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Ordinary

admin — Tue, 27 May 2008 15:05:56 +0000

I’ve been listening to lots of music lately, what, with the move and all. Packing, painting, etc. One of the bands getting me through the move is “Saving Jane.” You may have heard their song “Girl Next Door” a few years ago. But their songs “Ordinary” and “Imperfection” are a couple of fun, chick-lit anthems reminiscent of the songs of my younger days.

See below for the lyrics to “Ordinary” – behind a “more” tag for length

Lyrics to Ordinary - Saving Jane

City lights shine down upon the place that I call home
Surrounded by a million but I feel like I’m alone
And I might be a nobody to you
But if I’m playing, would you listen?

If you would get to know me
Maybe you would love me
I’m so ordinary

Dragging ’round an old guitar that I can’t even play
I fade into your background like a piece of yesterday
I might be a nobody to you
But somewhere they’re gonna listen

If you would get to know me
Maybe you would love me
I’m so ordinary
And if you would let me know you
Maybe I would show you
Wouldn’t we be something?

Sad the way we always seem to pass by one another
Hiding, so afraid of the things we might discover
Caught up in a moment that only you can live in
You never know who’s giving the air that you might breathe in

[Chorus]

City lights shine down upon the place that I call home
Surrounded by a million but I feel like I’m alone
And I might be a nobody to you
But somewhere, they’re gonna listen

New Anthem

admin — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 20:03:44 +0000

From time to time a song just reaches out to me and says “This one’s about you.” I’m sure that happens to everyone, right?

Well, the one for today was Imperfection by Saving Jane. The lyrics are below.

My hair’s a wreck
Mascara runs
My feet get dirty and my skin burns in the sun
My lips, they bleed
But I still sing my songs
Takes me a minute to admit it when I’m wrong

Pretty is as pretty does, but pretty’s not my thing…

This is what you get
This is who I am
Take me now or leave me
Any way you can
Sometimes I trip and fall
But I know where I stand
If you’re thinking about changing my direction,
Don’t mess with imperfection

My back is weak
But my will is true
Got good intentions but I never follow through
And I say too much
Don’t know when to leave
In case you’re looking, that’s my heart there on my sleeve

Ego trips and stupid slipups, I’m a mess but…

Chorus

Scratched and bruised, a little used, but baby I work fine
You might call me damaged goods, but I’m one of a kind

My hair’s a wreck
No, I’m not perfect but I’m not the only one…

I Don't Know You Anymore (Lyrics)

admin — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 20:10:24 +0000

I’ve started going back and listening to some music that I used to listen to back in late high school and early college – things that remind me of a different time in my life. Today it was Savage Garden. The song that stuck out is “I Don’t Know You Anymore” – keep reading for the lyrics.

I would like to visit you for a while
Get away and out of this city
Maybe I shouldn’t have called but
Someone had to be the first to break
We can go sit on your back porch
Relax
Talk about anything
It don’t matter
I’ll be courageous if you can pretend
That you’ve forgiven me

Because I don’t know you anymore
I don’t recognize this place
The picture frames have changed
And so has your name
We don’t talk much anymore
We keep running from the pain
But what I wouldn’t give to see your face again

Springtime in the city
Always such a relief from winter freeze
The snow was more lonely than cold if you know what I mean
Everyone’s got an agenda
Don’t stop keep that chin up you’ll be alright
Can you believe what a year it’s been
Are you still the same?
Has your opinion changed?

I know I let you down
Again and again
I know I never really treated you right
I’ve paid the price
I’m still paying for it every day

So maybe I shouldn’t have called
Was it too soon to tell?
Oh what the hell
It doesn’t really matter
How do you redefine something that never really had a name?
Has your opinion changed?

I see your face
I see your face

Reason Why – Lyrics

admin — Sat, 11 Aug 2007 17:35:57 +0000

I’ve been paying a lot more attention to song lyrics lately (as you may have been able to tell by the fact that I was reading liner notes a couple of days ago…), so I’m probably going to post a few of them here that strike a special chord in me. If you don’t want to read them, just skip on past.

I think about how it might have been
We’d spend out days travelin’
It’s not that I don’t understand you
It’s not that I don’t want to be with you
But you only wanted me
The way you wanted me

So, I will head out alone and hope for the best
And we can hang out heads down
As we skip the goodbyes
And you can tell the world what you want them to hear
I’ve got nothing left to lose, my dear
So, I’m up for the little white lies
But you and I know the reason why
I’m gone, and you’re still there
I’m gone, and you’re still there
I’m gone, and you’re still there

Racael Yamagata, Reason Why, The Last Kiss Soundtrack