So, there were those posts on music that disappeared, not entirely, but chunks of the code got lost in the transfer. Instead of spending time trying to decipher codes and mending them, I might as well just repost the songs under a different title. Also, added features. I'll include the lyrics below each video because I don't want to use lyric videos all the time and it's a little stupid to have background music on my blog and actual music videos playing at the same time.
Random little thing I have to mention. I probably hit my head real hard or something because I have been drinking this Chamomile Tea for the past 10 minutes or so, not realising that I did not fully boil the water and the taste hasn't evened itself out. Yeah, I'm an idiot.
Also, most of these songs will be by Christina Perri but that won't be true for all posts under this title. Come on, I don't have that big of a storage for her songs. These just happen to be the ones that usually suit my mood well. Also, the lyrics I type may not correspond with the lyrics on the video because some people have shitty grammar and I will correct that.
5. One Night by Christina Perri
Lyrics:
Verse I
I feel the way you want me.
I see that you are lonely.
If you couldn't know, you'd leave with me.
It's more than curiosity.
And I've never longed for winter
Until your presence made me shiver.
I said that you'd be better if
You'd only come with me.
*Start of Chorus*
One night, I will be the moon
Hanging over you,
Spilling all over your body,
Covering all your wounds.
One night I will be the star
And follow where you are,
Somewhere in the deep of my love,
Filling your empty heart.
One night, one night, one night.
One night, one night, one night.
*End of Chorus*
Verse II
You've come so close to tasting,
Now my innocence is breaking.
Like a ocean in a perfect storm,
It makes me want you even more.
And I've never been so jealous.
I've never felt so helpless.
So out of breath and
Hungry for you.
*Chorus*
Bridge
Hurry, the sun is waking.
Darling don't leave me waiting.
*Chorus*
One night, one night, one night.
One night, one night, one night.
Yeah well, I kind of understand the gist of the story reflected in this song, but it's not one of those relatable songs. Still, I have a certain fondness for this song because of the heavy but even beats, coupled with a relatively more soothing tune. Let's just put it this way. If you were to use the same lyrics and change the tune to one that is more flamboyant with less sentimental feel, it could probably be an explicit song that is clearly about a one night stand. But because of the tune prescribed to this song, the song may be about a one night stand, but there is indication that the one night stand created unwanted feelings of affection or love. Actually, on that subject, I have read a paper on the psychology of romance that stated that women are more likely to fall in love through sex because of a certain hormone our brains emit during the act. So maybe that's why the song starts with the guy pursuing the girl, but the girl ends up getting attached. Well...you asked for it...what can I say. I'm just generally disgusted by the idea of casual sex, it's stupid because it will harm you both physically and emotionally.
4. Try by Pink
Lyrics;
Ever wonder about what he's doing?
How it all turned to lies.
Sometimes I think that it's better
To never ask why.
*Start of Chorus*
Where there is desire,
There is gonna be a flame.
Where is a flame,
Someone's bound to get burned.
But just because it burns
Doesn't mean you're gonna die.
You gotta get up
And try and try and try.
You gotta get up
And try and try and try.
You gotta get up
And try and try and try.
*End of Chorus*
Funny how the heart can be deceiving,
More than just a couple times.
Why do we fall in love so easy?
Even when it's not right.
*Chorus*
Ever worry that it might be ruined?
Does it make you wanna cry?
When you're out there doing what you're doing,
Are you just getting by?
Tell me are you just getting by?
*Chorus*
You gotta get up
And try and try and try.
You gotta get up
And try and try and try.
You gotta get up
And try and try and try.
You gotta get up
And try and try and try.
You gotta get up
And try and try and try.
You gotta get up
And try and try and try.
The chorus of this song should be my motto or something...except I'm not going to repeat the same phrase over and over like a maniac. Yes, I know, repetition has its intended purpose to reinforce and to emphasise, blahblahblah, but really, I got the message the first time. It's quite an inspirational song, good for people who are down. It's good in the sense that it is rather vague and doesn't hit too close to home. While songs that are specific can make themselves seem more relatable, they can also make someone feel more uncomfortable. Something vague like that that expresses an equally vague sense of understanding and encouragement is good enough for me. Also, it isn't too loud or anything, which is nice for my ears. I have certain expectations for songs after I've prescribed them their respective purposes. K-Pop is generally supposed to give me energy, while these sort of English songs are meant to comfort and calm.
3. Just Give Me A Reason by Pink ft. Nate Reuss
Lyrics:
Bold - Pink, Italics - Nate Reuss, Normal - Together
Right from the start,
You were a thief,
You stole my heart
And I, your willing victim.
I let you see the parts of me
That weren't all that pretty
And with every touch
You fixed them.
Now you've been talking in your sleep.
Things you never said to me.
Tell me that you've had enough
Of our love, our love.
Just give me a reason,
Just a little bit's enough.
Just a second we're not broken, just bent
And we can learn to love again.
It's in the stars.
It's been written in the scars on our hearts.
We're not broken, just bent
And we can learn to love again.
I'm sorry I don't understand
Where all of this is coming from.
I though that we were fine.
(Oh, we had everything.)
Your head is running wild again.
My dear, we still have everything
And it's all in your mind.
(Yeah, but this is happening.)
You've been having real bad dreams.
You used to lie so close to me.
That's nothing more than empty sheets
Between our love, our love.
Oh, our love, our love.
Just give me a reason,
Just a little bit's enough.
Just a second we're not broken, just bent
And we can learn to love again.
I never stopped.
You're still written in the scars on my heart.
You're not broken, just bent
And we can learn to love again.
Oh, tear ducts and rust.
I'll fix it for us.
We're collecting dust,
But our loves enough.
You're holding it in.
You're pouring a drink.
No, nothing is as bad as it seems.
We'll come clean.
Just give me a reason,
Just a little bit's enough.
Just a second we're not broken, just bent
And we can learn to love again.
It's in the stars.
It's been written in the scars on our hearts.
We're not broken, just bent
And we can learn to love again.
Just give me a reason,
Just a little bit's enough.
Just a second we're not broken, just bent
And we can learn to love again.
It's in the stars.
It's been written in the scars on our hearts.
We're not broken, just bent
And we can learn to love again.
Just a little bit's enough.
Just a second we're not broken, just bent
And we can learn to love again.
It's in the stars.
It's been written in the scars on our hearts.
We're not broken, just bent
And we can learn to love again.
Oh, we can learn to love again.
Oh, we can learn to love again.
Oh, that we're not broken, just bent
And we can learn to love again.
I do love nice duets, especially if the duet is done seamlessly and beautifully. It's dull if they just alternate verses and then sing the chorus together. This duet is one of the better ones because there is a clear conversation between the two parties. I especially love the second verse because it's almost like a drama scene. You know the kind where the woman wakes up from a dream all accusatory of the guy cheating on her because she's extremely insecure like that. The guy tries to calm her down, but she's just mumbling by herself over there, as if everything he says is just making it worse. I really think the girl should calm down...it was just a dream. Just share it and get over it. Don't keep it to yourself because it will boil and spillover. The other good duet part was the bridge, which if anyone isn't familiar with song structures, is basically the verse that connects the chorus after the second verse with the ending. There is alternating, sure, but there is also a clear conversation, e.g. Girl: Oh, tear ducts and rust, Guy: I'll fix it for us. Yeah, I like this song and I'm a fan of practising pitch after all. It's kinda weird to be singing a duet by yourself though...on the bed...in the morning at 7. Yeah.
2. Distance by Christina Perri ft. Jason Mraz
Lyrics:
The sun is filling up the room
And I can hear you dreaming.
Do you feel the way I do
Right now?
I wish we would just give up
'Cause the best part is falling.
Call it anything but love
*Start of Chorus*
And I will make sure
To keep my distance.
Say "I love you"
When you're not listening.
How long can we keep this up, up, up?
*End of Chorus*
Please don't stand so close to me.
I'm having trouble breathing.
I'm afraid of what you'll see
Right now.
I give you everything I am.
All my broken heartbeats.
Until I know you'll understand.
*Chorus*
And I keep waiting
For you to take me.
You keep waiting
To save what we had.
*Chorus*
Make sure to keep my distance.
Say "I love you"
When you're not listening.
How long till we call this love, love, love?
I think that the song would be better if it ended looping back into the first verse or lines, but that's just my opinion. You know, the way Taylor Swift's Love Story did with that line - "We were both young when I first saw you." which was repeated all the way at the end. This song seems to have the same potential to do that, but it's fine as it is. I wonder why every song seems like a rip off of stereotypical dramas, or is it the other way round? Two friends who are very clearly in love but reject the idea of it because they don't want to destroy what is already between them. Very typical drama story, not that I've even watched more than 3 drama series in my life. Dramas are boring...they have the same predictable storylines all the damn time. I can't understand why when every romantic experience is unique. I'm sure you can think of something besides a love triangle where someone is going to get amnesia at one point and then recover for marriage. Also, when I'm in a playful mood, the line "How long can we keep this up?" makes me think that a challenge is being issued. Well, I'm an INFJ, so I think I would win at this kind of challenges where you just clam up about something for an indefinite amount of time.
1. The Lonely by Christina Perri
Lyrics:
2 am, where do I begin?
Crying off my face again.
The silent sound of loneliness
Wants to follow me to bed.
I'm the ghost of a girl
That I wanted to be most.
I'm the shell of a girl
That I used know well.
*Start of Chorus*
Dancing slowly in an empty room.
Can the lonely take the place of you?
I sing myself a quiet lullaby.
Let you go and let the lonely in
To take my heart again.
*End of Chorus*
To afraid to go inside,
For the pain of one more loveless night.
For the loneliness will stay with me
And hold me till I fall asleep.
I'm the ghost of a girl
That I wanted to be most.
I'm the shell of a girl
That I used know well.
*Chorus*
Broken pieces of
A barely-breathing story
Where there once was love.
Now there's only me
And lonely.
*Chorus*
I love this song, a lot. It expresses the feeling of solitude very well. The kind of hollow feeling it leaves you with, yet at the same time, it's your only companion. So while it destroys, in a very twisted way, it also heals. And loneliness often leads to depression. The more a person isolates himself/herself from society, the further his/her consciousness falls into a kind of darkness. It's not my attempt at poetic descriptions, because it's the only way I can actually describe the feeling. It is darkness because it's void, it's black and hollow. I think loneliness and depression happens in a cycle, isolation leads to depression and depression leads to even further isolation. It's like digging a cave deeper and deeper and deeper into yourself. It's not a hole, that's different. When you dig a hole, you fall in and it's sudden. For loneliness, you gradually walk yourself into the darkness that blinds and when you finally realise your mistake, you turn around and you can't see the exit or the road to the exit anymore. It's like a cave you venture into that collapses behind you. There's a certain beauty in solitude as well, thus the dance and the lullaby, though I would go for the latter. With loneliness and depression comes a sort of twisted calm that washes over you and keeps you company, very bad company, but it's company nonetheless. An entire year, I have felt that kind of loneliness and it's unpleasant, but there's little you can do. You can reach out, certainly, but there are few people who can truly pull you out. Most just make you retreat even further.
Perhaps it's like drowning as well? The kind where your body slowly sinks to the bottom as air escapes your lungs and is replaced by water, thus reducing your body's natural buoyancy. It's quite depressing but I think drowning is a beautiful way to die because there's always the image of someone falling backwards into the darkness of the water and in the last moments, opens his/her eyes to see the sun filtering through the water. The sense of finality is much better than say...the collision with the ground that's probably going to leave a nasty pile of blood and meat behind. Yeah, this is getting too dark for 12 in the afternoon.
Evanesce by Super Junior
Oh, we can learn to love again.
Oh, that we're not broken, just bent
And we can learn to love again.
I do love nice duets, especially if the duet is done seamlessly and beautifully. It's dull if they just alternate verses and then sing the chorus together. This duet is one of the better ones because there is a clear conversation between the two parties. I especially love the second verse because it's almost like a drama scene. You know the kind where the woman wakes up from a dream all accusatory of the guy cheating on her because she's extremely insecure like that. The guy tries to calm her down, but she's just mumbling by herself over there, as if everything he says is just making it worse. I really think the girl should calm down...it was just a dream. Just share it and get over it. Don't keep it to yourself because it will boil and spillover. The other good duet part was the bridge, which if anyone isn't familiar with song structures, is basically the verse that connects the chorus after the second verse with the ending. There is alternating, sure, but there is also a clear conversation, e.g. Girl: Oh, tear ducts and rust, Guy: I'll fix it for us. Yeah, I like this song and I'm a fan of practising pitch after all. It's kinda weird to be singing a duet by yourself though...on the bed...in the morning at 7. Yeah.
2. Distance by Christina Perri ft. Jason Mraz
Lyrics:
The sun is filling up the room
And I can hear you dreaming.
Do you feel the way I do
Right now?
I wish we would just give up
'Cause the best part is falling.
Call it anything but love
*Start of Chorus*
And I will make sure
To keep my distance.
Say "I love you"
When you're not listening.
How long can we keep this up, up, up?
*End of Chorus*
Please don't stand so close to me.
I'm having trouble breathing.
I'm afraid of what you'll see
Right now.
I give you everything I am.
All my broken heartbeats.
Until I know you'll understand.
*Chorus*
And I keep waiting
For you to take me.
You keep waiting
To save what we had.
*Chorus*
Make sure to keep my distance.
Say "I love you"
When you're not listening.
How long till we call this love, love, love?
I think that the song would be better if it ended looping back into the first verse or lines, but that's just my opinion. You know, the way Taylor Swift's Love Story did with that line - "We were both young when I first saw you." which was repeated all the way at the end. This song seems to have the same potential to do that, but it's fine as it is. I wonder why every song seems like a rip off of stereotypical dramas, or is it the other way round? Two friends who are very clearly in love but reject the idea of it because they don't want to destroy what is already between them. Very typical drama story, not that I've even watched more than 3 drama series in my life. Dramas are boring...they have the same predictable storylines all the damn time. I can't understand why when every romantic experience is unique. I'm sure you can think of something besides a love triangle where someone is going to get amnesia at one point and then recover for marriage. Also, when I'm in a playful mood, the line "How long can we keep this up?" makes me think that a challenge is being issued. Well, I'm an INFJ, so I think I would win at this kind of challenges where you just clam up about something for an indefinite amount of time.
1. The Lonely by Christina Perri
Lyrics:
2 am, where do I begin?
Crying off my face again.
The silent sound of loneliness
Wants to follow me to bed.
I'm the ghost of a girl
That I wanted to be most.
I'm the shell of a girl
That I used know well.
*Start of Chorus*
Dancing slowly in an empty room.
Can the lonely take the place of you?
I sing myself a quiet lullaby.
Let you go and let the lonely in
To take my heart again.
*End of Chorus*
To afraid to go inside,
For the pain of one more loveless night.
For the loneliness will stay with me
And hold me till I fall asleep.
I'm the ghost of a girl
That I wanted to be most.
I'm the shell of a girl
That I used know well.
*Chorus*
Broken pieces of
A barely-breathing story
Where there once was love.
Now there's only me
And lonely.
*Chorus*
I love this song, a lot. It expresses the feeling of solitude very well. The kind of hollow feeling it leaves you with, yet at the same time, it's your only companion. So while it destroys, in a very twisted way, it also heals. And loneliness often leads to depression. The more a person isolates himself/herself from society, the further his/her consciousness falls into a kind of darkness. It's not my attempt at poetic descriptions, because it's the only way I can actually describe the feeling. It is darkness because it's void, it's black and hollow. I think loneliness and depression happens in a cycle, isolation leads to depression and depression leads to even further isolation. It's like digging a cave deeper and deeper and deeper into yourself. It's not a hole, that's different. When you dig a hole, you fall in and it's sudden. For loneliness, you gradually walk yourself into the darkness that blinds and when you finally realise your mistake, you turn around and you can't see the exit or the road to the exit anymore. It's like a cave you venture into that collapses behind you. There's a certain beauty in solitude as well, thus the dance and the lullaby, though I would go for the latter. With loneliness and depression comes a sort of twisted calm that washes over you and keeps you company, very bad company, but it's company nonetheless. An entire year, I have felt that kind of loneliness and it's unpleasant, but there's little you can do. You can reach out, certainly, but there are few people who can truly pull you out. Most just make you retreat even further.
Perhaps it's like drowning as well? The kind where your body slowly sinks to the bottom as air escapes your lungs and is replaced by water, thus reducing your body's natural buoyancy. It's quite depressing but I think drowning is a beautiful way to die because there's always the image of someone falling backwards into the darkness of the water and in the last moments, opens his/her eyes to see the sun filtering through the water. The sense of finality is much better than say...the collision with the ground that's probably going to leave a nasty pile of blood and meat behind. Yeah, this is getting too dark for 12 in the afternoon.
Anyway, I don't think this picture expresses envy towards the people breathing, but almost sympathy. You can see everyone else breathing, but if you really are drowning, you know that soon you won't have to breathe anymore and any pain that comes along with staying alive will disappear. But in the moment of depression, the drowning feeling could come with sort of a jealousy of why everyone else is breathing but doesn't notice you drowning. Personally though, I'm glad they can't see me drowning because I don't want anyone to jump after me and possibly drown as well. Also, it's not envy I feel, but more of the fact that I've resigned that perhaps I don't deserve to breathe like everyone else. Maybe I was always meant to drown in my own pains and theirs, although I think the latter to be an honour. It's better to be drowning and perhaps helping direct those drowning with you back to the surface rather than being on the surface and being oblivious to those drowning.
K-Pop Distraction
So to ensure that this post does not end on a bad note, because I'm not even in a bad mood, there's K-Pop. I like K-Pop for the beats and it's good for keeping me awake when studying. Of course there's my shallow perceptions that the guys are good-looking and my hormones are entertained...but that's a part of me I don't particularly like. Still, I'll entertain myself when needed.
Superman by Super Junior
Super Girl by Super Junior
Evanesce by Super Junior
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