Songs of the Week

Every week I go back and forth on whether or not I'm gonna do this.  Late Tuesday night was the day I decided I'd go ahead and start posting it.  If there's ever a week where music doesn't supremely help me out then I guess that's when I'll stop.  Somehow, I don't think that's gonna happen.  Everyone would hate me if I didn't have music.  I'd be one emotional prick.

Songs Tally

6th tally for Bo Burnham, 1st tally for Art Is Dead

Art Is Dead - Bo Burnham

My drug's attention.  I am an addict.

63rd tally for Blink-182, 1st tally for MH 4.18.2011

MH 4.18.2011 - Blink-182

Hold strong when everything you loved is gone.

64th tally for Blink-182, 1st tally for Pretty Little Girl

Pretty Little Girl - Blink-182

I'm raising my voice, you raise it up more. We forget that our lives have been apart, it is hard. We thought we are close, but it still feels far. And we learn to get by if we learn to have scars. We learn to forgive and accept who we are. You said if you break my heart then I'll change your mind. And I'll do it again. If you play the part then I will play mine. And I'll do it again. If we miss the mark, if we hold on tight. We'll be there to do it again.

4th tally for Zebrahead, 1st tally for Girlfriend

Girlfriend - Zebrahead

I like that this song gives me an excuse to sing 'Girlfriend.'

5th tally for Zebrahead, 1st tally for All I Want For Christmas

All I Want For Christmas - Zebrahead

I guess this is my unofficial Christmas songs week.

1st tally for The Audition, 1st tally for Basbhat

Basbhat - The Audition

(No Youtube video for the song)

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I've been misguided by you, I've been mistreated too. If you think I'm gonna take it, no. Thought you had me tied up by a string. On the side, something I've been wanting. Said you're leaving, but to my defense, I was never alone. And I won't ever let this go. This is the path, the life I chose.

2nd tally for The Audition, 1st tally for Let Me Know

Let Me Know - The Audition

If we're gonna make it, please, you gotta let me know, know. 'Cause I'm gonna take it as far as you're willing to go, go. And why can't we just meet in the middle?

1st tally for Fun., 1st tally for Some Nights

Some Nights - Fun.

Some nights, I wish that this all would end 'cause I could use some friends for a change. And some nights, I'm scared you'll forget me again. Some nights, I always win, I always win. But, I still wake up, I still see your ghost. Oh Lord, I'm still not sure what I stand for. What do I stand for? What do I stand for? Most nights, I don't know. So, this is it? I sold my soul for this? Washed my hands of that for this? I miss my mom and dad for this? No, when I see stars, when I see, when I see stars, that's all they are. When I hear songs, they sound like this one, so come on. Well, that is it, guys, that is all. Five minutes in and I'm bored again. Ten years of this, I'm not sure if anybody understands. This one is not for the folks at home. Sorry to leave, mom, I had to go. Who the fuck wants to die alone all dried up in the desert sun?

6th tally for The Used, 1st tally for Alone This Holiday

Alone This Holiday - The Used

Maybe light a candle. Don't say a prayer for me. Feel alone, 'cause I'm gone.

43rd tally for All Time Low, 5th tally for Merry Christmas, Kiss My Ass

Merry Christmas, Kiss My Ass - All Time Low

So sick of calling. You won't telephone me. No, fuck you girl, I'm going out. I gave you my all, but our love hit a wall. Now, I'm jingle bell'ing and everyone's yelling. We'll drink 'til the bars shut us down. Ain't that just what Christmas is all about? And I hope you're happy with yourself, 'cause I'm not laughing. Don't you think it's so damn trashy what you did this holiday? I gave you my heart, you ripped it apart like the wrapping paper trash. So, I wrote you a song, hope that you sing-along. Here it goes. Merry Christmas, bitch, kiss my ass.

14th tally for Sugarcult, 1st tally for Crashing Down

Crashing Down - Sugarcult

I've got nothing that I hide except for what's inside. I keep it all locked up in this prison we call love. I'm suffocating. We come crashing down every time we go this far again. We come tumbling down.

Songs of the Week

I have no idea if I'm going to do this post a week from now.  We'll see, I guess.  Life seriously needs some spoiler alerts.  Although, I'm almost always correct with my instincts anyway (and they're usually bad, but meh, you get used to it).  Either someone/thing is gonna have to prove me wrong for once (doubtful) or I'll just get used to knowing what's gonna happen well in advance.  Until then, I'll pop on my iPod and lose track of time while I write stuff.  See you next week?  Maybe.  For all none of you who read this.

Side note - Dirty Laundry may be my favorite collection of lyrics for a song, ever.

Songs Tally

5th tally for You, Me and Everyone We Know, 3rd tally for Dirty Laundry

Dirty Laundry - You, Me and Everyone We Know

All alone again.  I speak as if I'd last one minute with eyes not fixed upon this screen.  Stalking the girls I could never fuck.  I mean, they're sluts but it seems I lack that luck.  And I'm not the man to wash my hands all alone or acting like we've hit it off, 'cause either way I'm just jerking someone off.  At 2 AM, dicks out and pissing, 'til you leave town wishing.  I won't be satisfied.  Things are gonna be different now you see.  And add to all this dirty laundry you left me.  It's getting air and with heavy rotation.  You'd better have a damn good explanation.  You act as though you have lived a lie because your tan's been overcooked.  But, I've been burned and burned and burned and burned.

6th tally for Secondhand Serenade, 2nd tally for Vulnerable

Vulnerable - Secondhand Serenade

Your slowly shaking fingertips show that you're scared like me, so let's pretend we're alone.  And I know you may be scared and I know we're unprepared, but I don't care.  Tell me, tell me what makes you think that you are invincible?  I can see it in your eyes that you're so sure.  Please, don't tell me that I'm the only one that's vulnerable.  Impossible.

5th tally for The Used, 2nd tally for All That I've Got

All That I've Got - The Used

I'll be just fine pretending I'm not. I'm far from lonely and it's all that I've got.

24th tally for Say Anything, 1st tally for Wow, I Can Get Sexual Too

Wow, I Can Get Sexual Too - Say Anything

I called her on the phone and she touched herself.  I laughed myself to sleep.

25th tally for Say Anything, 2nd tally for Colorblind

Colorblind - Say Anything

Here comes a view I've seen a million times.  Here comes a boring song with thoughtless rhymes.  I know you're sick of me, so tell me here, because you could have been the one to make it all disappear.  But, I move too slow and I think too fast and the first rainbow I see will be the last.

26th tally for Say Anything, 2nd tally for Hate Everyone

Hate Everyone - Say Anything

Did you know that there are people in the world annoyed with all the other people in the world?  And of all these angry people in the world, I am the angriest boy.

1st tally for Gavin DeGraw, 1st tally for I Don't Wanna Be

I Don't Wanna Be - Gavin DeGraw

I don't wanna be anything other than what I've been trying to be lately.

2nd tally for Katy Perry, 1st tally for Wide Awake

Wide Awake - Katy Perry

Have I mentioned I like Katy Perry's boobs?

13th tally for Childish Gambino, 2nd tally for Be Alone

Be Alone - Childish Gambino

My swag Jehovah Witness, dude, it never take a holiday.

2nd tally for Natasha Bedingfield, 2nd tally for Pocket Full of Sunshine

Pocket Full of Sunshine - Natasha Derpingfield

I got a pocket full of pocket sunshine pocket pocket pocket.

2nd tally for Kid Cudi, 2nd tally for Pursuit of Happiness

Pursuit of Happiness - Kid Cudi

Pursuit of happiness, yeah.  I don't get it, I'll be good.

1st tally for Motion City Soundtrack, 1st tally for The Future Freaks Me Out

The Future Freaks Me Out - Motion City Soundtrack

It's so hard to relate to the whole human race. I don't know where to begin, I don't know where to begin. If we can both find a way to do the things that we say, we might not sit in our rooms and drink our daydreams away.  Betty, I'm a dreamer, I'm not a vicious schemer.  Oh, Betty won't you - ah, fuck it.

49th tally for Blink-182, 2nd tally for What Went Wrong

What Went Wrong - Blink-182

I'm sick of always hearing all the sad songs on the radio.  All day it is there to remind an over sensitive guy that he's lost and alone.

50th tally for Blink-182, 4th tally for Wishing Well

Wishing Well - Blink-182

I reached for a shooting star, it burned a hole through my hand.

5th tally for Sum 41, 1st tally for In Too Deep

In Too Deep - Sum 41

The faster we're falling, we're stopping and stalling.  We're running in circles again.  Just as things were looking up you said it wasn't good enough, but still we're trying one more time.  Maybe we're just trying too hard when really it's closer than it is too far.  'Cause I'm in too deep and I'm trying to keep up above in my head instead of going under.

Top 40 Albums (30-21)

I kick-started this series late last night, so if you're wondering where the first batch of albums are, click here. Got myself an afternoon and evening off with no work so I'm really thrilled to sit here watching football highlights, while writing this and listening to some of these great albums I'm raving about.  I'm not much for introductions, you all know what you're about to read about, so let's get right into it.

Song of the Day

I listened to this song earlier & was digging it.  Fast forward to tonight, hung out with some friends after work & spent the night staring at a fire.  Very fitting song.

Song of the Day Tally

4th tally for The Used, 1st tally for I Caught Fire

I Caught Fire - The Used

You could stay and watch me fall and of course I'll ask for help.  Just stay with me now.

Favorite Songs of All-Time (49-40)

238-224
223-210
209-196
195-182
181-167
166-152
151-136
135-121
120-110
109-101
100-90
89-80
79-70
69-60
59-50

Favorite Songs of All-Time (59-50)

238-224
223-210
209-196
195-182
181-167
166-152
151-136
135-121
120-110
109-101
100-90
89-80
79-70
69-60

Favorite Songs of All-Time (151-136)

238-224
223-210
209-196
195-182
181-167
166-152

Favorite Songs of All-Time (195-182)

238-224
223-210
209-196

Favorite Songs of All-Time (223-210)

     Started up this little project yesterday.  Here's the next batch, 223-210.

Favorite Songs of All-Time (238-224)

     Okay, so it looks like I have some explaining to do here.  I suppose I could start with the insanely random number of 238 as my total amount of songs ranked.  Well, many moons ago, I made a playlist on my iPod dubbed "Ol' Reliable" which was basically a playlist of all my "favorite" songs.  The songs that when I hear them, no matter what, I never skip past them.  I didn't make the list with a set number in mind and over the months, I have added even more songs.  So as of right now, the playlist has 238 songs on it and thus, I will be ranking all of them over the next couple weeks from 238 until number 1.  This is pretty similar to my favorite movies of all-time post I did a while ago.  You're going to see quite a bit of reptetion when it comes to bands, but hey, I know what I like.  I just figured, since I listen to my iPod so much, it could be a fun little project for me to bestow upon myself.

     With my impeccable math skills, I figured out that 238 divided by 14 is 17, which means I'll be doing 17 posts over the next 2+ weeks featuring 14 songs in each one until we're all done.

    I have never been one who is ashamed of the music he listens to, nor do I ridicule others for liking their favorite songs.  If you enjoy it, if it speaks to you, sparks some sort of emotion in you, then it's doing its job if you ask me.

     I like to post lyrics with my songs, not always because I relate to them personally (although more often than not, that is the reason) but honestly because I may just think it's a powerful/good/clever line.  Not everything I post is directly how I feel.

   I'm rambling now.  Let's get to it.

Song(s) of the Day

Fix You - Coldplay

When you try your best, but you don't succeed.  When you get what you want, but not what you need.  When you feel so tired, but you can't sleep.  Stuck in reverse.

And the tears come streaming down your face.  When you lose something you can't replace.  When you love someone, but it goes to waste.  Could it be worse?

Lights will guide you home and ignite your bones.  And I will try to fix you.

And high up above or down below.  When you're too in love to let it go, but if you never try you'll never know just what you're worth.

I promise you I will learn from my mistakes.

No, It Isn't - (+44)

This is where the road, crashed into the ocean.  It rises all around me and now we're barely breathing.  A thousand faces we'll choose to ignore.

Curse my enemies forever, let's slit our wrists and burn down something beautiful.

I listen to you cry, a cry for less attention.  But both my hands are tied and I'm pushed into the deep end.  I listen to you talk but talk is cheap.  And my mouth is filled with blood, from trying not to speak.  So search for an excuse, and someone to believe you.

Lay rotting where I fall.  I'm dead from bad intentions.  Suffocated and embalmed and now all our dreams are cashed in.  You swore you wouldn't lose then lost your brain.  You make a sound that feels like pain.

Make You Smile - (+44)

The last time I saw you, you turned away.

I said 'hello' but you kept on walking.

Do you remember where we used to sleep at night?

I couldn't feel you, you're always so far away.

I don't, don't wanna take you home.  Please don't, don't make me sleep alone.  If I could, I'd only want to make you smile.  If you would stay with me a while.

The next time I see you, you'll turn away.  I'll say 'hello' and you'll keep on walking.

All That I've Got - The Used

Off-guard, red-handed, now I'm far from lonely.  Asleep, I still see you lying next to me.

I need something else.  Would someone please just give me.  Hit me, knock me out and let me go back to sleep.  I can laugh all I want, inside I still am empty.

I'll be just fine, pretending I'm not.  I'm far from lonely and it's all that I've got.

I guess, I remember every glance you shot me.

So deep that it didn't even bleed and catch me.  So deep that I didn't even scream, fuck me.

Fireflies - Owl City

I'd like to make myself believe, that planet Earth turns slowly.  It's hard to say that I'd rather stay awake when I'm asleep.  'Cause everything is never as it seems.

Leave my door open just a crack.  Please take me away from here.  'Cause I feel like such an insomniac.

Why do I tire of counting sheep?

I'm far too tired to fall asleep.

I'm weird 'cause I hate goodbyes.  I got misty eyes as they said farewell.

My dreams are bursting at the seams.

I'm Ready - Jack's Mannequin

And today was a day just like any other.

I'm on the verge, unraveling with every word.  With every word you say, make me believe.

As I'm finding the words, you're getting away.

I come undone, oh yes I do.  Just think of all the thoughts wasted on you.  And every word you say, say something sweet.  'Cause all I taste is blood between my teeth.

Well I'm ready, I'm ready to drop.  Oh, I'm ready, I'm ready so don't stop.  I'm ready so don't stop, keep pushing.  I'm ready to fall, oh, I'm ready.  I'm ready so don't call, I'm ready so don't call.

I am aware, I've been misled.  I disconnect my heart, my head.  Don't wanna recognize when things go bad.  The things that you'll accept, except that I am finding the words...

My life has become a boring pop song and everyone's singing along.

Song(s) of the Day

Song(s) of the Day

      Adding on from earlier.