FRENCH NAVY

Camera Obscura

Spent a week in a dusty library

Waiting for some words to jump at me

We met by a trick of fate

French navy my sailor mate

We met by the moon on a silvery lake

You came my way

Said, I want you to stay

You with your dietary restrictions

Said you loved me with a lot of conviction

I was waiting to be struck by lightning

Waiting for somebody exciting

Like you

Oh, the thing that you do

You make me go ooh

With the things that you do (you do, you do)

I wanted to control it

But love, I couldn’t hold it

I wanted to control it

But love, I couldn’t hold it

I’ll be criticized for lending out my eye

I was criticized for letting you break my heart

Why would I stand the disappointed looks

Fooling all(?) but wanted looks

Ooh with the looks

Oh tender heart,

Ooh, with the looks, the looks, the looks

I wanted to control it

But love, I couldn’t hold it

I wanted to control it

But love, I couldn’t hold it

Relationships were something I used to do

Convince me they are better for me and you

We met by a trick of fate

French navy, my sailor

I wanted to control it

But love, I couldn’t hold it

I wanted to control it

But love, I couldn’t hold it

(Source: goldensoundz)

(via schmidtmcmuffins)

JUNGLE
Emma Louise 

In a dark room we fight, make up for our love. 
I’ve been thinking, thinking about you, about us. 
And we’re moving slow, our hearts beat so fast. 
I’ve been dreaming, dreaming about you, about us. 

Hey, hey, hey, hey. 
My head is a jungle, jungle, 
My head is a jungle, jungle, 
My head is a jungle, jungle, 
My head, oh. 

I was speaking soft, see the pain in your eyes, 
I’ve been feeling, feeling for you, my love. 
And our bodies are tired, our shadows will dance, 
I’ve been aching, aching for you, my love. 

My head is a jungle, jungle, 
My head is a jungle, jungle, 
My head is a jungle, jungle, 
My head, oh. 

My love is wasted, sorry for this I never meant to be, hurting ourselves, hurting ourselves 
And I’m complicated, you won’t get me out of trouble, understanding myself, understanding myself 
And my love is wasted, sorry for this I never meant to be, hurting ourselves, hurting ourselves 
And I’m complicated, you won’t get me out of trouble, understanding myself, understanding myself 

My head is a jungle, jungle, 
My head is a jungle, jungle, 
My head is a jungle, jungle, 
My head, oh, oh, oh, oh oh…

(Source: greysanatomymusic)

FLASKABOOZENDANCINGSHOES

The Limousines

anything can happen
as we make our way
home from the club

we could both be flattened
by a double decker city bus
otherwise a perfect night
if we’re not dead before it ends

we could live forever
but we’ll never
be this young again…

don’t you worry,
don’t think about
tomorrow morning,
what’s your hurry?
just focus on tonight.

we could fall in love
and trade this city
for a change of pace,
find our slice of paradise
and give our babies hippie names

maybe we’ll both hate each other
shitty sex ‘n seperate beds
we could get restraining orders
vow to never speak again…
on second thought let’s not say names,
I’ll just be me and you be you,
two perfect strangers being sneaky
with a flask of booze,
no need to think of any clever
pick up lines to use

i’ve got a stack of records
you just bring your dancing shoes

tonight i’ll drop the needle,
pop a bottle, sit back and just watch you

THE SADDEST SONG

Ataris

Only two more days, until your birthday
Yesterday was mine
You’ll be turning five
I know what it’s like, growing up without your father in your life
So I pretend, I’m doing all I can
And I hope someday you’ll find it in your heart

To understand
Why I’m not around
And forgive me for not being in your life

I remember waiting
For you to come
Remember waiting
For you to call
Remember waiting there to find nothing at all
I remember waiting
For you to come
Remember waiting
For you to call
Waiting there to find nothing at all

Maybe someday
you’ll really get to know me
not just FROM letters read to you
I pray I get the chance
To make it up to you
We got a lot of catching up to do

So I pretend, I’m doing all I can
And hope someday you’ll find it in your heart

To understand
Why I’m not around
And forgive me for not being in your life

I remember waiting
For you to come
Remember waiting
For you to call
Remember waiting there to find nothing at all
I remember waiting
For you to come
Remember waiting
For you to call
Waiting there to find nothing at all

Forgive me!
I’m so sorry!
I will make it up to you….

(Source: 8-bitsongs)

BEEN IT

The Cardigans

Baby boy
Your face is pretty and your life’s a toy
Master man
I’m never better than your latest plan
Poor donee
what are you gonna try to be
where are you gonna go without me now

I’ve been you mother, I’ve been your father
who can ask me for more
I’ve been your sister, I’ve been your mistress
maybe I was your whore
who can ask me for more

Superstar
I’ve tried to educate your childish heart
I made your bed
and I was in it when your faith was dead
poor donee
what are you gonna try to be
where are you gonna go without me now

Sweetiepie
I’m you personal pro, you know
you know what number to try when to cry 

thehamper:

(Source: llifeisjusttodie)

 WISH YOU WERE HERE

Avril Lavigne

I can be tough,
I can be strong,
But with you, it’s not like that at all.
There’s a girl,
That gives a shit,
Behind this wall,
You just walk through it.

And I remember all those crazy things you said,
You left them running through my head.
You’re always there,
You’re everywhere,
But right now I wish you were here,
All those crazy things we did,
Didn’t think about it, just went with it.
You’re always there,
You’re everywhere,
But right now I wish you were here.

Damn,
Damn,
Damn,
What I’d do to have you here, here, here.
(I wish you were here)
Damn,
Damn,
Damn,
What I’d do to have you near, near, near
(I wish you were here)

I love the way you are
It’s who I am
Don’t have to try hard
We always say
Say it like it is
And the truth
Is that I really miss

All those crazy things ya said
You left them running through my head
You’re always there
You’re everywhere
But right now I wish you were here
All those crazy things we did
Didn’t think about it, just went with it
You’re always there
You’re everywhere
But right now I wish you were here

Damn
Damn
Damn
What I’d do to have you here, here, here.
(I wish you were here)
Damn
Damn
Damn
What I’d do to have you near, near, near
(I wish you were here)

No, I don’t want to let go
I just wanna let you know
That I never wanna let go
Let go (repeats)

Damn
Damn
Damn
What I’d do to have you here, here, here.
(I wish you were here)
Damn
Damn
Damn
What I’d do to have you near, near, near
(I wish you were here)

Damn
Damn
Damn
What I’d do to have you here, here, here.
(I wish you were here)
Damn
Damn
Damn
What I’d do to have you near, near, near
(I wish you were here)

poparazzi:

Song for the Day!

Avril Lavigne - Wish You Were here

SHUT UP AND LET ME GO

Ting Tings

Shut up and let me go
This hurts, I tell you so
For the last time you will kiss my lips
Now Shut up and let me go
Your jeans were once so clean
I bet you changed your wardrobe since we met

Now oh so easily your over me
Gone is love
It’s you that ought to be holding me
I’m not containable
This turns up
It’s not sustainable

I ain’t freakin’
I ain’t Fakin’ this
I ain’t freakin’
I ain’t Fakin’ this
I ain’t freakin’
I ain’t Fakin’ this
Shut up and let me go
Hey!

Shut up and let me go
This hurts, but I can’t show
For the last time you had me in bits
Now Shut up and let me go!
For fear of living in regret
I changed this one when we first met

Now oh so easily your over me
Gone is love
It’s me that ought to be moving on
You’re not adorable
I want something unignorable.

I ain’t freakin’
I ain’t Fakin’ this
I ain’t freakin’
I ain’t Fakin’ this
I ain’t freakin’
I ain’t Fakin’ this
Shut up and let me go
Hey!

Oh love, hold this.
Hey

Shut up and let me go
This hurts, I told you so
For the last time you will kiss my lips
Now Shut up and let me go
Hey!

wecanwaitforthesun:

The Ting Ting’s - Shut Up And Let Me Go

INEVITABLE

Anberlin

Do you remember when we were just kids
And cardboard boxes took us miles from what we would miss
Schoolyard conversations taken to heart
And laughter took the place of everything we knew we were not

I wanna break every clock
The hands of time could never move again
We could stay in this moment (stay in this moment)
For the rest of our lives
Is it over now hey, hey, is it over now

I wanna be your last, first kiss
That you’ll ever have
I wanna be your last, first kiss

Amazing how life turns out the way that it does
We end up hurting the worst, the only ones we really love

I wanna break every clock
The hands of time could never move again
We could stay in this moment (stay in this moment)
For the rest of our lives
Is it over now hey, hey, is it over now

I wanna be your last, first kiss
That you’ll ever have
I wanna be your last, first kiss

Is it over now hey, hey, is it over now
Is it over how hey, hey, it’s not over now

I wanna be your last, first kiss
That you’ll ever have (that you’ll ever have)
I wanna be your last, first love (that you’ll ever have)
Till you’re lying here beside me with arms and eyes open wide
I wanna be your last, first kiss for all time

outofthelabels:

Anberlin - Inevitable

I want to be your last, first kiss
That you’ll ever have

YOU ONLY LIVE ONCE

The Strokes

Ooooooooh Ooooh Ooooh
Some people think they’re always right
Others are quiet and uptight
Others they seem so very nice, nice, nice, nice, nice, nice…(oh-ho)
Inside they might feel sad and wrong (oh no)

Twenty-nine different attributes
Only seven that you like (uh oh)
Twenty ways to see the world (oh-ho)
Twenty ways to start a fight (oh-ho)

Oh don’t, don’t, don’t get out
Sh-sh-sh-sh-I can’t see the sunshine
I’ll be waiting for you, baby
Cause I’m through
Sit me down
Shut me up
I’ll calm down
And I’ll get along with you 
ooooooo-ooooooo-oooooh

Oh, men don’t notice what they got
Oh, women think of that a lot… 
A thousand ways to please your man (oh-ho)
Not even one requires a plan (I know)

And countless odd religions, too
It doesn’t matter which you choose (oh no)
One stubborn way to turn your back (oh-ho)
This I’ve tried and now refuse (oh-ho)

Oh don’t, don’t, don’t get out
Sh-sh-sh-sh-I can’t see the sunshine
Oh, I’ll be waiting for you, baby
Cause I’m through
Sit me down
Shut me up
I’ll calm down
And I’ll get along with you
Alright

Shut me up
Shut me up
And I’ll get along with you

victoriaann:

You Only Live Once - The Strokes

(via cherieboudoir)

BEFORE I LET YOU GO

Colbie Caillat

Boy I see you looking over
You keep on looking back n watching me
The way you come closer 
Closer to the one that’s good for you
Cause your still going back to that life
And I refuse to stand on the side.
By sparing her from heartache
Don’t you know you end up hurting me.

(Chorus)
I see it has been right around
She makes you fall hard, and hit the ground,
When you ever gonna let her go
See the way that she breaks you slow
All I’m asking is for you please
To take control and be set free
Make the space so can grow,
Save our love before I let you go.
Ooohh, Oohhh

So you say this will get better
Better for you, her, or me?
Well I don’t know what to tell you
It’s not my fault that I don’t believe
Cause your still so stuck in that life
And I refuse to stay on this ride
Cause we’re going round in circles
Aren’t you tired of never having peace?

(Chorus)
I see it has been right around
She makes you fall hard, and hit the ground,
When you ever gonna let her go
See the way that she breaks you slow

All I’m asking is for you please
To take control and be set free
Make the space so can grow,
Save our love before I let you go.
Ooohh, Oohhh

Well I have been waiting 
For you to change this
But it has taken too long
So I can’t keep waiting
I’ve got to change this
It’s hard for me have to
Be so strong.

(Chorus x2)
I see it has been right around
She makes you fall hard, and hit the ground,
When you ever gonna let her go
See the way that she breaks you slow
All I’m asking is for you please
To take control and be set free
Make the space so can grow,
Save our love before I let you go.
Ooohh, Oohhh

Baby I.. Baby I..
Baby I.. Baby I..
I don’t wanna let you go..(x2)
No I don’t wanna let you go…

tasty-tales:

Colbie Caillat-Before I Let You Go

OH DEAR

Brandi Carlile

Oh dear, out here
Everybody stumbles on fear
Who cares if we’re scared?
Everyone is on their own

It’s only you that my heart desires
Only you alone can know my pain
All alone you were sitting there
Folding pages for your paper chain
Now you can cut me free
Forever say goodbye
Or we’ll be holding hands and go on 
Together you and I forever

Heartbreaks, mistakes
Catching up to me in all the ways
I’ve known of hard days
And my share of lonely nights

It’s only you that my heart desires
Only you alone can break my fall
I pace the floor and I wish for more
While you were dreaming with your paper dolls
Now you can cut me free
To when it all unfolds
We’ll be holding hands and go on 
Together you and I forever

Poor dear out here
Everybody stumbles on fear
Who cares if you’re scared?
Everyone is on their own
Oh dear.

for-the-sparrows-to-talk:

And this song is a little window to so many insecurities.

Brandi Carlile is amazing.

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WISH YOU WELL

Katie Herzig

I, I want to wish you well
I didn’t watch you go
Cause I suppose I don’t know how
I, I will remember you
Not the way you left but how you lived
And what you knew

I, I want to feel your hands
I want to feel your fire burning
Right from where I stand

I’ll find my way
Cause you showed me how

I, I want to know it’s you
When I hear your voice inside my head
Inside my room
I, want to touch the sky
I want to see the stars twinkle
Like they were your eyes

I’ll find my way
You showed me
I’ll find my way
Cause you showed me how

I, I want to smell your scent
I want to breathe the air I did before
Before you left

I, I want to wish you well
The only reason my heart beats
Is cause you showed it how

I’ll find my way
You show me
I’ll find my way
You show me
I’ll find my way
Cause you showed me how
You show me how
You showed me how

myworrisomeheart:

I, I want to wish you well
The only reason my heart beats
Is cause you showed it how

CANT CRY THESE TEARS

Garbage

I just don’t care anymore.
I’ve reached the end of the road.
I just don’t care anymore.
Won’t cry these tears anymore.

Can’t find it in the bible.
Can’t find it on TV.
Can’t find it in diamonds.
There’s something inside me that just won’t allow me to
Find it in music.
Can’t find it in my soul.
Can’t find it in chocolate.
Oh babe I can’t hide it.
I can’t even find it in you.

There’s no way she can kiss you.
The way that I do.
I heard that you miss me.
Oh you should be careful of who you keep talking to.
Long nights without you have taught me to be strong.
I’ve cut all my losses.
Think no more about it cause I couldn’t find it in you.

There was a time I thought I’d die.
If you should ever leave me high and dry.
Now you don’t want me any more.
It’s time to settle the score.

I just don’t care anymore.
I’ve reached the end of my tether.
I’ve torn all your letters up.
I just don’t care anymore.
Won’t cry these tears anymore.
I just don’t care anymore.
I’ve reached the end of my rope.
And it’s time that I told you so.
I just don’t care anymore.
Won’t cry these tears anymore

sugarbabydolls:

Garbage - Can’t Cry These Tears

CHANGING

The Airborn Toxic Event

All these buckets of rain, I’ve heard enough about. You say that I lied.
I am a gentleman didn’t I ask for a place I could stay What were we both thinking
The next part just got in the way. You were just always talking about changing.
What if I was the same then, the same I always was

All these things that you say, like I’ll forget about the mind-numbing games that you play.
I am a gentleman, didn’t I pay for every laugh every dime, every bit every time and then you feed me some line.
I won’t hear one more word about changing.
Guess what I am the same man, same that I’ve always been.

Days pass and turn into weeks, when we don’t even speak. We just lay wide awake and pretend we’re asleep.
You go home alone and you’re checking your phone and you’re looking at me like I’m something you own.

All these buckets of rain, you can’t forget about it, you say I never tried.
I am a gentleman, didn’t I answer every time that you call, pick you up when you fall
But you never listen at all
You were just always talking about changing.
Guess what I am the same man.

jessummerlea:

So much badassness.