Everly."Quicksand."_B Tracks, Vol.1_. Everly, 2009.
Everly."Maybe."_B Tracks,Vol.2_. Hilasterion, 2009.
Lyrics by Bethany Joy Galeotti and Amber Sweeney, music by Bethany Joy Galeotti and Amber Sweeney.
I have been so drained lately that when it came to thinking about what I was going to post I was going to take the easy way out and pick a song, write a little about it, and be done with it. Then I thought about everything that has gone on this week..So far I have been in an argument that I wasn't even aware was an argument-there was no actual arguing going on what so ever- with a "friend"-we'll call him John- who may or may not be mad at me for reasons unknown-I say this because he has yet to actually talk to me in the 4 times I have seen him since the "argument" and yet he has no problem texting me at god forsaken hours in the morning, and men say we're difficult- which has continued to confuse and infuriate me all week. And on top of that I have spent more time doing homework this week than I ever thought possible, and it was also mom's birthday-which I may have forgotten about until the night before.
So I put some thought in my song choice. I knew from the start of this project that there was one artist who I wanted to hopefully introduce because I find their music inspirational, breathtaking and perfect ha. But then I had trouble choosing which song and there were three that stood out to me in relation to everything. So I chose two of their songs!
Everly is a duo of Bethany Joy Galeotti and Amber Sweeney who both have amazing vocal and instrumental skills.
Quicksand
I like to say
I make good use of my time
While you've been away
And It's true
I've been at my piano every day
Thinking of you
They talk around
I hear them whisper
It's the funniest thing really
They think you're gone forever
I know the truth
It's just getting hard to believe it
When they all tell me it's over
Even the stars are aligned
And I...
I follow the signs so clearly
And still I fall in
They quicksand's pulling me down
I follow the signs so clearly
And still they catch me
The quicksand's pulling me down
I'm not the same
I can't sleep nights
And now I'm calling your name when I do
And yet without you
They say I get on better, better, better
When they all tell me it's over
I'll damn the gods until the stars are aligned
And I...
I follow the signs so clearly
And still I fall in
The quicksand's pulling me down
I follow the signs so clearly
And still they catch me
The quicksand's pulling me down
Look at my life and look at my face
Can't you see my heart bleeding down my sleeve
So you're holding my hand and holding my heart
But I just want to feel your breath inside me
So I can breathe
Somewhere in the distance
catch a spark, a grace, a hope
Something that makes me feel like I'm alive
It's never too soon
It's never too late
So I start screaming out
I see your face
I see your hand reaching down
And I yell to you
And I say...
I follow the signs so clearly
And still I fall in
The quicksand's pulling me down
I follow the signs so clearly
And still they caught me
The quicksand's pulling me down
I follow the signs so clearly
And still I fall in
The quicksand's pulling me down
I know you can feel me rising
And I'm on fire
If you keep on pulling me out
Look at my life and look at my face
And look where I've come
To get to this place with you
Be here to sit and lay at your feet
And rest in your arms
And listen to your heartbeat
My favorite lines are: "Somewhere in the distance I catch a spark, a grace, a hope; something that makes me feel like I'm alive. It's never too soon. It's never too late."
The best feeling is that feeling you get when you find something or someone that makes you know that "this" is what life is all about, and makes your life so much more worth living. Having something to live for; something that gives life meaning, somehting that makes you realize ther is more to life.
...a spark-happiness, laughter. Even if only for a moment, it's the little things in life that sometimes mean the most.
...a grace-beauty, serenity. The magic and wonders of life.
...a hope- confidence, faith. Knowing that there is something to look forward to even though your not sure what. You just know.
"It's never too soon. It's never too late." It never being too soon or too late to act on something is reassuring (I like when a song restores confidence in the struggles life has to offer). There's a sense of doubt that everyone gets at some point in time. The hesitation you get when you're in the midst of considering confronting something new(which can be scary) and instead of taking chances and putting ourselves out there we "convince" ourselves that it's too late or that now is not the right time. And then we are left with the what ifs.
Another one of my favorites by Everly is a song called Maybe which to me is the voice of doubt and realization in relation to past choices; coming face to face with the what ifs whan it really is to late. It's the opposite of Quicksand which to me is more about hope.
Maybe
Maybe I was wrong
Maybe I was looking in all the wrong places
Maybe I was wrong
Maybe I was searching all the wrong places
If I knew that you were coming for me I would have stayed in one place
If I knew that you were coming for me I would have made my peace
Maybe I was wrong
Maybe I was dreamless and full of suffering
Maybe I was wrong
Every time you said you loved me I went running on my own
But I can see you now, I'm coming home
can see you now, I'm coming home
Maybe I was wrong
Maybe I was looking at all the wrong faces
Maybe I was wrong
Maybe I was searching in all the wrong places
If I knew that you were coming for me I would have stayed in one place
If I knew that you were coming for me I would have made my peace
But i can see you now, I'm coming home
I can see you now, I'm coming home
I have my life in my own hands which led me through the promise land
Taking what I can and never looking back
But I fell so far, so fast
And all the years of me goning past you in the crowd are catching up at last
And there you are looking at me with eyes full of love
Giving me another chance to come home and dance
I make my peace now
I feel the pain come down
Walk towards the light, thank the Lord, before I say good night
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