Sunday, June 30, 2013

Vacation, All I Ever Wanted

I can't believe the time is finally here. I purchased my ticket to Puerto Rico in February and it's already June. In a couple hours I'll be set to embark on yet another trip to my homeland―that hot and sunny island that gets me emotional and makes me feel super peaceful inside because it's the only place where I'm ever really free on the inside and out.

Below is a piece I (sort of) wrote (with the help of a very well known lyricist, of course) a couple years ago and I think it's not a bad idea to re-post it.  Enjoy.

"Puerto Rico. My heart's devotion. [Don't] let it sink back in the ocean. [So what if] the hurricanes [are sometimes] blowing, [and] the population [is] growing, and the money owing, and the sunlight streaming, and the natives steaming. I [don't] like the island Manhattan! Smoke on your pipe and put that in!" 
My version of the classic song "America" from the musical West Side Story.

Thursday, June 13, 2013

I Found You


It is a great pity I do not have a singing voice.  Although, it is probably for the best since I would most likely spend half of my day belting almost every line that came out of my mouth.  I would be annoying. God knows what He is doing.  He chooses His singers wisely, I suppose.

Some songs are strong enough to make you wish you were the one singing it.  Some songs tackle the heart and head and if you close your eyes while listening, you imagine yourself on stage showing the world this is how you feel. The songs that do that never get old and tired. 

I have spent a lot of time listening to this track here. I love it so much I wish I could sing it to you all. It is not new but I feel something brand new inside me every time I play it.  The song shakes me, which is a fitting feeling considering the name of the band is Alabama Shakes.  

If you happen to be reading this, and you have never heard this brilliant song, you are a lucky human today.  I would like you to take the time now to relax, sit for a bit, raise your computer volume up a tad, and take this song in.  It will make you want love if you do not have it and it will make you feel grateful for it if you already do. You will see. 


Wednesday, June 5, 2013

Bright Light








"If I cry one tear...I stole it off a crocodile."

Today,
I'm going to be all kinds of optimistic
and giddy,
even if i have to lie about it...
see if things turn out differently.