LSS: Scarlet Thread by JJ Heller

I am a mess of stitch and string

There is a scarlet thread woven through me

When everything's unraveling

There is a scarlet thread woven through me.

- Scarlet Thread, JJ Heller

Lyrics: 

I am a tapestry

Life left a stain on me

Where would I be, if You're not with me?

You see the beauty in broken things. 

I am a mess of stitch and string

There is a scarlet thread woven through me

When everything's unraveling

There is a scarlet thread woven through me.

Beneath the flaws and worn-out heart

You're turning tangles into a work of art

Where would I be, if You're not with me?

Where would I go? I don't wanna know.

I am a mess of stitch and string

There is a scarlet thread woven through me

When everything's unraveling

There is a scarlet thread woven through me.

Bind the broken places

Fill the empty spaces

With Your peace

All I need is You

I am a mess of stitch and string

There is a scarlet thread woven through me

When everything's unraveling

There is a scarlet thread woven through me.

I am a mess of stitch and string

There is a scarlet thread woven through me

When everything's unraveling

There is a scarlet thread woven through me.

There is a scarlet thread woven through me

There is a scarlet thread woven through me

There is a scarlet thread woven through me.

LSS: I have a dream - Kalafina

The rains have abated somewhat, giving a much-needed respite from all the dank and wet atmosphere that pervaded the metro for two straight weeks. That did not stop me from socialising with friends, though. I guess it's to make up for lost time due to the happenings last summer. But upon coming home, I go plug my ears and play my current song by Kalafina on loop. Because I learned of Kalafina during the rainy days, well, the rainy days for me now aren't complete without bingeing on their music. (Still do on super sunshiny days, of course.)

Kalafina is a band from Japan formed in 2007 with Hikaru Masai, Keiko Kubota and Wakana Ootaki as its members from the time I learned of them in 2012. A fourth member, Maya Toyoshima, was only active with the band until 2009. Even so, they are such a joy to listen to and especially watch. I love watching their music videos as well as the live ones since they show several elements that are close to my heart: the classic, medieval, fantasy, and that gypsy-like atmosphere. I also find their costumes amazing as well.

More importantly, one can see that their passion for singing just emanates from them, pure and sweet. Each member has a distinctive voice that blends oh, so beautifully when all of them sing together. It is with this last thought of mine that I think how would Kalafina sound now that Keiko and her wonderful contralto voice has left the band just this April. I get bummed just thinking of it which is why for now my playlist consists mostly of Kalafina's songs. Still I wish Keiko well in her future endeavours as well as the remaining members.

Their song that enjoys heavy rotation in my earwaves as of late is I have a dream. It is the theme song of the animated movie Eva no Jikan (Time of Eve), and it is included in Kalafina's 2010 album Red Moon. I found a website on Kalafina that supplies English translations of their songs. Click here.

Now hit play for a watch and listen! This video is actually a surprise for me since all the ruffles and asymmetric gowns I'm used to seeing on Hikaru, Keiko and Wakana are toned way, wayyyy down. And those shirts! The girls rock them! :)

Stay Awhile - She & Him

If there is such a thing as love at first sight, there's also such a thing as love at first hearing. Or listening. Sounds weird, but I am sure that anyone who loves music can attest to this. Listening to She & Him's cover of Stay Awhile evokes such warm and fuzzy feelings. The  rendition of the melody and vocals slams you oh, so tenderly with a blanket snugly covering you on a cold night, or arms enveloping you in a warm embrace.

The music video also gives out the same vibes, plus more. Instead of She & Him's previous videos which features a lot of dancers, the focus is only on M. Ward and Zooey Dechanel this time. There is that '50s feel to it in the house where M. Ward is playing an invisible guitar and Zooey in a pretty blue balloon dress dancing around with somebody... or nobody. That second element gives the video an emotional quality to it. There is the feeling of longing for someone who is supposed to be around but is not entirely there at all. Zooey's expression on those embraces, that just did it. sigh.

Stay Awhile is one of the thirteen tracks of She & Him's Classics, an album of cover songs released back in December 2014. This song is originally sung by Dusty Springfield in 1964. I am so glad to have discovered a gem of a song.

And as always and forever, just hit play on these videos!

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Lyrics:

Stay awhile, let me hold you
Stay awhile til I've told you, oh
Of the love that I feel tonight, oh yeah!

Stay awhile, whats your hurry?
Stay awhile cause I worry, oh
Any time that you're out of sight

I hate to see you go
I tell you what I'll do, I'll be good to you
I'll make you glad that you are mine
So come on baby

Treat me right, must you run now?
For the nights just begun now, oh
Honey please, wont you stay awhile with me?

I hate to see you go
I tell you what I'll do, I'll be good to you
I'll make you glad that you are mine
So come on baby

Treat me right, must you run now?
For the nights just begun now, oh
Honey please, wont you stay awhile with me?
So, Honey please, wont you stay awhile with me?
Oh yeah, Honey please, won't you stay awhile with me?
Oh yeah! 

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In case you are wondering how She & Him's video was made, just hit up this link!

Betty Grable - Neil Sedaka

a wonderful song by the brilliant neil sedaka. i think it's an injustice that i just heard this song today. no matter. this simple tune with simple, earnest lyrics dedicated to a famous actress of old hollywood, well, i'm hooked.



lyrics:

When I used to be a little kid
I used to go
Every Saturday afternoon
To the picture show

Close up to the screen
My life wasso serene
I lived through every scene
With my movie queen

Betty Grable

Three hundred howlin' kids were always pack the house
But they just came for Donald Duck
And Mickey Mouse
But there would be a world of fantasy
Wrapped in the melody
She sang and danced for me

Betty Grable

Lots and lots of pin up shots
I had them all
And there they were pasted up
Upon the wall

When mama said
That it was time for bed
I'd eat some jam and bread
And watched your overhead

Betty Grable

Just the other night I saw her on
Some late, late show
And it occurred to me I'm someone that
She'll never know

So I wrote this little song
For the lady that I've loved so long
Betty Grable

let it go - frozen (idina menzel)

watched frozen last night. loved the movie!


lyrics:
The snow glows white on the mountain tonight
Not a footprint to be seen
A kingdom of isolation
And it looks like I'm the queen

The wind is howling like this swirling storm inside
Couldn't keep it in, heaven knows I've tried

Don't let them in, don't let them see
Be the good girl you always have to be
Conceal, don't feel, don't let them know
Well, now they know

Let it go, let it go
Can't hold it back anymore
Let it go, let it go
Turn away and slam the door
I don't care what they're going to say
Let the storm rage on
The cold never bothered me anyway

It's funny how some distance makes everything seem small
And the fears that once controlled me can't get to me at all
It's time to see what I can do
To test the limits and break through
No right, no wrong, no rules for me
I'm free

Let it go, let it go
I am one with the wind and sky
Let it go, let it go
You'll never see me cry
Here I stand and here I'll stay
Let the storm rage on

My power flurries through the air into the ground
My soul is spiraling in frozen fractals all around
And one thought crystallizes like an icy blast
I'm never going back, the past is in the past

Let it go, let it go
And I'll rise like the break of dawn
Let it go, let it go
That perfect girl is gone
Here I stand in the light of day
Let the storm rage on
The cold never bothered me anyway

恋音と雨空 - AAA

came across this incredible band while channel surfing. so love the melody of this particular song of theirs even if i don't understand much of the lyrics. one reason why i love Japan so much is because of its music. it's very distinctive.

everything to me - shane filan

LSS (last song syndrome). ear worm. whatever the term, this is my song of the week. :)

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and in other news....

wish i hadn't logged on tumblr today. so many olicity gifs from the latest ep. eep!!! never felt this giddy after manilyn and janno, jestoni and rita, and sheryl and romnick. ohohohohohohohohohoho

i am now impatiently waiting for sunday to come. alsjfhnldkafnlawehfa;swfnadflckdjpf (parang high school lang ang peg. ohohohohohohohoho)

no good deed

lyrics:

ELPHABA
(spoken) Fiyero!
(sung) Eleka nahmen nahmen
Ah tum ah tum eleka nahmen
Eleka nahmen nahmen
Ah tum ah tum eleka nahmen

Let his flesh not be torn
Let his blood leave no stain
When they beat him
Let him feel no pain
Let his bones never break
And however they try
To destroy him
Let him never die:
Let him never die:

Eleka nahmen nahmen
Ah tum ah tum eleka nahmen
Eleka nahmen nahmen
Ah tum ah tum eleka: eleka:

What good is this chanting?
I don't even know what I'm reading!
I don't even know what trick I ought to try
Fiyero, where are you?
Already dead of bleeding.
One more disaster I can add to my
Generous supply?
No good deed goes unpunished
No act of charity goes unresented
No good deed goes unpunished
That's my new creed
My road of good intentions
Led where such roads always lead
No good deed
Goes unpunished!

Nessa:
Doctor Dillamond:
Fiyero:
Fiyero!!

One question haunts and hurts
Too much, too much to mention:
Was I really seeking good
Or just seeking attention?
Is that all good deeds are
When looked at with an ice-cold eye?
If that's all good deeds are
Maybe that's the reason why

No good deed goes unpunished
All helpful urges should be circumvented
No good deed goes unpunished
Sure, I meant well -
Well, look at what well-meant did:
All right, enough - so be it
So be it, then:
Let all Oz be agreed
I'm wicked through and through
Since I can not succeed
Fiyero, saving you
I promise no good deed
Will I attempt to do again
Ever again
No good deed
Will I do again!

un giorno cosi - 883

the song that caught my attention when i watched letters to juliet. 

  

would you be happier by the corrs

you're gonna be just fine (gonna be just fine)
i think you're gonna be just fine
don't worry baby
you're gonna be just fine
don't worry honey
you're gonna be just fine
don't worry baby
i think you're gonna be just fine

alice by avril lavigne

lyrics:

Trippin out
Spinning around
I'm underground
I fell down
Yeah I fell down

I'm freaking out, where am I now?
Upside down and I can't stop it now
Can't stop me now, oh oh

I,I, I'll get by
I,I, I'll survive
When the world's crashing down
When I fall and hit the ground
I will turn myself around
Don't you try to stop me
I,I, I won't cry

I found myself in Wonderland
Got back on my feet, again
Is this real?
Is this pretend?
I'll take a stand until the end

I,I, I'll get by
I,I, I'll survive
When the world's crashing down
When I fall and hit the ground
I will turn myself around
Don't you try to stop me
I,I, I won't cry

I,I, I'll get by
I,I, I'll survive
When the world's crashing down
When I fall and hit the ground
I will turn myself around
Don't you try to stop me
I,I, and I won't cry 






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