Monday, April 25, 2011

Gandhi

I keep forgetting that I'm happy.
I move from day to day doing the normal things
and forget that those normal things,
are the things that make my life great.
Something inside my head takes over and speeds through the day,
the week, the month, the years.
I don't have control over it,
I have to remind myself,
to stop and take time to really think about it all.
When will we ever own ourselves completely?
when we don't have to reevaluate and remind ourselves we're happy?
when we have take control of the to do lists running through our minds?
Do we always have to stop and think about it?
To think about how everything in our lives is just fine
and that I am on the fortunate side compared to a lot of other people.
I compare myself.
It's natural for teenagers, isn't it?
Or am I the only one.
Tonight I realize,
That I can be happy whenever I want to be happy.
I won't have to think about it.
I'll just be it.
This is not the first time this thought has enlightened me.
and tonight is not the last time I'll see that light.

Sunday, April 17, 2011

Sixer

Blurbs

Pieces (Rascal Flatts)
Since the time he met his girl, his life was changed. He regrets keeping her in his life for so long. He thought they had something, but she didn't. He doesn't want anything to do with her anymore because it hurts. He explains how he's given everything and she only takes. He says she refers to him as his convenient friend, the back up. He tries not to fall back into the trap but still cares for everything they had before.

Save the Last Dance For Me (Michael Buble)
Michael tells his girl that she can't dance with who she pleases. She can do what she wants but he tells her not to forget who she's going home with, him. He tells her to have fun and enjoy herself. But he tells her to always save the last dance for him.

Our Song (T-Swizzle)

Taylor and her lover are driving around town when she realizes that they don't have "a song" He tells her that their song is all the fun little things that they do together and their journey as a sweet lovin couple. She loves their song and wants it to played again and again. She rides shotgun and writes their song.

Cleaning This Gun (Rodney Atkins)
Rodney sings about how he doesn't remember much from school. The theories, documents, Spanish, but he remembers one speech. The talk he would get when he would pick a girl up for a date. About how the dad would silently tear him apart telling him that their daughter was everything to them. The speech concludes with dad saying, "Bet I'll be up all night, still cleaning this gun."

Little Moments (Brad Paisley)
Husband recalls first time his wife said a dirty word, she ran his truck into something. He sings about how he can't act like he's mad, because he loves the little moments like that. Little moments like when she burnt his birthday cake, he is glad she's not perfect. He likes the unexpected things that happen in his life and loves his guuurl.

Sunday, April 3, 2011

Songs with Stories

Song title: You're Gonna Miss This
Song artist: Trace Adkins
Link to the lyrics: click here

Plot:
A daughter is constantly looking at what the future will be. She wants to be older and move on with each new thing. Her dad notices her eagerness and tells her to take life slowly. He tries to communicate to her that she is going to miss the things going on right in front of her.

Characters:
The dad/singer/narrator
The daughter
Her mom
The plumber
Her two kids

Conflict:
She wants to grow up and keep moving on with her life with every new point she reaches. Her dad realizes that she's just going to pass her life by waiting for the next best thing and he wants her to take it slow and enjoy the moment.

Theme:
Enjoying the stage of life that you're in.

Setting:
In the car outside the school
In her new house as a newlywed
In her home later in life

Song title: That Should Be Me
Song artist: Rascal Flatts and Justin Bieber
Link to Lyrics: click here

Plot:
Home boy Justin or one of the Rascals are on the rocks with a girl. He thinks she's with someone else and he tells how he feels about her being with another guy.

Characters:
Home boy Justin
The Rascals
The girl
The other guy

Conflict:
There's another guy. Who's getting in the way.

Theme:
Communication
Breaking up
End of the road in the relationship
Heartache

Setting:
They are probably somewhere private, grieving over their lost loves

Both songs are on the playlist to the right!