"How can you tell me you're lonely
And say, for you, that the sun don't shine
Let me take you by the hand
And lead you through the streets of London
I'll show you something to make you change your mind..."
It's not particularly uncommon for lyrics to get stuck in my head.
Certain songs just seem to resonate with me at certain points in my life. I'm fairly sure I'm not alone in this - I'm sure you can all name two or three songs which just seemed to be written about events that were going on in your life at a particular point.
My usual cure of listening to the relevant song until it reaches saturation point, or until whatever is going on in my life resolves itself isn't working very well for me just now.
So, for the sake of trying to clear my head, here are some of the lyrics which have got stuck recently.
"'Cause the walls were shaking
The earth was quaking
My mind was aching..."
"This could be so fun
I might just like it
I might just love it
...
I just don't know yet
Can't wait to find out"
"It may be over but it won't stop there,
I am here for you if you'd only care.
You touched my heart you touched my soul.
You changed my life and all my goals.
...
And as you move on, remember me,
Remember us and all we used to be"
"Spend all your time waiting
For that second chance
For a break that would make it okay
There's always one reason
To feel not good enough
And it's hard at the end of the day"
"Oh I am young but I have aged
Waited long to seize the day
All things said and plently done
Oh I am young but I have a past
Travelled far to find the start
Yes I am scared and I've been burnt
But life is too short"
"The bigger the cushion, the sweeter the pushin"
"And in these days
When darkness falls early
And people rush home
To the ones they love
You better take a fool's advice
And take care of your own
One day they're here;
Next day they're gone"
"There's so many different worlds
So many different suns
And we have just one world
But we live in different ones"
"Did I ever tell you about the man who changed my life?
The one I thought, ohhh. Lord... when I saw him walkin'"
Phychoanalysis isn't necessary. I'm very well aware that my head is all over the place and has been for a while, but thankfully, things appear to be settling down now.
So, now I've shown you mine - you show me yours - what songs have been stuck in your head lately?
[Comments have been switched to moderated not because I want to censor comments, but because I'm tired of the comment spam I've been getting lately and haven't had time to do anything major to try and stem the tide.]
From here:
to there:
In
5 hours,
4 feet walked through
3 London Boroughs and
2 people had
1 very good day.
For 9 years you loved me, yelled at me to feed you, stole my chocolate and always knew when I was feeling down, even though strictly, you weren't my cat.
For 3 years you never forgot me, even when I'd been away for far too long.
Farewell my nutty, bathroom inhabiting, chocolate loving, furry friend.
I will miss your sweet face.
I've not played around nearly enough with Flickr, and decided that I really should, so here, for your delight and delectation, is a small gallery of photos I took at the Bull & Gate in Kentish Town.
the dolz are a great band, and are playing tonight (Thursday 4th November) at the Bar Academy in Islington. If you like good rock music played by a bunch of gorgeous, talented girls, then get yourself along. Flyers can be downloaded from the site, and it only costs £3 to get in. I'm also reliably informed that the booze is ridiculously cheap (£1.50 a pint) because of the Carling Sponsorship.
So what are you waiting for?
Overly dramatic?
Moi?
The West Wing has a lot to answer for, y'know? Which would be why, for the second election running, I've sat up most of the night, clutching a pillow and shouting at the TV. Crossing my fingers, toes, and every other bit of me that I can, and feeling increasingly concerned by the rising tide of red numbers.
I've been hoping for a miracle (or at least someone to find half a million democratic votes under a republican mattress in Ohio) all day, but now it seems it's all over.
I've always wanted to live in the US. Ever since I was a little girl. Now I'm glad I don't, and that makes me very sad.
An unfinished list in no particular order:
- When a resolution is not a resolution
- Why a father figure is important and why it made me cry to read that my ex-boss is retiring early on ill-health grounds
- When to stay in touch, why and how
- Being myself and why this is a new and surprising thing
- The reason for my new smile
- 2004: A Year of Change, and it's not done yet...
- Is it something in the water? (or who's going to get engaged/married next...)
- Growing up (or why I apologised to my mother earlier this year)
- Enjoying alcohol does not make me an alcoholic and getting slightly tipsy (or, for that matter, utterly hammered) does not make me a bad person
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