'Cause I won't run.

I am so, so, so, so madly in love with this song.  The National has always been one of my "heart" bands- a band that has created a never-ending soft spot that only deepens with every album they release. High Violet drops May 11th, and has been so addictive, I cannot stop thinking, or boasting about it.  Their new music has struck me so hard they've literally made their way into my nightly dreams. 

Sometimes music can bring forth that beautiful blend of relation and passion that hits you where it aches, and in this case, High Violet has successfully managed to do just that.  It hurts.  So.  Good. I would venture to say that when you find an album that stirs such deep emotion within oneself, it's nearly the equivalent of falling in love.

"There's no changin' anything
I was swallowing the shine of the sun
There's no changin' anything
How we swallow the sun

But I won't be no runaway
'Cause I won't run
No, I won't be no runaway
What makes you think I'm enjoyin' being led to the flood?
We got another thing comin' undone
And it's takin' us over

We don't bleed when we don't fight
Go ahead, go ahead throw your arms in the air tonight
We don't bleed when we don't fight
Go ahead, go ahead lose your shirts in the fire tonight

What makes you think I'm enjoyin' being led to the flood?
We got another thing comin' undone
We got another thing comin' undone
And it's takin' forever

I'll go bravin' anything
With you swallowing the shine of the sun
I'll go bravin' anything
Through the shine of the sun

But I won't be no runaway
'Cause I won't run
No, I won't be no runaway
'Cause I won't run
No, I won't be no runaway
What makes you think I'm enjoyin' being led to the flood?
We got another thing comin' undone
And it's takin' us over

We don't bleed when we don't fight
Go ahead, go ahead throw your arms in the air tonight
We don't bleed when we don't fight
Go ahead, go ahead lose our shirts in the fire tonight

What makes you think I'm enjoyin' being led to the flood?
We got another thing coming undone
We got another thing coming undone
And it's takin' us over
And it's taking forever."
Moi.
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Roses over diamonds.

Happy Sunday. :)  I hope you're enjoying your weekend!  

Perfect thought of the day that couldn't be more true....

"I'd rather have roses on my table than diamonds on my neck."

- Emma  Goldman


Parce que...

..... that are the best things. :)
xo


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The weight.

Stop lifting alone if it pulls you to the ground. Place all that weight on me, and I won't let you down.


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3 am.

Sigh.

I'm a bit restless tonight.  I feel I need to at least...

..... a bit more.  It's good for the soul. :)

"Wandering re-establishes the original harmony which once existed between man and the universe. "

-A France

"For my part, I travel not to go anywhere, but to go. I travel for travel's sake.  The great affair is to move."

- R.L. Stevenson

Maybe it's time to explore again?  A little escape from routine?  Change of pace?  We all need it every now and then. As summertime rapidly approaches, Europe is admittedly in the forefront of my mind. I'm not sure that I'll make it this summer, but I'll continue to daydream.

Here's a bit of Solu music to kick-start the weekend. They're a New York based record label and house producing duo that produce deep, soulful house, and when I first heard this magical single, I'm certain I listened to it for 7 days straight, utterly incapable of letting it go. "Fade" will forever remind me of trains and my brief time on the Mediterranean....

"Look at me, stare inside.
Take my place, in my mind.
Capture me, follow through.
Validate, wanting you. 

It's been a long, long time.
Since you been on my mind and I...
I must forget about us. 

Turned away. What to do?
Let it go. Follow through.
Lost within. Endless eyes.
Lusting calls. Logic cries. 

This seems so right. But this seems so wrong.
Hour after hour, so long, day after day, so long,
year after year after year...
And now we're here......."

Off to try and sleep.  :)

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Grey.

When the fog gently rolls down the hills, the tranquil grey almost adds an element of mystery to everything it touches.  The trees.  The streets.  The homes.  The earth.  

Grey is often a color that's looked down upon, always a neutral, and generally a quiet color, lacking the boldness of most hues.....

...but grey can be gorgeous.

Mystical, ethereal, and seductive, grey is a color used to describe situations that have no clear moral value.  It is also associated with the passage of time, intellect (hence why most corporate suits are grey), dusk, wolves, and the Goddess Athena's owl like eyes.  Poet George Sterling called San Francisco "The Cool Grey City of Love."

Grey Design....

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No divide.

When you're sad, I ache.  When you're embarrassed, I blush.  When you're wounded, I bruise.  When they stab you....

I bleed.

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Mellow sunday.

It's Sunday!  One of my favorite days. :) 

There are usually so many things I want to do on Sundays, that sometimes I get a bit stuck wondering which direction to choose.....

....but today I chose to be lazy and lounge around my apartment, aka "the feminine castle", a friend once called it.  I think I liked that, as I quite like castles. ;)

I had a lovely night with my wonderful friend Kindra, a nice little walk this morning with my dog Rosie, spoke on the phone for entirely too long, and now all I want to do is write.  And write.  And write.  Let the hours fly by as my fingers take over the keys to convey everything which fills my mind.

So I'll do all this while listening to some delicious, dreamy, mellow, slow trip hop.  Here is "You wish" by Nightmares on Wax.

You know what? Whatever it is you're thinking of today, just go ahead and.....

.... and things might just work out. :)

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