I don't care if it hurts I want to have control I want a perfect body I want a perfect soul I want you to notice When I'm not around You're so fucking special I wish I was special
But I'm a creep I'm a weirdo What the hell am I doing here? I don't belong here
She's running out the door She's running out She's run, run, run, running out
Whatever makes you happy Whatever you want You're so fucking special I wish I was special
Moving Units. Wow. It's all I've been able to listen to the past few weeks. I always liked their last album Hexes For Exes, but after paying more attention to the beats and lyrics, it's got to be one of my favorite albums ever.
Every song is just fucking brilliant, but one song that stands out for me is Kids From Orange County. I spent part of my youth growing up in Orange County so the lyrics are spot on describing the desperate situation a lot of these kids feel when growing up there.
Then there's this awesome bridge in the song that goes something like:
And everybody loves a roller coaster ride Everybody loves a little suicide And everybody loves a roller coasterride Everybody needs a little place to hide Everybody loves a roller coaster ride Everybody yeah, everybody
The song becomes utterly euphoric when it reaches that part.
Anyways, thought I'd post the rest of the lyrics cuz the song is just perfect:
A suburban scene you can smell the gasoline You can see the moon is a veil dripping blood on the SUV's All the kids are leaving now while the curtain is dreaming How will their parents know where they go when they hide behind gated communities
Now it's four on the floor Check your head at the door You've been here before but you wanted some more And the kids from L.A. say "Hey, hey" La la la La la la La la la Everyone's going L.A.
A suburban tease you can see their dirty knees You can see them bounce off a wall like a racquet hits a ball But they always come back again A Jamaican breeze you can smell the anti-freeze You can see the world is a maze when you're young and you're free To be anything you wanted to be
Now it's four on the floor Check your head at the door You've been here before but you wanted some more And the kids from L.A. say "Hey, hey" La la la La la la La la la Everyone's going L.A.
And everybody loves a roller coaster ride Everybody loves a little suicide Everybody loves a roller coaster ride Everybody yeah, everybody And everybody loves a roller coaster ride Everybody needs a little place to hide Everybody loves a roller coaster ride Everybody yeah, everybody
Now it's four on the floor Check your head at the door You've been here before but you wanted some more Alone in the dark you pop like a spark There's sex in the air but there's love in their heart There's shadows on the wall Secrets in the hall Checking the phone to see who's called And the kids from L.A. say "Hey, hey" La la la La la la La la la
Everything is going our way Hey, hey yeah everyone's going L.A.
Get outta the way boy get outta the way Get outta the way girl get outta the way Get outta the way boy get outta the way Get outta the way girl get we're going L.A.
You know. Life seems like it's on repeat sometimes. One day you wake up and decide to change. You try to be a good and decent person and treat people well and do the right thing. You meet like-minded people and suddenly your faith in humanity is restored. You feel good about people again and life is great. Hey, people aren't so bad after all? Maybe it was just my attitude that needed adjusting?
And then these people you get to know, well they don't exactly live up to who you thought they were. And suddenly you realize they are just full of shit. Now what do you do? Push rewind and start over? Or just fuck it and be a bitter person again?
Right now I'm listening to Broken Social Scene - 7/4 (Shoreline). What an amazingly uplifting song. Just listening to the opening riffs has a calming affect on me and makes me smile. It's like feeling a cool breeze on my face while driving down the pacific coast highway. If people can make music this beautiful, maybe there's hope?
It's a shoreline.
This is the type of song of song to listen to with your eyes closed, headphones on, and on repeat.
I never paid attention to the lyrics before, but now that I've read them clearly, this song is even more amazing.
It's a shoreline And it's half speed It's a cruel world and And it's time
And you're walking away But where to go to? And you're walking alone, But how to get through? If you wanna get it right You can own what you choose But you wanna live a lie And love what you lose
It's a shoreline And it's half speed It's a cruel world and It's time
While you're walking away And I'm trying to get through But you've gotta know their lies From the lies they've told you If you try to do it up It all will leave you If you try to steal the beat The beat will steal you
It's coming It's coming in hard It's coming It's coming in hard It's coming It's coming in hard It's coming It's coming in hard it's coming It's coming in hard It's coming It's coming in hard It's coming It's coming in hard It's coming It's coming in-
It's a shoreline And it's halfspeed It's a cruel world And it's time
