More Royksopp

Merry Christmas to me!

I took no trips, I saved the money on my Arabic course at AUC, and I bought a pot to start cooking: aka -- I'm saving money.

SO, to celebrate, I bought myself a much needed Christmas gift: MY NEW BLACK iPOD-NANO!

It's gorgeous. I've named it Panda Pod (did I already talk about non-mating Pandas in an earlier blog? If not, then remind me to).

Anyway, since I'm listening to the aforementioned Royksopp on my new Panda Pod, I decided to finally edit the lyrics, below, from "Only This Moment" (read them again: It's a fantastic song with an equally fantastic video), and also include another song before I dash off to finally get my haircut and have lunch (and go to the gym with my new iPOD!):

Some of the lyrics are REALLY good (and some of the songs are REALLY bad lol), this song -- which I don't particularly like -- "49%" has a some great lines related to infidelity:

I won't try to dent your night, or stop your flight
I've known our plight
You know I'm right

I know about your little fling
How you hide your ring
You senseless thing -- I'll cut this string

The heat has simmered for a while
It's not my style -- so versatile, and with a smile...

When you kissed your toad, you killed your princely episode...

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Actually that last line is my favourite.

The song "Circuit Breaker" is great -- personally, I think it depicts a kind of "love" that sounds hot, but is not what I would want for myself. It's a bit over the top, unsustainable, etc., but I do really like some of the words (I'm impressed by the poetry of this one):

What is that vitalizing sound?
Calling me
In my head
Repeatedly

What is that visionary sight?
Before my eyes
So prominent
So mesmerizing turbulent

You've got a hold on me
Your ingenuity
Seems to be driving me
down on my knees

The force you generate
You reinvigorate
Your body talks
and overstates

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I LOVE that -- your body talks and overstates. There are other snippets here and there that are really good ("this candid chemistry").

Since this is a blog about ME, though, and not about Swedish electronic artists, I'll end with a song that in some ways feels apropos right now (of course, like all songs, it is limited in its applicability to my life and would require all kinds of qualifications). Unfortunately, I hate the actual song, but the lyrics are very well done: "Follow My Ruin"

Down below a faded glow
Vibrant key without a tone
Realize in here it's cold
I can only let it snow

Words were said so long ago
Left a mark, an open sore
You go fast, I'm burnin' slow
Hate to say I knew you'd go

So much going on
And I wish to hold on
So much going on
And I cannot let go

Past the trees that hide our love
Hurry now it's time to go
Make this moment matter more
Show me like you did before

Words were said so long ago
Face defeat and take the blow
So naive now I know more
Won't forget the things before

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CNN is SO ridiculous! Iran has made the announcement that it's resuming nuclear research and CNN is discussing the story with the headline "Iran Nuclear Standoff" -- HUH? Wouldn't a nuclear standoff be, like, if Pakistan and India had warheads pointed at each other a la Cuban missile crisis? THAT, to me, is a standoff -- not a country announcing (with invites to international journalists and the IAEA) that it's resuming nuclear research.

Gotta shower.

VC