Cannonball
Apr 30, 2008 Music, Thoughts, Uncategorized
I’m a big fan of music, and even more of a fan of picking apart lyrics and relating them to my own life. So, let’s look at one of my favorite songs ever…
Here is a video of me covering Damien Rice’s song “Cannonball”. Also, here are the lyrics, followed by my thoughts on it:
there’s still a little bit of your taste in my mouth
there’s still a little bit of you laced with my doubt
it’s still a little hard to say what’s going on
there’s still a little bit of your ghost your weakness
there’s still a little bit of your face i haven’t kissed
you step a little closer each day
that I can´t say what´s going on
stones taught me to fly
love, it taught me to lie
life, it taught me to die
so it’s not hard to fall
when you float like a cannonball
there’s still a little bit of your song in my ear
there’s still a little bit of your words i long to hear
you step a little closer to me
so close that I can´t see what´s going on
stones taught me to fly
love taught me to lie
life taught me to die
so its not hard to fall
when you float like a cannon..
stones taught me to fly
love taught me to cry
so come on courage, teach me to be shy
‘cos its not hard to fall,
and I don’t want to scare her
its not hard to fall
and i don’t want to lose
its not hard to grow
when you know that you just don’t know
Have you ever acted a certain way for no other reason than the fact that it just seemed right to you? Specifically related to love and relationships, have you ever had feelings for someone or done something out of love (or what you thought was love) that just made no sense at all?
To me, that’s what this song says at parts. “Stones taught me to fly…”. Stones are heavy and don’t fly. It doesn’t make sense for something to teach you about flying that would not fly well at all. “Love taught me to lie” and “life taught me to die” are the same thing. It’s almost like one extreme taught him to do the other extreme.
So maybe in this song, he has done things in a relationship that maybe he shouldn’t have done. Things that seemed right at the time, but might not have made sense, and it has caused a rift in that relationship. And maybe by the end, he wants the courage that led him to do whatever, to make him shy. Only then will he not do it again.
I dunno, what do you think?
Tags: cannonball, damien rice, emo, feelings, Thoughts, youtube
Tuesday Tunes: Moneen - “Saying Something You Have Already Said”
Mar 4, 2008 Music, tuesday tunes
I would classify Moneen as an emo band. Lots of emotion in the lyrics, and that sometimes can lead to some screaming and what sounds at times like wailing, if that makes sense. Listen to some of their older stuff, you will hear what I am talking about. Well, this latest release, Saying Something You Have Already Said, is different. First of all, it is an EP, so there are only 5 songs on it. Most of the songs are acoustic, and surprisingly refreshing. There are some great arrangements musically, and vocally, the wailing and screaming is gone. What you are left with is the same emotion delivered a little more gently. Definitely worth the $4.95 on iTunes. Give it a try!
M. Night Shyamalan’s “The Happening” teaser trailer
Feb 6, 2008 Music
You know, I really like M. Night Shyamalan. No one would argue that Sixth Sense was nothing short of awesome. Unbreakable was good in an often misunderstood way. Signs is one of my top-10 movies of all time. I liked The Village despite the randomness of the big twist at the end. It was still great. And, although contrary to popular opinion, I enjoyed Lady in the Water. So I would consider myself an M. Night Shyama-fan.
It only makes sense that I am really excited about his new movie “The Happening“. What in the heck is going on? Why are people killing themselves? Has emo music taken over the world? Whatever it is, it looks intriguing. Here is the trailer, you decide:
Tags: awesome, emo, happening, Movies, shyamalan, the happening
