quote i thought was quite intriguing:

"there is nothing that fear or hope does not make men believe." -vauvenargues

and now, from my favorite bands for life. enjoy. these a repersonal favorites. i have given a [personal meaning] at the end of each song lyric, for the reader to better understand why i love each song. give them a listen sometime.


"I, walk alone in the dark, with you
And deep, in the shadows I run, without you
And here, here I stand, the king of fools
Now Love's here, where are you


Baby can you hear me
Can you hear me callin'
Baby can you hear my
Message of love
Baby can you hear me
Can you hear me callin',
Baby can you hear my
Message of love


Why, have I waited so long to be there...for you
Now, now I'm ready to give everything...to you
Now love's here, where are you


Baby can you hear me callin',
Baby you hear my
Message of love
Baby can you hear me
Can you hear me callin',
Baby can you hear my
Message of love


I hear...but I never listen
I see...and still I'm blind
All alone...lost in the silence, I'm dyin'


Baby can you hear me
Can you hear me callin',
Baby can you hear my
Message of love
Baby can you hear me
Can you hear me callin',
Baby can you hear my
Message of love


Message...do you, do you. do you hear me
Do you hear my message
Baby can you hear me callin', callin'
do you, do you hear me" -journey, message of love
[personal meaning: things that we want to say, but cannot be voiced. here is the song.]




--

"Lying beside you, here in the dark
Feeling your heart beat with mind
Softly you whisper, you're so sincere
How could our live be so blind
We sailed on together
We drifted apart
And here you are by my side


So now I come to you, with open arms
Nothing to hide, believe what I say
So here I am with open arms
Hoping you'll see what your love means to me
Open arms


Living without you, living alone
This empty house seems so cold
Wanting to hold you, wanting you near
How much I wanted you home


But now that you've come back
Turned night into day
I need you to stay.


So now I come to you, with open arms
Nothing to hide, believe what I say
So here I am with open arms
Hoping you'll see what your love means to me
Open arms..." -journey, open arms

[personal meaning: this song was always a great song to listen to. the melody is beautiful and the lyrics, meaningful. but my love for this song grew when a friend of mine played it on the piano. instantaneously, i fell in love with the song all over again.]




--

"Highway run
Into the midnight sun
Wheels go round and round
You're on my mind
Restless hearts
Sleep alone tonight
Sendin' all my love
Along the wire


They say that the road
Ain't no place to start a family
Right down the line
It's been you and me
And lovin' a music man
Ain't always what it's supposed to be
Oh girl you stand by me
I'm forever yours...faithfully


Circus life
Under the big top world
We all need the clowns
To make us smile
Through space and time
Always another show
Wondering where I am
Lost without you


And being apart ain't easy
On this love affair
Two strangers learn to fall in love again
I get the joy
Of rediscovering you
Oh girl, you stand by me
I'm forever yours...faithfully


Oh, oh, oh, oh
Faithfully, I'm still yours
I'm forever yours
Ever yours...faithfully." -journey, faithfully

[personal meaning: i was introduced to this song years ago, as i was listening to the radio in kentucky. this song was released in 1983, but the lyrics hold a deep meaning for me. though i have not listened to this song for several reasons, i still believe it to be one of my personal favorites.]




--

"Crazy how it feels tonight
Crazy how you make it all alright love
Crush me with the things you do
And I do for you anything too
Sitting smoking feeling high
And in this moment it feels so right


Lovely lady
I am at your feet
God I want you so badly
And I wonder this
Could tomorrow be
So wondrous as you there sleeping
Let's go drive 'till morning comes
And watch the sunrise and fill our souls up
Drink some wine 'till we get drunk


It's crazy I'm thinking
Just knowing that the world is round
And here I'm dancing on the ground
Am I right side up or upside down
And is this real or am I dreaming


Lovely lady
Let me drink you please
Won't spill a drop, no, I promise you
Lying under this spell you cast on me
Each moment
The more I love you
Crush me
Come on, oh yeah


It's crazy I'm thinking
Just knowing that the world is round
And here I'm dancing on the ground
Am I right side up or upside down
Is this real or am I dreaming


Lovely lady
I will treat you sweetly
Adore you I mean you crush me
And it's times like these
When my faith I feel
And I know how I love you
Come on, Come on
Baby


It's crazy I'm thinking
Just as long as you're around
And here I'll be dancing on the ground
Am I right side up or upside down
To each other we'll be facing
My love
By love
We'll beat back the pain we've found
You know
I mean to tell you all the things I've been thinking deep inside
My friend
Each moment the more I love you


Crush me
Come on
Baby
So much you have given love
That I would give you back again and again
Oh my love
Meaning I'll hold you
But please please just let me always" -dave matthews band, crush

[personal meaning: this is the best song from this amazing band, hands down. the lyrics are exceptionally amazing. i was introduced to this song by one of my exes, and i still think about him when i hear this song.]




--

"So lately, I've been wonderin
Who will be there to take my place
When I'm gone, you'll need love
To light the shadows on your face
If a great wave should fall
It would fall upon us all
And between the sand and stone
Could you make it on your own


If I could, then I would
I'll go wherever you will go
Way up high or down low
I'll go wherever you will go


And maybe, I'll find out
The way to make it back someday
To watch you, to guide you
Through the darkest of your days
If a great wave should fall
It would fall upon us all
Well I hope there's someone out there
Who can bring me back to you


If I could, then I would
I'll go wherever you will go
Way up high or down low
I'll go wherever you will go


Runaway with my heart
Runaway with my hope
Runaway with my love


I know now, just quite how
My life and love might still go on
In your heart and your mind
I'll stay with you for all of time


If I could, then I would
I'll go wherever you will go
Way up high or down low
I'll go wherever you will go


If I could turn back time
I'll go wherever you will go
If I could make you mine
I'll go wherever you will go." -the calling, wherever you will go

[personal meaning: love surmounts distance.]




--

"Someday they'll find our small town world
On a big town avenue
Gonna make you like the way they talk
When they're talking to you
Gonna make you break out of your shell
Cuz they tell you to
Gonna make you like the way they lie
Better than the truth
They'll tell you everything
You wanted someone else to say
They're gonna break your heart


From what I've seen
You're just one more hand me down
But no one's tried to give you
What you need
Lay all your troubles down
I am with you now


Somebody oughta take you in
Try to make you love again
Try to make you like the way they feel
When they're under your skin
Never once do you think that they would lie
When they're holding you
Then you wonder why they haven't called
When they said they'd call you
You'll start to wonder
If you're ever gonna make it by
You'll start to think
You were born blind


From what I've seen
You're just one more hand me down
But no one's tried to give you
What you need
Lay all your troubles down
I am with you now


I'm here for the hard times
The straight to your heart times
When living ain't easy
You can stand up against me
Whatever may fall on you
Call on me


Someday they'll open up your world
Shake you down to the very core
they'll do their best to change you
they still can't erase you


From what I've seen
You're just one more hand me down
But no one's tried to give you
What you need
Lay all your troubles down
I am with you now" -matchbox 20, hand me down

[personal meaning: i got this cd, and when i listened to this song, i immediately thought of one person. and so thank You, for being with me now and forever.]




--

"She got out of town
On a railway New York bound
Took all except my name
Another alien on Broadway


There's some things in this world
You just can't change
Some things you can't see
Until it gets too late


Baby, baby, baby
When all your love is gone
Who will save me
From all I'm up against out in this world
Maybe, maybe, maybe
You'll find something
That's enough to please you
But if the bright lights don't receive you
You can turn yourself around
And come on home


I got a hole in me now
I got a scar I can talk about
She keeps a picture of me
In her apartment in the city
Some things in this world
They don't make sense
Some things you don't need
Until they leave you
And they're things that you miss


Let that city take you in
Let that city spit you out
Let that city take you down
For God's sake turn around" -matchbox 20, bright lights

[personal meaning: i listened to this song, and i thought about myself. me going to college, away from everyone else... and then i remembered that i have friends who will always catch my fall if anything shall fail. it is a great song.]




--

"hold on to me love
you know i can't stay long
all i wanted to say was i love you and i'm not afraid
can you hear me?
can you feel me in your arms?


holding my last breath
safe inside myself
are all my thoughts of you
sweet raptured light it ends here tonight


i'll miss the winter
a world of fragile things
look for me in the white forest
hiding in a hollow tree (come find me)
i know you hear me
i can taste it in your tears


holding my last breath
safe inside myself
are all my thoughts of you
sweet raptured light it ends here tonight


closing your eyes to disappear
you pray your dreams will leave you here
but still you wake and know the truth
no one's there


say goodnight
don't be afraid
calling me calling me as you fade to black" -evanescence, my last breath

[personal meaning: most people don't realize the depth of this song, due to its position on the cd (this is track 10 of 11). but this is one of my favorite songs by one of my favorite bands. it's an irony in a song. it talks about something great, but the song recognizes it as an illusion, or a dream. this is why i love their songs.]




--

"i linger in the doorway
of alarm clock screaming monsters calling my name
let me stay
where the wind will whisper to me
where the raindrops as they're falling tell a story


in my field of paper flowers
and candy clouds of lullaby
i lie inside myself for hours
and watch my purple sky fly over me


don't say i'm out of touch
with this rampant chaos - your reality
i know well what lies beyond my sleeping refuge
the nightmare i built my own world to escape


in my field of paper flowers
and candy clouds of lullaby
i lie inside myself for hours
and watch my purple sky fly over me


swallowed up in the sound of my screaming
cannot cease for the fear of silent nights
oh how i long for the deep sleep dreaming
the goddess of imaginary light


in my field of paper flowers
and candy clouds of lullaby
i lie inside myself for hours
and watch my purple sky fly over me" -evanescence, imaginary

[personal favorite: the vivd lyrics are absolutely beautiful. i love all the songs on their cd, but these two will be it from them today.]




--

"There's another world inside of me that you may never see.
There's secrets in this life that I can't hide.
Somewhere in this darkness there's a life that I can't find.
Maybe it's too far away or maybe I'm just blind, maybe I'm just blind.


So hold me when I'm here right me when I'm wrong.
Hold me when I'm scared and love me when I'm gone.
Everything I am and everything in me
Wants to be the one you wanted me to be.
I'll never let you down even if I could.
I'd give up everything if only for your good.


So hold me when I'm here right me when I'm wrong.
You can hold me when I'm scared but you won't always be there,
So love me when I'm gone, love me when I'm gone
When your education x-ray cannot see under my skin.
I won't tell you a damn thing that I could not tell my friends.


Now roaming through this darkness I'm alive but I'm alone.
Part of me is fighting this but part of me is gone.
So hold me when I'm here right me when I'm wrong.
Hold me when I'm scared and love me when I'm gone.


Everything I am and everything in me.
Wants to be the one you wanted me to be,
Ill never let you down even if I could.
I'd give up everything if only for your good.


So hold me when I'm here right me when I'm wrong
You can hold me when I'm scared, you won't always be there,
So love me when I'm gone.
(Maybe I'm just blind)


So hold me when I'm here right me when I'm wrong.
Hold me when I'm scared and love me when I'm gone.
Everything I am and everything in me,
Wants to be the one you wanted me to be.


I'll never let you down even if I could.
I'd give up everything if only for your good.
So hold me when I'm here right me when I'm wrong.
You can hold me when I'm scared, you won't always be there.
So love me when I'm gone, love me when I'm gone." -3 doors down, when i'm gone

[personal meaning: the lyrics just fit me right now. and i have fallen in love with it.]




--

"Now you're gone
I wonder why you left me here
I think about it on and on again
I know you're never coming back
But I hope that you can hear me
I'm waiting to hear from you
Until I do


You're gone away
I'm left alone
A part of me is gone
And I'm not moving on
So wait for me
I know the day will come


I'll meet you there
No matter where life takes me to
I'll meet you there
And even if I need you here
I'll meet you there


I wish I could have told you
The things I kept inside
But now I guess it's just too late
So many things remind me of you
I hope that you can hear me
I miss you
This is goodbye
One last time


Your gone away, I'm left alone,
a part of me is gone and I'm not movin on,
so wait for me, I know the day will come
I'll meet you there, no matter where life takes me to,
I'll meet you there, and even if I need you here I'll meet you there
Your gone away, I'm left alone,
a part of me is gone and I'm not movin on,
so wait for me, I know the day will come
I'll meet you there, no matter where life takes me to,
I'll meet you there, and even if I need you here I'll meet you there


And where I go you'll be there with me
Forever you'll be right here with me


I'll meet you there
No matter where life takes me
I'll meet you there
And even if I need you
I'll meet you there" -simple plan, meet you there

[personal meaning: this is their best song yet. i take comfort in the fact that the ones i need most will always be there, and i will always be there for them. even if i cannot be with them now, i will soon enough. and this song i love.]

"if there should come a day
when you must leave me,
then that will mark the starting point
where we shall both step forward, together,
beginning our love again." -ayumi hamasaki, depend on you


"there's something about the way you looked at me,
made me think for a moment,
that maybe we were meant to be.


living our lives separately,
and it's strange that things change
but not me wanting you
so desperately...


oh, well i cannot ignore it.
i keep giving in but i should've know better
'cause there was something about the way
you looked at me,
and it's strange that things change
but not me wanting you
so desperately...


you looked my way and said
"you frustrate me,"
like you're thinking of lines and times when
you and i were you and me.


took our chance out on the streets,
made me miss my chance and chances are
it won't be comin' back to me.


well i cannot ignore it.
i keep giving in but i should've know better
'cause there was something about the way
you looked at me,
and it's strange that things change
but not me wanting you
so desperately...


so desperately, oh...


well i cannot ignore it.
i keep giving in but i should've know better
'cause there was something about the way
you looked at me,
and it's strange that things change
but not me wanting you
so desperately...


i want you so desperately...
i keep giving in but i should have know better.


so desperately...
i want you so desperately." -michelle branch, desperately

"i've been driving for an hour,
just talking to the rain." -michelle branch, breathe


"sometimes i think of letting go
and never looking back
and never moving forward so
there would never be a past." -linkin park, easier to run


"i love you just the way you are." -billy joel, just the way you are


"these eyes of mine
reflect the only beauty that is you." -k. kids, hakka ame (translated by mai kozai)

"something 'bout the way you looked at me,

made me think for a moment,

that maybe we were meant to be..." -michelle branch, desperately




"long lost words whisper slowly

to me." -evanescence, haunted




how many tears must we shed,

until every heart washes clean?

to whom must i confess,

until every heart is innocent from doubt?" -boa, every heart (translated by mai kozai)