There Is Love

Hi friends! It has been about half a year. I'm attempting to ease my way back into writing with an effort that takes no effort. So. Here you go! It's a song by Fort Atlantic that has beautiful lyrics and a great melody. I hope you enjoy it.




There Is Love
By Fort Atlantic

Lyrics:

"Don't let the sadness grow
You're beautiful, don't you know?
It's easy to dive into doubt
But harder to climb back out

Don't drink from the well
Where the bitterness dwells
That water is wasting your time

And push past the anger
And cynical strangers
Whose sharp words are always unkind
Oh, there is love we can find
We will find

When lies get a voice in your ear
And whisper your deepest fears
You can either believe
Or look through these empty things

Acknowledge the hard things
As ships that are passing
Don't let pain destroy your life
Pray that your misses
Find gentle forgiveness
As deep as the hue of red wine
Oh, there is love we can find
We will find.

Come hearts that are scared and alone
Let love give you warmth in the cold
Let faith and hope lead you on
Let joy be the theme of your song..."

Sometimes a song speaks most truly.

I've been dealing with a lot of conflicting wants lately. This song is pretty accurate of how I feel. And, since I haven't posted in a very long time, a song seems like a good way to attempt to ease my way back in. Over the Rhine is one of my favorite bands, primarily for the amazing way they entwine bittersweetness and artistry. On this blog, and in my life, that is valued.

Enjoy. Tell me your thoughts, if you wish. What does this song and its words mean to you?





Lyrics:

Goodbye (This Is Not Goodbye)
help me tell the truth you see
that’s all i’m trying to do is
tell the truth
i’m not that shy
this is not goodbye
and later on i won’t know how
i don’t know who else to be
more and more i’m secretly just me
open your eyes

help me tell the truth you see
that’s all i’m trying to do is
tell the truth
it’s just in my head
all i’ve left unsaid
and later on it won’t come out

i have seen the final curtain fall
If i have to i’ll surrender all

i’m always coming around too late
too late

it’s not too late

All I Have Are Songs.

I'm sorry, friends. :/ The only words I have right now to say are conveyed through other people's music and lyrics. I'm getting past a hard thing...I think. It always takes time. And I'd appreciate your prayer. Anyway. Here's an applicable song:





What if there was no light.
Nothing wrong, nothing right.
What if there was no time?
And no reason or rhyme?
What if you should decide
That you don't want me there by your side.
That you don't want me there in your life.

What if I got it wrong?
And no poem or song..
Could put right what I got wrong,
Or make you feel I belong
What if you should decide
That you don't want me there by your side
That you don't want me there in your life.

Oooooh, that's right
Let's take a breath, jump over the side.
Oooooh, that's right
How can you know it if you don't even try?
Oooooh, that's right

Every step that you take
Could be your biggest mistake
It could bend or it could break
But that's the risk that you take
What if you should decide
That you don't want me there in your life.
That you don't want me there by your side.

Oooooh, that's right
Let's take a breath jump over the side.
Oooooh, that's right
How can you know it when you don't even try?
Oooooh, that's right

Oooooh, that's right
Let's take a breath jump over the side
Oooooh, that's right
You know that darkness always turns into light
Oooooh, that's right.

Surprise-Jars of Clay

Just listen.





Shoot a dream in your arm and sleep away
It's not the stuff that kills you, that keeps your life at bay
Every crash pulls you in reach
Of a watershed of signal flares that cover your beach

These are just placebos to make us feel all right
Illusions in our pockets make our feather float us high
For a second I thought I saw you eyelids rise
A moment, something restless caught you by surprise,
Surprise, surprise

We are so beautiful when we sleep
Hearts of gold and eyes so deep, deep, deep
But love won't cure the chaos
And hope won't hide the loss
And peace is not the heroine that shouts above the cause
And love is wild for reasons
And hope though short in sight
Might be the only thing that wakes you by surprise
Surprise, surprise

Dream little one
See the world just begun

Love is wild for reasons
And hope feels short in sight
Might be the only thing that brings you back to life
For a moment I thought I saw your eyelids rise

This song encapsulates the change that needs to take place in my life.

And that was a very long-winded title that said basically everything I need to say. My mind is no good. I have filthied it for too long. It needs a baptizing. And I'd appreciate your prayers to aid me in that pursuit. Please pray that God will give me the strength to act. I need meditation, I need strength to say no, I need time in the Word.

Lyrics:

Reaching always reaching
Never reaching solid ground
Seeking always seeking
Never seeking what I've found

Hey, baptize my mind
Hey, baptize my eyes
Hey, baptize my mind
For these seeds to give birth to life
First it must die

Both my hands are filled with guilt
(Be my absolution)
Oh with my eyes are blind with filth
(Be my absolution, absolution)

Hey, baptize my mind
Hey, baptize my eyes
Hey, baptize my mind
For these seeds to give birth to life
First they must die

Hey, baptize my mind
Hey, baptize my eyes
Hey, baptize my mind
For these seeds to give birth to life
First they must die

Solitaire: I play this game a LOT

You'll also notice (if you're observant) that I've posted all of the songs I've ever posted on here in the sidebar, in one place, altogether, so that you can pick any of them to listen to if you've missed some or want to listen to some again. Enjoy, and I love Grooveshark!

Endless games of solitaire

Only illustrate how little I care

About the way I spend my time.

Seeking ways to make words rhyme,

I spend too long inside my mind.

My thoughts are as decaying

As a rotting melon rind.

I watch as my life turns old,

Like hair goes graying;

There’s nothing I can find

To make me glad,

And no one who will hold

Me close enough to staunch the myriad

Doubts and fears I hide.

Places where I used to fit

Have become like torment.

Minute by minute and bit by bit

I’ve slipped away, now discontent

With the life I’ve always known.

Do I have the power to disown

Everything I’ve ever thought?

I’m cautious of being caught

By the eyes of everyone I see.

I don’t know if I’ll ever break free.

PMRL's hits at a steady rate...Wrapped Up in Books

So I don't know if you know how cool it is to keep track of who comes to your blog and when and how they got there, but I think it's awesome. I can find out who's stalking me, and how they found the blog, and what search terms give me the most hits. For instance, the poem a Simile For Her Smile has brought me a lot of hits; in the google search for that title, I'm fourth. I think that's cool. 4/772 results is a pretty good place to be for this blog. Under the search term: explanation of "Reluctance" Robert Frost, my blog also takes fourth place, this time out of 5580 results. I know this sounds proud, but it makes me happy that I have site traffic, and not just from people who know me (even though I like their visits probably the most; they respond). Anyway, Statcounter is an awesome free service, and it's fun to look through the stats it offers.
I've been mulling over which song to post next (SO many amazing ones), and I've decided on this one: Wrapped Up In Books, by Belle and Sebastian. It's got some great lines and I can identify with it. Like I've said before, see my reasoning behind my music tastes here. Hope you like it lots!



The lyrics:

It was pretty bright, up on the rainbow bridge tonight
I could see into your window although you’re far away
You were racing in a car
Beside a boy, you just don’t know
If he is up for what you have in mind
If he is up for what you have in mind

Change is on the cards, but this time it will be hard
But I never want to leave you
We’ve never had a fight
You should never split a pole
You should never split at all
I wish I had two paths I could follow
I’d write the ending without any sorrow

I will say a prayer, just while you are sitting there
I will wrap my arms around you
I know it will be fine
We've got a fantasy affair
We didn’t get wet. We didn’t dare.
Our aspirations are wrapped up in books
Our inclinations are hidden in looks

Summer’s hastening on
I’m trying to get a feeling from
The city, but I’ve been unfaithful
I’ve been traveling abroad

We’ve got a fantasy affair
We didn’t get wet, we didn’t dare
But the fantasy remains
You better come back to earth again

Our aspirations are wrapped up in books
Our inclinations are hidden in looks

A song without much accompanying explanation...

Needless to say, here's a song. It's by the new band Fiction Family, which consists of former Nickel Creek member Sean Watkins, and current Switchfoot lead vocalist, Jon Foreman. Their debut album is pretty good....more like Nickel Creek than Switchfoot. I'd recommend it, and the more listening time it gets, the better it sounds. Thanks to Amelia, for hooking me up with it. Anyway. Here's the song. If you're interested in why I like this song, see this previous post...otherwise, just enjoy the song.

Not Sure-Fiction Family

Lyrics:
How long will it take
For these ties to you to break
They're much stronger than I thought
I'm not sure that I'll get over you
I'm not sure that I want to

How long till you're gone
From every jumbled thought
Cause you're still here to fix what's wrong
I'm not sure that I'll get over you
I'm not sure that I want to

We both made the call
But it was only my fault
Such a beautiful view with a long way to fall
I was afraid to leave the safety of above
But if it doesn't it's not love

How long till I don't feel
Like you're still right here
Reminding me of what is real
I'm not sure that I'll get over you
I'm not sure that I want to
I'm not sure that I'll get over you
I'm not sure that I want to

Well, I thought I'd enlighten you as to why...

There's a reason why I like the music I like. I've been thinking about that. Because a lot of it is subconscious, you know? I don't think we think about WHY we like the things we like too much. But I've been thinking about that, and I came up with a few reasons. And here they are:

The Music I Like Has to Have

1. Most important for me: good lyrics. Lyrics are the most important part of the song to me. The melody is of secondary importance (although if the melody is horrible and the words are great, I doubt I would like it. It's a good thing people with horrible melodies are (for the most part) excluded from the music scene.) to me, because I like words. And if the words are extremely well written and similar to poetry, then I will probably like the song. For an example of amazing lyrics, see Hazy Shade of Winter, by Simon and Garfunkel:

Time, time, time, see whats become of me

While I looked around

For my possibilities

I was so hard to please

But look around, leaves are brown

And the sky is a hazy shade of winter

Hear the salvation army band

Down by the riverside, its bound to be a better ride

Than what youve got planned

Carry your cup in your hand

And look around, leaves are brown now

And the sky is a hazy shade of winter

Hang on to your hopes, my friend

Thats an easy thing to say, but if your hopes should pass away

Simply pretend

That you can build them again

Look around, the grass is high

The fields are ripe, its the springtime of my life

Ahhh, seasons change with the scenery

Weaving time in a tapestry

Wont you stop and remember me

At any convenient time

Funny how my memory slips while looking over manuscripts

Of unpublished rhyme

Drinking my vodka and lime

But look around, leaves are brown now

And the sky is a hazy shade of winter

Look around, leaves are brown

Theres a patch of snow on the ground...

Alliteration is amazing. I like lyrics like those ones. Anyway. On to point two.

2. A good melody, that's unpredictable and catchy (i.e. that will get stuck in your head). I'm not talking about the songs that get stuck in your head and you hate that fact...because those aren't amazing. But I love the song melodies that you can't tell what's going to happen until you hear it. 

3. Everybody likes a song they can identify with. Therefore, we have this point. My favorite songs are the ones that apply to me. I think most people feel this way and can understand this. People are always searching for something that applies to the situation they're in. 

So there you have it. There may be some more things that contribute to why I like the music I like, but those are the important things. Maybe now you can understand now why the music I'm posting on here is here.