It's gross like unintentionally warm milk.
We never meant it to get this way,
but it just kind of wilted. 
I think you talk too much until I'm in your car, then I can say whatever I want. 
Like I don't get you, 'cause I don't.

I feel like I'm never quite understood.
I feel like you've got me good.
I feel like I don't get you either.
I don't get you either.

I'm making this straightforward
just how you like it.
Or at least that's what you said
the night we both got real.
And I think you're tricky
in your own kind of way;
your answers pending on what I say.

I feel like I'm never quite understood.
I feel like you've got me good.
I feel like I don't get you either.
I don't get you either.

~ Johanna Chase, "I Don't Get You Either"

okay…that made me very sad.

It started feeling like October
I got stranded on the road
You know where to find me
Anytime you want me Annie,
Annie, use your telescope

So they made my life into a movie
As if I could forget those years
But I know where the time's gone
Just how well my mind's been wandering
Annie, use your telescope

Telescope
Annie, use your telescope

When it's late, don't stop looking
Where my eyes turn to glass
When it's late, don't stop,
Annie, I will make it.

Hello? Is there anybody out there?
Hello? I'm only getting farther, oh.

It started feeling like October
Annie, use your telescope
Telescope

When it's late, don't stop looking
(Annie, use your telescope)
Where my eyes turn to glass
When it's late, don't stop,
(Annie, use your telescope)
Annie, I will make it back

When it's late, don't stop looking
(Annie, use your telescope)
Where my eyes turn to glass
When it's late, don't stop,
Annie, I will make it.
(your telescope)
Annie, I will make it.
(your telescope)
Annie, I will make it.

Annie, I will make it.

"Annie use your telescope"  Jacks Mannequin

I was meant for the stage,
I was meant for the curtain.
I was meant to tread these boards,
Of this much I am certain.

I was meant for the crowd,
I was meant for the shouting.
I was meant to raise these hands
With quiet all about me.

Mother, please be proud.
Father, be forgiving.
Even though you told me
'Son, you'll never make a living.'

From the floorboards to the flys,
Here I was fated to reside.
And as I take my final bow,
Was there ever any doubt?
And as the spotlights fade away,
And you're escorted through the foyer,
You will resume your callow ways,
But I was meant for the stage.

The heavens at my birth
Intended me for stardom,
Rays of light shone down on me
And all my sins were pardoned.

I was meant for applause.
I was meant for derision.
Nothing short of fate itself
Has affected my decision.

And from the floorboards to the flys,
Here I was fated to reside.
And as I take my final bow,
Was there ever any doubt?
And as the spotlights fade away,
And you're escorted through the foyer,
You will resume your callow ways,
But I was meant for the stage.

- The Decemberists, "I Was Meant For the Stage"

Oh wow…. I havent heard the Decemberists in forever.

Down the street you can hear her scream youre a disgrace
As she slams the door in his drunken face
And now he stands outside
And all the neighbours start to gossip and drool
He cries oh, girl you must be mad,
What happened to the sweet love you and me had?
Against the door he leans and starts a scene,
And his tears fall and burn the garden green

And so castles made of sand fall in the sea, eventually

A little indian brave who before he was ten,
Played wargames in the woods with his indian friends
And he built up a dream that when he grew up
He would be a fearless warrior indian cheif
Many moons past and more the dream grew strong until
Tomorrow he would sing his first warsong and fight his first battle
But something went wrong, surprise attack killed him in his sleep that night

And so castles made of sand melts into the sea, eventually

There was a young girl, whos heart was a frown
cause she was crippled for life,
And she couldnt speak a sound
And she wished and prayed she could stop living,
So she decided to die
She drew her wheelchair to the edge of the shore
And to her legs she smiled you wont hurt me no more
But then a sight shed never seen made her jump and say
Look a golden winged ship is passing my way

And it really didnt have to stop, it just kept on going…

And so castles made of sand slips into the sea, eventually…

"Castles Made of Sand"  Jimi Hendrix

Tonight I watch the lights go out in your house
Wondering how I could get so deep
And you could still get to sleep
In vain I blame my trembling on the cold air
And I can't hide that I relied on you
Like yellow does on blue

And your my good feeling, I'm kneeling
Inside her room she paints me blue
And you are my reason for breathing
Inside her room she paints me blue

Atlanta started raining on me
And teenage love was underground
Tonight I break the surface
Atlanta started raining on me
But no young girl was claiming me
And naming me
And destiny gets nervous and

And your my good feeling, I'm kneeling
Inside her room she paints me blue
And you are my reason for breathing
Inside her room she paints me blue, again

And your my good feeling, I'm kneeling
Inside her room she paints me blue
And you are my reason for breathing
Inside her room she paints me blue, again

Atlanta started raining on me
on me
Atlanta started raining on me
on me

"She Paints Me Blue" 
Something Corporate
(Lead singer is Andrew McMahon of Jack's Mannequin)

I wake up every evening
With a big smile on my face
And it never feels out of place
And you're still probably workin'
At a 9 to 5 pace
I wonder how bad that tastes

When you see my face
Hope it gives you hell
Hope it gives you hell
When you walk my way
Hope it gives you hell
Hope it gives you hell

Now where's your picket fence, love?
And where's that shiny car?
It didn't ever get you far
You've never seemed so tense, love
I've never seen you fall so hard
Do you know where you are?

And truth be told, I miss you
And truth be told, I'm lyin'

When you see my face
Hope it gives you hell
Hope it gives you hell
When you walk my way
Hope it gives you hell
Hope it gives you hell
If you find a man
That's worth a damn
And treats you well
Then he's a fool
You're just as well
Hope it gives you hell
I hope it gives you hell

Tomorrow you'll be thinking to yourself
"Where did I go wrong?"
But the list goes on and on

But truth be told, I miss you
And truth be told, I'm lyin'

When you see my face
Hope it gives you hell
Hope it gives you hell
When you walk my way
Hope it gives you hell
Hope it gives you hell
When you find a man
That's worth a damn
And treats you well
Then he's a fool
You're just as well
Hope it gives you hell

Now you'll never see
What you've done to me
You can take back your memories
They're no good to me
And here's all your lies
You can look me in the eyes
With the sad, sad look
That you wear so well

When you see my face
Hope it gives you hell
Hope it gives you hell
When you walk my way
Hope it gives you hell
Hope it gives you hell
When you find a man
That's worth a damn
And treats you well
Then he's a fool
You're just as well
Hope it gives you hell

When you see my face
Hope it gives you hell
Hope it gives you hell
(Hope it gives you hell)
When you walk my way
Hope it gives you hell
Hope it gives you hell
(Hope it gives you hell)
When you hear this song
And you sing along
But you never tell
(You never tell)
Then you're a fool
I'm just as well
Hope it gives you hell
(Hope it gives you hell)
When you hear this song
I hope that it will give you hell
(Hope it gives you hell)
You can sing along
I hope that it puts you through hell

- All American Rejects, "Gives You Hell"

That's my favorite song of the moment. =)

And you know the sun's settin' fast,
And just like they say, nothing good ever lasts.
Well, go on now and kiss it goodbye,
But hold on to your lover,
'Cause your heart's bound to die.
Go on now and say goodbye to our town, to our town.
Can't you see the sun's settin' down on our town, on our town,
Goodnight.

Up the street beside that red neon light,
That's where I met my baby on one hot summer night.
He was the tender and I ordered a beer,
It's been forty years and I'm still sitting here.

But you know the sun's settin' fast,
And just like they say, nothing good ever lasts.
Well, go on now and kiss it goodbye,
But hold on to your lover,
'Cause your heart's bound to die.
Go on now and say goodbye to our town, to our town.
Can't you see the sun's settin' down on our town, on our town,
Goodnight.

It's here I had my babies and I had my first kiss.
I've walked down Main Street in the cold morning mist.
Over there is where I bought my first car.
It turned over once but then it never went far.

And I can see the sun's settin' fast,
And just like they say, nothing good ever lasts.
Well, go on now and kiss it goodbye,
But hold on to your lover,
'Cause your heart's bound to die.
Go on now and say goodbye to our town, to our town.
Can't you see the sun's settin' down on our town, on our town,
Goodnight.

I buried my Mama and I buried my Pa.
They sleep up the street beside that pretty brick wall.
I bring them flowers about every day,
but I just gotta cry when I think what they'd say.

If they could see how the sun's settin' fast,
And just like they say, nothing good ever lasts.
Well, go on now and kiss it goodbye,
But hold on to your lover,
'Cause your heart's bound to die.
Go on now and say goodbye to our town, to our town.
Can't you see the sun's settin' down on our town, on our town,
Goodnight.

Now I sit on the porch and watch the lightning-bugs fly.
But I can't see too good, I got tears in my eyes.
I'm leaving tomorrow but I don't wanna go.
I love you, my town, you'll always live in my soul.

But I can see the sun's settin' fast,
And just like they say, nothing good ever lasts.
Well, go on, I gotta kiss you goodbye,
But I'll hold to my lover,
'Cause my heart's 'bout to die.
Go on now and say goodbye to my town, to my town.
I can see the sun has gone down on my town, on my town,
Goodnight.
Goodnight.

- Iris Dement, "Our Town"

So you think you're a Romeo
Playing a part in a picture-show
Take the long way home
Take the long way home

'Cause you're the joke of the neighborhood
Why should you care if you're feeling good
Take the long way home
Take the long way home

But there are times that you feel you're part of the scenery
All the greenery is comin' down, boy
And then your wife seems to think you're part of the
Furniture oh, it's peculiar, she used to be so nice

When lonely days turn to lonely nights
You take a trip to the city lights
And take the long way home
Take the long way home

You never see what you want to see
Forever playing to the gallery
You take the long way home
Take the long way home

And when you're up on the stage, it's so unbelievable
Unforgettable, how they adore you
But then your wife seems to think you're losing your sanity
Oh, calamity, is there no way out?

Does it feel that you life's become a catastrophe?
Oh, it has to be for you to grow, boy
When you look through the years and see what you could
Have been oh, what might have been
If you'd had more time

So, when the day comes to settle down
Who's to blame if you're not around?
You took the long way home
You took the long way home

You took the long way home
You took the long way home
You took the long way home
You took the long way home
You took the long way home
You took the long way home

Supertramp "Take the Long Way Home"

I LOVE Supertramp!

This is one of the saddest songs I've heard in recent years… poor Laika. :(

The cage is very small
A tiny silver ball
That makes you a hero
The moment you step inside
The world is watching you
What you're about to do
Will live on forever
Even though you'll be dead
And gone
Buckle up
We're about to turn the engines on.

Hello from Sputnik 2
I am receiving you
Thanks for the dog food
I'm somewhere above you now
Guess what Malashenkov?
I took the collar off
I'm holding my own leash
And walking myself outside
This door
I don't think
I want to be a good dog anymore.

Now I'm floating free
And the moon’s with me
And it's bright enough
To light the dark

And it's so high up here
And the stars so clear
Are they close enough?
Will they hear me bark from here?

Moscow to Sputnik 2
I think we're losing you
Your life signs are fading
We can't really say that we're
Surprised
It's a shame
There is always something that gets compromised

Now I'm floating free
And the moon's with me
And it's bright enough
To light the dark

And it's so high up here
And the stars so clear
Are they close enough?
Will they hear me bark from here?

- Jonathan Coulton, "Space Doggity"

Whenever we hold each other
We hold each other
There's a feeling that's gone
Something has gone wrong
And I don't know how much longer I can take it
House made of heart break it
Take my head in your hands and shake it

In this near wild heaven
Not near enough.
Living inside. Living inside
Near wild heaven
Living inside. Living inside. Living inside
Near wild heaven

Whatever it takes I'm giving
It's just a gift I'm given
Try to live inside
Trying to move inside
And I always thought that it would make me smarter
But it's only made me harder
My heart thrown open wide

In this near wild heaven
Not near enough.
Living inside. Living inside
Near wild heaven
Living inside. Living inside. Living inside
Near wild heaven
Living inside. Living inside. Living inside
Near wild heaven
Living inside. Living inside. Living inside
Near wild heaven

I'm holding my hands together
I'm holding my feet together
I'm holding myself together
In this near wild heaven
Not near enough
Near wild heaven.
Near wild heaven.

Living inside. Living inside. Living inside
Near wild heaven.
Living inside. Living inside. Living inside
Near wild heaven.
Living inside. Living inside. Living inside
Near wild heaven.
Living inside. Living inside. Living inside
Near wild heaven

REM "Near Wild Heaven"

(Bah bah bah BAH bah baaaah…)

I love the harmonies in that song.

Here's that part again where everything's more than it should be
and greener seems to fall beneath your feet
Seconds tick like boulders whenever you don't call
Does it seem like that where you are?
Wherever it is you are?
Does it seem like that where you are?

Time for time together and depending on the weather
We'll either argue in your house or outside

Different I've felt before I got this notch in my belt
Cause in your plans you were all for me
Yeah but now it seems that you'd just rather leave

Wherever you go
Is breaking me slowly
Don't leave it alone
Don't leave it alone
You sound so much further on the phone
You fit just right, right next to me
But there's always a reason why it can't be

Telephones make you seem miles away from home
All alone I get a little meaner
I leave a message at your tone
And miles away from home
You get a little cleaner of me
And I find a little grenner shade of envy

Wherever you go is breaking me slowly
Don't leave it alone
Don't leave it alone
You sound so much further on the phone
You fit just right, right next to me
But there's always a reason why it can't be

Tissues get used
Getting rid of you
Don't you see what you do to me
And you just let it be

I wish you'd get used
And then come running back
To the shoulder that's become me
To the shoulder that's me

Wherever you are
Is breaking my heart
Don't leave it alone
Don't leave it alone

You fit just right, right next to me

- Tally Hall, "Greener"

I freakin love this song

am i just too condescending?
or is it all depending
on what I say oh the notes I play
or what side of the bed I woke up on today

is it a realization
or just my imagination
i'm not home I'm drinking alone
and I just don't want
to pick up the telephone
there's no answer
If this is gonna

run round in my head
turn out the lights just put me back to sleep
if I'm better off dead
I'd rather have a prayer than a front row seat
I can't recall
(i can't recall)
the last time that my mind had any extra space at all

Was that an innuendo?
a Subtle decrescendo
to a big mistake one that I can't make
can't keep track of how many hearts I'm gonna break

Was I talking to fast?
Should i decide to look past
the little things still lingering
Like how many times i have to repeat everything
there's no answer
If this is gonna

run round in my head
turn out the lights just put me back to sleep
if I'm better off dead
I'd rather have a prayer than a front row seat
I can't recall
the last time that my mind had any extra space at all

should I keep my door closed?
or open all the windows
raise my cup up to what's enough
and fill another glass of… shut the hell up

run round in my head
(run round in my head)
turn out the lights just put me back to sleep
run round in my head
(run round in my head)
turn out the lights just put me back to sleep

Dilemma - Welbilt

Muffin's in the toaster
I got my raspberry jam
My grandpa was a sailor
And he came into this land

And he was looking for gold
A pretty hand to hold
Or some cards to fold
At least that's what I've been told

Silver lining
Silver lining where'd you go?

I turn on my TV
They got talking heads in space
It used to be so easy
To have a little faith

I used to rely on luck
To earn a honest buck
I didn't feel so stuck
I didn't limp around like John Kruk

Silver lining
Silver lining where'd you go?

I used to have hope
Now we got soap on a rope
We used to have dreams
Now we got overpaid baseball teams

We got grocery baggers
Graffiti taggers
Golf ball shaggers
Go, team, go

Silver lining
Silver lining where'd you go?

The landlord knocks upon my door
And she's got that payday face
I swear to God she should be paying me
To live inside this place

It's filled with sharks and fins
With double chins
Who say, "Thicken your skin, child
If you wanna win"

Silver lining
Silver lining where'd you go?

I fix myself some herbal tea
'Cause it's healthier they say
But healthier ain't half as fun
I'll take a cold beer any day

I used to have dysfunctional fun
In the cancerous sun
With my co-dependent hon
Eating greasy, greasy hot dogs on a buttered up bun

Silver lining
Silver lining where'd you go?

Silver lining
Silver lining where'd you go?

Silver Lining ~ Steve Poltz

Something always brings me back to you
It never takes too long
No matter what I say or do
I'll still feel you here 'til the moment I'm gone

You hold me without touch
You keep me without chains
I never wanted anything so much
than to drown in your love and not feel your rain

CHORUS
Set me free, leave me be
I don't want to fall another moment into your gravity
Here I am and I stand so tall,
Just the way I'm supposed to be
But you're on to me and all over me

You loved me 'cause I'm fragile
When I thought that I was strong
But you touch me for a little while
and all my fragile strength is gone

I live here on my knees as I try to make you see
That you're everything I think I need here on the ground
But you're neither friend nor foe
Though I can't seem to let you go
The one thing that I still know
is that you're keeping me down

"Gravity" ~ Sara Bareilles

So you sailed away
Into a grey sky morning
Now I'm here to stay
Love can be so boring
Nothing's quite the same now
I just say your name now

Well its not so bad
You're only the best I ever had
You don't want me back
You're just the best I ever had

So you stole my world
Now I'm just a phony
Remembering the girl
Leaves me down and lonely
Send it in a letter
Make yourself feel better

Its not so bad
You're only the best I ever had
You don't need me back
You're just the best I ever had

And it make take some time to patch me up inside
But I can't take it so I runaway and hide
And I may find in time that you were always right
You're always right

So you've sailed away
Into a grey sky morning
Now I'm here to stay
Love can be so boring
What was it you wanted
Could it be I'm haunted

Its not so bad
You're only the best I ever had
I don't want you back
You're just the best I ever had

Best I ever had
Best I ever….

- Vertical Horizon, "Best I Ever Had (Grey Sky Morning)"