Ellis, Give Me Your Hand

I have this strange thing happening in my brain where I feel as though my life has movie clips (like snapshots of thoughts) and a full-on soundtrack to describe my space right now. This has always been my favorite Ellis song.

ELLIS, Give Me Your Hand

if she could describe how hard it is
how hard it is to survive
she needs something to lean on
how ‘bout you, how ‘bout you
she hesitates to ask, she leans on you
she doesn’t ask it’s easier
nothing is wrong, nothing will go wrong
everything’s fine
if you give me your hand
i’m on my way up if you give me some time
i think too much, i know you’ll understand
she sees her reflection
broken silence is blind
she can’t understand, her mind trapped in blue
you need something, you’re so good, you never ask
it’s easier
chorus
if we take chances to show how we feel
will we hurt each other beyond what can heal
and isn’t love the most important thing
i need you to know
the silence we hold close will tear us apart
we can open our selves, we can start understanding
i just ask you to listen
put your arms around me
let me cry like a child, don’t ask me to see
chorus

Listen here: Give Me Your Hand

Anyday, Ani DiFranco

This song has been calling to me for a few days now. I stopped listening to it awhile back, but it has remade it's way into my repertoire of favorites. It's amazing how songs can follow you through relationships, or periods of time, then you might break up with them and maybe in the end you get back together. I'm glad to be reunited with this song-it's so honest and as one of the commenters on the video says, "medicinal." I like that.

Anyday, Ani DiFranco


I will lean into you
And you can be the wind
I will open up my mouth
And you can come rushing in
You can rush in so hard
And make it so I can’t breathe
I breathe too much anyway
I can do that anyday

I just wish I knew who you were
I wish you’d make yourself known
Probably you don’t know I’m her
The woman you want to call home
I’ll keep my ear to the wall
I’ll keep my eye on the door
’cause I’ve heard all my own jokes
And they’re just not funny anymore
I laugh too much anyway
I can do that anyday

Have you ever been bent or pulled
Have you ever been played like strings
If I could see you I could strum you
I could break you
Make you sing
But I guess you can’t really see the wind
It just comes in and fills the space
And everytime something moves
You think that you have seen it’s face
And I’ve always got my guitar to play
But I can do that anyday

Better Get To Livin, so says Dolly

So I love Dolly Parton like a gay man singin 9-5 in a gay bar and I am diggin' on the song/video Better Get To Livin, from her new album Backwoods Barbie! It's kind of one of those empowerment anthems you blare in you car during your commute like five times just because it makes you happy and smile. It also requires karaoke style singing complete with fake microphone etc...

Better Get To Livin Lyrics
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People always comin' up to me and askin'
"Dolly, what's your secret?
With all you do, your attitude
Just seems to be so good
How do you keep it?"
Well, I'm not the Dalai Lama, but I'll try
To offer up a few words of advice.

Chorus:
You better get to livin', givin'
Don't forget to throw in a little forgivin'
And lovin' on the way
You better get to knowin', showin'
A little bit more concerned about where you're goin'
Just a word unto the wise
You better get to livin'.

A girlfriend came to my house
Started cryin' on my shoulder Sunday evening
She was spinnin' such a sad tale
I could not believe the yarn that she was weavin'
So negative the words she had to say
I said if I had a violin I'd play.

I said you'd better get to livin', givin'
Be willing and forgivin'
Cause all healing has to start with you
You better stop whining, pining
Get your dreams in line
And then just shine, design, refine
Until they come true
[Better Get To Livin' lyrics on http://www.metrolyrics.com]

And you better get to livin'.

Your life's a wreck, your house is mess
And your wardrobe way outdated
All your plans just keep on falling through
Overweight and under paid, under appreciated
I'm no guru, but I'll tell you
This I know is true.

You better get to livin', givin'
A little more thought about bein'
A little more willin' to make a better way
Don't sweat the small stuff
Keep your chin up
Just hang tough
And if it gets too rough
Fall on your knees and pray
And do that everyday
Then you'll get to livin'.

The day we're born we start to die
Don't waste one minute of this life
Get to livin'
Share your dreams and share your laughter
Make some points for the great hereafter.

Better start carin'
Better start sharin'
Better start tryin'
Better start smiling
And you better get to livin'...
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songs for the day

Good Happy Spring Time Songs
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Kittery Tide, Girlyman

There are times when I want to pick up and say goodbye
To the oldest friends I've known
Jump in the car with no street map
No long sleeve shirts or shoes to pack
Just the sound of you and my guitar

Chorus: I can't wait 'til the day
You come running to say
Those summer nights are here to stay
We can run far away
Not tell a soul for a day
Carry me, oh freedom's delight

'cause I've spent times locked in grooves
Trapped in mama's old black shoes
Or my papa's, folks' and friends'
Always wanted a way just to have my own say
And walk the untrod path 'til the end

Chorus

As the map tore in two
I swore and vented like a fool
Watching miles tick, road signs fly
But I was running from myself
There was no one else
Who could know that better than I

Chorus

As the light changed to red
I wrapped the scarf tight round my head
I was cold as the Kittery tide
There was not much more to see
So I turned back quietly
And crossed back to the other side

Chorus



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And Coo Coos Nest, Jeff Austin normally with Yonder Mountain String Band


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Shameless, Ani DiFranco

So today I traded in my Toyota Prius Hybrid for...duh duh duh...the gayest car in the world...the Subaru Outback Legacy. It is awesome and spacious, with heated seats, rear windshield wiper, and anti-skid protection. In light of this I have decided to dedicate the song shameless by ani difranco to myself. I love this song and it very much describes my mood currently. So here's to me and my shameless-ly gay car and my shameless-ly good mood.

ani difranco, shameless lyrics

i cannot name this
i cannot explain this
and i really don't want to
just call me shameless
i can't even slow this down
let alone stop this
and i keep looking around
but i cannot top this

if i had any sense
i guess i'd fear this
i guess i'd keep it down
so no one would hear this
i guess i'd shut my mouth
and rethink a minute
but i can't shut it now
'cuz there's something in it

we're in a room without a door
and i am sure without a doubt
they're gonna wanna know
how we got in here
and they're gonna wanna know
how we plan to get out
we better have a good explanation
for all the fun that we had
'cuz they are coming for us, baby
they are going to be mad
they are going to be mad at us

this is my skeleton
this is the skin it's in
that is, according to light
and gravity
i'll take off my disguise
the mask you met me in
'cuz i got something
for you to see
just gimme your skeleton
give me the skin it's in
yeah baby, this is you
according to me
i never avert my eyes
i never compromise
so nevermind
the poetry

we're in a room without a door...

i gotta cover my butt 'cuz i covet
another man's wife
i got to divide my emotions
between wrong and right
then i get to see how close i can get to it
without giving in
then i get to rub up against it
till i break the skin
rub up against it
till i break the skin

they're gonna be mad at us
they're gonna be mad at me and you
yeah, they're gonna be mad at us
and all the things we wanna do
they're gonna be mad at us
they're gonna be mad at me and you
they're gonna be mad at us
and all the things we want to do

just please don't name this
please don't explain this
just blame it all on me
say i was shameless
say i couldn't slow it down
let alone stop it
and say you just hung around
'cuz you couldn't top it
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here's a link to a photo by the way
http://images.cars.com/main/DMI/113146/1888.jpg

loves it!!