The Weakerthans-Aside

Measure me in metered lines, in one decisive stare, the time it takes to get from here to there. My ribs that show through t-shirts and these shoes I got for free; I'm unconsoled, I'm lonely. I am so much better than I used to be.

Terrified of telephones and shopping malls and knives, And drowning in the pools of other lives. Rely a bit to heavily on alcohol and irony. Get clobbered on by courtesy, in love with love, and lousy poetry.

And I'm leaning on this broken fence between Past and Present tense. And I'm losing all those stupid games that I swore I'd never play. But it almost feels okay.

Circumnavigate this body of wonder and uncertainty. Armed with every precious failure, and amateur cartography, I breathe in deep before I spread those maps out on my bedroom floor.

And I'm leaning on this broken fence between Past and Present tense. And I'm losing all those stupid games that I swore I'd never play. But it feels okay.

And I'm leaving. Wave goodbye. And I'm losing, but I'll try, with the last ways left, to remember. Sing my imperfect offering.

Note from the character: Shut up. I love this song. And I sing it to my niece to get her to sleep so...*sticks tongue out*

An American Tail- Somewhere Out There

Somewhere out there Beneath the pale moonlight Someone's thinking of me And loving me tonight

Somewhere out there Someone's saying a prayer That we'll find one another In that big somewhere out there

And even though I know how very far apart we are It helps to think we might be wishing on the same bright star And when the night wind starts to sing a lonesome lullaby It helps to think we're sleeping underneath the same big sky

Somewhere out there If love can see us through Then we'll be together Somewhere out there Out where dreams come true

The Weakerthans- Left and Leaving

My city's still breathing (but barely it's true) Through buildings gone missing like teeth The sidewalks are watching me think about you Sparkled with broken glass I'm back with scars to show Back with the streets I know Will never take me anywhere but here The stain in the carpet, this drink in my hand The strangers whose faces I know We meet here for our dress-rehearsal To say, "I wanted it this way" Wait for the year to drown Spring forward, fall back down I'm trying not to wonder where you are All this time lingers, undefined Someone choose who's left and who's leaving Memory will rust and erode into lists Of all that you gave me: A blanket, some matches, this pain in my chest The best parts of lonely, duct-tape, and soldered wires New words for old desires And every birthday card I threw away I wait in 4/4 time Count yellow highway lines that you're relying on To lead you home

The Gaslight Anthem- The '59 Sound

Well I wonder which song they're gonna play when we go I hope it's something quiet and minor and peaceful and slow When we float out into the ether into the everlasting arms I hope we don't hear Marley's chains we forged in life

'Cause the chains I've been hearin' now for most of my life And the chains I've been hearin' now for most of my life

Did you hear the '59 sound Coming through on Grandmama's radio" Did you hear the rattlin' chains In the hospital walls"

Did you hear the old gospel choir When they came to carry you over" Did you hear your favorite song One last time"

And I wonder, were you scared when the metal hit the glass" See I was playing a show down the road when your spirit left your body And they told me on the front lawn, I'm sorry I couldn't go But I still know the song and the words and her name and the reasons

And I know 'cause we were kids and we used to hang And I know 'cause we were kids and we used to hang

Did you hear the '59 sound Coming through on Grandmama's radio" Did you hear the rattlin' chains In the hospital walls"

Did you hear the old gospel choir When they came to carry you over" Did you hear your favorite song One last time"

Young boys, young girls Young boys, young girls Ain't supposed to die on a Saturday night Ain't supposed to die on a Saturday night Well they ain't supposed to die on a Saturday night Ain't supposed to die on a Saturday night

Did you hear the '59 sound Coming through on Grandmama's radio" Did you hear the rattlin' chains In the hospital walls"

Did you hear the old gospel choir When they came to carry you over" Did you hear your favorite song One last time"

Young boys, young girls Young boys, young girls

The Gaslight Anthem- American Slang

Look what you started, I seem to be coming out of my skin Look what you've forgotten here The bandages just don't keep me in And when it was over, I woke up alone And they cut me to ribbons and taught me to drive I got your name tattooed inside of my arm I called for my father but my father had died While you told me fortunes, in American Slang Look at the damage, The fortunes came for the richer men. While we're left with gallows, Waiting for us liars to come down and hang. And when it was over, I woke up alone And they cut me to ribbons and taught me to drive I got your name tattooed inside of my arm I called for my father but my father had died While you told me fortunes, in American Slang And here's where we died that time last year, And here's where the angels and devils meet. And you can dance with the queen if you need, And she will always keep your cards Close to her heart ooh So close to her heart before they tear you apart When they cut me to ribbons and taught me to drive I got your name tattooed inside of my arm And I called for my father but my father had died I called for my father but my father had died While you told me fortunes, in American Slang You told me fortunes, in American Slang

Sharon Dubek- Tonight

Tonight, when I came home from work, hurt Tonight, when I came home from work There he, unforeseen Sat in my kitchen, buttering himself a bread and the cat was on his knee and smiled at me

Tonight, when I came home from work Tonight, when I came home from work

There he, unforseen Passed the guitar and said I battered my car right now, won't you please give me your tune We had change of the moon We had change of the moon

Tonight, when I came home from work Tonight, when I came home from work

Tonight, when I came home from work There he, unforseen Changed in an easy chair And said what?s that sorrow you bear and I could tell him he understood He gently took my arm He listened to my tears till dawn I dedicate this song to you Tonight We had change of the moon We had change of the moon

Tonight, when I came home from work Tonight, when I came home from work Tonight, tonight Tonight

(OOC Note: Song by Sibylle Baier. Using it IC as a song his mother wrote and never released)

This music makes me think of Simon every time I hear it.

Carter Burwell-Fargo, North Dakota

Nick Cave and Warren Ellis- Lord of the Plains

Moby-Live Forever

Cliff Martinez-Wrong Floor

Trevor Rabin-The Last Car (I wrote the car chase in Eye For An Eye to this music.)

Johnny Cash-Hurt

I hurt myself today To see if I still feel I focus on the pain The only thing that's real The needle tears a hole The old familiar sting Try to kill it all away But I remember everything

What have I become My sweetest friend Everyone I know goes away In the end And you could have it all My empire of dirt I will let you down I will make you hurt

I wear this crown of thorns Upon my liar's chair Full of broken thoughts I cannot repair Beneath the stains of time The feelings disappear You are someone else I am still right here

What have I become My sweetest friend Everyone I know goes away In the end And you could have it all My empire of dirt I will let you down I will make you hurt

If I could start again A million miles away I would keep myself I would find a way

If "The Only Road I've Ever Known" had end credits, this would so be playing.

Ashtar Command- Deadman's Gun

Your hands upon A deadman's gun, and you're Lookin' down the sights Your heart is warm And the seams are torn, and they've Given you a reason to fight And you're not gonna take What they've got to give And you're not gonna let 'em take your will to live Because they've taken enough And you've given them all you can give And luck won't save them tonight They've given you a reason to fight And all the storms you've been chasin' About to rain down tonight And all that pain you've been facin' About to come into the light Your hands upon A deadman's gun, and you're Lookin' down the sights Your heart is warm And the seams are torn, and they've Given you a reason to fight And you're not gonna take What they've got to give And you're not gonna let 'em take your will to live Because they've taken enough And you've given them all you can give And luck won't save them tonight They've given you a reason to fight And all the storms you've been chasin' About to rain down tonight And all that pain you've been facin' About to come into the light

Shirley Manson-Samon and Delilah

If I had my way, if I had my way, if I had my way Id burn this whole building down

Delilah was a woman, she was fine and fair She had good looks, and coal black hair Delilah, she can ground on Samsons mind When he saw this woman, she looked so fine Delilah she climbed up on Samsons knee Said tell me where your strength lies, If you please

Then she spoke so kind and she talked so fair Til Samson said, Delilah, cut off my hair!

If I had my way, if I had my way, if I had my way Id burn this whole building down

People read about old Samson As far back as his birth He was the strongest man that ever lived on earth

One day while Samsons walking, walking along, Looked down on the ground and saw an old jawbone

And he stretched out his arms and his chains broke like thread When he got to move, ten thousand men was dead

If I had my way, if I had my way, if I had my way Id burn this whole building down If I had my way, if I had my way,if I had my way, Id burn this whole building down

Well, Samson and the lion got entwined in a fight And Samson he jumped up and took on the lions might

You wont know just how a lion kill a man with his paws Well, Samson got his hands up round that lions jaws

And he ripped that beast and he killed him dead And the bees laid honey in the lions' head

If I had my way, if I had my way, if I had my way, Id burn this whole building down If I had my way, if I had my way, if I had my way, I would burn this building down

If I had my way, if I had my way, if I had my way, Id burn this whole building down

Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper

Tell me somethin' girl Are you happy in this modern world" Or do you need more" Is there somethin' else you're searchin' for"

I'm falling In all the good times I find myself longin' for change And in the bad times I fear myself

Tell me something boy Aren't you tired tryin' to fill that void" Or do you need more" Ain't it hard keeping it so hardcore"

I'm falling In all the good times I find myself longing for change And in the bad times I fear myself

I'm off the deep end, watch as I dive in I'll never meet the ground Crash through the surface, where they can't hurt us We're far from the shallow now

In the shallow, shallow In the shallow, shallow In the shallow, shallow We're far from the shallow now

I'm off the deep end, watch as I dive in I'll never meet the ground Crash through the surface, where they can't hurt us We're far from the shallow now

In the shallow, shallow In the shallow, shallow In the shallow, shallow We're far from the shallow now

Thomas Newman-Ghosts

Most of the last update was written to this.  Love this music!