Tuesday, December 29, 2009

Sweet Child O'mine by Guns N' Roses


She's got a smile that it seems to me
Reminds me of childhood memories
Where everything was as fresh as the bright blue sky
Now and then when I see her face
She takes me away to that special place
And if I stared too long
I'd probably break down and cry

Oh, sweet child o' mine
Oh, sweet love of mine

Unstoppable by Rascal Flatts

So, so you made a lot of mistakes,
Walked down the road a little sideways,
Cracked a brick when you hit the wall.

Yeah, you've had a pocket-full of regrets,
Pulled you down faster than a sunset.
Hey, it happens to us all.

When the cold, hard rain just won't quit
And you can't find your way out of it

You find your faith that's been lost and shaken
You take back what's been taken
Get on your knees and dig down deep
You can do what you think is impossible...

Monday, December 28, 2009

The Show by Lenka

Slow it down, make it stop
or else my heart is going to pop
'Cause it's too much,
yeah it's a lot to be something I'm not
I'm a fool out of love 'cause I just can't get enough
...

I'm just a little girl lost in the moment
I'm so scared but I don't show it
I can't figure it out, it's bringing me down
I know I've got to let it go and just enjoy the show

Sunday, December 27, 2009

I forget who said it, but: "I'm too grown for that"

Once upon a time in a faraway kingdom
Man made up a story, said that I should believe him
Go and tell your white knight that he's handsome in hindsight
But I don't want the next best thing

So I sing, I hold my head down
And I break these walls 'round me
Can't take no more of your fairytale love

I don't care for your fairytales
You're so worried 'bout the maiden
Though you know she's only waiting
On the next best thing

I don't care, I don't care
You worry 'bout the maiden
Though you know she's only waiting
Spent her whole life being graded
On the sanctity of patience

And a dumb appreciation
But the story needs some mending
And a better happy ending
'Cause I don't want the next best thing
No, no, I don't want the next best thing

--
From Fairytale by Sara Bareilles

Seven Years by Norah Jones

Eyes wide open
Always hoping for the sun
And she'll sing her song to anyone
that comes along

Fragile as a leaf in autumn
Just fallin' to the ground
Without a sound

Crooked little smile on her face
Tells a tale of grace
That's all her own

Saturday, December 26, 2009

She's Gotta Be by Keith Urban

Be the man that she could trust,
(Be the man) who put her first,
(Be the man) who tamed his demons,
who healed her hurts.

(Be the man) in health and sickness,
(Be the man) who helped her grow,
(Be the man) with no resentment,
true repentance, God as my witness.

Friday, December 25, 2009

My daughter was singing this today

Happy Birthday Jesus.
I'm so glad it's Christmas.
All the tinsel and lights
And the presents are nice
But the real gift is You.

Happy Birthday Jesus.
I'm so glad it's Christmas.
All the carols and bells
Make the holiday swell
And it's all about You.
Happy Birthday Jesus.
Jesus I love You!


--
* Happy Birthday Jesus by The Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir

Thursday, December 24, 2009

My sister's pick for me on Noche Buena

by
Fernandito Villalona

Yo solo quiero quererte
delirante amor.
Castigo de mi destino.
Tu que has sido inspiracion
que has marcado mi camino.
Te sueño todas las noches
aun estando contigo.
Yo soy tu amante, tu sombra,
soy tu pasion, tu martirio.
Quiero que muera conmigo
este amor que estan mio.
Quiero que te falte todo
cuando tu no estes conmigo.

Me hace daño quererte.
Tanto reselo lo admito.
Tengo celos de mirarte,
si no te tengo en mis brazos.
Tengo miedo hasta del aire
que te ofrece de su abrigo.
Tengo celos de tu vida,
porque es mi propia vida.

Wednesday, December 23, 2009

Stop This Train by John Mayer

No I'm not color blind
I know the world is black and white
I try to keep an open mind
But I just can't sleep on this tonight

Stop this train
I want to get off and go home again
I can't take the speed it's moving in
I know I can't
But honestly, won't someone stop this train?

Monday, December 21, 2009

El Loco y La Luna by Wilfrido Vargas

Luna, dime tu si ella me quiere
Como yo la quiero a ella
Como tan solo se quiere una sola vez.

Sunday, December 20, 2009

Dracula's Lament by Jason Segel

Ah ha ha ha ha haaaaaaaa!
Ah ha ha ha haaaa!

It's getting kind of hard to believe
things are going to get better.
I've been drowning too long to believe
that the tide's going to turn.

And I've been living too hard to believe
things are going to get easier now.
I'm still trying to shake off the pain
from the lessons I've learned.

Having you here now I see
things are going to be brighter.
Oooh and feeling you here now I know
I might make it through.

Oh!

Loving you this long
has made me believe in forever.
And with you these dreams I've gotten
might somehow come true.

And knowing your grace this well
just makes me want to be better.
Oooh and knowing your heart this well
makes me wish mine would grow.

Oh my love, and,

Loving you this much makes me
want to write sweet songs forever.
With a little luck, babe,
we could make the whole world know...

How much I love you.

Ah ha ha ha haaaa!
Ah ha ha ha ha ha haaaa!

Here we go!

Oooooooooooh,

And when I see your face
I will swear to the Lord I was dreaming.
Oh and when I hold your hand
How much time disappears into air.

Oh my love, and,

When I speak your name I can feel like
I just said something sacred.
While saints pray for heaven
I thank God I'm already there.

Ah ha ha ha ha haaaaaaaa!
Ah ha ha ha ha ha haaaaaaaa!
Ah ha ha ha ha ha ha haaaaaaaa!


--
Thanks to the BFF for sharing this. I can't find the MP3 of this version but here's a link to the YouTube video for anyone interested (it starts at about 1:15). Jason Segel is genius here.

Saturday, December 19, 2009

One of my favorites by Semisonic

Nobody knows it but you've got a secret smile
And you use it only for me
Nobody knows it but you've got a secret smile
And you use it only for me
...

When you are flyin' around and around the world
And I'm lyin' alonely
I know there's somethin' sacred and free reserved
And received by me only*

* Secret Smile by Semisonic

Mujer de Lujo by Ricardo Arjona


Te vistes de azul para opacar el cielo
Y consigues espejos para estar bien segura
Que eres bella
Y que hay que ofrecerte tributos de sol si regalas un beso.

Un narciso el instinto que domina tu esencia
Y es idiota el consumo de mi tiempo contigo
Sue~nos rotos
Los que me vas dejando en mi activo de vida.

De que me sirve tu cuerpo
Si lo administras con saldos de los que quieres darme
De que me sirve tu boca
Si se te caen los besos y los recojo humillado.

Mujer de lujo, Mujer florero
Mujer de risas, olor y caprichos con futuros de nada
Mujer de lujo, Mujer cortina
Adornara tu cabeza la sala de un tipo cazador de reliquias
Y te haras vieja sin sue~nos.

Lyrics overheard at a party

Freedom to us has always been a trick
Freedom to you has always been whoever landed on your dick*


* Trick me by Kelis

Friday, December 18, 2009

Y Ahora Como Te Olvido by Luis Fonsi

... Empezo como un juego
Escondidos de los demás
En tu mundo sigue el secreto
Que tienes que ocultar

Lo que hacemos por vernos
Nadie lo puede imaginar
Yo quisiera cuando te tengo
Podernos escapar

Tu amor es mi mal
Es mi mayor ansiedad
Y cada vez que te marchas
Me pregunto una vez más

(coro)
Yahora como te olvido
No sé vivir conmigo
No amarte es un castigo que me mata
Me haces tanta falta ...

Thursday, December 17, 2009

Neon by John Mayer

She's always buzzing just like
Neon, neon
Neon, neon
Who knows how long, how long, how long
She can go before she burns away.
I am so high. I can hear heaven.
I am so high. I can hear heaven.
Oh but heaven, no heaven don't hear me.

And they say that a hero can save us.
I'm not gonna stand here and wait.
I'll hold onto the wings of the eagles.
Watch as we all fly away.


* Hero by Nickelback

Wednesday, December 16, 2009

Some people get squashed crossing the tracks
Some people got high rises on their backs
I'm not broke but you can see the cracks
You can make me perfect again*


* All Because of You by U2

Tuesday, December 15, 2009

What about me?


And now I'm standing on the corner
All the world's gone home
Nobody's changed
Nobody's been saved
And I'm feeling cold and alone
I guess I'm lucky, I smile a lot
But sometimes I wish for more than I've got

What about me? It isn't fair
I've had enough, now I want my share
Can't you see, I wanna live
But you just take more than you give

What about me?
What about me?
What about....me?



* What About Me by Shannon Noll
** Image by Eric Wieringa

Monday, December 14, 2009

Close by Rascal Flatts

It's just a worn out Notre Dame t-shirt
She's gotten mad and tried to throw that thing away at least a hundred times
But she's got it on tonight
He used to wear it on the weekend just runnin' around
Probably forgot he even left it behind
She says it keeps her warm
Oh, but it's so much more

It makes her feel close
Makes her smile
It's like he's with her almost
Till the tears take over
She's still in hell
But she tells herself
She's ready to let him go
Cause that makes her feel close

To saying goodbye
Getting on with her life
Maybe give love another try
One more try
Oh, one more try

Saturday, December 12, 2009

Friday, December 11, 2009

Happiness

Happiness (is a warm gun)
Bang Bang Shoot Shoot
Happiness (is a warm gun, momma)
Bang Bang Shoot Shoot

When I hold you in my arms
Oooooooooh, oh yeah!

And when I feel my finger on your trigger
Oooooooooh, oh yeah!

I know nobody can do me no harm
Oooooooooh, oh yeah!

Happiness (is a warm gun, momma)
Bang Bang Shoot Shoot* **

--
* Happiness Is A Warm Gun by The Beatles

** I know the myriad of interpretations for this song and no, I'm not hooked on heroin nor do I agree with the use of this or any other illegal drug... I just like the song.

Wednesday, December 9, 2009

Can You Believe?


Nothing can make you high
Or put fire in your eyes
Or give you a chance to fly
When you need the wings
When all that you've got is doubt
And nothing can stop you from feeling down
But oh I know, I know exactly how you feel
...

See the person I love the most
Is so far away tonight
And no other medicine or promise is
Gonna heal me up right
But I got to believe
That her and me
Will be together
Cause that's all I got
And Oh, I know
When you're down at the bottom
Can you believe?

~*~
* by Robin Thicke

Tuesday, December 8, 2009

Should've been much further
Than this by now
A little bit more gone
A little
less twisted around *


*Once by Rascal Flatts

Monday, December 7, 2009

Desnuda


"Deja llenarme de tu desnudez

para vestirme por dentro;
aunque sea un momento.


Y ahora que por fin te tengo así

desnuda y precisamente enfrente;
desnuda también un poquito la mente

pon tus complejos junto a tu ropa;

y si te sientes un poquito loca

ponte loca completa,

que verte será el inicio

antes de perder el juicio."



* NSFW: Desnuda by Ricardo Arjona

Sunday, December 6, 2009

But I'm the only one
Who'll walk across the fire for you
I'm the only one
Who'll drown in my desire for you

* I'm The Only One by Melissa Etheridge

Friday, December 4, 2009

Surrender

Time ain't on our side
Don't want to leave this world
With why didn't I?
Why didn't I?
Yeah why didn't I?

Sometimes I take on this world by myself
Thinking I got all the answers
Don't need anybody's help
Well God was right there waiting for me all along
To fall down on my knees surrender all
Things that matter
Things that don't*
~ * ~


*Things That Matter by Rascal Flatts

Sunday, November 22, 2009

More Bono


You can run from love
And if it's really love it will find you
Catch you by the heel
But you can't be numb for love
The only pain is to feel nothing at all
How can I hurt when I'm holding you?

I could never take a chance
Of losing love to find romance
In the mysterious distance
Between a man and a woman

And you're the one, there's no-one else
You make me want to lose myself
In the mysterious distance
Between a man and a woman*

--
* Man and a Woman by U2

Saturday, November 21, 2009

Love and Peace or Else by U2

Lay down
Lay down
Lay your sweet lovely on the ground

Lay your love on the track
You're gonna break the monster's back


Lay down your treasure
Lay it down now brother

You don't have time

For a jealous lover
As you enter this life

I pray you depart

With a wrinkled face

And a brand new heart


I don't know if I can make it

I'm not easy on my knees
Here's my heart, why don't you break it

We need some release, release, release

We need love and peace

Love and peace


Lay down

Lay down your guns

All you daughters of Zion

All you Abraham sons

I don't know if I can make it

I'm not easy on my knees

Here's my heart, why don't you break it

I need some release, release, release
We need love and peace

Love and peace


Baby don't fight

We can talk this thing through

Between me and you
I can call or you'll phone
The TV is still on

But the sound is turned down

And the troops on the ground

Are about to dig in

And I wonder where is the love?

Where is the love?

Where is the love?

Love and Peace


Friday, November 20, 2009

Another Life

Far away far away, I want to go far away.
To a new life on a new shore line.
Where the water is blue and the people are new.
To another island, in another life.*


* Far Away by Ingrid Michaelson

Tuesday, November 17, 2009

Hombre hermoso!



Fuiste mía sólo mía mía mía,
cuando tu cuerpo era espiga,
de palma recién plantada.
Fuiste mía sólo mía mía mía
cuando cerrabas los ojos,
apenas yo me acercaba *




* Lo Mejor De Tu Vida by Alexander Pires

Monday, November 16, 2009

Madness

Que locura enamorarme yo de ti
Que locura fue fijarme justo en ti
Y en silencio yo te quiero
Y tu amor tiene otro dueño
Que locura enamorarme yo de ti
Que locura fue fijarme justo en ti
Y mi voz tiene tu nombre
enredado en mis temores


--

* Que Locura Enamorarme by Dark Latin Groove (DLG)

Sunday, November 15, 2009

I love Brad Paisley

Online I live in Malibu
I pose for Calvin Klein, I've been in GQ
I'm single and I'm rich
And I've got a set of six pack abs that would blow your mind
It turns girls on that I’m mysterious
I tell them I don't want nothing serious
'Cause even on a slow day
I could have a three way
Chat with two women at one time
I’m so much cooler online
Yeah, I'm cooler online

When you got my kind of stats
It’s hard to get a date
Let alone a real girlfriend
But I grow another foot and I lose a bunch of weight
Every time I login*

--

* Online by Brad Paisley

Saturday, November 14, 2009

By Rascal Flatts

Love who you love
With all that you have
And don't waste the time
That flies so fast
Love who you love
And say that you do
Hold on as tight as they'll let you
Love who you love

Friday, November 13, 2009

What would you do?

When you love someone
you'll feel it deep inside
And nothin' else
can ever change your mind

When you want someone
When you need someone
When you love someone

When you love someone
You'll sacrifice
You'd give it everything you got and
You won't think twice
You'd risk it all
No matter what may come
When you love someone
You'll shoot the moon
Put out the sun
When you love someone*




* When You Love Someone performed by John Rich

Wednesday, November 11, 2009

Go on girl!

Give It To Me Right
by Melanie Fiona

Okay, okay,
He's got my number and
You can't, you can't
Warn me baby here I am
Either you make the time
Or just forget me

I'm not, I'm not
Tryin'a run your life
That's why, that's why
I'm nobody's wife
But when I want, when I want it
You gotta be ready

I don't want it all the time,
But when I get it,
I better be satisfied
So give it to me right,
Or don't give it to me at all

I don't think you understand,
How real it is for me to find
A man who thinks he can
So give it to me right,
Or don't give it to me at all
yeah yeah

On time, on time
I expect you to be
Oh my, oh my
Baby in my fantasy
You can't get it right,
Then just forget it

No ways ok
For you to go around
uh uh, today
You better make a touch down
You know what I like,
Won't you accept it

I don't want it all the time,
But when I want it,
You better make me smile
So give it to me right,
Or don't give it to me at all

I don't think you understand,
If you can't please me,
I know someone who can
Give it to me right,
Or don't give it to me at all

This is the real life baby
This is the life that makes me say
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, ahh

This is the real thing baby
When I'm alone I can make me say
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, ahh

I don't want it all the time,
But when I want it
You better make me smile
So give it to me right,
Or don't give it to me at all

I don't think you understand,
If you can't please me,
I know someone who can
So give it to me right,
Or don't give it to me at all

Give it to me right
Give it to me right

Give it to me right,
Or don't give it to me at all

Tuesday, November 10, 2009

Simply lovely!

Sometimes You Make Me Smile
by Floetry

When I think of you.

You make me smile
(smile)
Sometimes you make me smile,
I can feel you.
I’m missing you.

Where is my heaven?
Where can you be?
How do I get there?
Do I believe?
Where is my sunshine?
Where is your light?
I wanna see you,
So you can make me smile.

Sometimes you make me smile.
Sometimes you make me smile.
Sometimes you make me smile I can feel you.
I’m missing you.

The most fragile part of me,
Nurses our strongest connection.
You live in my memory.
With a philosophy,
That now offers me completion.
I’m so well.
And it’s strange to be.
I’m torn by misdirection.
You’re my ambassador.
You personify my admiration.
So beautiful.
I live for you.
As you live for me.

Sometimes you make me smile.
Sometimes you make me smile.
Sometimes you make me smile I can feel you.
I’m missing you.

This is such a happy ever after.
You traveled miles,
Now we’re past the finishing line.
We’re starting on time.
My music wears your name,
If they knew where to look.
They’d find it.
You showed me.
I am I,
Because you be.
Forever.
So magnificent.
The most amazing story I ever told.
So much more to be written.
Thank you.

Sometimes you make me smile.
Sometimes you make me smile.
Sometimes you make me smile, I can feel you.
I’m missing you.

My love,
Love.
Love.
Missing my love.
I know I can hear you.
I’m missing you.

I only pray my skin be as soft as yours.
My wisdom flow so fluidly from my mind.
My eyes speak so truly of my spirit,
And my laughter speak the clarity of time.
You were once the I, that’s now missing you.
You were once the baby, born.
And you had dreams of making a difference in the world.
My journey was formed.

I feel you (I feel you)
I hear you (I hear you)
I see you (I see)
I believe in you (I be)
But I cry. (I)
I cry (I)
My light (My light)
My light

Saturday, October 31, 2009

Reggaeton is not usually my thing... But...

Yal...
Te quiero ver sudar
Y que me aruñes mas
Yo soy tu gato, tu mi gata
Bailemos to' la noche

Dejala que baile sola
"Sola!"
Dejala que baile que ella es gata salvaje
Dejala que baile sola
"Solita!"
Dejala que baile que ella es gata salvaje

Tu sueñas con devorarme
Yo sueño con atraparte
Los dos estamos soñando
A ver quien gana, gata salvaje. *


--
* Gata Salvaje by Hector & Tito (Feat. Daddy Yankee, Luny Tunes, & Nicky Jam)

Thursday, October 29, 2009

Hey now, little speedyhead,
The read on the speedometer says
You have to go to task in the city
Where people drown and people serve
Don't be shy. Your just dessert
Is only just light years to go

Me, my thoughts are flower strewn
Ocean storm, bayberry moon
I have got to leave to find my way
Watch the road and memorize
This life that pass before my eyes
Nothing is going my way

The ocean is the river's goal,
A need to leave the water knows
We're closer now than light years to go

I have got to find the river,
Bergamot and vetiver
Run through my head and fall away
Leave the road and memorize
This life that pass before my eyes
Nothing is going my way

There's no one left to take the lead,
But I tell you and you can see
We're closer now than light years to go
Pick up here and chase the ride
The river empties to the tide
Fall into the ocean

The river to the ocean goes,
A fortune for the undertow
None of this is going my way
There is nothing left to throw
Of ginger, lemon, indigo,
Coriander stem and rows of hay
Strength and courage overrides
The privileged and weary eyes
Of river poet search naivete
Pick up here and chase the ride
The river empties to the tide
All of this is coming your way *

Saturday, October 24, 2009

Ooh can you feel the same
Ooh you gotta love the pain
Ooh it looks like rain again
Ooh I feel it comin' in
The mountains win again
The mountains win again*

--
* The Mountains Win Again by Blues Traveler

Thursday, October 15, 2009

A favorite from long ago

Everybody Hurts
by
R. E. M.

When the day is long and the night, the night is yours alone,
When you're sure you've had enough of this life, well hang on
Don't let yourself go, 'cause everybody cries and everybody hurts sometimes

Sometimes everything is wrong. Now it's time to sing along
When your day is night alone, (hold on, hold on)
If you feel like letting go, (hold on)
When you think you've had too much of this life, well hang on

'Cause everybody hurts. Take comfort in your friends
Everybody hurts. Don't throw your hand. Oh, no. Don't throw your hand
If you feel like you're alone, no, no, no, you are not alone

If you're on your own in this life, the days and nights are long,
When you think you've had too much of this life to hang on

Well, everybody hurts sometimes,
Everybody cries. And everybody hurts sometimes
And everybody hurts sometimes. So, hold on, hold on
Hold on, hold on, hold on, hold on, hold on, hold on
Everybody hurts. You are not alone.

Tuesday, October 6, 2009

I don't get many things right the first time
In fact, I am told that a lot
Now I know all the wrong turns, the stumbles and falls
Brought me here

And where was I before the day
That I first saw your lovely face?
Now I see it everyday
And I know

That I am
I am
I am
The luckiest


---
The Luckiest by Ben Folds

Friday, October 2, 2009

There's a restless feeling knocking at my door today
There's a shadow hanging 'round my garden gate
I read between the lines of words you can't disguise
Love has gone away, and put these tears in my eyes

Look at the sky baby, see how it cries?
Ain't it just like my tears
Fallin' down like rain on the ground
Every time you say goodbye



**
Lyrics: Every Time You Say Goodbye by Alison Krauss

Tuesday, September 15, 2009

Another song that keeps playing

I live this life until this life won't let me live here anymore
Then I will walk, yes I will walk
With patience through that open door
I have no fears, angels follow me wherever I may go
I live this life until this life won't let me live here anymore*

--
* Lyrics: Live This Life by Big & Rich

Sunday, September 13, 2009

Subliminal iMessages

I have been very frustrated with my iPod the last few weeks because I have been using the shuffle function which doesn't seem to work too well. Having nearly 2000 songs on my iPod, I found it very irritating that every time I'd turn it on, the same 20 songs would play, just in a different order. Then, one of my smarty-pants friends gave me a solution and it worked! However, I noticed one interesting thing. Each time I've used the shuffle function (including this new and improved shuffle), the following song has played. So I'm wondering if God is trying to send me a message through my iPod. And if so, what do you think it is? :)

The urge to run, the restlessness
The heart of stone I sometimes get
The things I've done for foolish pride
The me that's never satisfied
The face that's in the mirror when I don't like what I see
I guess that's just the cowboy in me
...
We ride and never worry about the fall
I guess that's just the cowboy in us all*
--
* Lyrics: The Cowboy in Me by Tim McGraw

Monday, September 7, 2009

Every rose has its thorn
Just like every night has its dawn
Just like every cowboy sings his sad, sad song
Every rose has its thorn

**
Lyrics: Every Rose Has Its Thorn by Poison

Saturday, September 5, 2009

A Million Dreams of Love

She's Got A Way
by Billy Joel

She's got a way about her
I don't know what it is
But I know that I can't live without her

She's got a way of pleasin'
I don't know why it is
But there doesn't have to be a reason
Anyway

She's got a smile that heals me
I don't know what it is
But I have to laugh when she reveals me

She's got a way of talkin'
I don't know what it is
But it lifts me up when we are walkin'
Anywhere

She comes to me when I'm feelin' down
Inspires me without a sound
She touches me and I get turned around

She's got a way of showin'
How I make her feel
And I find the strength to keep on goin'

She's got a light around her
And everywhere she goes
A million dreams of love surround her
Everywhere

~ * ~

To the person who sent me this song, Thank you for thinking of me this way. My heart is happy to be this person for you. And to my husband, thank you for helping me become this person. :)

Wednesday, August 26, 2009

And it only hurts when I'm breathing
My heart only breaks when it's beating
My dreams only die when I'm dreaming
So, I hold my breath--to forget

Monday, August 24, 2009

Sunshine

I just wanna see my lovely sunshine(Sunshine)
I just wanna bring back all of my blue skies

And if you take away my rainbow I will cry(cry)

Give me back my sunshine*


--
* Sunshine by Floetry

Wednesday, August 19, 2009

Overjoyed

Over hearts, I have painfully turned every stone
Just to find, I had found what I've searched to discover
I've come much too far for me now to find
The love that I've sought can never be mine.

--

Lyrics: Overjoyed by Stevie Wonder

Wednesday, August 5, 2009

Who is she?



Mi Morena* **

And so my love
From my window I can see
A beautiful vision
And when the music plays
Your body rises like a bird of grace

Mi morena
I saw you dancing in the rain
Holy water
Shining like a silver flame
Come like a ghost
I will watch you dance alone
Mi morena
You're the light within my soul

And so my love
The way you're moving in your dress
To a nylon guitar
On wings of silk and lace
You lift upon the notes and slip away

Mi morena
I saw you dancing in the rain
Holy water
Shining like a silver flame
Come like a ghost
I will watch you dance alone
Mi morena
You're the light within my soul

Take this cross of feathers and bone
Take this heart I've carved in stone
In your name

Where the setting sun surrenders to the moon
Mi querida
I wait for you

Mi morena
Hold your hands out to the night
Be my lover
I will fall into your eyes
Sweet fire of love
For you I'd steal the stars
`Cause I adore you
O my morena

----

Who was the mysterious sitter who inspired daVinci in the most famous painting in the world, Mona Lisa or La Gioconda?

It is no secret that I love lyrics almost as much as poetry. Most times, it is the beauty of the words or the depth of the meaning behind them that captivates me. But almost as frequently, I am fascinated with the muse. This is one of those songs. Every time that I hear it, I wonder: What was she like? Who was she to him? Does she know that she inspired these words? What kind of woman inspires such incredible exposition of love? How did their love story end?



--

* Lyrics by Martin Page

** Morena: A Spanish word used to describe Latinas who are tanned/dark (i.e., dark hair-brunette, dark eyes, dark skin) in varying degrees. ~ www.urbandictionary.com


Sunday, July 19, 2009

A Beautiful Day

More awesome lyrics by India Arie and Robin Roberts. I love India's new CD! Beautiful woman and this song is fantastic. I'm a happy person and this song echoes my feelings. Not to say that I'm always so happy when my alarm goes off, but typically by the time I get out of the shower I'm singing. :) My morning high is even better if I've done pilates or yoga (which I did today). And if anyone tries to steal my sunshine, they get checked! ;)

Life is a journey, not a destination,
There are no mistakes, just chances we’ve taken
Lay down your regrets cause all we have is now
Wake up in the morning and get out of bed
Start making a mental list in my head
Of all of the things that I am grateful for

Early in the morning
It’s the dawn of a new day
New hopes new dreams new ways
I open up my eyes and
I open up my mind and
I wonder how life will surprise me today
Early in the morning
It’s the dawn of a new day
New hopes new dreams new ways
I open up my heart and
I’m gonna do my part and
Make this a positively beautiful day

La la la la la la la la la (x3)
It’s a Beautiful Day (x3)

Life is a challenge, not a competition
You can still smell the roses and be on a mission
Just take a moment to get in touch with your heart
Sometimes you feel like you’ve got something to prove
Remind yourself that there’s only one you
Just take a moment to give thanks for who you are

Early in the morning
It’s the dawn of a new day
New hopes, new dreams, new ways
I open up my eyes and
I open up my mind and
I wonder how life will surprise me today
Early in the morning
It’s the dawn of a new day
New hopes, new dreams, new ways
I open up my heart and
I’m gonna do my part and
Make this a positively beautiful day

Saturday, July 4, 2009

Where were you born?


The First Day of My Life
by Bright Eyes

This is the first day of my life
I swear I was born right in the doorway
I went out in the rain suddenly everything changed
They're spreading blankets on the beach

Yours is the first face that I saw
I think I was blind before I met you
Now I don’t know where I am
I don’t know where I’ve been
But I know where I want to go

And so I thought I’d let you know
That these things take forever
I especially am slow
But I realize that I need you
And I wondered if I could come home

Remember the time you drove all night
Just to meet me in the morning
And I thought it was strange you said everything changed
You felt as if you'd just woke up
And you said “this is the first day of my life
I’m glad I didn’t die before I met you
But now I don’t care I could go anywhere with you
And I’d probably be happy”

So if you want to be with me
With these things there’s no telling
We just have to wait and see
But I’d rather be working for a paycheck
Than waiting to win the lottery
Besides maybe this time is different
I mean I really think you like me

***

I have been reborn in so many places. I recall Benton Hall, Shriver Center, a train station, a couch, another couch, and most recently a porch swing. What about you?

Saturday, June 6, 2009

Grey Street

by Dave Matthews

Oh look at how she listens
She says nothing of what she thinks
She just goes stumbling through her memories
staring out onto Grey Street
She thinks, "Hey, how did I come to this?
I dream myself a thousand times around the world
but I can't get out of this place."

There's an emptiness inside her
and she'd do anything to fill it in
but all the
colors mix together-- to grey
and it breaks her heart

You know she wishes it was different
She prays to God most every night
and though she swears it doesn't listen
there's still a hope in her it might.
She says, "I pray but my prayers they fall on deaf ears,
am I supposed to take it on myself
to get out of this place?"

There's a loneliness inside her
and she'd do anything to fill it in
and though it's red blood bleeding from her now
it feels like cold blue ice in her heart
when all the colors mix together--to grey
and it breaks her heart

There's a stranger speaks outside her door
says "take what you can from your dreams
make them as real as anything
it'll take the work out of courage"

But she says, "Please
there's a crazy man that's creeping outside my door
I live on the corner of Grey Street
and the end of the world"

There's an emptiness inside her
and she'd do anything to fill it in
and though it's red blood bleeding from her now
it's more like cold blue ice in her heart
she feels like kicking out all the windows
and setting fire to this life
she could change everything about her
using colors bold and bright
but all the colors mix together--to grey
and it breaks her heart
it breaks her heart
to grey

Tuesday, June 2, 2009

Chayanne!

My first favorite Latin artist! I had such a huge crush when I was 13.


Atado a Tu Amor
(Tied to Your Love)

No llames la atención
(Don't call attention to yourself)
ni sigas provocandome
(and don't keep provoking me)
Que ya voy comprendiendo cada movimiento
(I'm starting to understand every movement)
Me gusta lo que haces
(I like what you do)
para conquistarme
(to conquer me)
para seducirme
(to seduce me)
para enamorarme
(to make me fall in love)
Y vas causando efecto
(and it's working)
....

Mira lo que has hecho que he caido preso
(Look what you've done that I've fallen prisoner)
de tu cuerpo y de tu mente
(to your body and to your mind)
Y en un agujero de tu corazón
(and in a pinhole in your heart)
y tú no estás presente
(and you're not present)
Y la libertad te juro no la quiero
(And I swear I don't want freedom)
si estoy contigo
(If I'm with you)
dejame atado a este amor
(leave me tied to this love)
atado a este amor
(tied to this love)

Wednesday, May 6, 2009

Blackbird

by the Beatles

Blackbird singing in the dead of night
Take these broken wings and learn to fly
All your life
You were only waiting for this moment to arise

Black bird singing in the dead of night
Take these sunken eyes and learn to see
all your life
you were only waiting for this moment to be free

Blackbird fly, Blackbird fly
Into the light of the dark black night.

Tuesday, April 14, 2009

Cuando?

¿Cuándo fue la última vez que viste las estrellas con los ojos cerrados
y te aferraste como un náufrago a la orilla de la espalda de alguien?
...
¿Cuándo fue la última vez que un simple deja vú me llevó hasta tus brazos?
¿Cuándo? ¿Cuándo fue la última vez que te quisieron tanto?*
Translation:
When was the last time that you saw stars with your eyes closed
and held on to someone's back like a castaway to the shore?
...
When was the last time that a simple deja vú brought me back to your arms?
When? When was the last time that you were loved so much?

---
* Cuando by Ricardo Arjona

Saturday, March 21, 2009

He Heals Me

Click to listen
by:
India Arie

He heals me
Told him my biggest secret
And he told me four.
He smiled at me and said, "that makes me love you more"
And then he made me laugh
And I knew it was a sign
That he was a man,
That I wanted in my life

And with every passing day
I feel more and more of that way

He heals me
He knows the real me
And he accepts me, he never hurts me
He heals me
He knows the real me
And he accepts me, he never hurts me
He heals me,
He heals me

I can play him songs, all through the night,
And he will listen to every line,
And even when I'm wrong, he is still kind
He chooses his words wisely when he tells me I'm not right.

And yes he is a beautiful man,
But he is also a beautiful friend

He heals me
He knows the real me
And he accepts me, he never hurts me
He heals me
He knows the real me
And he accepts me, he never hurts me
He heals me

The moment that we met, he made me smile.
He has so much compassion in his eyes
I have no idea, how long he'll be here
A season or a lifetime, forever or a year
But for the first time in my life I'm not worried about the future
Because we have such a wonderful time when we're together
However things turn out, it's all right
Cause he's already changed my life.

He heals me
He knows the real me
And he accepts me, he never hurts me
He heals me
He knows the real me
And he accepts me, he never hurts me
He heals me..........

Sunday, March 8, 2009

Everything that goes up, must come down

Who said that? I don't know. But it's true. So yesterday ended on a low note despite having seen close friends and had some great fun. Today hasn't gotten any better. My low mood is circumstantial and not at all biological in nature (note: I'm not bipolar and I didn't go off my meds. Actually, I don't take meds.) This is all I have for now. Thanks for reading.

I'll leave you with some great lyrics:
Time
heals all wounds
but who can heal
who can heal time?
...

I flipped the hour glass
every time an hour passed
looking back at our past
I see that time is moving fast

The fabric of the universe
that catches every man
who walked around thinking
he had the world in his hands

I don't have it to waste
I don't have it to spare
I would like to spend my time
not having to care
Song title: Time
By: Fat Daddy Has Been
P.S. This song has the best trumpet solo of the entire CD.