1. Rusty Cage — Johnny Cash [Soundgarden cover]
You wired me awake
And hit me with a hand of broken nails
You tied my lead and pulled my chain
To watch my blood begin to boil
But Im gonna break
Im gonna break my
Im gonna break my rusty cage and run
2. Go Now — Patty Griffin
Here’s the morning shining on us
Here’s the twilight upon us
Here’s the moon
Here’s the stars
Here I am
Here you are
Let’s go now
3. Long Road — Patty Griffin
Forty years go by with someone laying in your bed
Forty years of things you say you wished you never said
How hard would it have been to say some kinder words instead
I wonder as I stare up at the sky a turning red
4. Selling the Drama — Live
And to Christ: a cross
And to me: a chair
5. In a Little While — U2
When the night takes a deep breath
And the daylight has no air
If I crawl, if I come crawling home
Will you be there
1. Dirty Little Secret — All-American Rejects
When we live such fragil lives
It’s the best way we survive
2. Open Skies — David Crowder Band
It could be heavenly
Turn the music loud and sing
[I did skip this one, because I just can't take it anymore]
3. I Shall Believe — Sheryl Crow
Come to me now
And lay your hands over me
Even if it’s a lie
Say it will be alright
And I shall believeI’m broken in two
And I know you’re on to me
That I only come home
When I’m so all alone
But I do believe
4. Heal Over — KT Tunstall
Everybody sails alone
But we can travel side by side
Even If you fail
You know that know one really minds
[iPod sticks to one genre this morning. weird]
1. I Learned That From You — Sara Evans
Now those were some good times
But lately they don’t seem to last
And I guess I’m not nearly as strong as the drink in your glass
2. Arrowhead — Grayson Capps
Tennessee mountains and slate bottom streams
Roll down my brain and float in my dreams
3. Mud on the Tires — Brad Paisley
Cause it’s a good night
To out there soakin’ up the moonlight
4. I Could Not Ask For More — Sara Evans [cover of Edwin McCain]
These are the moments I know all I need is this
5. Forget About It — Allison Krauss and Union Station
Forget about it
I’m admittin’ I was wrong
And I’ll just take what’s mine, and broken, right out the door.
[the iPod knocks it out of the park]
1. God is a DJ — P!nk
If God is a DJ
Life is a dance floor
Love is the rhythm
You are the music
You get what you’re given
It’s all how you use
2. Revolution — Grandaddy [a Beatles cover]
You say you’ll change the constitution
Well, you know, we all want to change your head
You tell me it’s the institution
Well, you know, you better free your mind instead
3. A Lover’s Lullaby — Matthew Perryman Jones
Oh, and hear
Lover, hear the lyrics he’s written you
As freely you dance to the rhythms of grace
Oh, and rest
Lover, rest, the price has been paid for you
Rejoice, let the dancing begin
4. I Fall to Pieces — Patsy Cline
You tell me to find someone else to love
Someone who’ll love me too,
The way you used to do
But each time I go out with someone new
You walk by and I fall to pieces
5. Shout — IU Pep Band [so many great memories at Assembly Hall with The General at the helm; quite an atmosphere, indeed]
A little bit louder now, come on.
6. Echoes of Eden — Matthew Perryman Jones
My father told me as I grew older
To keep on finding faces in the clouds
And to dance with mystery
And as you hold her
She may whisper her secrets through the shroud
And I am listening nowChange is calling out
I can feel its breath
My fears are falling down
Right to their death
Oh and may they rest
1. Just As I Am — Andrew Peterson
What’s that on the ground?
It’s what’s left of my heart.
Somebody named Jesus
Broke it to pieces
And planted the shards
2. Top of the World — The Dixie Chicks [written by The Patty Griffin]
I wished I’d have known you
I wished I could show you
All of the things I was on the inside
I’d pretend to be sleeping
When you’d come in in the morning
To whisper, “goodbye”
Go to work in the rain
I don’t know why
I don’t know why
3. To Zion — Lauryn Hill
Woe this crazy circumstance
I knew his life deserved a chance
But everybody told me to be smart
Look at your career they said,
“Lauryn, baby use your head”
But instead I chose to use my heart
Now the joy of my world is in Zion
[My favorite memory attached to this song is of my mom zinging Lauryn Hill. At the end of this song LH sings, "My joy" over and over. One time my mom said, "What's she saying? Bok choy, bok choy? Is she making stir fry or something?" Awesome.]
4. Other Side of Day
Was it you who spoke the world to be
And wrapped it all in mystery for the taking
1. Valhalla — K-OS
I wonder…
Ooh Shaka Khan I’m up loud
2. Mother of God — The Patty Griffin
When I was little I’d stare at her picture
And talk to the mother of God
I swear sometimes I’d see her lips move
Like she was trying to say something to meWhen I was eighteen I moved to Florida
Like everyone sick of the cold does
And I waited on old people waiting to die
I waited on them until I was
3. Original of the Species — U2
Sugar come on, show your soul
You’ve been keeping your love under control
4. I Want You to Be My Love — Over the Rhine
‘Cause I want you
I know all you–
All you’ve been through
me and Cameron, keepin' it real
[today more than makes up for Wednesday's debacle]
1. Forgiveness — The Patty Griffin (because some people require the definite article and some songs require full disclosure)
We are swimming with the snakes
At the bottom of the well
So silent and peaceful in the darkness where we fell
But we are not snakes
And what’s more, we never will be
And if we stay swimming here forever
We will never be free
I heard them ringing the bells
In heaven and hell
They got a secret
They’re getting ready to tell
It’s falling from the skies
It’s calling from the gravesOpen your eyes, boy, I think we are saved
Open your eyes, boy, I think we are saved
Let’s take a walk on the bridge
Right over this mess
Don’t need to tell me a thing, baby
Well I already confessed
And I’ve raised my voice to the air
And we were blessedIt’s hard to give, it’s hard to get
But everybody needs a little forgivenessWe are calling for help tonight on a thing phone line
As usual we’re having ourselves one hell of a time
And the planes keep flying right over our heads
No matter how loud we shout, “Hey, hey, hey !”
And we keep waving and waving our arms in the air
But we’re all tired out
I heard somebody say
“Today’s the day
A big old hurricaine
She’s blowing your way
Knocking over the buildings
Killing all the lights”Open your eyes, boy, we made it through the night
Open your eyes, boy, we made it through the night
Let’s take a walk on the bridge
Right over this mess
Don’t need to tell me a thing, baby
Well I already confessed
And I’ve raised my voice to the air
And we were blessedIt’s hard to give, it’s hard to get
It’s hard to live, baby, but still I think it’s the best bet
Hard to give
We’re never gonna forget
That everybody needs a little forgiveness
2. Patience — Seabird
Oh the sound is breaking all my bones
And won’t you sing again, I love it
3. The Long Day is Over — Norah Jones
With no reprise
The sun will rise
The long day is over
4. Just Be Quiet — Madi Diaz
I told you where I live
So jump over the back fence
Stand beneath my window
Quiet, I am dreaming over you
Just quiet, I am dreaming over you.
5. Flake — Jack Johnson
I know she loves the sunrise
No longer sees it with her sleepy eyes
Snagged this from a random blog:
Why don’t more people watch 30 Rock? I have a feeling we’re finding out slowly but surely that people are getting too stupid to GET comedy.Yes, I really believe that. But, now that people will have more time because they are either …
- Unemployed
- Underemployed, or
- Too Broke to Do Stuff
… they will return to things like reading and thinking and they will learn once again how to follow a joke and find the funny.
At least that’s my wish for them.
Although I hesitate to make the grand generalization of stupidity regarding the American public, it is true that the really smart shows always get canceled. We should really stop saying “Arts and Entertainment” and start talking about “Art OR Entertainment”. Today’s television is usually one or the other, not both. And Art always gets the shaft.
[lest one think, based on this post, that 30Rock has been canceled, it has not]
[I never do anything daily that I say I will, therefore "the dailys" are now "the 300s"]
I had a list of things to do today. A plan was mapped out, bus routes and timing were down. Everything was ready. I woke up at 5:30 and went to the gym. It was beautiful. Nobody was in the weight room, so I wasn’t in the minority gender, nor were there any creepy-creepoes watching me workout. I came home to an awful noise coming from the construction being done in the apartment above ours, AT 7:30 AM! Who does construction on a residential building at that hour? The demolition and reconstruction has been going on for about two weeks now and it has been audibly painful.
After making coffee, I headed out the door to get more visa pages for my passport. There are apparently two places called US Consulate, I went to the closer one, and so, of course, the wrong one. I had no time to go to the right one AND get to my appointment with the man who fixes my back. So, I started walking towards a tea house that the guy who fixes my back recommended to sit a spell and read. When I got there, the place was closed, so I sat on a bench and read. I then realized, around 9:30, that I hadn’t eaten anything since I woke up. So, I made my way towards Mr. Fix Your Back, deciding that I would stop at a cafe on the way and get a pastry. I noted the post office that I should come back to in order mail rent checks home. After a chocolate croissant and an espresso, I headed to my appointment, where I was asked if I was sure that I had an appointment. Apparently, it didn’t get made, so I am going back at 1:00 pm. I headed back to the bus stop, stopping at the post office on the way. This was a post office which was closed for renovations and where I could not get stamps.
Visa Pages = Fail
Tea House = Fail
Back Fixed = Fail
Checks Mailed = Fail
All before noon.
I did find 50 skekels in the street, whose owner could not be located. The owner is now me. Bonus!
