Monday, March 10, 2008

Off the top of my head...

Here is a list of what I can remember of my new CD:

1. Up To The Mountain - Patty Griffin
2. Love Like This - Natasha Beddingfield feat. Sean Kingston
3. New Soul - not sure who the artist is, but it's the song from the Air Notebook commercial
4. Somewhere Over the Rainbow  - Israel is his first name, I think (the version from 50 First Dates) - found it:  Yael Naim
5. Breathe Me - Sia (again, forget her last name)
6. You're Gonna Miss This - Trace Adkins
7. She's Every Woman - Garth Brooks
8. Whatever It Takes - Lifehouse
9. Beautiful - Lifehouse
10. The One Who Loves You The Most - Brett Dennen
11. There Is So Much More - Brett Dennen
12. Good Friend and a Glass of Wine - Leann Rimes
13. I Bruise Easily - Natasha Beddingfield
14. Love Song - Sarah Berellis  (this was as far as I got, then I found the list in my planner)
15. I Want You - Common
16. 4 in the Morning - Gwen Stefani
17. Bring It On Home - Little Big Town
18. Sorry - Buck Cherry
19. Usher - Make Love in this Club (the 1 song that I wish I hadn't put on there...I thought I loved it when I heard it on the way home on Saturday night...not so much)

Because I am so into lyrics (more than anything els) when it comes to music, I'm going to put the words to my favorites from the list on here, too.  In case you might be interested.  It's usually the reason that I end up liking the song right away.

Breathe Me
Help, I have done it again
I have been here many times before
Hurt myself again today
And, the worst part is there's no-one to blame

Be my friend 
Hold me, wrap me up
Unfold me
I am small
I'm needy
Warm me up
And breathe me

Ouch
I have lost myself again
Lost myself and I am nowhere to be found
Yeah I think that I might break
I've lost myself and I feel unsafe


You're Gonna Miss This
She was starin out the window of their SUV
Complainin', saying I can't wait to turn 18
She said I'll make my own money
And I'll make my own rules
Momma put the car in park out there in front of the school
And she kissed her head, and said
"I was just like you"

You're gonna miss this
You're gonna want this back
You're gonna wish these days hadn't gone by so fast
These are some good times
So take a good look around
You may not know it now
But you're gonna miss this

Before she knows it she's a brand new bride
In her one bedroom apartment
And her daddy stops by
He tells her it's a nice place
She says, "It'll do for now."
Starts talkin' about babies, and buyin a house
Daddy shakes his head
And says baby just slow down

Cuz you're gonna miss this...(repeat chorus)

Five years later there's a plumber workin on the water heater
Dog's barkin', phone's rinin'
One kid's crying, one kid's screamin'
And she keeps apologizin'
He says, "They don't bother me.
I've got 2 babies of my own
One's 36, one's 23
Huh, it's hard to believe."

Repeat chorus

Up To The Mountain
I went up to the mountain
Because you asked me to
Up over the clouds
To where the sky was blue
I could see all around me
Everywhere
I could see all around me
Everywhere

Sometimes I feel like 
I've never been nothing but tired
And I'll be walking
Till the day I expire
Sometimes I lay down
No more can I do
But then I go on again
Because you ask me to

Some days I look down
Afraid I will fall
And thought the sun shines
I see nothing at all
Then I her your sweet voice, oh
Oh, come and then go, come and then go
Telling me softly
You love me so

The peaceful valley
Just over the mountain
The peaceful valley
Few come to know
I may never get there
Ever in this lifetime
But sooner or later
It's there I will go
Sooner or later
It's there I will go

New Soul
I'm a new soul, I came to this strange world hoping I could learn a bit
about how to give and take
But since I came here, felt the joy and the fear 
Finding myself making every possible mistake

La-la-la....

I'm a young soul in this very strange world hoping I could learn a bit
about what is true and fake
But why all this hate?
Try to communicate
Finding trust and love is not always easy to make

La la la....

This is a happy end, cause you don't understand everything you have done
why's everything so wrong

This is a happy end, come and give me your hand I'll take far away

(repeats from beginning)

She's Every Woman
She's sun and rain, she's fire and ice
A little crazy, but it's nice
And when she gets mad, you best leave her alone
Cause she'll rage just like a river
Then she'll beg you to forgive her
She's ever woman that I've ever known

She's so New York and then LA
And every town along the way
She's every place that I've never been
She's makin love on rainy nights
She's a stroll through Christmas lights
And she's everything I want to do again

It needs no explanation
Cause it all makes perfect sense
For when it comes down to temptation
She's on both sides of the fence
(repeat)

She's anything but typical
She's so unpredictable
Oh but even at her worst she ain't that bad
She's as real as real can be
And she's every fantasy
Lord she's every lover that I've ever had
And she's every lover that I've never had

Whatever It Takes
A strangled smile fell from your face
It kills me that I hurt you this way
The worst part is that I didn't even know
Now there's a million reasons for you to go
But if you can find a reason to stay

I'll do whatever it takes
To turn this around
I know what's at stake
I know that I've let you down
And if you give me a chance (and give me a break in 2nd chorus run)
Believe that I can change
I'll keep us together, whatever it takes

She said, "If we're gonna make this work
You gotta let me inside even though it hurts.
Don't hide the broken parts that I need to see."
She said, "Like it or not, it's the way it's gotta be.
You gotta love yourself if you can ever love me."

repeat chorus

But remember the time I told you the way that I felt
That I'd be lost without you and never find myself
Let's hold onto each other above everything else
Start over, start over

Repeat chorus

Good Friend And A Glass Of  Wine
Who died and made me everybody's everything
I'm even bustin my butt through the weekend
By the time I get home, there's not an ounce of sanity
Between the dogs, my momma's calls
Is it against the law
For me to get what I need?

A good friend and a glass of wine
Someone to say it's gonna be alright
A good friend and a glass of wine
A little pick me up to get me through the night
We talk trash 'n we laugh and cry
That kind of therapy money can't buy
Every now and then, every now and then
Every girl needs a good friend and a glass of wine

I don't need to jet off to no vacation for a week
I'd be happy to have a happy hour
When I'm tired and I'm fried, it gets me right back on my feet
Any kind of re or white, a little sister time
It's every smart girl's dream

repeat chorus

Bring It On Home
You got someone here, wants to make it all right
Someone who loves you more than life right here
You got willing arms to hold you tight
A hand to lead you on through the night right here
I know your heart can get all tangled up inside
But don't you keep it to yourself

(chorus)
When your long day is over
And you can barely drag your feet
The weight of the world is on your shoulders
I know what you need
Bring it on home to me

You know I know you like the back of my hand
But did you know I'm gonna do all that I can right here?
I'm gonna lie with you till you fall asleep
When the morning comes, I'm still gonna be right here (yes, I am)
So take your worries and just drop them at the door
Baby leave it all behind

(chorus)

Baby let me be your safe harbor
Don't let the way come and carry you away

(chorus)

Sorry
Oh I had a lot to say
Was thinkin on my time a way
I missed you and things weren't the same
Cause everything inside, it never comes out right
And when I see you cry, it makes me wanna die

(chorus)
I'm sorry I'm bad, I'm sorry you're blue 
I'm sorry about all the things I said to you
And I know I can't take it back
I love how you kiss, I love all your sounds
And baby the way you make my world go round
and I just wanted to say I'm sorry

This time I think I'm to blame
It's harder  to get through the days
We get older and blame turns to shame
Cause everything inside it never comes out right
And when I see you cry it makes me wanna die

(repeat chorus)

Every single day I think about how we came all this way
The sleepless nights and the tears you cried
It's never too late to make it right
Oh yeah sorry

(repeat chorus)


I Bruise Easily
My skin is like a map, of where my heart has been
And I can't hide the marks, but it's not a negative thing
So I let down my guard, drop my defenses, down by my clothes
I'm learning to fall, with no safety net, to cushion the blow

I bruise easily, so be gentle when you handle me
There's a mark you leave, like a love heart, carved on a tree
I bruise easily, can't scratch the surface without moving me
Underneath, I bruise easily, I bruise easily

I've found your fingerprints on a glass of wine
Do you know you're leaving them all over this heart of mine, too
But if I never take this leap of faith, I'll never know
So I'm learning to fall with no safety net to cushion the blow

repeat chorus

Anyone who can touch you, can hurt you or heal you
Anyone who can reach you, can love you or leave you
So be gentle 
(repeat chorus)

Beautiful
Finally here, won't stay too late
I want to feel you, I need to hear you
You are the light that's leading me to the place where I find peace
again

You are the strength, that keeps me walking
You are the hope, that keeps me trusting
You are the light, to my soul
You are my purpose, you're everything

chorus
And how can I stand here with you, and not be moved by you?
Would you tell me 'How could it be any better than this?'

yeah...

You calm the storms, you give me rest
You hold me in your hands, you won't let me fall
You steal my heart, and you take my breath away
Would you take me in?  Take me deeper now

chorus 2x

Cause you're all I want
You're all I need
You're everything, everything (4x)

chorus (x3)

There Is So Much More
When I heard the news,
My heart fell on the floor
I was on a plane on my way to Baltimore
In these troubled times, it's hard enough as it is
My soul has known a better life than this

I wonder how so many can be in so much pain,
While others don't seem to feel a thing
Then I curse my whiteness
And I get so damn depressed
In a world with suffering
Why should I be so blessed?

I heard about a woman who lives in Colorado
She built a monument of salt behind the garage door
Where every day she prays for all whom are born
And all whose souls have passed on
Sometimes my trouble gets so thick
I can't see how I'm going to get through it
But then I would rather be stuck up in a tree
Then be tied to it

There is so much more

I don't feel comfortable with the way my clothes fit
I can't get used to my body's limits
I got some fancy shoes to try and giggle away these blues
They cost a lot of money but they worth a thing
I wanna free my feet from broken glass and concrete
I need to get out of this city
Lay upon the ground stare a hole in the sky
Wondering where I go when I die
When I die. 



Ok - that's all I can do.  I had to type them because for some reason the paste wasn't working.  Ha!  That took forever!  However, I learned that I was singing a few wrong words...good to know, good to know.






2 comments:

Alex said...

Ooh, I like a lot of those. Tegan put #10 on one of the mix cds he made for me. Awwww...

And I have #4...I've always wanted to walk down the aisle to that song--it's the one that goes into What a Wonderful World, yes?

Nissa said...

yes - that's the one. i LOVE it! it's the guitar playing i think or whatever that instrument is. kinda sounds like a yookalaylee. haha - i know that's not how you spell it, but that's how it sounds. i could look it up, but nah...you get the idea.