Sunday, April 17, 2011

"Gonna Get Over You"

"Gonna Get Over You" by Sara Bareilles

Goodbye 
Should be sayin' that to you by now, shouldn't I? 
Layin' down a law that I live by
Though maybe next time 

I've got a thick tongue, 
Brimming with the words that go unsung 
I simmer then I burn for a someone
The wrong one

And I tell myself to let the story end, 
That my heart will rest in someone else's hand 
But my 'why not me?' philosophy began
And I say...

CHORUS:
Ooh, how am I gonna get over you?
I'll be all right, just not tonight
But someday, hey, oh I wish you'd want me to stay
I'll be all right, just not tonight
But someday

Maybe, it's a vicious little word that can slay me
Keep me where I'm hurting you
Make me hang from your hands
Well, no more
I won't beg to buy a shot at your back door
If I'm aching at the thought of you, what for?
It's not me anymore

And I'm not the girl that I intend to be
I dare you darling, just you wait and see
But this time not for you, but just for me
And I say...

CHORUS

(Say) Say, it's coming soon
(Someday) Someday without you
All I can do is get me past the ghost of you
Wave goodbye to me
I won't say I'm sorry
I'll be all right once I find the other side of someday

CHORUS
 
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One of my absolute favorite ways to express myself is through music. I
love it. I will always be the girl that sings at the 
top of my lungs (it doesn't sound good-- but I don't care). 
There has been so many times that I have been sad, mad, scared, 
happy, unsure, confused, and heartbroken,
and the best way to express myself, 
is through song. When I write for myself,
which is usually the only type of writing I do, 
I will either stop in mid-write or 
at the beginning or end of my writing
just to listen to the music that is associated with my mood.
It's incredibly cathartic for me. 
I am the type of person who talks
and talks
and talks
about my problems with my friends.
They understand that is just how I am. 
We all have different ways that make us who we are. 
I am the girl who has to talk about her problems.
Sometimes, to the point where I even annoy myself
with how much I am talking. 
lol.
However, it cleanses me. It helps me deal with what is going on.
It heals me. 
That's the only way to explain it.
Music most definitely has a lot of control of my mood.
Or does my mood have control of the music?
Either way, it does not matter. 
It soothes me and it helps me. 
Just like writing. 
I believe that a lot of other people are like this too. 
At least I hope so.
I posted the song above, 
one of my roommate's introduced this song to me 
and I love it.
I think I partially love it because it expresses
so well
how so many of us have felt at one time or another. 
Plus, I just like to share songs that I think are amazing. 
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Also, here is a link to a website, called PostSecret.
It is awesome. Look at it.
It is updated every Sunday. People from all around the world
send in postcards and write one of their
deepest secrets on them.
Some are a bit risk-ay, some are sad and 
some are just happy! :) take a look!
http://www.postsecret.com/

1 comment:

  1. I love the lyrics to this song! I am, in many ways, not the girl I intend to be, but I am who I am. :)

    I am a great lover of music as well. I ride around with my sunroof open and sing as loud as I can - and I totally make "the ugly face" when i sing and I don't care what anyone thinks! Music is so amazing and is such an outlet for me, too.

    I am a huge fan of postsecret for many ways. It makes me blush, but it reminds me just how much some people are carrying around that we don't see. It may seem silly, since some of the secrets are risky...but it helps to remind me to be more compassionate and careful with people. (Also, some of them just make me laugh.)

    You have done so much in this class. It has been such a pleasure to learn from you and get to know you. I know your students will enjoy this, too. You are headed for amazing things.

    Beth

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