Tuesday, December 22, 2009

TWO FOR TUESDAY {REDO}

Not every song that will be featured here will be what is generally considered as being “Christian” in the eyes of this world. For some will be anguished cries from the pit of despair, and others will be quite obviously ferverent rants of rebellion. Nonetheless, be assured that they will all be of our Heavenly Father (in one way or another) and I hope that you have been given ears to hear the message.

***WARNING***
Some may find the lyrics of the songs, and the imagery of the videos, quite disturbing. So, be prepared to close your eyes and ears at any moment, but please keep your heart and mind open.


Link: [On YouTube]

Calling You
Blue October

There’s something that I can’t quite explain
I’m so in love with you
You’ll never take that away
And if I’ve said it a hundred times before
Expect a thousand more
You’ll never take that away

Expect me to be calling you to see
If you’re okay when I’m not around
Asking do you love me
I love the way you make it sound
Calling you to see
Do I try too hard to make you smile
To make us smile

I will keep calling you to see
If you’re sleeping are you dreaming
If you’re dreaming are you dreaming of me
I can’t believe you actually picked me

I thought that the world had lost its sway
It’s so hard sometimes
Then I fell in love with you
Then came you
And you took that away
And it’s not so difficult
The world is not so difficult

You take away the old
And show me the new
And I feel like I can fly
When I stand next to you
So while I’m on this phone
A hundred miles from home
I’ll take the words you gave
And send them back to you

I only want to see
If you’re okay when I’m not around
Asking do you love me
I love the way you make it sound
Calling you to see
Do I try too hard to make you smile
To make us smile

I will keep calling you to see
If you’re sleeping are you dreaming
If you’re dreaming are you dreaming of me
I can’t believe you actually picked me

I will keep calling you to see
If you’re sleeping are you dreaming
If you’re dreaming are you dreaming of me
I can’t believe you actually picked me


Link: [On YouTube]

Hate Me
Blue October

If you’re sleeping are you dreaming
If you’re dreaming are you dreaming of me
I can’t believe you actually picked me

Hi Justin. This is your mother. It is 2:33 on Monday afternoon. I was just calling to see how you were doing. You sounded really uptight last night. It made me a little nervous, and a little… Well, it made me nervous, but it sounded like you were nervous, too. I just want to make sure you are really okay, and I wanted to see if you were checking in on your medication, too. You know I love ya, and… Take care, honey. I know you’re under a lot of pressure. See ya. Bye Bye!

I have to block out thoughts of you
So I don’t lose my head
They crawl in like a cockroach
Leaving babies in my bed
Dropping little reels of tape
To remind me that I’m alone
Playing movies in my head
That make a porno feel like home
There’s a burning in my pride
A nervous bleeding in my brain
An ounce of peace is all I want for you
Will you never call again
And will you never say that you love me
Just to put it in my face
And will you never try to reach me
It is I that wanted this

Hate me today
Hate me tomorrow
Hate me for all the things
I didn’t do for you
Hate me and wait
Yeah wait for it to swallow
Hate me so you can finally
See what’s good for you

I’m sober now for 3 whole months
It’s one accomplishment that you helped me with
The one thing that always tore us apart
Is the one thing that I won’t touch again
In a sick way I want to thank you
For holding my head up late at night
While I was busy waging wars on myself
You were trying to stop the fight
You never doubted my warped opinions
On things like suicide and hate
You made me compliment myself
When it was way too hard to take
So I’ll drive so f#$%ing far away
That I’ll never cross your mind
And do what it takes in your heart
To leave me behind

Hate me today
Hate me tomorrow
Hate me for all the things
I didn’t do for you
Hate me and wait
Yeah wait for it to swallow
Hate me so you can finally
See what’s good for you

And when the sad hard eyes
Say bye to you and wave
Kicking shadows on the street
For every mistake that I have made
And like a baby boy
I never was a man
Until I saw your blue eyes crying
And I held your face in my hand
And then I fell down yelling
Make it go away
Just make a smile come back
And shine just like it used to be
And then she whispered
Who could you do this to me

Hate me today
Hate me tomorrow
Hate me for all the things
I didn’t do for you
Hate me and wait
Yeah wait for it to swallow
Hate me so you can finally
See what’s good for you

For you

For you

For you

I can’t believe you actually picked me
Hey Justin
Hey Justin
Hey Justin
Hey Justin
Hey Justin
Hey Justin
Hey Justin
Hey Justin
Hey Justin
Hey Justin
Hey Justin
Hey Justin

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4 comments:

  1. the second song is one i have cried many many times to. there are powerful messages in these songs, thank you for sharing them. have a wonderful holiday!

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  2. I've never heard them before but I like them. I didn't listen to both songs, just the second one but love the sound of it.

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  3. Thanks for stopping by again, my dear PJ!!! "Hate Me" had a profound impact upon me the very first time I heard it while hunting for songs for Loren, who is my nephew. For in the past, I have given many a loved one reasons to hate me, and most of them still do--despite not being the same person now.

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  4. Thanks for stopping by again, my dear Ann!!! The first song is much more mellow, which was surely written during a much happier time in his life. When I went to pick another song to go with Hate Me, I had a "feeling" that Calling You was connected with it, but I had no idea that lines from Calling You opened and ended Hate Me until I read the lyrics. For I am somewhat hard of hearing, and I could not understand just what was being said while listening to the song. Be assured that was another, "Whoa," moment for me.

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