</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Originally posted by robby13:
<strong> Artist: Hoobastank
Song: The Reason

Lyrics:

I'm not a perfect person
As many things I wish I didn't do
But I continue learning
I never meant to do those things to you
And so I have to say before I go
That I just want you to know

I've found a reason for me
To change who I used to be
A reason to start over new
and the reason is you
</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">FWS loves music, but we never seemed to have *our* song. I knew I was dealing with an EA when I found the lyrics to "Loving You is Easy" on his desk. Even after NC, it hurt me that he could share his favorite songs with someone else and not me...until FWS gave me the lyrics of this song.

Song: Stupid
By: Sarah McLachlan

Night lift up the shades
let in the brilliant light of morning
but steady there now
for I am weak and starving for mercy
sleep has left me alone
to carry the weight of unravelling where we went wrong
it's all I can do to hang on
to keep me from falling
into old familiar shoes

Chorus:

how stupid could I be
a simpleton could see
that you're no good for me
but you're the only one I see

love has made me a fool
it set me on fire and watched as I floundered
unable to speak
except to cry out and wait for your answer
but you come around in your time
speaking of fabulous places
create an oasis
dries up as soon as you're gone
you leave me here burning
in this desert without you

Chorus

everything changes
everything falls apart
can't stop to feel myself losing control
but deep in my senses I know

Chorus

Oooooh I love the music threads--some of my faves are on this one!

This is one of the cryingest songs I ever heard--I listened to it all the time when things were bad:

At This Moment
Billy Vera and the Beaters

What did you think
I would at this moment?
When you're standing before me
With tears in your eyes?
Trying to tell me that you -
You found you another,
And you just don't love me no more.

What did you think
I would say at this moment?
When I'm faced with the knowledge
That you just don't love me?
Did you think I would curse you
Or say things to hurt you
'Cause you just don't love me no more?

Did you think I could hate you,
Or raise my hands to you?
Now, come on you know me too well.
How I could I hurt you,
When, darlin', I love you?
And you know, I could never hurt you, ooh, ohh, ooh.

What did you think
I would give at this moment?
If you'd stay I'd subtract
Twenty years from my life.
I'd fall down on my knees,
Kiss the ground that you walk on
If I could just hold you again.

I'd fall down on my knees
Kiss the ground that you walk on, baby
If I could just hold you -

If I could just hold you -
If I, if I could just hold you
Again.

</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">And you say you've been humbled in love.
Cut down in your love,
Forced to kneel in the mud next to me.
Ah but why so bitterly turn from the one
Who kneels there as deeply as thee?
</font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Wow.


This one I can't listen to anymore...


Storm warning, feels like a heavy rain
Winds on the coast tonight
We may get tossed tonight

Storm warning, he made it pretty plain
He's fallin' for another, found a new lover
(and he won't be back again)

Can't stop a river, when it's burst it's banks
I've seen the look in his eyes
He's in love and hypnotized

Time of mourning
There's already been a flood of my tears
Such a sense of loss tonight
Nought to do but ride it out

Can't stop a river when it's burst it's banks
I wonder how long it's gonna take
To get over this heartbreak

Storm warning, feels like a heavy rain
Winds on the coast tonight
We may get tossed tonight

</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">And you say you've been humbled in love.
Cut down in your love,
Forced to kneel in the mud next to me.
Ah but why so bitterly turn from the one
Who kneels there as deeply as thee?
</font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Wow.


This one I can't listen to anymore...


Storm warning, feels like a heavy rain
Winds on the coast tonight
We may get tossed tonight

Storm warning, he made it pretty plain
He's fallin' for another, found a new lover
(and he won't be back again)

Can't stop a river, when it's burst it's banks
I've seen the look in his eyes
He's in love and hypnotized

Time of mourning
There's already been a flood of my tears
Such a sense of loss tonight
Nought to do but ride it out

Can't stop a river when it's burst it's banks
I wonder how long it's gonna take
To get over this heartbreak

Storm warning, feels like a heavy rain
Winds on the coast tonight
We may get tossed tonight



Bonnie Raitt

Here's some of mine lately


DEFAULT LYRICS

"Without You"

All these changes taking place
It was time I didn't waste
No regrets here to erase
Throw them all away

Without you
Would I feel
Without you
Would I find someone new
Without you
Now I see what I put you through

When most would fade away
It's my thoughts of you that stayed
There is no place to run to
If I lost this view

Without you
Would I feel
Without you
Would I find someone new
Without you
Now I see what I put you through

And now there's nothing left I can do


DEFAULT LYRICS

"All She Wrote"

Something's wrong with your mind
It won't think of me anymore
Was it all a waste of time
Tell me why was I such a chore
Broken bottles empty
Cut my mouth so I can't say

Today was that day
It was that time
And that was all that she wrote for me
You fell away
I don't know why
And that was all that she wrote for me

Lying here in your bed
The one that you liked to do it in
Pieces of long brown hair
Are all over it and still in my brain
i can't explain
What it's like not knowing if I'll ever cross your mind

Today was that day
It was that time
And that was all that she wrote for me
You fell away
I don't know why
And that was all that she wrote for me

Sleep through the day
Fight through the night
Seven a.m. and the tv is white
Covered in snow
I never knew that hell could get so cold

Today was that day
It was that time
And that was all that she wrote for me
You fell away
I don't know why
And that was all that she wrote for me

Today was that day
It was that time
And that was all that she wrote for me
You fell away
I don't know why
And that was all that she wrote for me

Something's wrong with your mind
It won't think of me anymore
Was it all a waste of time

My theme song:

At first I was afraid, I was petrified,
Kept thinkin’ I could never live without you by my side,
But then I spent so many nights thinkin’ how you did me wrong,
And I grew strong, and I learned how to get along,

And so you're back, from outer space,
I just walked in to find you here with that look upon your face,
I should’ve changed that stupid lock,
I should’ve made you leave your key,
If I had known for just one second you’d be back to bother me,

Oh now go, walk out the door,
Just turn around now, cause you’re not welcome anymore,
Weren’t you the one who tried to hurt me with goodbye,
Did you think I’d crumble, did you think I’d lay down and die

Oh no not I, I will survive,
Oh as long as I know how to love, I know I’ll stay alive,
I’ve got all my life to live; I’ve got all my love to give,
I’ll survive, I will survive,
Hey, Hey!

It took all the strength I had not to fall apart,
Just trying hard to mend the pieces of my broken heart,
And I spent oh so many nights just feeling sorry for myself,
I used to cry, but now I hold my head up high,
And you see me, somebody new,
I’m not that stupid little person who's still in love with you,
And so you felt like droppin’ in and just expect me to be free,
Now I’m savin’ all my lovin’ for someone who’s lovin’ me

Oh now go, walk out the door,
Just turn around now, cause you're not welcome anymore,
Weren’t you the one who tried to break me with goodbye,
Did ya think I’d crumble, did ya think I’d lay down and die,

Oh no not I, I will survive,
Oh as long as I know how to love I know I’ll stay alive,
I’ve got all my life to live, I’ve got all my love to give,
I’ll survive, I will survive.
Ooooh

Oh now go, walk out the door
Just turn around now, cause you're not welcome anymore
Weren't you the one who tried to hurt me with desire,
Did you think I'd crumble, did you think I'd lay down and die
Oh no not I, I will survive
Oh as long as I know how to love I know I'll stay alive
I've got all my life to live, I've got all my love to give
I'll survive, I will survive
I will survive

Love and light,

Jacky

I have two...one that I played after WH decided to come home (dday 1)

Kellie Coffey Song--When you lie next to me

Maybe tonight
We could close the door and lock ourselves inside
Take time to feel
I don't want to miss the chance to be so real
The days all fly away, and I forget the truth
Everything that matters is in this room
Chorus
When you lie next to me
Breathin' the air I breathe
We don't have to speak
And just be (whoa)
Our love's a precious thing
Don't wanna waste a day
Or one more minute
Without you in it
Life is so sweet
When you lie next to me
(When you lie next to me)


Now the song I live by:

There is No Arizona by Jamie O'Neil

He promised her a new and better life
Out in Arizona
underneath the blue neverending sky
Swore that he was gonna get things in order
he'd send for her
When he left her behind
it never crossed her mind

There is no Arizona
no painted desert, no Sedona
If there was a Grand Canyon
She could fill it up with the lies he told her
but they don't exist, those dreams he sold her
she'll wake up and find
There is no Arizona

She got a post card with no return address
postmarked Tombstone
It said I don't know where I'm going next
But when I do,I'll let you know
May,June,July
she wonders why
she's still waiting, she'll keep waiting

Cause there is no Arizona
no painted desert, no Sedona
If there was a Grand Canyon
She could fill it up with the lies he's told her
but they don't exist, those dreams he sold her
She'll wake up and find
There is no Arizona

Each day the sun sets in the west
her heart sinks lower in her chest
And friends keep asking when she's going
Finally she tells them
Don't you know...

There is no Arizona
No painted desert, no Sedona
If there was a Grand Canyon,
she could fill it up with the lies he's told her
But they don't exist, those dreams he sold her
She'll wake up and find
There is no Arizona

He promised her a new and better life.

Dixie Chicks
"You Were Mine"

I Can't Find A Reason To Let Go
Even Though You've Found A New Love
And She's What Your Dreams Are Made Of
I Can Find A Reason To Hang On
What Went Wrong Can Be Forgiven
Without You, It Ain't Worth Livin' Alone

[Chorus #1:]
Sometimes I Wake Up Crying At Night
And Sometimes I Scream Out Your Name
What Right Does She Have To Take You Away
When For So Long, You Were Mine

I Took Out All The Pictures Of Our Wedding Day
It Was A Time Of Love And Laughter
Happy Ever After
But Even Those Old Pictures Have Begun To Fade
Please Tell Me She's Not Real
And That You're Really Coming Home To Stay

[Chorus #2:]
Sometimes I Wake Up Crying At Night
And Sometimes I Scream Out Your Name
What Right Does She Have To Take Your Heart Away
When For So Long, You Were Mine

I Can Give You Two Good Reasons
To Show You Love's Not Blind
He's Two And She's Four, And You Know They Adore You
So How Can I Tell Them You've Changed Your Mind

[Chorus #2]

I Remember When You Were Mine

</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">... I used to cry, but now I hold my head up high,
And you see me, somebody new,
I’m not that stupid little person who's still in love with you,
And so you felt like droppin’ in and just expect me to be free...
</font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Nina, I like it.

Yeah, Gloria Gaynor wrote it, and I like the power in the words. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="images/icons/smile.gif" />

It says to me "Look, you treated me really poorly and it hurt, but I am not gonna let it rule my life."

I used to drive around in the car singing this song at the top of my voice with tears running down my face...but that was because I wanted to be where the singer was at. Now it is my victory song, because I made it.

Love and light,

Jacky

<small>[ July 09, 2004, 10:07 PM: Message edited by: Nina too ]</small>

Kim by Eminem has soothed my soul on particularly bad days. The lyrics might be too much for here but it speaks to the rage of betrayal.

All the songs he writes about his wife, exwife, I guess are so moving and so on point.

I like The Reason but as my husband tells me, I have become so cynical-love songs basically sicken me. Sad I know but true for me.


Any thoughts on the cathartic effects of Eminem?


ayslyne

OK, I was waiting for someone to post this. It has been one of my anthems from way back.


Love Hurts (Nazareth)

Love hurts
love scares
love wounds
and mares
any heart, not tough
or strong enough
to take a lot of pain
Take a lot of pain
love is like a cloud
holds a lot of rain.
Love hurts
ohh ohh love hurts

I'm young
I know
but even so
I know a thing or two
I've learned from you
I've really learned a lot
really learned a lot.
Love is like a stove
burns you when it's hot.
Love hurts
oooh oooh love hurts

Some fools rave of happiness
Blissfulness, togetherness
some fools fool themselves I guess
But they're not fooling me

I know it isn't true
I know it isn't true.
Love is just a lie made to make you blue.
Love hurts
ohh ohhh love hurts.

Love hurts
love scares
love wounds
and mares any heart
. . .

<small>[ July 10, 2004, 07:50 AM: Message edited by: 1Fla Man ]</small>

<small>[ July 10, 2004, 08:02 AM: Message edited by: SerendipiT ]</small>

When the road gets dark
And you can no longer see
Just let my love throw a spark
And have a little faith in me
And when the tears you cry
Are all you can believe
Just give these loving arms a try
And have a little faith in me

Have a little faith in me
Have a little faith in me

And when your secret heart
Cannot speak so easily
Come here darling, from a whisper start
And have a little faith in me
And when your back’s against the wall
Just turn around and you, you will see
I will catch you, I will catch your fall
Just have a little faith in me


John Hiatt

Eric Andersen, "Is It Really Love At All?"

"Sitting here forgotten
Like a book upon a shelf.
No one there to turn the page
You're left to read yourself.
Alone to sit and wonder just how the story ends.
Cause no-one ever told you child
You gotta be your own best friend.

Sunny days, cloudy days
Always seem the same.
If love were made of clouds
I almost wish that it would rain.
Even when the skies are clear
The weather's always blue
Every day would be nice If I
Had someone I could come home to.

Love. Is it really love at all?
Or something that I heard love called?
Something that I heard love called?

Now life can sometimes slip away,
Love can pass you by.
If only it had been another place, another time.
Maybe there'll be someone who likes to see you smile,
Who will want to stay with you and
Be your friend for a little while.

Then wake up in the morning
Feeling so alive.
Something you can hold on to
Not a shadow by your side.
I guess that there'll be time to talk of
Things that we've been through.
That special time when all is real
To feel reborn when love is new.

Love. Is it really love at all?
Or something that I heard love called?
Something that I heard love called?

Then sundown comes around again
You find yourself alone.
Wander through a sea of eyes but always on your own.
Was it really all you thought that it was suppose to be?
Or are you just another face
In someone's fading memory?

Love. Is it really love at all?
Or something that I heard love called?
Something that I heard love called?"


-ol' 2long

Somedays I really wish I felt this way, it would be so much easier. This is a pretty new song, sung by a 13 year old!

"Leave (Get Out)" by JoJo.

I've been waiting all day for ya babe
So won't cha come and sit and talk to me
And tell me how we're gonna be together always
Hope you know that when it's late at night
I Hold on to my pillow tight
And think of how you promised me forever
(I never thought that anyone)
Could make me feel this way
(Now that you're here boy all I want)
Is just a chance to say

[Chorus]
Get Out, (leave) right now,
It's the end of you and me
It's too late (now) and I can't wait for you to be gone
'Cause I know about her (who) and I wonder (why) how I bought all the lies
You said that you would treat me right but you was just a waste of time (waste of time)

Tell me why you're looking so confused
When I'm the one who didn't know the truth
How could you ever be so cold
To go behind my back and call my friend
Boy you must have gone and bumped your head
Because you left her number on your phone
(So now after all is said and done)
Maybe I'm the one to blame but
(To think that you could be the one)
Well it didn't work out that way

[Chorus]

I wanted you right here with me but I have no choice you've gotta leave
Because my heart is breakin'
With every word I'm sayin'
I gave up everything I had
On something that just wouldn't last
But I refuse to cry
No tears will fall from these
Eyeee-eeee-eeees
Ooooh, ooooh
Get out

[Chorus X3]

Now this is a song that I can relate to.

"Every Breath You Take" by the Police

Every breath you take
Every move you make
Every bond you break
Every step you take
I'll be watching you

Every single day
Every word you say
Every game you play
Every night you stay
I'll be watching you

O can't you see
You belong to me
How my poor heart aches with every step you take

Every move you make
Every vow you break
Every smile you fake
Every claim you stake
I'll be watching you

Since you've gone I been lost without a trace
I dream at night I can only see your face
I look around but it's you I can't replace
I feel so cold and I long for your embrace
I keep crying baby please

Every move you make
Every vow you break
Every smile you fake
Every claim you stake
I'll be watching you

"My Happy Ending" - Avril Lavigne

Let's talk this over
It's not like we're dead
Was it something I did?
Was it something You said?
Don't leave me hanging
In a city so dead
Held up up so high
On such a breakable thread

You were all the things I thought I knew
And I thought we could be

You were everything, everything that I wanted
We were meant to be, supposed to be, but we lost it
And all the memories, so close to me, just fade away
All this time you were pretending
So much for my happy ending
Oh oh, oh oh, oh oh...

"My Immortal" - Evanescence

i'm so tired of being here
suppressed by all of my childish fears
and if you have to leave
i wish that you would just leave
because your presence still lingers here
and it won't leave me alone

these wounds won't seem to heal
this pain is just too real
there's just too much that time cannot erase

when you cried i'd wipe away all of your tears
when you'd scream i'd fight away all of your fears
and i've held your hand through all of these years
but you still have all of me

you used to captivate me
by your resonating light
but now i'm bound by the life you left behind
your face it haunts my once pleasant dreams
your voice it chased away all the sanity in me

these wounds won't seem to heal
this pain is just too real
there's just too much that time cannot erase

when you cried i'd wipe away all of your tears
when you'd scream i'd fight away all of your fears
and i've held your hand through all of these years
but you still have all of me

i've tried so hard to tell myself that you're gone
and though you're still with me
i've been alone all along