Settle down, it’ll all be clear
Don’t pay no mind to the demons, they fill you with fear
- Home by Phillip Phillips
Off the bat, my most favorite American Idol finale song ever; the only one that ever struck me at all, actually. Even if Phillip himself said it might not exactly be the kind of song he’ll do eventually, it’s still very much my kind of sound, kinda folksy, kinda alt. It’s so clean and simple and easy on the ears (especially with his voice!), but still so poignant. And really very romantic, sans mush (“I’m going to make this place your home”? Don’t even get me started on how romantic that statement is to me <3). I think in the end the lyrics gripped me more than the melody, which I already love in itself.
I’m so excited about this guy. Forget that I’ve been in love with his face from the moment he walked in to audition. His musicality, his artistry, his sense of identity is something I haven’t seen on AI ever; not even among his fellow finalists this season. (I’m not being disloyal to my countryman, okay, I LOVE her with all my heart. But Phillip is not any less deserving of the title, like so many people here proclaim, just because his singing style is not to their taste.)
Anyway, this song is on loop on my player now. I can’t get enough of it. I hope they release the full version soon. And the rest of his album too. For the first time in my American Idol watching history, I’m actually going to stay tuned. Phillip Phillips <3.
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This song. That voice. Those words. *sigh*
(It doesn’t hurt either that he looks like a Hemsworth.)
Catching our breath at the end we can say
It’s time
Only when you look forward can you see behind
- Gonzo by The All American Rejects
*edit: I’m currently screaming at my monitor while this is playing in full volume in my earphones. <3
Fave song at the moment. I SO can not wait for The Hunger Games movie. So far it seems absolutely perfect!
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I have died everydayWaiting for youDarling, don’t be afraidI have loved you for aThousand yearsI’ll love you for aThousand more
And all along I believedI would find youTime has broughtYour heart to meI have loved you for aThousand yearsI’ll love you for aThousand more
- A Thousand Years by Christina Perri
Here’s a hymn to welcome in the day
Heralding a summer’s early sway
And all the bulbs all coming in
To begin
The thrushes bleating battle with the wrens
Disrupts my reverie again
Pegging clothing on the line
Training jasmine how to vine
Up the arbor to your door
And more
You’re standing on the landing with the war
You shouldered all the night before
And once upon it
The yellow bonnets
Garland all the lawn
And you were waking
And day was breaking
A panoply of song
And summer comes to Springville Hill
A barony of ivy in the trees
Expanding out its empire by degrees
And all the branches burst to bloom
In the boom
Heaven sent this cardinal maroon
To decorate our living room
And years from now when this old light
Isn’t ambling anymore
Will I bring myself to write
“I give my best to Springville Hill”
- June Hymn by The Decemberists
What poetry! I’m in love with this song, on so many different levels. Hay, just beautiful. <3
No matter how many deaths that I die I will never forget
The last concert I watched was some years ago thanks to free tickets scored by my friend. Though it was good, it wasn’t a band I followed or particularly cared about. So just imagine the excitement I felt at the thought of watching and hearing live a band I’ve listened to since high school, fronted by a man I’ve crushed on since I was a mere tween.
Months came and went. Anticipation came and went. A thousand and one thoughts came and went. Apprehension. Curiosity. Want. Need. Wonder. Worry. Nerves. I leafed through emotions like they were pages in some book. I feared it would suck; that they wouldn’t sing enough songs, or at least not the ones I wanted to hear. Or that the crowd would suck, and I’ll be one of the few among throngs of casual watchers; that I would be alone belting out their anthems and have no one get swept away with me. But always the fears were eclipsed. It didn’t matter how many songs they sang; for certain all of those would be one of my favorites. It didn’t matter who else went to watch; the concert was between me and my band, and no one else. Nothing mattered, only that they were coming. And that I would be there to bask in it.
Finally it was a week away, I only just got the tickets. Days away and it proceeded to storm in the city. What would happen then? I’ve never experienced a concert done outdoors. Did the show go on despite rains? A night away and the skies cleared up. The morning of, and it was actually blue above. At that point even my head cleared up and I was just ready to go.
Then me and my friends walked into the venue and the rain fell. And I don’t mean a light drizzle. It was a downpour. It was like getting splashed again and again and again with giant pails for hours on end. And it never stopped. But I was only too glad for it. It gave a whole new dimension to playing in the rain, when it’s done with your favorite band performing live. And it made the experience all the more unique.
That kind of ecstasy is incomprehensible. Maybe it could be described, but mere illustrations could never flesh out the feeling. It triggers a want so intense; almost an addiction even, to relive the feeling again and again. To not let it end. Ever. It was so overwhelmingly amazing that two days later I sit here worried that I’ll never get over it and that it’ll drive me crazy. The intro of Escape blaring through the black stage, the first notes of Jared Leto’s voice, and the crowd calling out “This is war” is still ringing in my ears. The stage lights beating in sync with the drums of Vox Populi or blasting like laser guns at the closing of This is War is still glaring my eyes. The rain falling on my face as I sang my fucking soul out to Hurricane is still wet on my skin. My legs and feet I overexerted to endless jumping and my arms raised majority of the time still have that fresh ache. And their music. Their sound is still coursing like wildfire through my system. Yes, it was THAT good it threatens sanity.
It would be a while before this level of sheer joy is paralleled, let alone topped. Safe to say I’d be swimming in this puddle of rainfall and 30 Seconds to Mars for a good, long while. And very gladly so.
Through the cool of summer rains, by the hearthside fire
Here I’ll be with you when nothing remains
I am home to stay.
- Love is the Answer by The SSAM High School Alumnae Glee Club
Hearing them again after all these years! And singing one of my all-time favorites of theirs, no less. It was pure love; and truly a homecoming in every sense of the word.
- L490 by 30 Seconds to Mars
This song has one of the quietest, most contemplative instrumentals I’ve heard in a long while. But the Tibetan monks chanting towards the end just creeps the hell out of me! I know they’re all about serenity, but this is just downright spine-chilling. And that’s saying a lot coming from me.
That said though, I’m loving how the sad and haunting melody of the guitars were placed side by side with the dark crescendo of the chant. It’s so evocative. It has no words but it conveys so much weight and darkness. And foreboding. To me it’s like how death would sound, or if Death were Song. It’s such a fitting end too to the whole album’s nihilistic theme.
But then what am I talking about? The truth is I’m now going to listen to tons and tons of Britney Spears and *NSync to make sure I dream sweet dreams tonight. Hahaha.
