Articulate Me

Tuesday, July 12, 2005

kelly

So if my last post wasn't enough for you, here's another few songs that have made it to my guilty pleasures music list...sad, I know. I guess the real reason I like this album is because of the lyrics...I could have posted the lyrics for every single song I relate to them so much; but I'll be nice and won't torture you that bad...I'll just post bits from some of my top favorites.

Grew up in a small town
And when the rain would fall down
I'd just stare out my window
Dreaming of what could be
And if I'd end up happy
I would pray

Trying hard to reach out
But when I'd try to speak out
Felt like no one could hear me
Wanted to belong here
But something felt so wrong here
So I prayed
I could breakaway

I'll spread my wings and I'll learn how to fly
I'll do what it takes til' I touch the sky
I'll make a wish
Take a chance
Make a change
And breakaway
Out of the darkness and into the sun
But I won't forget all the ones that I loved
I'll take a risk
Take a chance
Make a change
And breakaway[...]
~Kelly Clarkson - Breakaway
Click here to listen to a clip of this song from itunes.

You gotta be out there
You gotta be somewhere
Wherever you are
I'm waiting
'Cause there are these nights when
I sing myself to sleep
And I'm hopin' my dreams
Bring you close to me
Are you listening?

Hear me
I'm cryin' out
I'm ready now
Turn my world upside down
Find me
I'm lost inside the crowd
It's getting loud
I need you to see
I'm screaming for you to please
Hear me
~Kelly Clarkson - Hear Me
Click here to listen to a clip of this song from itunes.

I will not make the same mistakes that you did
I will not let myself
Cause my heart so much misery
I will not break the way you did,
You fell so hard
I've learned the hard way
To never let it get that far

Because of you
I never stray too far from the sidewalk
Because of you
I learned to play on the safe side so I don't get hurt
Because of you
I find it hard to trust not only me, but everyone around me
Because of you
I am afraid [...]

I cannot cry
Because you know that's weakness in your eyes
I'm forced to fake
A smile, a laugh everyday of my life
My heart can't possibly break
When it wasn't even whole to start with

I watched you die
I heard you cry every night in your sleep
I was so young
You should have known better than to lean on me
You never thought of anyone else
You just saw your pain
And now I cry in the middle of the night
For the same damn thing
~Kelly Clarkson - Because of You
Click here to listen to a clip of this song from itunes.

It's like you're a drug
It's like you're a demon I can't face down
It's like I'm stuck
It's like I'm running from you all the time
And I know I let you have all the power
It's like the only company I seek is misery all around
It's like you're a leech
Sucking the life from me
It's like I can't breathe
Without you inside of me
And I know I let you have all the power
And I realize I'm never gonna quit you over time

It's like I can't breathe
It's like I can't see anything
Nothing but you
I'm addicted to you
It's like I can't think
Without you interrupting me
In my thoughts
In my dreams
You've taken over me
It's like I'm not me
It's like I'm not me

It's like I'm lost
It's like I'm giving up slowly
It's like you're a ghost that's haunting me
Leave me alone
And I know these voices in my head
Are mine alone
And I know I'll never change my ways
If I don't give you up now
~Kelly Clarkson - Addicted
Click here to listen to a clip of this song from itunes.

Sunday, July 10, 2005

playlist

there's nothing quite like a great playlist for running....I find that unless I have a playlist of great songs to motivate me while I'm running I really can't make it...I know, I know, I could "push through it" and "it's all about motivation" the nike ad, "just do it" comes to mind........blah, blah, blah........whatever, with a capitol W. a part of my brain knows all that but nevertheless, it really does help to have great music with great beats to help me keep a good pace. i love it when i get in "the groove" while running where everything else fades away and it's just me, the pavement and the pace of my feet, one foot in front of the other moving to the beat of the song......oh, I just love that feeling so much. it's when I'm in "the groove" that I feel rejuvenated; like I could come home afterwards from running and do just about anything I want.....i don't really know how else to describe it but i feel the best about myself when I'm in "the groove." there aren't many moments of high self-esteem in my life that I experience on a regular basis but when I'm in "the groove" I feel it, and it makes the aches in my legs and my lack of breath all worth it in the end.

So, with that said, here is one of my newest playlists. I tested it out tonight as a matter of fact. I've arranged all the songs so that I have a 50 minute workout: one 5 minute song for warm up, then a full 30 minutes of faster paced songs that gradually increase in beats per minute, then about 15 minutes of slow songs that gradually decrease in beats per minute for cool down. I used to teach water aerobics at the community pool when I was in high school. none of the aerobic tapes were mixed with very good songs so I made up my own......i've been doing it ever since.

DISCLAIMER: Almost ALL of these songs are among my "guilty pleasures" music list. I promised I'd share more with you, so here you go! :) be nice to me.....