Sometimes, I think about humanity in general.
And when I heard this song the other day, I immediately downloaded it and played it for my teeange daughter:
The words, "Go and hide your crazy and start acting like a lady. Cuz I raised you better gotta keep it together even when yoy fall apart"....those words may be the only ones I want to see tattooed on her body.
And the advice to "never let them see you cry" is exactly what I told her to do years ago when little girls were mean and cruel. I told her to come home and cry her eyes out, that I would drop everything and listen to all she had to say, BUT do not shed a tear in front of those girls. They want to take something from you. Don't give them anything but a smile.
And this song, ahhhh....this song....reminds me of my husband.
I actually have a video of him singing along to this, holding my hand. It was last December and we were driving to AZ for Christmas. It's too precious to share. Besides, he'd kill me, make it look like a diet coke overdose, and no one would ever know that you can't overdose on diet coke. Belive you me. I've tried.
This one reminds of my two little boys, who always ask me to put this on while we drive to school:
Kennedy used to like this song:
I can still picture her sitting with her back to me, baby girl pony tails askew, subtly shaking her head back and for to the background beat.
Now Eric, gentle little Eric, was immovable during this song when he watched Fantasia 2000.
Actually, he was glued to the TV for that whole movie. And if you dont own this movie, drop everything. Find it Buy it.
That video clip is only highlights. The complete clip is like 12 minutes long. The best 12 minutes of
your night if you look it up.
This song reminds me of being a girl, daydreaming about love.
I actually wrote the lyrics of this song in my journal, along with all the hopes and thoughts that I had on marriage. When I went on my first date with Bryan, he was humming Tchaikovsky's piece. Not that I put 2 and 2 together. But years later I realized that my journal enrty was written on September 17, 1993- before I had met Bryan. And exactly one year before we were married. Signs, signs, everywhere signs.
This is another one that makes me think of Bryan...and Elliot. He was singing it once, out of the blue. Uh oh.
Now this song, this one....I LOVE this song.
It reminds me of driving around, dropping kids off, picking kids up;
Elliot at age 4, pretending he's hold a mic, singing every....last...word...of that song.
And if I died tomorrow, I want these lyrics on my tombstone:
Pay my respects to grace and virtue
Send my condolences to good
Give my regards to soul and romance
They always did the best they could
And so long to devotion
You taught me everything I know
Wave goodbye, wish me well
You've gotta let me go
Are we human or are we dancer?
My sign is vital, my hands are cold
And I'm on my knees
looking for the answer
Are we human or are we dancer?
I know they don't really make much sense, they aren't truly profound or graceful. If you want that, don't look at a cold stone on some hill top.
If you want profound and graceful, read my blog.
