melcreada | JP is cleaning!

Sorry if I have been a Debbie Downer lately. I feel better today, which tells me the hormones have backed the fuck off. So, that's good. In celebration, I give you an oldie but a goodie:

1. Come On, Get Higher - Matt Nathanson

I miss the sound of your voice
The loudest thing in my head
And I ache to remember
All the violent, sweet, perfect words that you said

Catchy, smexy song. I love the live, acoustic version. Only a man would miss the "violent, sweet" words his woman used to say. Freak.

2. A Daily AntheM - David Cook

Break your neck for some substance
This is temporary sanity, an exercise in vanity
So long, to the ordinary day wrought with fictitious tales
Of how there's any other way
Hold on to anything at all
It's a long way down between the summer and the fall
If I told you that you're everything,
Would you sing along?
Would you sing along?

What a shock - I am obsessed with a David Cook song! While I sometimes find a few of David's lyrics to be a little earnest and try-hard, the man can build an effin' chorus! And I love that he writes songs about his brother, which in turn remind me of my brother. That and this song is just so damn uplifting. ^_________^

3. Sober - P!nk

I don't wanna be the girl who laughs the loudest
Or the girl who never wants to be alone
I'm safe up high, nothing can touch me
But why do I feel this party's over?
No pain inside, you're my protection
But how do I feel this good sober?

I don't know if I can explain my affinity for this song. It does remind me of my younger days somewhat, although I don't think I was ever quite that lost. But I understand it well and have put a lot of thought into lyrics that probably do not warrant it. Let's just say the song still resonates strongly with me although I have left my wild days far behind.

4. The Fear - Lily Allen

But it doesn’t matter cause I’m packing plastic
and that’s what makes my life so fucking fantastic
I don’t know what’s right and what’s real anymore
I don’t know how I’m meant to feel anymore
When we think it will all become clear
‘Cuz I’m being taken over by The Fear

Another glossy song that speaks more to me than it probably should. But I have really been clinging to songs that reflect my current state of anxiousness and confusion and bzuh?! lately...

5. Theysay - Josiah Leming

They say, nothing comes from going against their grain
And oh, we are the diggers of our own graves
And we will crash and burn before our train leaves this town
Love...forgive me now

They can burn in hell
They can burn in hell

I still think this American Idol reject is so freaking talented. His lyrics and music are far beyond his teenage years. I can't wait until he gets older because I believe the more life experiences he has, the better he will get. Still, he makes me feel quite young and frivolous with some of that heavy angst he lays down.

6. Love Story - Taylor Swift

You were Romeo, you were throwing pebbles
And my daddy said stay away from Juliet
And I was crying on the staircase
Begging you please don't go

You want to hear what is more embarrassing than being obsessed with a Taylor Swift song? I didn't fall in love with it until I saw the music video. I thought it was pretty! LOL! Miss Swift writes lyrics that sound like she was home schooled - she tends to make a lot of references to literature like someone who has not been taught to overanalyze the Hell out of every sentence (this is a compliment, BTW). And I love the happy ending... [/sap]

7. Unsent - Alanis Morrissette

I liked you too much.
I used to be attracted to boys who would lie to me,
And think solely about themselves,
And you were plenty self-destructive for my taste at the time.
I used to say the more tragic the better.
The truth is, whenever I think of the early 90s,
Your face comes up with a vengeance like it was yesterday.

I FINALLY uploaded this CD to my itunes, so this song has been on repeat. It brings back memories of California and late drives to Ralph's grocery store (oddly enough) and taking the winding backroads through the mountains, around Harbison Canyon. Beautiful and scary! I always called these lyrics my letter to the Dreaded Ex. They certainly fit, although it was more the middle to late 90s.

We have one final Fiesta event, but with thunderstorms in the area, I don't know if we are going or not. : (