Lyrical Musings
Sometimes the lyrics to songs can explain the way that I am feeling far better than I ever could. This page is for those times in my life where the only thing I can do is repeat the song lyrics over and over in my head, and realize how closely they seem to mirror my life at the moment. Ah, the human experience, so different, and yet, so much the same for each and every one of us!
Medical School
"Another sleepless night, turn off my light, turn it on
open my books, take in silence and wait for the dawn..." ~ billy pilgrim - "Try"
"How did I become a molecule in the concrete of this city?
Indifferent to my endless motion in a space too small to see?" ~ Vertical Horizon - "Falling Down"
"But you will come to a place where the only thing you feel are loaded guns in your face, and you'll have to deal with pressure..." ~ Billy Joel - "Pressure"
"Finally get it together...where do you belong?" ~ Jackopierce - "Get it Together"
"Sleeping through classes, we'll make it up later. There's still so much time left to go
Misguided Roses, we bloom in October,
emerging triumphant in time for the season's first snow" ~ Edwin McCain - "Rhythm of Life"
"People live below me and above me, to the side
and even if I wanted to, I've got no place good to hide
Concrete is my color and commerce, its my pride...
Get me out of here...no one should live like this" ~ billy pilgrim - "Get Me Out Of Here"
"Where does the time go? Spinning my wheels, standing still...just like running on ice
I only gain a little distance when I fall." ~ Vertical Horizon - "Falling Down"
"And the sky could open up, and what would we have to say?
Something cute about burning out, it's better than fading away" ~ Edwin McCain - "Darwin's Children"
"I spent four years prostrate to the higher mind,
got my paper and I was free" ~ Indigo Girls -"Closer to Fine"
Life
"So I run as fast and dream as hard
and sometimes just pay it no mind
and drink as much from this bittersweet well,
before I run dry on time" ~ Edwin McCain - "Life in the Storm"
"I'll sing and dance, I'll play for you tonight.
The thrill of it all. Dark clouds may hang over me sometimes,
but I'll work it out" ~ Dave Matthews Band - "Dancing Nancies"
"I'm free. I am born in the sun. I'm free, and my life's just begun." ~ Angie Aparo - "Caroline"
"Life is not tried, it is merely survived
if you're standing outside the fire." ~ Garth Brooks - "Standing Outside the Fire"
"There's a lifetime out there, somewhere. Somewhere in the dark..." ~ Edwin McCain - "Cleveland Park"
"I'm not gonna bend, and I'm not gonna break,
and I'm not gonna worry about it anymore" ~ Counting Crows - "Anna Begins"
"I'd rather laugh with the sinners than cry with the saints. The sinners are much more fun
You know that only the good die young." ~ Billy Joel - "Only the Good Die Young"
"If we couldn't laugh, we would all go insane.
If we weren't all crazy, we would go insane." ~ Jimmy Buffet - "Changes in Latitude"
"I could have sang about piety,
but I slammed right into sin..." ~ Pat McGee Band- "Could Have Been a Song"
"Don't try to bleed me, because I've been here before
and I deserve a little more
I belong in the service of the queen;
I belong anywhere but in between..." ~ Counting Crows - "Rain King"
Love
"There I am in younger days, stargazing, painting picture perfect maps...of how my life and love would be
Not counting the unmarked paths of misdirection, my compass, faith in love's perfection...I missed 10 million miles of road I should have seen" ~Indigo Girls - "Love's Recovery"
"We had wonderful times, but terrible timing" ~ Edwin McCain - "Sorry to a Friend"
"Everytime she sneezes I believe it's love, and oh Lord,
I'm not ready for this sort of thing" ~ Counting Crows - "Anna Begins"
"Although the storms of black night rage on, I still see your face, still feel your lips on mine
and though my heart feels all alone without you, I still hear you sing to me, Still hear your voice on the sea..." ~ Vertical Horizon - "On the Sea"
"Concede and believe me, I won't give up, I won't give out on you" ~ Sister Hazel - "Concede"
"And your passionate embraces absolve me of my sin, your life lifts me up so I can see...see the sky again." ~ Edwin McCain - "See the Sky Again"
"All the lessons I've learned, all the money I've burned, all the things that I thought were, but they weren't
All my trials, it added up to *her*" ~ Jackopierce - "Trials"
"I'm there by your side, looking in your eyes, seeing you with me, what else could there be?
If I could get away, I would be there today. You'd be wearing that smile I haven't seen for a while." ~ Pat McGee Band - "Haven't Seen in a While"
"So we're ok, we're fine. Baby, I'm here to stop your crying. Chase all the ghosts from your head.
I'm stronger than the monster beneath your bed, smarter than the tricks played on your heart.
We'll look at them together and we'll take them apart. Adding up the total of a love that's true.
Multiply life by the power of two." ~ Indigo Girls - "Power of Two"
Lyric of the Hour
This particular section of the page is for those times that can best be summed up by one particular song...this week it was:
July 1999
Sometimes, you just have to look at your life with a bit of a tongue-in-cheek attitude. It keeps you sane! I love this song off of Edwin McCain's newest release, "Messenger," because he has a great way of looking at the world with a wry twist of humor mixed in with the serious. For me, right now, it truly is a "Beautiful Life!"
Beautiful Life
Edwin McCain - "Messenger"
Another beautiful morning under stars and bars
and F-series pick-ups and rusted out cars,
and they're eating breakfast at the strip bar,
just to have a peek.
And the beer soaked angels spread their wings,
and they dream of twenties and diamonds and things,
and somehow that might ease the sting
of the company they keep....yea...
And the vets still talk about the Tet Offensive,
and the freshman boys all look so pensive,
'cause livin' large is so expensive.
Hope Daddy fueled the jet!
And we'll fly off to the Hard Rock Casino,
and we'll put on our neatly pressed and fine chinos,
and we'll laugh at the guy in the El Camino,
Is that the only car he could get?
It's a beautiful life
It's just as advertised
It's all for one low price
Just read the fine print and you'll be content
With your beautiful life
And the record smoothies say "What a sound."
You're the greatest thing we've found,
But you're gonna have to lose a couple of pounds
We're gonna put you on TV
And don't ya think our place is so swank?
Don't worry about that guy, he's high on crank.
That's exactly why his last record tanked,
and let that be a lesson to me.
It's a beautiful life
It's just as advertised
It's all for one low price
Just read the fine print and you'll be content
With your beautiful life
And all our churches glow.
Communion wafers trash TV shows.
Say, "Hey, at least you don't have this strife,
'cause you'll be warm and safe,
in your beautiful life."
And it's hard to tell what's true compassion,
when it's dressed up in hair and nails and fashion,
and the tabloids all rush to cash in
on what we should believe.
And I hope I never see the day
when there's nothing on the planet left to save,
and oxygen is the designer crusade
as we all fight to breathe.
It's a beautiful life
It's just as advertised
It's all for one low price
Just read the fine print and you'll be content
With your beautiful life
April 1999
Ever had one of those weeks (or months) where you just couldn't seem to get it together? No matter how many times you've told yourself that, "Ok, this is it, get yourself together *for real* this time?" Even when everyone else just seems to assume that you are *so very* together? In a lot of ways, that is what this song signifies to me. It reminds me a lot of myself and my friends who are going through this med school mess with me (Josh and Charlotte, in particular).
This Is Where It Ends
Barenaked Ladies - "Born on a Pirate Ship"
I don't buy everything I read
I haven't even read everything I've bought
I don't cry every time I bleed
My eyes are dry, but they're bloodshot
I have faith in medication
I believe in the Prozac Nation
You play doctor, but I've lost patience
But this is where it ends
This is where it ends
Call the police and call the press, but please, dear God, don't tell my friends
This is where it ends
This is where it ends
Where's my pride?
Where's my self esteem?
Does it show in the drinks I've bought?
I don't hide every time I'm seen, but I try not to get caught
Make excuses for behavior
Can my illness be my savior?
Hid my heart while you still gave yours
But this is where it ends
This is where it ends
Call the police and call the press, but please, dear God, don't tell my friends
This is where it ends
This is where it ends
Bridge:
She says she wants to live in a movie
I say I want someone else to stand behind me and write it all down
'Cause I can't be bothered doing it myself
And I don't want the responsibility of proving its importance
I have loved and I have waited
Been picked up and been sedated
Mental health is overrated
But this is where it ends
This is where it ends
Call the police and call the press, but please, dear God, don't tell my friends
This is where it ends
This is where it ends
I'm planning to add on to this page. I'm certain that as I have more time to think about it, I will be able to come up with a LOT of new additions! Stay tuned!
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