Tuesday, May 17, 2005

033: Currently Loving, Part 4

MUSIC

As you might know already I’ve fallen hard for a TV show called Grey’s Anatomy. One reason I like the show is the music. I believe the promo ABC had for the show played a song from the Postal Service, Such Great Heights, which I totally love. So as I watch each episode, I comment on how much I love the show’s choice of songs. But I’m a lazy ass. I can’t be bothered to go to the show’s official web page to find out what songs played. I’d rather let others do that for me. So thank you, Patrick.

So, for this edition of Currently Loving, I want to shout the praise for the two fantastic ladies who brought us You Wouldn’t Like Me, Fix You Up, and I Know I Know I Know.

Tegan and Sara: So Jealous

They don’t have the sultry voice of Susie Suh, Sarah McLachlan, or Fiona Apple, whose tonal qualities usually transport me to sublime catharsis; theirs is like biting into a fresh green apple, crisp and light. It’s surprisingly refreshing. Yet, their lyrics are anything but. Tegan and Sara’s songs tackle themes such as inner struggle and pain found in failing relationships; they sing about angst. Now infused those paradoxical qualities with highly energetic, guitar-driven, punk-pop melodies, we are left with life’s little ironic gift, So Jealous.






You Wouldn’t Like Me

There's a war inside of me
Do I cause new heartbreak to write a new broken song
Do I push it down or let it run me right into the ground

I feel like I wouldn't like me if I met me

Well I can't stop talking for
Fear of listening to unwelcome sound,
And you haven't called me in weeks and honestly it's bringing me down

I feel like I wouldn't like me if I met me
I feel like you wouldn't like me if you met me
And don't you worry there's still time
And don't you worry there's still time

There's nothing to live for
when I'm sleeping alone
and I wash the windows outside
in hopes that the glare will bring you around

I feel like I wouldn't like me if I met me
I feel like you wouldn't like me if you met me
And don't you worry there's still time
And don't you worry there's still time
And don't you worry there's still time
And don't you worry there's still time

Sunshine is days away I won't be saved I know all the words
I can't say that I'll love you forever
I won't say that I'll love you forever

***

Fix You Up

And what do I, and what do I, what do I need
To do to see myself in a better mood
And what do you, and what do you, what do you need
To do to get yourself in a better mood

Well there's not a lot for you to give if you're giving in
And there's not a lot for you to feel if you're not feeling it
You bring it up and bring it in and we'll get you fixed up in no time

And what I wanted most, what I wanted most, what I wanted most
Was to get myself all figured out
And what I figured out, what I figured out, what I figured out
Was I needed more time to figure you out

Well there's not a lot for you to give if you're giving in
And there's not a lot for you to feel if you're not feeling it
You bring it up and bring it in and we'll get you fixed up in no time

Cause this love is all I have to give
This love is all I have to give

***

I Know I Know I Know

From hundreds of miles, you cry like a baby
You plead with me, shout, scream, tell me I'm staying
I know I know I know, I'm still your love
Back from the last place, that I wanted to fake
You laugh with me, shout, scream, now tell me you're staying
I know I know I know, you're still my love

The same as I love you, you'll always love me too
This love isn't good unless it's me and you

Box after box and you're still by my side
The weather is changing and breaking my stride
I know I know I know, it's just this day
House after house, just like car after car
You see club after club and it all seems so far
I know I know I know what else are we here for

The same as I love you, you'll always love me too
This love isn't good unless it's me and you

Stick your hands inside of my pockets
Keep them warm while I'm still here
Tell them this love hasn't changed me, hasn't changed me at all

Last night I was writing about you
I know my screaming and shouting won't keep you
I know I know I know, you're still my love
I wake up to the sound of you working
You're one room right over, stressing and loving me
I know I know I know, be still my love

The same as I love you, you'll always love me too
This love isn't good unless it's me and you

Stick your hands inside of my pockets
Keep them warm while I'm still here
Tell them this love hasn't changed me, hasn't changed me at all

Stick your heart inside of my chest
Keep it warm here while we rest
Tell them this love hasn't changed me, hasn't changed me at all

The same as I love you, you'll always love me too
This love isn't good unless it's me and you
The same as I love you, you'll always love me too
This love isn't good unless it's me and you