Other Side of the World

For Tuesday, January 13: Other Side of the World by KT Tunstall (2009). 

Over the sea and far away, 

She's waiting like an iceberg,

Waiting to change but she's cold inside,

She wants to be like the water. 

All the muscles tighten in her face.

Buries her soul in one embrace.

They're one and the same, 

Just like water. 

CHORUS

And the fire fades away,

Most of everyday

Is full of tired excuses,

But it's too hard to say. 

I wish it were simple, 

But we give up easily.

You're close enough to see that

You're the other side of the world to me. 

On comes the panic light,

Holding on with fingers and feelings alike

But the time has come

To move along. 

CHORUS 

Can you help me? 

Can you let me go? 

And can you still love me

When you don't see me anymore?

CHORUS

Primadonna

This song is a fun song - for Monday, January 12. Primadonna by Marina and the Diamonds (2012). 

CHORUS

Primadonna girl, yeah, 

All I ever wanted was the world. 

I can't help that I need it all.

The primadonna life,

The rise and fall. 

You say that I'm kinda difficult,

But it's always someone else's fault. 

Got you wrapped around my finger, babe. 

You can count on me to misbehave. 

Primadonna girl. 

Would you do anything for me? 

Buy a big diamond ring for me? 

Would you get down on your knees for me?

Pop that pretty question right now, baby. 

Beauty queen on a silver screen, 

Living life like I'm in a dream. 

I know I've got a big ego,

I really don't know why it's such a big deal, though.

And I'm sad to the core, core, core.

Everyday is a chore, chore, chore. 

When you give, I want more, more, more.

I want to be adored, 'cause 

CHORUS 

Fill the void up with Celluloid

Take a picture, I'm with the boys. 

Get what I want cause I asked for it, 

Not because I'm really that deserving of it. 

Living life like I'm in a play,

In the limelight I want to stay

I know I've got a big ego, 

I really don't know why it's such a big deal, though. 

Going up, going down, down, down. 

Anything for the crown, crown, crown.

When the light's dimming down, down, down. 

I spin around. 

CHORUS x2

Dream

So I know I've already broken my song for the month project. I apologize! I've been so busy getting ready to go back to school that I completely neglected this. To make up, I'll post 4 new songs today for the 4 days I missed. 

Sunday, January 11th's song: Dream by Priscilla Ahn (2008). 

I was a little girl

Alone in my little wold 

Who dreamed of a little home for me.

I played pretend between the trees

 And fed my houseguests bark and leaves. 

And laughed in my pretty bed of green. 

I had a dream 

That I could fly  

From the highest swing

I had a dream. 

Long walks in the dark

Through woods grown behind the park,

I asked God who I'm supposed to be. 

The stars smiled down on me,

God answered in silent reverie. 

I said a prayer and fell asleep. 

I had a dream 

That I could fly 

From the highest tree 

I had a dream. 

Now I'm old and feeling grey, 

I don't know what's left to say 

About this life I'm willing to leave. 

I lived it full and I lived it well, 

There's many tales I lived to tell. 

I'm ready now,

I'm ready now, 

I'm ready now 

To fly from the highest wing. 

I had a dream. 

Iris

Today's song is "Iris", by the Goo Goo Dolls (1998). 

And I'd give up forever to touch you, 

Cause I know that you feel me somehow.

You're the closest to heaven that I'll ever be,

And I don't wanna go home right now. 

And all I can taste is this moment,

And all I can breathe is your life. 

When sooner or later it's over, 

I just don't wanna miss you tonight. 

CHORUS

And I don't want the world to see me,

Cause I don't think that they'd understand. 

When everything's made to be broken,

I just want you to know who I am.

And you can't fight the tears that ain't coming,

Or the moment of truth in your lies. 

When everything feels like the movies, 

Yeah, you bleed just to know you're alive. 

Chorus x3 

 I just want you to know who I am 
                                                    I just want you to know who I am. 

                                         I just want you to know who I am. 

You Are In Love

Yes, I like Taylor Swift's music, and I was pleased with her new album that came out this year, 1989 - I particularly like the songs Style and Blank Space. 

On her deluxe album, there's a song called You Are In Love. It's easily one of the most romantic songs on this album - it feels very authentic to me. Besides, I'm reading this heartbreaking story on FanFiction and the lyrics just make me think about the story. So here are today's lyrics to that song. 

One look, dark room, 

Meant just for you. 

Time moved too fast, 

You played it back. 

Buttons on a coat,

Light-hearted joke. 

No proof, not much, 

But you saw enough. 

Small talk, he drives,

Coffee at midnight. 

The light reflects 

The chain on your neck. 

He says look up,

And your shoulders brush.  

No proof, one touch, 

You felt enough. 

CHORUS 

You can hear it in the silence, silence, 

You can feel it on the way home, way home. 

You can see it with the lights out, lights out. 

You're in love, true love. 

You are in love. 

Morning, his place,

Burnt toast, Sunday, 

You keep his shirt,

He keeps his word. 

And for once, you let go 

Of your fears and your ghosts. 

One step, not much, 

But it said enough. 

You kissed on sidewalks, 

You fight and you talk.

One night, he wakes,

Strange look on his face. 

Pauses, then says,  

You're my best friend. 

And you knew what it was,

He is in love. 

Chorus x1 

So it goes,

You two are dancing

In a snow globe round and round. 

And he keeps the picture of you

In his office downtown. 

You understand now why 

They lost their minds and fought the wars. 

And why I've spent my whole life

Trying to put it into words. 

Chorus x3 

Go Figure

Today's song is "Go Figure", by Everlife, from the DCOM called Go Figure (2005). 

Just when you learned the game of life,

All the rules change overnight,

Whoa, whoa, go figure. 

It seems so wrong to even try,

But taking a chance never felt so right,

Whoa, whoa, go figure. 

You have a dream,

You wanna be 

The center of the story. 

Just when you think it's gone,

You find a way to keep it going on. 

CHORUS

Sometimes you fall before you fly,

Sometimes you laugh when you should cry, 

Go figure. 

When things got messed up,

You wanted to give up,

Nothing seemed right but turned out fine, 

Go figure, go figure,

Whoa, whoa.

It's so dangerous to play it safe,

You get what you want by giving it away. 

Whoa, whoa, go figure. 

Go figure. 

You're trying so hard to be someone else,

When all you needed to be was yourself. 

Whoa, whoa, go figure. 

Not everything is what it seems, 

There's never just one meaning. 

When life starts making sense,

The world is upside down again.

Chorus 

             Did you really think your destiny was a one-way street? 

            You gotta be ready for anything,

              Just set your whole life free, yeah. 

             Chorus x2

Circle

Today's song is "Circle" by Edie Brickell and the New Bohemians (1988). 

Me,

I'm a part of your circle of friends, 

And we notice you don't come around. 

And me, 

I think it all depends on you

Touching ground with us, 

But, 

I quit,

I give up,

Nothing's good enough for anybody else, 

It seems, and, 

I quit, 

I give up, 

Nothing's good for anybody else, 

It seems, and, 

And being alone is the best way to be,

When I'm by myself, it's the best way to be,

When I'm all alone it's the best way to be,

When I'm by myself,

Nobody else can say goodbye. 

Everything is temporary, anyway,

When the streets are wet, 

The colors slip into the sky,

But I don't know why,

That means you and I are, 

That means you and I...

Chorus x2