Quotation of the Week
«We are the ones you should be fearing,
come in the night and take your teeth away.
Now sew up your mouth, and go to sleep, 'cause
we'll be there soon, to break your heart and spite your face.»
~Aesthetic Perfection, The Ones
Labels: lyrics, quotations
# posted by j @ 12:22 et / | 

Flashback to 2005
«[...]
And keep talking that mess, that's fine
But could you walk and talk at the same time?
[...]
You must not know 'bout me
You must not know 'bout me
I could have another you in a minute
Matter of fact he'll be here in a minute, baby
You must not know 'bout me
You must not know 'bout me
I can have another you by tomorrow
So don't you ever for a second get to thinking you're irreplaceable
So go ahead and get gone
And call up that [boy] and see if [he]'s home
Oops, I bet ya thought that I didn't know
What did you think I was putting you out for?
Because you was untrue
[...]
So since I'm not your everything
How about I'll be nothing, nothing at all to you
Baby I won't shed a tear for you, I won't lose a wink of sleep
'cause the truth of the matter is replacing you is so easy
[...]»
~Beyoncé, Irreplaceable
Labels: Life, lyrics
# posted by j @ 22:09 et / | 

¿Dónde?
«¿Dónde estabas cuando te escuchaba palabras que no creias ni tú?
Entre tanta mierda, dime, ¿dónde estabas tú?
¿Donde estabas cuando te llamaba?
Por eso me fui.»
~Bebe
Labels: lyrics
# posted by j @ 00:20 et / | 

Voy
«Hoy empaqué una maleta llena de ilusiones
Para emprender un viaje sin escala a mis pasiones
Quiero sentir como el aire se transforma en mí
Olvidarme del pasado que viví
Dibujar con las estrellas el futuro que aún me espera
Lejos, lejos de ti
Por eso voy
Sin miedo voy
Sonriendo voy
Sintiendo voy
Que puedo hoy
Voy a dejar lo malo atrás
Y haré las paz en todo lugar
Pensé morir el mismo día en que te vi partir
Pero sigo aquí y soy más fuerte de lo que creí
Quiero sentir que las bendiciones caen en mí
Llorar de la alegría de vivir
Dibujar con las estrellas
El futuro que aún me espera lejos, lejos de ti
Por eso voy...»
~Alexander Acha
Labels: Life, lyrics
# posted by j @ 23:26 et / | 

inspiration 2
«keep on looking
you keep on searching
you keep on moving
and you get a little further
you keep on trusting
you keep on hoping
you keep on facing your faith [fears] just to keep on growing
just try... try... you just try
keep on wondering
you keep on asking
keep on reaching
keep on taking chances
keep on longing
you keep on dreaming
keep on doing what you do
never give up believing [in yourself]
just try... try... you just try
you just try... try... just try
maybe your world shakes
you try to hold on
maybe your heart breaks
just keep on loving
maybe you'll find out
it's meant to be this way
maybe you'll learn this
or maybe we'll learn this
keep embracing each day
keep on yearning
keep on making mistakes just to keep on learning
keep on giving; you keep on wanting
keep on fighting just get up every morning
and try... try... just try
you just try... try... just try
you just try... you just try... just try»
~try, sidsel endresen/j
Labels: Life, lyrics
# posted by j @ 09:01 et / | 

new year's eve ~ noche vieja
«En la puerta del sol como el año que fue,
otra vez el champán y las uvas y el alquitrán de alfombra están.
Los petardos que borran sonidos de ayer
y acaloran el ánimo para aceptar que ya, pasó uno más.
Y en el reloj de antaño como de año en año
cinco minutos más para la cuenta atrás
hacemos el balance de lo bueno y malo
cinco minutos antes de la cuentra atrás.
Marineros, soldados, solteros, casados, amantes,
andantes y alguno que otro cura despistao.
Entre gritos y pitos los españolitos, enormes,
bajitos, hacemos por una vez, algo a la vez.
Y en el reloj de antaño como de año en año
cinco minutos más para la cuenta atrás
hacemos el balance de lo bueno y malo
cinco minutos antes de la cuentra atrás.
Y aunque para las uvas hay algunos nuevos
A los que ya no están echaremos de menos
y a ver si espabilamos los que estamos vivos
y en el año que viene...
Uno, dos, tres y cuatro empieza otra vez que que la quinta es la una y
la sexta es la dos y así el siete es tres.
Y decimos adiós y pedimos a dios que en el año que viene a ver si en vez de un millón, pueden ser dos.
En la puerta del sol como el año que fue otra vez el champán
y las uvas y el alquitrán de alfombra están»
Un Año Más,
as sung by Ana Torroja during a Girados tour concert in A Coruña
Labels: Holiday Greetings, lyrics
# posted by j @ 23:16 et / | 

quotation of the week ~ at a crossroads
«[...]
no sé si hacer
o más bien deshacer
si hacerlo mal o hacerlo bien
hacer por hacer
sólo pa deshacer
lo que nunca sé hacer
no sé si hacer
o más bien deshacer
si hacerlo mal o hacerlo bien
hacer por hacer
sólo pa deshacer
sólo por deshacer
nunca hacer por hacer
[...]»
~hacer por hacer, miguel bosè
Labels: lyrics, quotations
# posted by j @ 19:43 et / | 

the Top 25
Spinner.com has named its list of the Top 25 opening pop song lyrics of all time. They're nearly all so bad, i'm only listing the Top 10 and saying:
ugh.
«Superfreak» by Rick James
She's a very kinky girl. The kind you don't take home to momma...«Jumpin' Jack Flash» by The Rolling Stones
I was born in a cross-fire hurricane.«Blitzkrieg Bop» by The Ramones
Hey, ho, let's go!«I Saw Her Standing There» by The Beatles
Well, she was just seventeen, if you know what I mean...«Mama Said Knock You Out!» by LL Cool J
Don't call it a comeback...«Close to You» by The Carpenters
Why do birds suddenly appear every time you are near?«Loser» by Beck
In the time of chimpanzees I was a monkey...«Blue Suede Shoes» by Carl Perkins
Well, it's one for the money, two for the show, three to get ready, now go, cat, go!«Gloria» by Patti Smith
Jesus died for somebody's sins but not mine...«Livin' on a Prayer» by Bon Jovi
Tommy used to work on the docks...Labels: Commentary, lyrics
# posted by j @ 13:20 et / | 

quotation of the week ~ a re-discovery
i just found this quotation among draft posts and while its meaning to me is quite clear, its proper placement within the time line of the blog escapes me as did its origin before i just researched it. let's make it this week's quotation. it still fits a certain melancholy and nostalgia and a very loose end.
«and when we meet, which i'm sure we will, all that was there will be there still, i'll let it pass, i'll hold my tongue, and you will think that i've moved on...»
~dido, white flag
what will
i think?
Labels: lyrics, quotations
# posted by j @ 20:07 et / | 

it couldn't be any harder
«you left me with goodbye and open arms
a cut so deep i don't deserve
you were always invincible in my eyes
the only thing against us now is time
could it be any harder to say goodbye and without you,
could it be any harder to watch you go, to face what's true
if i only had one more day
i lie down and blind myself with laughter
a quick fix of hope is what i'm needing
and now i wish that i could turn back the hours
but i know i just don't have the power
i'd jump at the chance
we'd drink and we'd dance
and i'd listen close to your every word,
as if its your last, i know it's your last,
cause today, oh, you're gone
like sand on my feet
the smell of sweet perfume
you stick to me forever, baby
and i wish you didn't go,
i wish you didn't go
i wish you didn't go away
to touch you again,
with life in your hands
it couldn't be any harder»
~the calling
Labels: lyrics
# posted by j @ 09:01 et / | 

«volver»
«yo adivino el parpadeo
de las luces que a lo lejos
van marcando mi retorno.
son las mismas que alumbraron
con sus pálidos reflejos
hondas horas de dolor.
y aunque no quise el regreso
siempre se vuelve
al primer amor.
la vieja calle
donde me cobijo
tuya es su vida
tuyo es su querer.
bajo el burlón
mirar de las estrellas
que con indiferencia
hoy me ven volver.
volver
con la frente marchita
las nieves del tiempo
platearon mi sien.
sentir
que es un soplo la vida
que veinte años no es nada
que febril la mirada
errante en las sombras
te busca y te nombra.
vivir
con el alma aferrada
a un dulce recuerdo
que lloro otra vez.
tengo miedo del encuentro
con el pasado que vuelve
a enfrentarse con mi vida.
tengo miedo de las noches
que pobladas de recuerdos
encadenan mi soñar.
pero el viajero que huye
tarde o temprano
detiene su andar.
y aunque el olvido
que todo destruye
haya matado mi vieja ilusión,
guardo escondida
una esperanza humilde
que es toda la fortuna
de mi corazón.
volver
con la frente marchita
las nieves del tiempo
platearon mi sien.
sentir
que es un soplo la vida
que veinte años no es nada
que febril la mirada
errante en las sombras
te busca y te nombra.
vivir
con el alma aferrada
a un dulce recuerdo
que lloro otra vez.»
Labels: lyrics
# posted by j @ 00:55 et / | 

inspiration
it is the passion flowing right on through your veins
and it's the feeling that you're oh so glad you came
it is the moment you remember you're alive
it is the air you breathe, the element, the fire
it is that flower that you took the time to smell
it is the power that you know you got it well
it is the fear inside that you can overcome
this is the orchestra, the rhythm and the drum
como uma força, com uma força
como uma força que ninguém pode parar
como uma força, com uma força
como uma fome que ninguém pode matar
it is the soundtrack of your ever-flowing life
it is the wind beneath your feet that makes you fly
it is the beautiful game that you choose to play
when you step out into the world to start your day
you show your face and take it in and scream and pray
you're gonna win it for yourself and us today
it is the gold, the green, the yellow and the grey
the red and sweat and tears, the love you go. hey!
como uma força, com uma força
como uma força que ninguém pode parar
como uma força, com uma força
como uma fome que ninguém pode matar
força, força, força, força
closer to the sky,
closer, way up high,
mais perto do céu,
mais perto do céu
como uma força, com uma força
como uma força que ninguém pode parar
como uma força, com uma força
como uma fome que ninguém pode matar
força (oh), força (oh), força, força, força
este amor... este amor...
é tão grande, tão forte
come on!
~nellie furtado, força
Labels: lyrics
# posted by j @ 16:02 et / | 

lucha de gigantes
lucha de gigantes
convierte,
el aire en gas natural.
un duelo salvaje
advierte,
lo cerca que ando de entrar
en un mundo descomunal
siento mi fragilidad.
vaya pesadilla
corriendo,
con una bestia detrás.
dime que es mentira todo,
un sueño tonto y no más.
me da miedo la enormidad
donde nadie oye mi voz.
deja de engañar.
no quieras ocultar
que has pasado sin tropezar.
monstruo de papel,
no sé contra quién voy.
¿o es que acaso hay alguien más aquí?
creo en los fantasmas terribles
de algún extraño lugar
y en mis tonterías
para hacer tu risa estallar.
en un mundo descomunal
siento tu fragilidad.
deja de engañar.
no quieras ocultar
que has pasado sin tropezar.
monstruo de papel
no sé contra quién voy.
¿o es que acaso hay alguien más aquí?
deja que pasemos sin miedo.
sin miedo.~
lucha de gigantesby
antonio vega (nacha pop)Labels: lyrics
# posted by j @ 15:29 et / | 
