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Snow Patrol

:You Could Be Happy:

You could be happy and I won't know
But you weren't happy the day I watched you go

And all the things that I wished I had not said
Are played in loops 'till it's madness in my head

Is it too late to remind you how we were
But not our last days of silence, screaming, blur

Most of what I remember makes me sure
I should have stopped you from walking out the door

You could be happy, I hope you are
You made me happier than I'd been by far

Somehow everything I own smells of you
And for the tiniest moment it's all not true

Do the things that you always wanted to
Without me there to hold you back, don't think, just do

More than anything I want to see you, girl
Take a glorious bite out of the whole world

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Admittedly, my previous post is inspired by this song, which I've been listening to on my way to work. Guess why? Heeh.

Don't you just love the lyrics? I especially love the line: More than anything I want to see you, girl, Take a glorious bite out of the whole world. There's something so poignant about the song, the way it speaks of letting go and hope, of remembering the good times and being in love enough to set someone free, even if he was your happiness. After all, the best way to love is to love from afar, I learned from someone. Is it really? Aargh, sappy mode. Haha.

Anyways.
One other reason why I’m beginning to appreciate their music is that they remind me of Oasis (chupets days), and it’s not really surprising since they’re British too. I’d love to be able to get a CD of that live session they had at Abbey Road Studios for Live From Abbey Road sometime October 2006- they shared airtime with Madelein Peyroux and the Red Hot Chili Peppers!

RHCP was part of the soundtrack in Aggiornamento, a play we did in high school that depicted the signs of the times- well, at least during those times. What I loved most was the fact that I got involved in almost all aspects- from concept, writing, stage design and a bit of acting :-) I remember making a pitcher plant out of my tallest classmate, who’s now a model. Good times.

So from Oasis, Red Hot Chili Peppers, and now Snow Patrol- I seem to have discovered a pattern to my life’s soundtrack and what they mean to me.

Incidentally, I caught an episode of SNL over the weekend, the one hosted by Julia-Louis Dreyfus (of The New Adventures of the Old Christine) and Snow Patrol performed “You’re All I Have” and “Chasing Cars.”

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