I can feel the darkness around me Hottie drives a little white Audi I don’t know how, but she found me Yeah, she got my cell and my address And she’s the reaper in a black dress Got myself in another mess Blame it on the whiskey She don’t even miss me She comin’ in hot, she a bad bitch Cuttin’ my heart like a savage Trade in my soul, she can have it Let me introduce you to my new bad habit I got a disease, yeah, I got an addiction I’m down on my knees, truth is stranger than fiction If the drugs don’t kill me, then the loneliness will I wanna breathe you in (breathe you in) I wanna be your fool (be your fool) I wanna be your drug And I wanna lick your wounds She comin’ in hot, she a bad bitch Cuttin’ my heart like a savage Trade in my soul, she can have it Let me introduce you to my new bad habit
My 2 cents –
I was recently introduced to this one. it has a few interesting lines.
Something takes a part of me Something lost and never seen Every time I start to believe Something’s raped and taken from me, from me Life’s gotta always be messing with me (you wanna see the light) Can’t they chill and let me be free? (So do I) Can’t I take away all this pain? (You wanna see the light) I try to every night, all in vain, in vain Sometimes I cannot take this place Sometimes it’s my life I can’t taste Sometimes I cannot feel my face You’ll never see me fall from grace Something takes a part of me You and I were meant to be A cheap fuck for me to lay Something takes a part of me Feeling like a freak on a leash (you wanna see the light) Feeling like I have no release (so do I) How many times have I felt diseased? (You wanna see the light) Nothing in my life is free, is free Sometimes I cannot take this place Sometimes it’s my life I can’t taste Sometimes I cannot feel my face You’ll never see me fall from grace Something takes a part of me You and I were meant to be A cheap fuck for me to lay Something takes a part of me Boom-da-da-mmm-dum-na-ee-ma Da-boom-da-da-mmm-dum-na-ee-ma Da-boom-da-da-mmm-dum-na-ee-ma Da-boom-da-da-mmm-dum-na-ee-ma Da-boom-da-da-mmm-dum-na-ee-ma Da-boom-da-da-mmm-dum-na-ee-ma Da-boom-da-da-mmm-dum-na-ee-ma Da-boom-da-da-mmm-dum-na-ee-ma Da-boom-da-da-mmm-dum-na-ee-ma Da-boom-da-da-mmm-dum-na-ee-ma Da-boom-da-da-mmm-dum-na-ee-ma Da-boom-da-da-mmm-dum-na-ay, go So fight, something on the ming-a-ooh Fight, some things they fight So, something on the ming-a-ooh Fight, some things they fight Fight, something off the hee-a-hoo No, some things they fight Fight, something on the ming-a-hoo Fight, some things they fight Something takes a part of me You and I were meant to be A cheap fuck for me to lay Something takes a part of me Part of me Part of me Part of me Oh
My 2 cents –
my pain is on display at times because I don’t hide my past or my life. I will stumble on occasion but I will not fall.
Since I was 17 I’ve always hated my body And it feels like my body’s hated me Can somebody find me a pill To make me un-afraid of me? Seen every therapist, but I’m a cynical Don’t like to talk about my feelings I take another hit, I find another fake fix ‘Cause it’s easier than healing I don’t wanna be this way forever Keep telling myself that I’ll get better Every time I try, I always stop me Maybe I’m just scared to be happy Since I was 22 I’ve been with somebody who loves me And I’ve been tryna believe it’s true But my head always messes up my heart No matter what I do Seen every therapist, but I’m a cynical Don’t like to talk about my feelings I take another sip, I swear it’s my last fix ‘Cause it’s easier than healing I don’t wanna be this way forever Keep telling myself that I’ll get better Every time I try, I always stop me Maybe I’m just scared to be happy I don’t wanna be this way forever Keep telling myself that I’ll get better Every time I try, I always stop me Maybe I’m just scared to be happy Maybe I’m just scared to be happy Maybe I’m just scared to be happy I’m so scared of having something to lose I’m scared of being somebody new I’m so scared of all them seeing the truth ‘Cause right now I’ve got nothing But I don’t wanna be this way forever Keep telling myself that I’ll get better Every time I try, I always stop me Maybe I’m just scared to be happy Maybe I’m just scared to be happy (Maybe, yeah) Maybe I’m, I’m scared to be happy
My 2 cents –
This one hits hard for me. It feels like I am being called out.
[Intro: Addie Nicole] I’ll bite my tongue ’til it bleeds Metallic tranquility The pain gets buried beneath When I bite my tongue ’til it bleeds
[Verse 1: Addie Nicole] I know the guilt and shame you hide Kept your secrets deep inside I internalized them, blamed myself and Stepped in the line of fire Sacrificed myself but why You resent me every time So when you point that finger point it at the mirror like
[Chorus: Addie Nicole] I’ll bite my tongue ’til it bleeds Mеtallic tranquility The pain gets buried bеneath But I’ll bite my tongue ’til it bleeds ‘Til it bleeds
[Verse 2: Bradley Amick] I could destroy you with one line And the world would take my side But I’d never go that low like you seem to go every time Just be human, fuck your pride You’re addicted to the fight I want off this ride so I won’t spend another night
[Chorus: Addie Nicole & Bradley Amick] I’ll bite my tongue ’til it bleeds Metallic tranquility The pain gets buried beneath The road is high and it’s steep I waive white flags, keep the peace In Eden’s garden of trees You place the traps, plant the seeds But I’ll bite my tongue ’til it bleeds
[Bridge: Bradley Amick, Addie Nicole] Pain, pain, I put you through this Pain, pain, I put you through Pain, I put you through this Pain, I put you through Enjoy the hell that you need Deploy the darkness you seek Destroy yourself without me I’ll bite my tongue ’til it bleeds
[Pre-Chorus: Addie Nicole] I know that you don’t believe
[Chorus: Addie Nicole & Bradley Amick] I’ll bite my tongue ’til it bleeds Metallic tranquility The pain gets buried beneath The road is high and it’s steep I waive white flags, keep the peace In Eden’s garden of trees You place the traps, plant the seeds But I’ll bite my tongue ’til it bleeds
[Post-Chorus: Addie Nicole] I’ll bite my tongue ’til it bleeds
My 2 cents –
I actually had a hard choice with this song. There is this version and the official version. The imagery is amazing. I decided to do a volume of cut poetry because of this song. (I have done Cut Poems before but this one made me realize I had a ton more to write). The vocals are amazing.
To all things housed in her silence Nature offers a violence The bear that keeps to his own line The wolf that seeks always his own kind The world that hardens as the harsher winter holds The parent forced to eat its young before it grows
Every bird, gone unheard Starving where the ground has froze The winter sunrise, red on white Like blood upon the snow Like blood upon the snow
The ground walked here is a wonder It ceases never to hunger And all things nature’s given She takes all things back from the living
I’ve walked the earth and there are so few here that know How dark the night and just how cold the wind can blow I’ve no more hunger now to see where the road will go I’ve no more kept my warmth Than blood upon the snow Blood upon the snow Blood upon the snow Blood upon the snow
It’s not my arms that will fail me But this world takes more strength than it gave me The trees deny themselves nothing that makes them grow No rain fall, no sunshine No blood upon the snow Blood upon the snow Blood upon the snow Blood upon the snow
To all things housed in her silence Nature offers a violence
My 2 cents –
This is such a lovely song. It feels more like a poem being sung than a song to me.
[Verse 1] Gazing through the window at the world outside Wondering will mother earth survive Hoping that mankind will stop abusing her sometime
[Verse 2] After all, there’s only just the two of us And here we are still fighting for our lives Watching all of history repeat itself time after time
[Chorus] I’m just a dreamer I dream my life away I’m just a dreamer Who dreams of better days
[Verse 3] I watch the sun go down like everyone of us I’m hoping that the dawn will bring a sign A better place for those who will come after us this time
[Chorus] I’m just a dreamer I dream my life away, oh yeah I’m just a dreamer Who dreams of better days
[Bridge] Your higher power may be God or Jesus Christ It doesn’t really matter much to me Without each other’s help there ain’t no hope for us I’m living in a dream of fantasy, oh, yeah, yeah, yeah
[Guitar Solo]
[Verse 4] If only we could all just find serenity It would be nice if we could live as one When will all this anger, hate and bigotry be gone?
[Chorus] I’m just a dreamer I dream my life away, today I’m just a dreamer Who dreams of better days, okay I’m just a dreamer Who’s searching for the way, today I’m just a dreamer Dreaming my life away, oh, yeah, yeah, yeah
My 2 cents –
I notice the celebrity deaths…I can’t help it. This one hurts, but I am grateful that he was able to do a goodbye concert. It feels like he went out on his own terms. I realize that everyone’s playing Mama I’m coming home … I understand the reason why , and I love that song but I feel like he had such a good discography that I wanted to share a different one. Ozzy was a legend . I cannot help but pay tribute to that. May he rest well and his memory be a blessing.
Who’s sorry now? Who’s sorry now? Whose heart is achin’ for breakin’ each vow? Who’s sad and blue? Who’s cryin’ too? Just like I cried over you
Right to the end Just like a friend I tried to warn you somehow You had your way Now you must pay I’m glad that you’re sorry now
Right to the end Just like a friend I tried to warn you somehow You had your way Now you must pay I’m glad that you’re sorry now
My 2 cents –
I notice the celebrity deaths…I can’t help it. I remember listening to Connie Francis as a teen. (One of my Aunts really liked the 50’s rock.) I come by my eclectic music tastes naturally. She wasn’t one of the ones that I listened to relentlessly but I did like a few of the songs. I cannot help but pay tribute to that. May she rest well and her memory be a blessing.
I can see you’re strugglin’ Promise you’ll find love again Yeah, it will be alright Why are you so hard on yourself? Yeah, why you gotta try so hard? Counting calories and carbs Another trip across the world I go so hard tryna Make you feel just like a queen You don’t need a camera to make a scene You were born like that, no Maybelline When you first wake up, you’re bad to me Pop another Addy, no sleep tonight Can’t push the wheel slow, I’m speedin’ right Over to the crib ’cause we need to slide But you take so long makin’ up your mind Little black dress, Dior bag Can leave ten times, I’ll take you back Why you wanna look like someone else? Why are you so hard on yourself? I can see you’re strugglin’ Promise you’ll find love again Yeah, it will be alright Why are you so hard on yourself? Try not to fall apart You’re perfect just the way you are It will be alright Why are you so hard on yourself? Why you gotta compare our lives To pics you see on your timeline? Another shot of Hennessy I try so hard not to Act like a dick when I’m ’round your friends Mood swings up and down again Hollywood Hills, where we play pretend No one happy, but they’re good at fakin’ it Pop up in the party, show face tonight I don’t really smoke, but I need the vibes She love to get high, she need the flights Standin’ so high, swear she could fly And just like that, you get sad Let’s go home, girl, this party’s so wack Why you wanna be like someone else? Why are you so hard on yourself? I can see you’re strugglin’ (yeah) Promise you’ll find love again Yeah, it will be alright (it’ll be alright) Why are you so hard on yourself? (Yeah) Try not to fall apart You’re perfect just the way you are It will be alright Why are you so hard on yourself? (Oh) Girl, when you look in a mirror I hope you see what I see clearer, yeah All that I want you to know Is that you’re perfect the way that you are Oh, the way you are (oh, the way you are) Oh-oh, ooh Oh, why are you so hard on yourself? I can see you’re strugglin’ Promise you’ll find love again Yeah, it will be alright Why are you so hard on yourself? Try not to fall apart You’re perfect just the way you are It will be alright Why are you so hard on yourself? Oh-oh, oh-oh (yeah) Oh-oh, oh-oh, oh
My 2 cents –
I myself have felt like this. on both sides of the song. I am sure that others have too.
verse Don’t bother askin′ me to ever give my lady up Was about five years old, takin’ my first puff It was love at first light, fell in love the first night My uncle told me, “Don’t rush, this could be your first crush” Now I′m on the block with all the homies, and it′s a family affair 17 with a dream, blowin’ smoke in the air Servin′ fiends, my routine is where I was that year Avoidin’ ′em fuckin’ pandas in my rearview mirror County blues, wanna lose shit, I′m with all of my peers Lookin’ back, I wouldn’t change shit, oh what a career I used to flip bags with her (yeah), skip class with her (yeah) She′s comfortable as fuck when I′m tryna smash with her She got a lotta fans, and they’re always harassin′ us Ashes to ash to dust, feels like I’m Lazarus I can′t get past the rush, never pass her up Who took this bitch worldwide? Nigga, we’re gassin′ up, now is the
chorus Last dance with Mary Jane, one more time to kill the pain Even before the fame, she was my Novacane You know it ain’t gon’ change, ′cause now I feel summer creepin′ in, and I’m tired of this town again And if the truth remains that it just ain′t the same Without my Lois Lane by my side
verse I’ve seen some things in my life, it feels like ragin′ inside This time I’m changin′ my mind, I’m sayin’ goodbye to the dangerous side Sometimes you gotta roll with it, fightin′ fire is a damn cold finesse Somehow she came in my life Between the white lines and made it alright (well alright) And everything she ever told me, knew it from the get-go, yes I did (yes I did) And if I gotta grab a can of gasoline, strike a match, I′ma burn that bridge It’s so unfair what she did to me, the way she sparked this epiphany I tried to walk away, but I′m stumblin’, whole world crumblin′ Some things never change, but now it’s my
chorus Last dance with Mary Jane (this is my last dance), one more time to kill the pain Even before the fame, she was my Novacane You know it ain′t gon’ change, ’cause now I feel summer creepin′ in (I feel it comin′), and I’m tired of this town again And yet the truth remains that it just ain′t the same without my Lois Lane by my side
outro Mm-mm-mm, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Mm-mm-mm, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Keep movin’ on
My 2 cents –
the video is so trippy. I love the original version but I like this one too.
Born down in a dead man’s town The first kick I took was when I hit the ground You end up like a dog that’s been beat too much Till you spend half your life just covering up
Born in the U.S.A. I was born in the U.S.A. I was born in the U.S.A. Born in the U.S.A.
Got in a little hometown jam So they put a rifle in my hand Sent me off to a foreign land To go and kill the yellow man
Born in the U.S.A. I was born in the U.S.A. I was born in the U.S.A. I was born in the U.S.A. Born in the U.S.A.
Come back home to the refinery Hiring man says “Son if it was up to me” Went down to see my V.A. man He said “Son, don’t you understand”
I had a brother at Khe Sanh fighting off the Viet Cong They’re still there, he’s all gone
He had a woman he loved in Saigon I got a picture of him in her arms now
Down in the shadow of the penitentiary Out by the gas fires of the refinery I’m ten years burning down the road Nowhere to run ain’t got nowhere to go
Born in the U.S.A. I was born in the U.S.A. Born in the U.S.A. I’m a long gone Daddy in the U.S.A. Born in the U.S.A. Born in the U.S.A. Born in the U.S.A. I’m a cool rocking Daddy in the U.S.A.
My 2 cents –
This is one of the most misunderstood songs. I have heard quite a few people lately asking about protest songs, And I can probably do that and nothing else for years, as music is good for expressing reality in a manageable way. So many people see this as a patriotic song…I see it as a lament. Perhaps the antiwar songs will be making my blog more in the future…after all I fear that is the direction that the US is going.
Pattimouse 