Countdown to U2: Love Rescue Me
By marissa | September 9, 2009
This one I had to include. It is one of my favorite songs about life. In the end, all we need is love. It’s kind of old school, Bob Dylan-esque if you will.
Love rescue me
Come forth and speak to me
Raise me up and don’t let me fall
No man is my enemy
My own hands imprison meLove rescue me
Many strangers have I met
On the road to my regret
Many lost who seek to find themselves in me
They ask me to reveal
The very thoughts they would conceal
Love rescue meAnd the sun in the sky
Makes a shadow of you and I
Stretching out as the sun sinks in the sea
I’m here without a name
In the palace of my shame
Said, love rescue meIn the cold mirror of a glass
I see my reflection pass
See the dark shades of what I used to be
See the purple of her eyes
The scarlet of my lies
Love rescue meYeah, though I walk
In the valley of shadow
Yeah, I will fear no evil
I have cursed thy rod and staff
They no longer comfort me
Love rescue meSha la la…sha la la la
Sha la la la…sha la la…
Sha la la la…sha la la la
Sha la la la…sha la la
Sha la la la…sha la la la
Sha la la…I said love, love rescue me
I said love
Climb up the mountains, said love
I said love, oh my love
On the hill of the son
I’m on the eve of a storm
And my word you must believe in
Oh, I said love, rescue me
Oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah…Yeah I’m here without a name
In the palace of my shame
I said love rescue meI’ve conquered my past
The future is here at last
I stand at the entrance
To a new world I can see
The ruins to the right of me
Will soon have lost sight of me
Love rescue me
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Countdown to U2: Sometimes You Can’t Make it on Your Own
By marissa | September 8, 2009
Today’s selection is, “Sometimes You Can’t Make it on Your Own” from How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb. This was a very hard lesson for me to learn. When I first heard this song, I admit I cried a bit. It was the right song at the right time. If you haven’t seen the music video you can check it out here:
Sometimes You Can’t Make it on Your Own
Tough, you think you’ve got the stuff
You’re telling me and anyone
You’re hard enough
You don’t have to put up a fight
You don’t have to always be right
Let me take some of the punches
For you tonight
Listen to me now
I need to let you know
You don’t have to go in alone
And it’s you when I look in the mirror
And it’s you when I don’t pick up the phone
Sometimes you can’t make it on your own
We fight all the time
You and I… that’s alright
We’re the same soul
I don’t need… I don’t need to hear you say
That if we weren’t so alike
You’d like me a whole lot more
Listen to me now
I need to let you know
You don’t have to go it alone
And it’s you when I look in the mirror
And it’s you when I don’t pick up the phone
Sometimes you can’t make it on your own
(This is it)
I know that we don’t talk
I’m sick of it all
Can, you, hear, me, when, I, sing
You’re the reason I sing
You’re the reason why the opera is in me
Well hey now, still gotta let ya know
A house doesn’t make a home
Don’t leave me here alone
And it’s you when I look in the mirror
And it’s you that makes it hard to let go
Sometimes you can’t make it on your own
Sometimes you can’t make it
Best you can do is to fake it
Sometimes you can’t make it on your own
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Countdown to U2: Grace
By marissa | September 7, 2009
I’m going to see U2 for the first time next Sunday, September 13th at Soldier Field here in Chicago. I thought I would highlight some of my favorite U2 songs. This one is Grace off of All That You Can’t Leave Behind. It’s just a sweet little song that I’ve always liked.
Grace
She takes the blame
She covers the shame
Removes the stain
It could be her name
Grace
It’s a name for a girl
It’s also a thought that
Changed the world
And when she walks on the street
You can hear the strings
Grace finds goodness
In everything
Grace
She’s got the walk
Not on a ramp or on chalk
She’s got the time to talk
She travels outside
Of karma, karma
She travels outside
Of karma
When she goes to work
You can hear the strings
Grace finds beauty
In everything
Grace
She carries a world on her hips
No champagne flute for her lips
No twirls or skips
Between her fingertips
She carries a pearl
In perfect condition
What once was hurt
What once was friction
What left a mark
No longer stings
Because grace makes beauty
Out of ugly things
Grace finds beauty
In everything
Grace finds goodness
In everything
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long time gone
By marissa | August 5, 2009
(photo I took of a lily at the Lincoln Park Zoo)
Yes, it has been quite a while since I posted on here. Life has, for the most part been great. I’ve been having a blast – outside of work. And currently, I am on vacation so I really can’t complain. The weeks coming up to vacation were a tad bit stressful, so I’m glad I had a chance to just chill out and reflect.
I have a feeling my life is about to change. Well, I guess that’s a crap statement. When it comes down to it, my life is going to change because I say it is. I need to.
Have you ever had this feeling? I’m sure some of you have on some level.
I want stress to be good stress. Stress where I am achieving goals, not just merely unrealistic deadlines.
This restlessness is true for both my professional as well as my personal life. There are a lot of things I want to accomplish in both realms and I don’t see any good reason not to be happy, not to be fulfilled. So I guess as long as I finally have the courage, the time has come, time to figure it out and go get it. I’ll keep you posted.
PS – this was posted, so I don’t forget.
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random update
By marissa | June 6, 2009
Here’s a random post for you, because I feel like posting.
I am waking up at 4:30 tomorrow morning to go cheer one of my best friends on while she runs her first 5K. I will be documenting of course. Maybe I’ll make another video. Who knows?
I really wanted to do this too. Maybe I’ll get around to it.
Had a nice lunch with some friends today. it was nice.
Ok, sleep I must.
zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
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