because not only did I have to rake leaves today, I just saw a flock of geese fly past my window.
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All your life is such a shame, shame, shame.
All your love is just a dream, dream, dream.
Well, I dreamt I saw you walking up a hillside in the snow
Casting shadows on the winter sky as [...]
Posts Tagged as ‘lyrics’
September 28, 2008
I guess fall really is here
May 6, 2008
progression of a song.
I went and bought Augustana’s new album, Can’t Love, Can’t Hurt, today. I absolutely loved the first single of the album, Sweet and Low.
The first version of this song was called “Heart Shaped Gun.” Lyrics are here, a video is here.
Augustana changed the lyrics. The melody is still the same. The result:
Hey Now
sky black and [...]
April 14, 2008
sail away, sail away my vessel brave.
I could look at Patrick Wolf all day.
I could listen to Patrick Wolf all day.
So the best of both worlds: music videos.
March 19, 2008
hold me down, sweet and low.
Sweet and Low
The new (fantastic) single from Augustana, from their soon-to-be-released (that’d be a month) new album, Can’t Love, Can’t Hurt.
anywhere you go, anyone you meet,
remember that your eyes can be your enemies,
i said hell is so close, and heaven’s out of reach,
but i ain’t giving up quite yet,
i’ve got too much to lose,
hold me [...]
March 16, 2008
the 80’s and technology.
Together in Electric Dreams
Phil Oakley
I only knew you for a while
I never saw your smile
til it was time to go
Time to go away (time to go away)
Sometimes it’s hard to recognize
Love comes as a surprise
And it’s too late
It’s just too late to stay
Too late to stay
February 23, 2008
harking from 2004.
Existentialism on Prom Night
Straylight Run
When the sun came up,
We were sleeping in,
Sunk inside our blankets,
Sprawled across the bed,
And we were dreaming,
There are moments when,
When I know it and
The world revolves around us,
And we’re keeping it,
Keep it all going,
This delicate balance,
Vulnerable all knowing,