you steal
I wanna be the one you shield
I wanna be the one
That you'll love, that you'll love

It's shaking the sky
And I'm following lightning
I'll recover if you keep me alive
Don't leave me behind
Can you see me I'm shining
And it's you that I've been waiting to find
I'm holding it all tonight
I'm folding it all tonight

You know that you make it shine
It's you that I've be waiting to find
I'm holding it all tonight
I'm folding it all tonight
You know that you make it shine
It's you that I've be waiting to find
It's you that I've be waiting to find

It's you that I've been waiting to find

Musical Post 7: Let me love you

So, as I sweat away every morning running while the sun rises behind the Sugar Loaf Mountain (yeah, like a boss, right?), my Ipad fills my ears with lovely songs that I chose at some point. As I download several each time, some are happy surprises as 'Let me love you'.

At first I frowned thinking: 'this sounds like Bieber... How odd!'
It is him, with a very cool DJ Snake tune and at least two amazing lines:
1- burning on the edge of something beautiful
2- driving the edge of the knife

Cool, right?
I could write a whole story based on these two lines.

Let me love you

I used to believe

We were burning on the edge of something beautiful

Something beautiful 

Selling a dream

Smoke and mirrors keep us waiting on a miracle 

On a miracle

Say, go through the darkest of days

Heaven's a heartbreak away

Never let you go, never let me down

Oh, it's been a hell of a ride

Driving the edge of a knife

Never let you go, never let me down

Don't you give up, nah-nah-nah

I won't give up, nah-nah-nah

Let me love you (Let me love you)

Let me love you (Let me love you)

Don't you give up, nah-nah-nah

I won't give up, nah-nah-nah

Let me love you (Let me love you)

Let me love you

Don't fall asleep

At the wheel, we've got a million miles ahead of us

Miles ahead of us

All that we need

Is a rude awakening to know we're good enough

Know we're good enough

Say go through the darkest of days

Heaven's a heartbreak away

Never let you go, never let me down

Oh, it's been a hell of a ride

Driving the edge of a knife

Never let you go, never let me down

Don't you give up

I won't give up

Let me love you 

Musical post 6: Catch & release

hello,
so, music is part of my daily routine even though a lot less than what I'd think necessary. But there are so many stimuli these days, I can hardly keep up with reading, binge-watching Netflix, TV news, etc, etc, etc.

One of the last songs that caught me by the heaurt is Matt Simons' 'Catch & release' that I think explains how I feel. And oh, what a lovely video...

'There's a place I go to find out what I'm made of'... yeah, I do that... Close myself inside my head and let all the stuff around wash over me while I rest. 

Do you do that?

Again, great lyrics + lovely tunes + sweet calm voice = repeat button.

There's a place I go to
Where no one knows me
It's not lonely
It's a necessary thing
It's a place I made up
Find out what I'm made of
The nights are stayed up
Counting stars and fighting sleep

Let it wash over me
Ready to lose my feet
Take me on to the place where one reviews life's mistery
Steady on down the line
Lose every sense of time
Take it all in and wake up that small part of me
Day to day I'm blind to see
And find how far
To go

Everybody got their reason
Everybody got their way
We're just catching and releasing
What builds up throughout the day

It gets into your body
And it flows right through your blood
We can tell each other secrets
And remember how to love

Da da dum dum dum dum dum

There's a place I'm going
No one knows me
If I breathe real slowly
Let it out and let it in
They can be terrifying
To be slowly dying
Also clarifying
The end where we begin

So let it wash over me
I'm ready to lose my feet
Take me on to the place where one reviews life's mistery
Steady on down the line
Lose every sense of time
Take it all in and wake up that small part of me
Day to day I'm blind to see
And find how far
To go

Everybody got their reason
Everybody got their way
We're just catching and releasing
What builds up throughout the day

It gets into your body
And it flows right through your blood
We can tell each other secrets

And remember how to love

Most important line in this lyric: 

to remember how to love, we need peace. 

I struggle sometimes...

Musical post BONUS TRACK: Tshirt

I said I was done, but seriously, Thomas Rhett. *heart shaped eyes*

So cute, lovely velvet voice, catchy lyrics, easy romance. My Muse seats back, kicks off her high heeled shoes, lights one of her smelly cigarettes and grin.

Thomas Rhett, yeah!

Get off work and we meet down at our spot

We had a patio with a view of a parking lot

It was two for one and four for two

Had Christmas lights in the middle of June

All hung up like I was on you

I said "Hey hey baby do you wanna come over?"

You say "No way", then you move in closer

Next thing I know you were wearing my

T-Shirt right there

Your hair messed up like a Guns-N-Roses video

Ooh ooh so hot

Still got it up in my head, you were moving around in the TV light

I ain't ever seen anything like, your dress, my floor, the way you wore, my my T-Shirt

We walking up the stairs with the neighbors saying, "keep it down"

But it's hard to unlock the door when you're making out (You know what I'm sayin')

You've been saying that we've gotta quit doing this,

So why you leaning in for one more kiss,

And pretty soon your sliding off what you've got on and slipping into my

T-Shirt right there

Your hair messed up like a Guns-N-Roses video

Ooh ooh so hot

Still got it up in my head, you were moving around in the TV light

I ain't ever seen anything like, your dress, my floor, the way you wore, my my T-Shirt

Oh no baby no I can't lie

Sure look good in my t-shirt

Oh no baby no I can't lie

You look good oh my my

I said "Hey hey baby do you wanna come over?"

You say "No way", then you move in closer

Next thing I know you were wearing my

T-Shirt, oh you look just so dang hot in my T-Shirt

You see you're spinning around in my T-Shirt, right there

Your hair messed up like a Guns-N-Roses video

Ooh ooh so hot

My T-Shirt right there

Your hair messed up like a Guns-N-Roses video

Ooh ooh so hot

Still got it up in my head, you were moving around in the TV light

I ain't ever seen anything like, your dress, my floor, the way you wore, my T-Shirt

Gone creating a new romance. Be back soon.

Musical Post 4: There goes my heart

And my heart goes again because Lisa Stansfield is one of my favorite artists since forever.

She reminds me of college and partying with dear friends who are not around anymore. She tastes like good days, discover of adulthood, the unknown adventure of life.

And so, this song 'Hre goes my heart' carries all that and a lovely lyric in a lovely tune for her lovely voice.

My Muse doesn't even have to make a big effort, I just need to close my eyes and see the story in my mind.

I'm just the one you see

Every day

But you don't look at me the way

I always pray you will

I'm just another face lost in the crowd

With all the unfamiliar faces and places

But still

There goes my heart

There goes my heart again

I would give anything

Just to let you know

There goes my heart

There goes my everything

Turning inside out

Inside down

Turning inside out

Inside down

I think of all those looks you've thrown my way

How I missed all those glances for romancing

You didn't even care

I take the long way home

Imagine you're there

Right there by my side

Gone for the way every night

There goes my heart

There goes my heart again

I would give anything

Just to let you know

There goes my heart

There goes my everything

Turning inside out

Inside down

Turning inside out

Inside down

I sit in the same old place

And look at your amazing face

Day after day

And then you walk away

There goes my heart

There goes my heart again

I would give anything

Just to let you know

There goes my heart

There goes my everything

Turning inside out

Inside down

Turning inside out

Inside down

There goes my heart

There goes my heart again

I would give anything

Just to let you know

There goes my heart

There goes my everything

Turning inside out

Inside down

Turning inside out

Inside down

And in the end I get a taste of Gwineth Paltrow singing Just my imagination in Duets. 

Love this song, Lisa.

Musical Post 3: We don't talk anymore

This is a song I hear all the time.

Coincidentally, when i discovered this song on VH1, I was writing my Princess #6 and her story has a lot in common with this song. 

But frankly, I don't know if what makes me like 'We don't talk anymore' so much is Charlie's Puth' voice, or Selena's (ha!) or the tunes... Maybe a mix of it all with the lyrics that in my opinion make a perfect fit.

I particular like this verse: Should've known your love was a game, now I can't get you out of my brain, oh, it's such a shame

It's another loooong lyric, but I can't edit it. So, let us just sing along. Shall we?

We don't talk anymore, we don't talk anymore

We don't talk anymore, like we used to do

We don't love anymore

What was all of it for?

Oh, we don't talk anymore, like we used to do

I just heard you found the one you've been looking

You've been looking for

I wish I would have known that wasn't me

Cause even after all this time I still wonder

Why I can't move on

Just the way you did so easily

Don't wanna know

What kind of dress you're wearing tonight

If he's holding onto you so tight

The way I did before

I overdosed

Should've known your love was a game

Now I can't get you out of my brain

Oh, it's such a shame

That we don't talk anymore, we don't talk anymore

We don't talk anymore, like we used to do

We don't love anymore

What was all of it for?

Oh, we don't talk anymore, like we used to do

I just hope you're lying next to somebody

Who knows how to love you like me

There must be a good reason that you're gone

Every now and then I think you

Might want me to come show up at your door

But I'm just too afraid that I'll be wrong

Don't wanna know

If you're looking into her eyes

If she's holding onto you so tight the way I did before

I overdosed

Should've known your love was a game

Now I can't get you out of my brain

Oh, it's such a shame

That we don't talk anymore (We don't, we don't)

We don't talk anymore (We don't, we don't)

We don't talk anymore, like we used to do

We don't love anymore (We don't, we don't)

What was all of it for? (We don't, we don't)

Oh, we don't talk anymore, like we used to do

Like we used to do

here goes my Muse...

Musical Post 2: The sound

So, the new songs in my Ipod.

The 1975 apparently is a famous group of which I had NEVER heard about until last weekend when they rocked São Paulo's Lollapaloza festival. Yeah, well, shame on me.

Now I am a fan.

Favorite so far: The sound.

What's not to like? Great beat, looong lyrics to die for... Love it.

Well I know when you're around 'cause I know the sound

I know the sound, of your heart

I can't believe I forgot your name

Oh baby won't you come again?

She said "I've got a problem with your shoes and your tunes

But I might move in" and

"I thought that you were straight, now I'm wondering"

You're so conceited, I

Said "I love you"

What does it matter if I lie to you?

I don't regret it but I'm glad that we're through

So don't you tell me that you 'just don't get it'

'Cause I know you do

Well I know when you're around 'cause I know the sound

I know the sound, of your heart

It's not about reciprocation it's just all about me

A sycophantic, prophetic, Socratic junkie wannabe

There's so much skin to see

A simple Epicurean Philosophy

And you say I'm such a cliche

I can't see the difference in it either way

And we left things to protect my mental health

But you call me when you're bored 

and you're playing with yourself

Well I know when you're around 'cause I know the sound

I know the sound, of your heart

Here's what I think of a possible plot: Supernatural! Ha!

Gotta just give my muse time to 

spread her wings!... ;)

Musical Post 1: Cups

Hi,
as you know, I'm highly inspired by music, specially when running/jogging. So, there are some new tunes on mu Ipod that get me plotting a story before I even realize I'm tripping.

One of those songs is Cups by Anna Kendrick.

Several things here string in my mind when the tunes start:
- the cup rhythm... Cool but slightly annoying
- her voice is soft and thin... it's pleasurable but not quite
- the lyrics... does she want the other to follow her or not?

I got my  ticket for the long way 'round

Two bottless of whiskey for the way

And I sure would like some sweet company

And I'm leaving tomorrow, what-do-ya-say?

When I'm gone

You're gonna miss me when I'm gone

You're gonna miss me by my hair

You're gonna miss me everywhere

You're gonna miss me when I'm gone

I got my  ticket for the long way 'round

The one with the prettiest of views

It's got mountains, it's got rivers, it's got sights to give you shivers

But it sure would be prettier with you

Of course, here I go imagining all this: a pretty girl with a nice voice arranging a long trip somewhere far and making it clear to the guy left behind he1s gonna regret his attitude. Oh, dear: there's a plot there!...

Here I go...

BTW: haven't watched the movie Pitch Perfect 1 or 2 yet and I swear I JUST DISCOVERED this song!!