Song of the Day: Marina and the Diamonds - Forget

Great new song from one of my favorite singers.  This song makes me feel sad and thoughtful.


MARINA AND THE DIAMONDS | "FORGET"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pY29UTk59uw

MARINA AND THE DIAMONDS | "FORGET" OFFICIAL VIDEO
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17UL5ks9amY




Lyrics.
http://marinaandthediamonds.com/lyric/forget/

Forget

V1
Sometimes I think I’m not that strong
But there’s a force that carries me on
Sick of my small heart, made of steel
Sick of those wounds that never heal

PRE
Cause I have lived my life in debt
I’ve spent my days in deep regret
Yeah I been living in the red
Oh, cause I can’t forgive and I can’t forget
Forget…

CHORUS
Forget, forget, forget
Ain’t no time to regret
Yeah, it’s time to forget

V2
Ever since I can remember
Life was like a tipping scale
Like an abacus I played with
Counting every win and fail

PRE
Cause I have lived my life in debt
I’ve spent my days in deep regret
Yeah, I’ve been living in the red
But I wanna forgive and forget

CHORUS
Forget, forget, forget
Ain’t no time for regret
Yeah, it’s time…

M8
To be letting go
Oh baby you know
What I’m talking about
Got nothing to lose and nothing to prove
Oh baby, I’m bowing out
Out, I’m bowing out

BREAKDOWN
Yeah, I’ve been dancing with the devil
I love that he pretends to care
If I’ll ever get to heaven
When a million dollars gets you there

Oh, all the time that I have wasted
Chasing rabbits down a hole
When I was born to be the tortoise
I was born to walk alone

Forget about it
Forget about it
Forget about it

CHORUS
Forget, forget, forget
Ain’t no time to regret

OUTRO
I’m gonna leave the past behind
I’ve had enough, I’m breaking free
No pressing stop, erase, rewind
That chain of thought that followed me

I’ve put my money where my mouth is
For the first time in my life
I’ve made mistakes but I believe that
Everything was worth the fight

Cause in the end, the road is long
But only cause it makes you strong
It’s filled with peaks & twists & turns
Sometimes you have to learn forget about it

I'm still trying to decide what this song means, to me.  Does it mean that I should forgive and forget about everything in the past and make a clean start forward (positive)?  Or does it mean that I should let go of certain hopes and dreams, the part about walking alone (negative)?  I choose to believe the positive.

Another thing that caught my eye as I read the lyrics was the paragraph about the scale, the abacus.  I read that as she was keeping score of her life with values society assigned.  Trying to do what was expected, but not feeling it, so she needed to add it up to keep track.

Green Bay Packers - The Sorry Years

Do you remember back before the Packers were good?  Well, I sure do.  I saw several games at the old Milwaukee County Stadium (yes, they played in Milwaukee several times a year).  Same crap every game.  Third and long?  Try another hopeless draw play.  Over and over.

Hey, at least I knew that the Packers would always be on at 12 noon.  Nobody, none of the networks, ever wanted to see them in a prime time game!

http://www.jsonline.com/sports/packers/the-sorry-years-b99418952z1-287342561.html

Song of the Day: Broods - L.A.F

Love the vibe in this song.  I could play it over and over.  And I have been!   :)

Broods - L.A.F
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tNnlYyByWQQ


So, the question on your mind, if you're anything like me, is: What does L.A.F stand for anyway?  Quick Google search came up with these links:

http://www.thefourohfive.com/news/article/broods-stream-new-song-l-a-f-140

I think it's safe to say at this point that Broods are set to take the world by storm. They released their incredibly catchy track 'Mother & Father' a few weeks ago, and now they've followed it up with the equally great 'L.A.F.' These two new tracks mark a definite step forward for the New Zealand duo, and with all of the recent attention their single 'Bridges' has been receiving as of late, they may just be the next group from the land of Lorde to break into the big time. Oh, and if you were wondering what the acronym stands for, Georgia Nott explained it a bit to MTV, “We come up with something really silly and just kept it. It’s a really dumb acronym to something rude … The first two letters are ‘loose as.’”

http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=33751

The second single from Broods' Evergreen album features a title that doesn't appear in the lyrics. "We come up with something really silly and just kept it," Singer Georgia Nott explained to MTV News. "It's a really dumb acronym to something rude… The first two letters are 'loose as....'"
The song is about hanging out with pals. "It's a friend group-type looking out for each other kind of song," Georgia Nott said. "It's about that phase that you go through when you hit 18 and everyone starts going out and they start going to parties. It's about experiencing all that new and exciting nightlife-type thing as a friend group."

Song lyrics, from AZLyrics.com:
http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/broods/laf.html

"L.A.F"

Kissin' in the hallway
Turn off all the lights
Fragments of a lost love
Dissolve into the night

And I'll never get this feeling out of my head
And I'll never wanna be the one you forget

Blood hits the pavement from your eyes
Under the streetlights, but I've got you
Your restless limbs are goin' wild
They're comin' for mine cause they've got you

Climb into the back seat
Sitting on each other's knees
Wannabe on repeat
Acting like real ladies

And I'll never get this feeling out of my head
And I'll never wanna be the one you forget

Blood hits the pavement from your eyes
Under the streetlights, but I've got you
Your restless limbs are goin' wild
They're comin' for mine cause they've got you

I, I, I, I got you
I, I, I, I got you

And I'll never get this feeling out of my head
And I'll never wanna be the one you forget

Blood hits the pavement from your eyes
Under the streetlights, but I've got you
Your restless limbs are goin' wild
They're comin' for mine cause they've got you

(I, I, I, I)
Cause they've got you
(I, I, I, I)
I've got you

Song of the Day: James Bay - Hold Back The River

Beautiful song.  Beautiful.  Don't let life get in the way.  Stop for a minute, take time with the ones you love.

James Bay - Hold Back The River
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mqiH0ZSkM9I

Tried to keep you close to me,
But life got in between
Tried to square not being there
But think that I should have been

Hold back the river, let me look in your eyes
Hold back the river, so I
Can stop for a minute and be by your side
Hold back the river, hold

Lyrics, from AZLyrics.com:
http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/jamesbay/holdbacktheriver.html

"Hold Back The River"

Tried to keep you close to me,
But life got in between
Tried to square not being there
But think that I should have been

Hold back the river, let me look in your eyes
Hold back the river, so I
Can stop for a minute and see where you hide
Hold back the river, hold back

Once upon a different life
We rode our bikes into the sky
But now we call against the tide
Those distant days are flashing by

Hold back the river, let me look in your eyes
Hold back the river, so I
Can stop for a minute and be by your side
Hold back the river, hold back

Hold back the river, let me look in your eyes
Hold back the river, so I
Can stop for a minute and see where you hide
Hold back the river, hold back

Hold oho, oho, oho, oho
Oho, oho, oho, oho

Lonely water, lonely water, won't you let us wander
Let us hold each other
Lonely water, lonely water, won't you let us wander
Let us hold each other

Hold back the river, let me look in your eyes
Hold back the river, so I
Can stop for a minute and be by your side
Hold back the river, hold back

Hold back the river, let me look in your eyes
Hold back the river, so I
Can stop for a minute and be by your side
Hold back the river, hold

Lonely water, lonely water, won't you let us wander
Let us hold each other
Lonely water, lonely water, won't you let us wander
Let us hold each other