A thread to reflect the lyrics and rhythms of the hearts and souls of the students of the IAP.

" The song and the silence in the heart,
That in part are prophecies, and in part
Are longings wild and vain.
And the voice of that fitful song
Sings on, and is never still:
"A boy's will is the wind's will,
And the thoughts of youth are long, long thoughts."

From: My Lost Youth - H.Longfellow

For Fleur Rousseau and Brais Galician

All night staring at the ceiling
counting for minutes I've been feeling this way
So far away and so alone

But you know it's alright
I came to my senses
Letting go of my defenses
There's no way I'm giving up this time
Yeah, you know I'm right here
I'm not losing you this time

And I'm all in, nothing left to hide
I'm falling harder than a landslide
I spend a week away from you last night
And now I'm calling, calling out your name
Even if I lose the game, I'm all in
I'm all in tonight, yeah I'm all in, I'm all in for life

There's no taking back what we've got
Too strong, we've had each other's back for too long
There's no breaking up this time
And you know it's okay, I came to my senses
Letting go of my defenses
There's no way I'm giving up this time

And I'm all in, nothing left to hide
I'm falling harder than a landslide
I spend a week away from you last night
And now I'm calling, calling out your name
Even if I lose the game, I'm all in
I'm all in tonight, yeah I'm all in, I'm all in for life

I want it, I want it, I want it
I want it, I want it, I want it, yeah
I want it, I want it, I want it, yeah

And I'm all in, calling out your name
Even if I lose the game, I'm all in, I'm all in for life
And I'm all in, nothing left to hide
I'm falling harder than a landslide
I spend a week away from you last night
And now I'm calling, calling out your name
Even if I lose the game, I'm all in
I'm all in tonight, yeah I'm all in, I'm all in for life
Yeah I'm all in, I'm all in for life

"All in" Lifehouse

For Mystriana

When the day is long and the night, the night is yours alone,
When you're sure you've had enough of this life, well hang on
Don't let yourself go, 'cause everybody cries and everybody hurts sometimes

Sometimes everything is wrong. Now it's time to sing along
When your day is night alone, (hold on, hold on)
If you feel like letting go, (hold on)
When you think you've had too much of this life, well hang on

'Cause everybody hurts. Take comfort in your friends
Everybody hurts. Don't throw your hand. Oh, no. Don't throw your hand
If you feel like you're alone, no, no, no, you are not alone

If you're on your own in this life, the days and nights are long,
When you think you've had too much of this life to hang on

Well, everybody hurts sometimes,
Everybody cries. And everybody hurts sometimes
And everybody hurts sometimes. So, hold on, hold on
Hold on, hold on, hold on, hold on, hold on, hold on
Everybody hurts. You are not alone


"Everybody Hurts" REM (though the Corrs version is awesome)

For Uziya

Stand in line like military time
Flowers blooming up from dirt
Wear the ties and complicated lines
There's wrinkles on a fresh-pressed shirt

He stands alone, conforming on his own
He's thinking but he does not speak
He tries to fight the edges on his mind
But she is what he truly seeks, but she is what he truly seeks

Hey, is anybody out there?
I'm reaching out
Hey, is anybody out there?
I'm coming down
Hey, is anybody out there?
I'm freaking out, I'm freaking out

The heat does rise, preform in double time
The sweat is falling from his brow
He's near his prize, but she begins to fly
He knows that he must act, the time is now

A dance they play, an ancient lover's game
Averts his eyes and chooses not to stare
The trick, he sees, is aiming not to please
Pretending that he doesn't really care
If you want her, then pretend that you don't care

Hey, is anybody out there?
I'm reaching out
Hey, is anybody out there?
I'm coming down
Hey, is anybody out there?
I'm freaking out, I'm freaking out.

We're trapped inside this star
And we have gone too far
All we want is to escape, escape, escape

Hey, is there anybody out there?
So shout it out

Hey, is anybody out there?
I'm reaching out
Hey, is anybody out there?
I'm coming down
Hey, is anybody out there?
I'm freaking out, I'm freaking out


"Is Anybody Out there?" The Downtown Fiction

Angelica & Elkinid


Female
All alone on a Sunday morning
Outside I see the rain is falling
Inside I'm slowly dying
But the rain will hide my crying

And you, don't you know my tears will burn the pillow
Set this place on fire 'cause I'm tired of your lies
All I needed was a simple "Hello"
But the traffic was so noisy that you could not hear my cry

Ah, I gave you my love in vain
My body never knew such pleasure
My heart never knew such pain
And you, you leave me so confused
Now I'm all cried out over you

Oh, you. I'm over you, oooh.

Male
Never wanted to see things you way
I had to go astray, oh, why was I such a fool?
Now I see that the grass is greener
Is it too late for me to find my way home,
How could I be so wrong?

Female
Don't you know my tears will cause an inferno
Romance up in flames, why should I take the blame
You were the one who left me neglected
Apology not accepted, add me to the broken hearts you collected

Ah, I gave you all of me
How was I to know you would weaken so easily
Ah, I don't know what to do
I'm all cried out over you



Ah, I gave you my love in vain
My body never knew such pleasure
My heart never knew such pain
And you
Now I'm all cried out....over you....

Male
I'm so sorry babe,
Please forgive me...


~All cried out
Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam w/Full Force

For Xera

Oh, my love
my darling
I've hungered for your touch
a long lonely time
and time goes by so slowly
and time can do so much
are you still mine?
I need your love
I need your love
Godspeed your love to me

Lonely rivers flow to the sea,
to the sea
to the open arms of the sea
lonely rivers sigh 'wait for me, wait for me'
I'll be coming home wait for me

Oh, my love
my darling
I've hungered for your touch
a long lonely time
and time goes by so slowly
and time can do so much
are you still mine?
I need your love
I need your love
Godspeed your love to me


"Unchained Melody" by The Righteous Brothers.

For Bryn:

I think I'll go home and mull this over
Before I cram it down my throat
At long last it's crashed, its colossal mass
Has broken up into bits in my moat.

Lift the mattress off the floor
Walk the cramps off
Go meander in the cold
Hail to your dark skin
Hiding the fact you're dead again
Undeneath the power lines seeking shade
Far above our heads are the icy heights that contain all reason

It's a luscious mix of words and tricks
That let us bet when we know we should fold
On rocks i dreamt of where we'd stepped
And of the whole mess of roads we're now on.

Hold your glass up, hold it in
Never betray the way you've always known it is.
One day I'll be wondering how
I got so old just wondering how
never got cold wearing nothing in the snow.

This is way beyond my remote concern
Of being condescending

All these squawking birds won't quit.
Building nothing, laying bricks.

Hold your glass up, hold it in
Never betray the way you've always known it is.
One day I'll be wondering how
I got so old just wondering how
never got cold wearing nothing in the snow.

This is way beyond my remote concern
Of being condescending

All these squawking birds won't quit.
Building nothing, laying bricks.

The Shins, "Caring Is Creepy" (from Oh, Inverted World)

For Angelica - This was something I was plotting with Daniel DeAuster... The play the other night convinced me. Yes, dancing.

Ojos Asi by Shakira

Ayer conoc? un cielo sin sol
y un hombre sin suelo
un santo en prisi?n
y una canci?n triste sin due?o
ya he ya la he
y conoc? tus ojos negros
ya he ya la he
y ahora s? que no
puedo vivir sin ellos yo

coro
le pido al cielo s?lo un deseo
que en tus ojos yo pueda vivir
he recorrido ya el mundo entero
y una cosa te vengo a decir
viaje de Bahrein hasta Beirut
fu? desde el norte hasta el polo sur
no encontr? ojos as?
como los que tienes t?

rabbou ssamai fika rrajaii
fi ainaika ara hayati
ati ilaikoum ya baladaho
arjouka Rabbi labbi nidai
viaje de Bahrein hasta Beirut
fu? desde el norte hasta el polo sur
y no encontr? ojos as?
como los que tienes t? oohooo

Ayer vi pasar una mujer
debajo de su camello
un r?o de sal y un barco
abandonado en el desierto
ya he ya la he
y vi pasar tus ojos negros
ya he ya la he
y ahora s? que no
puedo vivir sin ellos yo

coro

rabbou ssamai fika rrajaii
fi ainaika ara hayati
ati ilaikoum ya baladaho
arjouka Rabbi labbi nidai
viaje de Bahrein hasta Beirut
fu? desde el norte hasta el polo sur
no encontr? ojos as?
como los que tienes t?

uuu ye he ye he ye he ye he



coro

le pido al cielo s?lo un deseo
que en tus ojos yo pueda vivir
he recorrido ya el mundo entero
y una cosa te vengo a decir
no encontr? ojos as?
como los que tienes t?

le pido al cielo s?lo un deseo
que en tus ojos yo pueda vivir
he recorrido ya el mundo entero
y una cosa te vengo a decir
viaje de Bahrein hasta Beirut
fu? desde el norte hasta el polo sur
no encontr? ojos as?
como los que tienes t?

==============================

Oh, you know I have seen
A sky without sun
A man with no nation
Saints, captive in chains
A song with no name
For lack of imagination

ya na he ya he ya na he
And I have seen
Darker than ebony
ya na he ya he ya na he
And now it seems, that I
Without your eyes could never be

My one desire, all I aspire
Is in your eyes forever to live
Traveled all over; the seven oceans
There is nothing that I wouldn't give
Came from Bahrein, until Beruit
Looking for someone comparing to you
Tearing down windows and doors
And I could not find eyes like yours

rabboussamai fikarrajaii
fi ainaiha aralhayati
ati ilaika min haza lkaaouni
arjouka labbi labbi nidai

Came from Bahrein, until Beruit
Looking for someone comparing to you
Tearing down windows and doors
And I could not find eyes like yours

Oh, you know I have seen
A woman of means
In rags and begging for pleasure
Crossed, a river of salt
Just after I rode a
ship that sunk in the desert

ya na he ya he ya na he
And I have seen
Darker than ebony
ya na he ya he ya na he
And now it seems, that I
Without your eyes could never be

My one desire, all I aspire
Is in your eyes forever to live
Traveled all over; the seven oceans
There is nothing that I wouldn't give

Came from Bahrein, until Beruit
Looking for someone comparing to you
Tearing down windows and doors
And I could not find eyes like yours

rabboussamai fikarrajaii
fi ainaiha aralhayati
ati ilaika min haza lkaaouni
arjouka labbi labbi nidai

Came from Bahrein, until Beruit
Looking for someone comparing to you
Tearing down windows and doors
And I could not find eyes like yours

rabboussamia fikarrajaii
fi ainaiha aralhayati
at ilaika min haza ikaaouni
arjouka labbi labbi nidai

Came from Bahrein, until Beriut
Looking for someone comparing to you
Tearing down windows and doors
And I could not find eyes like yours

My one desire, all I aspire
Is in your eyes forever to live
Traveled all over; the seven oceans
There is nothing I wouldn't give

Came from Bahrein, until Beriut
Looking for someone comparing to you
Tearing down windows and doors
And I could not find eyes like yours

Who has a Secret?


Let me know that I've done wrong
When I've known this all along
I go around a time or two
Just to waste my time with you

Tell me all that you've thrown away
Find out games you don't wanna play
You are the only one that needs to know

I'll keep you my dirty little secret
(Dirty little secret)
Don't tell anyone or you'll be just another regret
(Just another regret, hope that you can keep it)
My dirty little secret

Who has to know
When we live such fragile lives
It's the best way we survive
I go around a time or two
Just to waste my time with you

Tell me all that you've thrown away
Find out games you don't wanna play
You are the only one that needs to know

I'll keep you my dirty little secret
(Dirty little secret)
Don't tell anyone or you'll be just another regret
(Just another regret, hope that you can keep it)
My dirty little secret

Who has to know
The way she feels inside (inside)
Those thoughts I can't deny (deny)
These sleeping thoughts won't lie (won't lie)
And all I've tried to hide
It's eating me apart
Trace this life out

I'll keep you my dirty little secret
(Dirty little secret)
Don't tell anyone or you'll be just another regret
(Just another regret)

I'll keep you my dirty little secret
(Dirty little secret)
Don't tell anyone or you'll be just another regret
(Just another regret, hope that you can keep it)
My dirty little secret
Dirty little secret
Dirty little secret

Who has to know
Who has to know

"Dirty Little Secret" (All American Rejects)

For Saphira
Here you sit on your high-backed chair
Wonder how the view is from there
I wouldn't know 'cause I like to sit
Upon the floor, yeah upon the floor
If you like we could play a game
Let's pretend that we are the same
But you will have to look much closer
Than you do, closer than you do

And I'm far too tired to stay here anymore
And I don't care what you think anyway
'Cause I think you were wrong about me
Yeah what if you were, what if you were

And what if I'm a snowstorm burning
What if I'm a world unturning
What if I'm an ocean, far too shallow, much too deep
What if I'm the kindest demon
Something you may not believe in
What if I'm a siren singing gentlemen to sleep

I know you've got it figured out
Tell me what I am all about
And I just might learn a thing or two
Hundred about you, maybe about you
I'm the end of your telescope
I don't change just to suit your vision
'Cause I am bound by a fraying rope
Around my hands, tied around my hands

And you close your eyes when I say I'm breaking free
And put your hands over both your ears
Because you cannot stand to believe I'm not
The perfect girl you thought
Well what have I got to lose

And what if I'm a weeping willow
Laughing tears upon my pillow
What if I'm a socialite who wants to be alone
What if I'm a toothless leopard
What if I'm a sheepless shepherd
What if I'm an angel without wings to take me home

You don't know me
Never will, never will
I'm outside your picture frame
And the glass is breaking now
You can't see me
Never will, never will
If you're never gonna see

What if I'm a crowded desert
Too much pain with little pleasure
What if I'm the nicest place you never want to go
What if I don't know who I am
Will that keep us both from trying
To find out and when you have
Be sure to let me know

What if I'm a snowstorm burning
What if I'm a world unturning
What if I'm an ocean, far too shallow, much too deep
What if I'm the kindest demon
Something you may not believe in
What if I'm a siren singing gentlemen to sleep
Sleep...
Sleep...

(Emilie Autumn rules!)

Take It Like A Man :
(Dragonette)
For Me Again

I get a little bit vicious
Thats why you love me
Because you can't resist it
You do anything for me
You want out but we're off the ground
So pick out your parachute
Cause I'm not gonna let you down
I won't let you get away its not that easy anyway

I don't want to know and I want you for the cause
How does anybody get anything done?
You depend on us
You'll never get to heaven as the radical son
Just keep it up you soldier

You won't help I can't help
I've got to make you understand
You gotta take it like a man

Do you need a dozen roses
Would you like a box of chocolate?
Is it really such a deep cut
That I have to come and stitch it up

Yeah I get a little crazy with the razor blades
Go on and call your mama if you need a band-aid
But everything worth it hurts a little bit
You don't want to run away, and I wont let you anyway

'Cause were doing it for the cause
How do you suppose I get anything done?
You're making it so hard
You'll never get to heaven as the radical son
Keep it up soldier

You won't help I cant help
I've got to make you understand
You gotta take it like a man

I want you for the cause
How does anybody get anything done?
You depend on us
You'll never get to heaven as the radical son
Don't be running off
Cause this is love
What did you think it was?
Ooh.The thing is love, love
So don't go!

You won't help I cant help
I've got to make you understand
You gotta take it like a man
Take it like a man
You gotta take it like a man
You gotta take it like a man
I get a little bit vicious
Thats why you love me
Because you can't resist it
You do anything for me
You want out but we're off the ground
So pick out your parachute
Cause I'm not gonna let you down
I won't let you get away its not that easy anyway

I don't want to know and I want you for the cause
How does anybody get anything done?
You depend on us
You'll never get to heaven as the radical son
Just keep it up you soldier

You won't help I can't help
I've got to make you understand
You gotta take it like a man

Do you need a dozen roses
Would you like a box of chocolate?
Is it really such a deep cut
That I have to come and stitch it up

Yeah I get a little crazy with the razor blades
Go on and call your mama if you need a band-aid
But everything worth it hurts a little bit
You don't want to run away, and I wont let you anyway

'Cause were doing it for the cause
How do you suppose I get anything done?
You're making it so hard
You'll never get to heaven as the radical son
Keep it up soldier

You won't help I cant help
I've got to make you understand
You gotta take it like a man

I want you for the cause
How does anybody get anything done?
You depend on us
You'll never get to heaven as the radical son
Don't be running off
Cause this is love
What did you think it was?
Ooh.The thing is love, love
So don't go!

You won't help I cant help
I've got to make you understand
You gotta take it like a man
Take it like a man
You gotta take it like a man
You gotta take it like a man

Many of us have chosen unique character names, so it's rare they appear in song. I did, however, catch a familiar name recently, and while I'm not sure the tune fits entirely, I thought I'd share anyway, for sheer amusement purposes:

The Decemberists, "Down By the Water":

See this ancient river bed
See where all my follies led
Down by the water and down by the old main drag

I was just some tow-head teen
Feeling 'round for fingers to get in between
Down by the water and down by the old main drag

(chorus)
The season rubs me wrong
The summer swells anon
So knock me down, tear me up
But I would bear it all broken just to fill my cup
Down by the water and down by the old main drag

Sweet descend this rabble 'round
The pretty little patter of a seaboard town
Rolling in the water and rolling in the old main drag

All dolled up in gabardine
The lash-flashing Leda of pier nineteen
Queen of the water and queen of the old main drag

(chorus)
The season rubs me wrong
The summer swells anon
So knock me down, tear me up
But I would bear it all broken just to fill my cup
Down by the water and down by the old main drag

For the Viper Fang Ball. This Song has been in my head for the last couple of days. Of course, I can picture something like this for the Viperfang Masquerade

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RxKjDUrmecA

CHORUS
Masquerade!
Paper faces on parade . . .
Masquerade!
Hide your face, so the world will never find you!
Masquerade!
Every face a different shade . . .
Masquerade!
Look around - there's another mask behind you!
Flash of mauve . . .
Splash of puce . . .
Fool and king . . .
Ghoul and goose . . .
Green and black . . .
Queen and priest . . .
Trace of rouge . . .
Face of beast . . .
Faces . . .
Take your turn, take a ride on the merry-go-round . . .
in an inhuman race . . .
Eye of gold . . .
Thigh of blue . . .
True is false . . .
Who is who . . .?
Curl of lip . . .
Swirl of gown . . .
Ace of hearts . . .
Face of clown . . .
Faces . . .
Drink it in, drink it up, till you've drowned in the light . . .
in the sound . . .

RAOUL/CHRISTINE: But who can name the face . . .?
ALL: Masquerade! Grinning yellows, spinning reds . . .
Masquerade!
Take your fill - let the spectacle astound you!
Masquerade!
Burning glances, turning heads . . .
Masquerade!
Stop and stare at the sea of smiles around you!
Masquerade!
Seething shadows breathing lies . . .
Masquerade!
You can fool any friend who ever knew you!
Masquerade!
Leering satyrs, peering eyes . . .
Masquerade!
Run and hide - but a face will still pursue you!

(The ENSEMBLE activity becomes background, as ANDRE, FIRMIN, MEG, GIRY, PIANGI and CARLOTTA come to the fore, glasses in hand)
GIRY: What a night
MEG: What a crowd!
ANDRE: Makes you glad!
FIRMIN: Makes you proud! All the creme de la creme!
CARLOTTA: Watching us watching them!
MEG/GlRY: And all our fears are in the past!
ANDRE: Six months...
PIANGI: Of relief!
CARLOTTA: Of delight!
ANDRE/FIRMIN: Of Elysian peace!
MEG/GIRY: And we can breathe at last!
CARLOTTA: No more notes!
PIANGI: No more ghost!
GIRY: Here's a health!
ANDRE: Here's a toast: to a prosperous year!
FIRMIN: To the new chandelier!
PIANGI/CARLOTTA: And may its splendour never fade!
FIRMIN:Six months!
GIRY: What a joy!
MEG: What a change!
FIRMIN/ANDRE: What a blessed release!
ANDRE: And what a masquerade!

(They clink glasses and move off RAOUL and CHRISTINE emerge. She is admiring a new acquisition: an engagement ring from RAOUL, which she has attached to a gold chain around her neck.)

CHRISTINE: Think of it! A secret engagement! Look - your future bride!
Just think of it!
RAOUL: But why is it secret? What have we to hide?
CHRISTINE: Please, let's not fight . . .
RAOUL: Christine, you're free!
CHRISTINE: Wait till the time is right . . .
RAOUL: When will that be? It's an engagement, not a crime! Christine,
What are you afraid of?
CHRISTINE: Let's not argue . . .
RAOUL: Let's not argue . . .
CHRISTINE: Please pretend . . .
RAOUL: I can only hope I'll . . .
CHRISTINE: You will . . .
BOTH: . . . understand in time . . .

(Dance section, in which CHRISTINE, almost coquettish almost jittery, goes from man to man. But too many of her partners seem to be replicas of the PHANTOM, and each spins her with increasing force. Eventually RAOUL rescues her and holds her tightly. He whirls her back into the dance, as the music heads towards its climax.)
ALL: Masquerade!
Paper faces on parade!
Masquerade!
Hide your face, so the world will never find you!
Masquerade!
Every face a different shade!
Masquerade!
Look around - There's another mask behind you!
Masquerade!
Burning glances, turning heads . . .
Masquerade!
Stop and stare at the sea of smiles around you!
Masquerade!
Grinning yellows, spinning reds . . .
Masquerade!
Take your fill - let the spectacle astound you...

In My Arms

Because such things are the way of RhyDin...

Almost Lover

Almost Lover lyrics
Songwriters: Sudol, Alison Loren;


Your fingertips across my skin
The palm trees swaying in the wind, images
You sang me Spanish lullabies
The sweetest sadness in your eyes, clever trick

Well, I'd never want to see you unhappy
I thought you'd want the same for me

Goodbye, my almost lover
Goodbye, my hopeless dream
I'm trying not to think about you
Can't you just let me be?

So long, my luckless romance
My back is turned on you
Should've known you'd bring me heartache
Almost lovers always do

We walked along a crowded street
You took my hand and danced with me in the shade
And when you left you kissed my lips
You told me you would never ever forget these images, no

Well, I'd never want to see you unhappy
I thought you?d want the same for me

Goodbye, my almost lover
Goodbye, my hopeless dream
I'm trying not to think about you
Can't you just let me be?

So long, my luckless romance
My back is turned on you
Should've known you'd bring me heartache
Almost lovers always do

I cannot go to the ocean
I cannot try the streets at night
I cannot wake up in the morning
Without you on my mind

So you're gone and I'm haunted
And I bet you are just fine
Did I make it that easy to walk
Right in and out of my life?

Goodbye, my almost lover
Goodbye, my hopeless dream
I'm trying not to think about you
Why can't you just let me be?

So long, my luckless romance
My back is turned on you
Should've known you'd bring me heartache
Almost lovers always do

Don't know why, but I can picture Cadence singing this.

Armin Van Burren ft Sharon Den Adel (Within Temptation)

In and Out of Love

See the mirror in your eyes
See the truth behind your lies
Your lies are haunting me
See the reason in your eyes
Giving answer to the why
Your eyes are haunting me

Falling in and out of love
In love, in love
Falling in and out of love
Your love, your love

See the mirror in your eyes
See the truth behind your lies
Your lies are haunting me
See the reason in your eyes
Giving answer to the why
Your eyes are haunting me

Falling in and out of love
In love, in love
Falling in and out of love
Your love, your love

In love in love in love

Why can't you see it?
Why can't you feel?
In and out of love each time

Why can't you feel it?
Why can't you see it?
In and out of love

You keep keep runnin'
I keep keep fallin'
Let it fade away
Let it fade away
Let it fade away

Away, away, away, away
Oh, let it fade away