Lyrics – Hey now All you sinners Put your lights on Put your lights on Hey now All you lovers Put your lights on Put your lights on Hey now All you killers Put your lights on Put your lights on Hey now All you children Leave your lights on You better leave your lights on ‘Cause there’s a monster Living under my bed Whispering in my ear There’s an angel With a hand on my head She say I’ve got nothing to fear There’s a darkness Livin’ deep in my soul I still got a purpose to serve So let your light shine Deep into my hole God, don’t let me lose my nerve Don’t let me lose my nerve Hey now, hey now, hey now, hey now Whoa-oh hey now Hey now, hey now, hey now, hey now Hey now All you sinners Put your lights on Put your lights on Hey now All you children Leave your lights on You better leave your lights on ‘Cause there’s a monster Living under my bed Whispering in my ear And there’s an angel With a hand on my head She say I’ve got nothing to fear She say La ilaha illallah We all shine like stars La ilaha illallah We all shine like stars And then we fade away
My 2 cents – the rhythm of this song makes it feel good. It’s upbeat and happy. But the underlying message is on that feels appropriate for current events. It speaks, at least to me, of equality and hope.
I know that I missed yesterday… It is due to changes that hit me a little hard. My boyfriend was laid off, so my sleep schedule and our finances are about to drastically change.
I felt like all of the pressure from this would cause the pick of music to be more depressing. I also needed time to process and accept the change.
I still plan on posting today my art as I always do. I just wanted to explain why I missed yesterday.
I am a creative person… First and foremost. It is just a truth about me. And I usually have some idea of what to create… But every now and then I get the blahs. When I don’t want to do anything. I just can’t think of anything I want to make/write. Sure, I can do prompts… And I often do to break the blahs. But sometimes I just like letting the mood work itself out.
That means that I don’t have an update for a tea party. As I have been lacking in forward momentum for a couple of weeks now. It will pass. But until it does… I am just not feeling it.
Lyrics – Cut me open and you’ll find A brain, heart, liver, lungs And a knife in the spine It’s chilling to know that the last place you go Might be where the fat lady sings Does it hurt? I don’t know, and where do we go? We don’t tease fragile minds with such things So sell me down the river First help me sell my soul It’s something I know I can deliver I think we’ve finally broke the mould It’s getting harder to know if I’m sane My issues are leaking outside of my veins Somebody save me or end me I haven’t yet made up my mind If it leads to paranoia, boy, you might want to hit the floor Before exposure leads to a metamorphosis we can’t ignore Lost in the whisper and hung on a prayer If you don’t know where you’re going Any road will take you there So sell me down the river First help me sell my soul It’s something I know I can deliver I think we’ve finally broke the mould Will I be an end to someone’s destiny? Who’s to know? And will I give right in to my aggression? Who’s to know? Will I fall apart all alone Who’s to know? Or will I shine right through And lay this hate to rest with all of you? So sell me down the river (down the river) First help me sell my soul It’s something I know I can deliver (can deliver) I think we’ve finally broke the mould
My 2 cents – i think that it is not too far of a reach to say that we have all felt like this on occasion… Alienated for just being individual. And insane for feeling like that. It’s a song that is hard not to feel is relatable. The video is well done, it really fits.
Pattimouse 