Music…

Destiny

Save Yourself

McAuley Schenker Group
and Words

Better run
Run away
No time, to be a hero
You want to live to fight, another day
Don’t look back, look straight ahead
One wrong move you’ll be better off dead

Lyric excerpts from Musixmatch.


There are foods that fit particular moods.  The perfectly baked fish that flakes at the mere touch of the fork fulfills one of those moments.  The softly fired filet mignon that separates at the gentle cut of the knife satisfies a different itch.  However, occasionally we’ll encounter a moment that calls for bluntness instead of finesse.  These times call for a greasy cheeseburger or a slice of pepperoni pizza with reddish-orange grease dripping from it.

In addition to food, there are a wealth of other guilty pleasures.  There are movies and tv shows that lack the finesse of others but nevertheless feed your soul.  Furthermore, we ride rollercoasters and skydive to elicit excitement.  We drive at absurdly fast speeds, simply to feel of the warm wind in our hair and the thrill of that ride.  Sex and the City‘s Carrie Bradshaw once mentioned that sometimes she’d buy Cosmopolitan instead of a meal because she felt that it nourished her more.  Is there an equivalent for music?

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Music…

The Way It Is

The Way It Is

Bruce Hornsby and The Range
and Words

Standing in line, marking time
Waiting for the welfare dime
‘Cause they can’t buy a job
The man in the silk suit hurries by
As he catches the poor old lady’s eyes
Just for fun, he says, “Get a job”

Lyric excerpts from Musixmatch.


Having arrived at the University of Miami, I started the ‘when-you-grow-up’ portion of my life.  Everything that led up to this moment was automatic and somewhat scripted.  I’ve now landed firmly on the “Uhm, now what?” portion of the movie.  The first order of business was getting through orientation and registration.

Having gotten through those tasks, I met other incoming freshmen as I traversed my floor.  George lived a few doors down from my room, and through him I met a number of other friends, among them was Ted.

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