Thursday, August 23, 2012

Favorite lyrics from songs for October wedding

Just Breathe - Pearl Jam
Did I say that I need you?
Did I say that I want you?
Oh, if I didn't I'm a fool you see;
No one knows this more than me
As I come clean.
Orange Sky - Alexi Murdoch
But when I'm alone,
When I've thrown off the weight of this crazy stone,
When I've lost all care for the things I own,
That's when I miss you, you who are my home.
 Over the Rainbow/Wonderful World - Israel Kamakawiwo'ole
At first, the way he changed the third phrase of each verse to some variation of "And the dreams" really bugged me, but it has grown on me.
Grace is Gone - Dave Matthews Band
My absolute favorite part of this song is how he has made a simple riff sound so much more complex than it is.  Lyrically: 
One drink to remember,
Then another to forget.
How could I ever dream to find
Sweet love like you again?
This Year's Love -  David Gray
I really don't care so much for this song in general, but here's the best of it, I guess:
So who's to worry
If our hearts get torn
When that hurt gets thrown.
Don't you know this life goes on?
I Believe -  Stevie Wonder
Without despair we will share,
And the joys of caring will not be replaced.
What has been must never end
And with the strength we have won't be erased.
When the truths of love are planted firm,
They won't be hard to find,
And the words of love I speak to you
Will echo in my mind.
Then there are the pieces I'm pulling out of my existing repertoire:

Thank You - Led Zeppelin
If the sun refused to shine, I would still be loving you.
When mountains crumble to the sea, there will still be you and me.
(although it's a little sad when the first couplet is the best.) 
 Time in a Bottle - Jim Croce
If I had a box just for wishes
And dreams that had never come true,
The box would be empty except for the memory
Of how they were answered by you.
(So many to choose from!)
 The Wedding Song - Paul Stookey
Well then what's to be the reason for becoming man and wife?
Is it love that brings you here or love that brings you life?
For if loving is the answer, then who's the giving for?
Do you believe in something that you've never seen before?
Oh there is Love.
 I Will Be Here - Steven Curtis Chapman
I will be here when you feel like bein' quiet.
When you need to speak your mind I will listen.
(Oh, and three of these pieces make reference to the sun not shining, though the context seems a little different in the Matthews number.)

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