Colorblind

And it's not just a game
You can't throw me away
I put all I had on the line
And I give and you take
And I played the high stakes
I've won and I've lost
But, I'm fine

Hear me say I'll rise up 'til the end
Hear me say I'll stand up for my friends
And I crash to the ground
And it's just my own sound
I drop in the blink of an eye
I'm colorblind

And your milky way fight
Won't stop my delight
You keep me and lock me away
And it's dark and it's bright
It's your colorful pride that kept me here 9000 days

Hear me say I'll see the sky again
Hear me say I'll die for you my friend
There's a noise in the crowd
But it's just my own shout
I stumble I fall and I pray

Hear you say your eyes see green again
In the end we'll lift our golden hands
Yes, we'll spark, you and I
We'll be colorblind
And these are the lives we gave

Hear me say I'll rise up 'til the end
Hear me say that I'll stand beside my friends
I won't stay on the floor
I will settle the score
I’ll stumble I’ll fall and I’ll pray

Hear me say it's time we stopped our hate
Eye to eye we see a different fate
Yes we we've conquered the war
With love at the core
I stumble I fall, but I'll stay
Colorblind

- Overtone

If I Walk Away

Lately, I've been the quiet one
Waiting searching the lines of songs you played for me.
Sailing into the misty air,
Fading bound for I don't know where,
When I'm there I'll see.

And if I walk away
Please follow me,
If I walk away,
Please follow me.

Weightless drifting through stars I got
Faithless woke in the dark and I made this from my dream.
Play me all your sweet rhymes
Recreate me, now comes the time when I'll need your truth to see.

So I if I walk away,
Please follow me,
If I walk away,
Please follow me.

Walk away
Let the fear fall away.
Into the fire you made
Scarlet and gold
Walk away
Head for the light of day
Follow a brighter day,
Out of the cold and dark.
Down to the one bright spark
Futures that all might start
Someday

So if I walk away
Please follow me,
If I walk away,
Please follow me.

Fragments shells of a long ago lifetime
Faces that once were mine
Thrown down by the sea

So if I walk away,
Please follow me,
If I walk away,
Please follow me.

- Josh Groban

You Were There

I guess you've heard, I guess you know
In time I'd have told you, but I guess I'm too slow.
It's overly romantic but I know that it's real
I hope you don't you mind if I say what I feel.
It's like I'm in somebody else's dream,
This could not be happening to me.

But you were there, and you were everything I'd never seen.
You woke me up from this long and endless sleep.
I was alone.
I opened my eyes and you were there.
Don't be alarmed, no don't be concerned.
I don't want to change things
leave them just as they were.
I mean nothing's really different
It's me who feel strange.
I'm always lost for words when someone mentions your name.
I know that I'll get over this for sure
I'm not the type who dreams there could be more.

But you were there, and you were everything I'd never seen.
You woke me up from this long and endless sleep.
And I was alone.
I opened my eyes and you were there.
Can I take your smile home with me,
or the magic in your hair?
The rain has stopped, the storm has passed
Look at all the colors now the sun's here at last.
I suppose that you'll be leaving but I want you to know
Part of you stays with me even after you go.
Like an actor playing someone else's scene
This could not be happening to me.
But you were there, and you were everything I'd never seen.
You woke me up from this long and endless sleep.
I was alone.
I opened my eyes and no, no,I'm not alone, no, I'm not alone.
I opened my eyes and you were there.

- Southern Sons

The day I stopped living with The Reason

The Reason was made of beauty; attractive, appealing beauty.

The Reason whispered soft, captivating words to your ears, you could barely object to.

The Reason stood up for persistence, whatever it may take.

The Reason smiled while you shone, smirked as you fell apart.

The Reason kept you safe while you're around, pushed you distant when you're of no use.

The Reason called you 'friend'; all you're left with was doubt.

The Reason fancied hypocritical absurdity..

The Reason, was you..

Not My Friend

Help me breathe,
Help me believe,
You seem really glad that I am sad.

You are not my friend,
I cannot pretend that you are.

You made it sting,
Your voice is ringing,
Just like the boys who laughed at me in school.

You are not my friend,
I cannot pretend anymore.

You found a place,
No one should ever go.

I'll be ok,
'cause when I back away,
I'm gonna keep the handle of your gun in sight.

-Norah Jones

Meet Alan Menken: Maestro of Disney Movie Soundtracks

It took me a journey back to the 80th Annual Academy Awards to get to notice the guy and his brilliant works in the past 2 decades (and still goin, I hope..). In the 2008 Oscar, Alan got not just one, nope.. not two, but three nominations together with Stephen Schwartz on Best Original Song for Enchanted. 3 out of total 5 nominations was sure seemed a real biiig chance to win. Unlucky for them, Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova wrote this beautiful song called "Falling Slowly" from the so-acknowledged-to-be "The Best Irish film ever": Once, and eventually brought home the golden man. They were better, indeed..

Yet the curiosity arises, who's Alan Menken? And here comes the answer to my queries, Grammy, Globes and Oscar winner (along with lyricists Howard Ashman, Tim Rice and Stephen Schwartz) for Best Original Song for these movies:

- The Little Mermaid

- Beauty and The Beast

- Aladdin

- Pocahontas

Ring a bell?

Aladdin's "A Whole New World" is like, my all time faaaaave Disney soundtrack.. you'd immediately recognize the song just as the piano tune plays in.. romantic.. light.. aah you'd feel like ridin' on the magic carpet ride.. :)

In Oscar history, Alan is currently on the top list of most awards won (4 times), along with (all, the late) Sammy Cahn & Jimmy Van Heusen (All The Way - The Joker is Wild) and Johnny Mercer (Moon River - Breakfast at Tiffany's).

A living legend... Salute, Mr. Menken...

Back To Where I Started

Thinking, rambling, observing, wondering...

Confused, puzzled, or as Max Horowitz would put 'em together as "confuzzled"

The lines I drew these days were dotted, too many blanks left to fill in..

"Lost", sure is a harsh word to say.. Holdin' up, for they almost got me there..

Digging out some old piece of mind, this one set me back on my track:

walkin' slowly down the path, where,

faith lies,

beyond my greatest joy,

my darkest fear,

my deepest sorrow..

rediscover the -nearly- shattered hopes,

wishin' good times would come by.. or,

return?

we're back at square one,

can't you see?

for no answer is a bad answer,

they sometimes just don't fit fine to the question

no lie is a bad lie,

sometimes truth seeks its own way to be discovered

this time around, i get to see,

even the strongest bond might fall

this time, i (once again) get to believe that,

silence,

says it all

-200109-

(And It Has Just Been) Another Big Night at Old Trafford

The 1st European game played at OT since it's 100th anniversary was supposed to be quite a saga: Man Utd vs AC Milan - and a memorable night: return of (Becks) the 'lost' kid.

We were ahead on the aggregate, with a 3-2 victory on 1st leg match at San Siro (3 away goals sure meant a lot when you're facing a team like Milan), yet, despite winning streaks in the last 3 matches, United's level of consistency this season was somewhat, as I may call it, unsatisfactory.

But tonight, the lads showed a beautiful display, not to mention killing ;), with a ruthless 4-0 score to end the match, which as well ended Milan's dream towards their 8th European title glory. Neat game, neat game.. Rooney's back from injury and brought home a header plus a speedy tiny touch past the unfortunate Milan's keeper, Abbiati; Park with a screamer comin from right wing; and Darren Fletcher gave the final cheering following a superb long cross from Rafael. A miserable night for a teeeerrible Milan defense.. the midfield and forward didn't do much better either..

Lesson learned, Leonardo, nobody past Sir Alex easily.. better luck next time, mate ;)

Final aggregate? 7-2 - Glory.. Glory..!

The Lovely Bones: My side of the review

Why do I have this feeling that Peter Jackson has sort of lost his *magic* since TLOTR trilogy?

King Kong, was merely a remake of a legendary picture with refinements on the visual effect, and this year's "The Lovely Bones", to me, happens to be a confusing picture of Jackson's desire to mix drama and fantasy altogether.

(Btw, did you notice he cameod in the film as the guy in the Kodak print house?) hihi..

Haven't read the book it was adapted from, so I have no idea how Alice Sebold presented the storyline.

But the way it was mapped into a film, hmm I dunno really, some might say it's a *breakthrough* of an unusual-brand new-form of drama-genre films.. Well to me, it breaks the usualness (of drama films), not to mention a big portion of the essence of the story.

The visual effect was fabulous, indeed.. Yet, I found the scenes to be annoying, due to the fact that it became a distraction whenever I was trying to get in-deep with the story (how the family feels of losing the kid, yadayadayada..) - why oh why.....

Film rating by far: 6 stars out of 10.

Okay, lets see how we could fix this.

The finest part started to emerge having gone through 1,5 hours of the film duration. How the film was concluded, I guess - and I hope - would provide a comforting idea, especially to those who may have experienced similar tragedies. To mothers and fathers of the missing daughters to know that their little girls were "freed" to a beautiful place, called Heaven.. free of fear, of anger, of desolation, because they were not alone..

And in the end, it brought another message of 'letting go'.. That, no matter what happened to your life, and how long will you live (which, you probly never gonna figure out ;)), you always have a choice to forgive, to let go, and to wish others happiness, as Susie Salmon voiceovered on the final scene: "I was here for a moment, and then I was gone. I wish you all, a long, and happy life."

Final rating: 6.8 out of 10.

Sorry Mr. Jackson, I'd rather you stick still with pure fantasies, simply your best specialty there.. ;)