Lyrics
November 2, 2009 | Filed under: Stuff
I’m a lyrics hound. I love to listen to them to find the story. True, sometimes I like to just wail away with my iPod just for the sake of singing as loud as possible, but I’ve learned the hard way that THAT can be embarrassing, so I try to control myself.
As a result, I hardly ever get caught on the trail singing and nearly getting run over by Luke Wilson anymore …
Okay, I still do that. But we’re discussing lyrics. And the story in them. One of my favorite bands for this is Lifehouse. Their songs always tell a story. But this weekend I listened to Vertical Horizon’s FOREVER.
“Forever”
Take these roses off of me
Let me live, let me be
For a little while
Let my eyes,
See everything and nothing in their time
I do not mindWho’ve guess I’d learn
To let the walls around me burn
Light up the hillside
My words, I ate them for so long and nothing changed
It was just the sameAnd I don’t know if you see me here
But I can tell you your face is clear
I will see you…Forever
Forever
I will see you
Forever
ForeverCall me close once again
Call me teacher, call me friend
Just like the first time
Call my name, it echoes in the walls around this room
Its all youI don’t know if you hear me there
When it’s darkest and no one cares
I will hear you…Forever
Forever
I will hear you
Forever
ForeverI wanted you to be everything to me
Now I’ve got to learn to carry on
I know I cannot hide this emptiness inside
But nothing is the same since you’ve goneSend me letters from above
Send me strength, send me love
Such sweet love
Sing me songs that echo in my head and in my heart
That’s where you areAnd I don’t know if you feel me here
I can tell you one thing that’s clear
I will feel you…Forever
Forever
I will feel you
Forever
Forever
I will hear you
Forever
Forever
I will see you
Forever
ForeverTake these roses off of me
Let me live, let me be
The song is sad enough to make me need cookies, but sometimes sad is good. Do you have a favorite song right now, or lyrics that are making you laugh, smile, cry, think? Share.
Oh and who has tried the new double stuffed Golden Oreos? Oh. My. God. A little bite of heaven right there, let me tell you … (Oh and I don’t recomend eating — or in my case, inhaling — a whole rack by yourself and then going for a hike straight up the mountain, just FYI) Which reminds me, I’d also like to know your favorite cookie. Thank you for sharing.
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Sabrina says:
Underwater by Vertical Horizon, believe it or not. Hubby is having surgery tomorrow and I’ve been feeling a little overwhelmed right now. I’m sure after he’s been home for a couple of weeks it will be more like Bodies by Drowning Pool ’cause he’ll be driving me crazy.
Homemade peanut butter cookies with melty hershey kisses on top are the best!
Posted on November 2nd, 2009 at 4:26 amBooklover1335 says:
Hey Jill,
Happy Monday. One of my fav songs is Brighter Than Sunshine by Aqualung….definitely brings a smile to my face whenever I hear it. If you want to check out the full version, you can listen to it at Grooveshark:
http://listen.grooveshark.com/#/search/?query=brighter%20than%20sunshine
and my fav cookie is my choc chip cookies. They are the best…seriously. I make up a whole lot of dough at once, scoop it into balls then freeze it. Then I can take out however many I want at a time and have fresh baked choc chips cookies within minutes without having a mess every time. It’s great. Email me if you want the recipe. So much better than the trad. Tollhouse.
Posted on November 2nd, 2009 at 5:50 amTrish says:
When I want to indulge in a good cry – Cycles by Frank Sinatra. He’s not a fav singer but the song works.
Book of Love by Peter Gabriel is my Ahhhhhh…..song.
Lofthouse cookies when I’m too lazy to mess up the kitchen. Snickerdoodles when I want to bake but frosted sugar cookies are my all time favorite.
Posted on November 2nd, 2009 at 6:04 amShannon says:
I can’t think of a favorite song at the moment but my favorite cookies are Thin Mints. Gotta love those Girl Scouts!!!
Posted on November 2nd, 2009 at 6:12 amKelly Breakey says:
Hey Jill:
My new favorite song is (If You’re Wondering If I Want You To) I Want You To by Weezer. New song off their Raditude album. It’s a jump up and dance your ass off kind of song.
Gotta love that…as for cookies…do I really have to pick just one? That seems so unfair. I mean how do I pick my Grams peanut butter cookies over fudge covered Oreo’s. One is clearly homemade and the other is just a drive to the store away? What about oatmeal raisin, shortbread, or chocolate chip? How do you think all of the other cookies will feel if we leave them out? (Hand to forehead) This is truly the hardest thing I have ever been asked to do. Nope, sorry I can’t do it. Can I get a lifeline here?
Posted on November 2nd, 2009 at 6:53 amLiza says:
I love Girl Scout cookies. My two favorites are Thin Mint and Samoas. I really use to love Oreo’s, but they changed the recipe and they don’t taste as good to me anymore. I also love the Christie Cookies we get every year at work for Christmas. Mr. Christie makes some of the best cookies ever and you can have them delivered to your house too.
Posted on November 2nd, 2009 at 6:58 amStacy ~ says:
I’m so very mainstream. Right now my favorite song is Taylor Swift’s “You Belong With Me”. Just about anything by Nickelback too.
Warm oatmeal raisin is today’s choice. Yummmmm.
Posted on November 2nd, 2009 at 7:00 amlimecello says:
Favorite cookies eh? Well – you won’t believe me after this comment :X but cookies aren’t my *favorite* sweet.
That being said – recently I’ve been making a ton of no bake cookies. (Chocolate, peanut butter… and then oatmeal so I can feel it’s healthy.)
I love white chocolate chip craisin cookies… and am very partial to chocolate white chocolate chip cookies. [Where the batter is milk/dark chocolate, with ... white chocolate chips of course]. And then there’s something about pumpkin cookies around Halloween/Thanksgiving… and Christmas cookies that are special. I just love a good sugar cookie. And those are the cookies I can’t resist.
Posted on November 2nd, 2009 at 7:13 amjo says:
I love Peanut Butter Cookies.. Any kind im not picky.. Fav Song? Anything Carrie Underwood!!
Posted on November 2nd, 2009 at 7:26 amtennismom mary g says:
Hi Jill
Posted on November 2nd, 2009 at 7:29 amThere are songs that I love for sentimental reasons
like Sexual Healing by Marvin Gaye. Hubby & I danced to that the night he proposed. Then there are the songs that have awesome lyrics that I equate with smart writing in a book. Too many of those to choose from. When I admire a song though, I always look up the songwriter. I always admire that person more than the performer (I know sometimes its the same person).
Fave cookie: Double Fudgeos which is good becuase they are so sweet I can only handle 2 or 3 at the most. Generally not a cookie person except last year hubby made these cranberry pistachio biscotti to die for.
Gena says:
My favorite song right now is Broken by lifehouse. I listen to it constantly since I downloaded it to my cell phone. Regular Double Stuffed Oreo’s are my weakness. And I’m with you on inhaling a whole rack. It’s easy to do, but not easy on the tummy.
Posted on November 2nd, 2009 at 7:37 amAshley says:
Right now I’m big on Joss Stone, love her new album.
Posted on November 2nd, 2009 at 7:43 amFave cookie, well I love me some Oreos and milk, but I can’t pass up a good macadamia nut cookie either!
D says:
My favorite song depends on my mood. Last week I ran away from home (ok only for 10 hrs, but they were precious to me) I listened to a lot of Simon and Garfunkel, and consumed a lot of sugar cookies.(my fav)
Posted on November 2nd, 2009 at 7:55 amlimecello says:
Also – oh my gosh – I don’t think I’ve heard “Forever” but… I won’t tell you how [obsessed] I was with “Everything You Want” by Vertical Horizon… <3
Posted on November 2nd, 2009 at 8:12 amJulia says:
Carr’s Ginger Lemon Creme cookies, soooo good, but $$. I’m trying to figure out how to make them.
“I Know” by Jude. Check out the You Tube Live version in San Fran.
I know there’s nowhere you can hide it
I know the feeling of alone
I know that you do not feel invited
But, come back, come back in from the cold
Tell me how you really feel
Posted on November 2nd, 2009 at 8:52 amTell me what is on the inside of you
All the somethings you conceal
Only keep away the ones who love you
Lynn says:
Currently, my favorite song is “Gettin’ You Home” by Chris Young. I also like “My Doorbell” and “Hotel Yorba” by the White Stripes and “Steady as She Goes” by the Raconteurs. I’m all over the place when it comes to music. So many good artists out there.
Favorite cookie, chocolate chip or thin mint.
Posted on November 2nd, 2009 at 8:53 amSusan says:
One of my very favorite songs is Moments by Emerson Drive. I love one of the choruses:
I’ve had my moments, days in the sun
Moments I was second to none
Moments when I knew I did what I thought I couldn’t do
Like the day I walked away from the wine
For a woman who became my wife
And a love that, when it was right,
Could always see me through
Lookin’ at me now you might not know it
But I’ve had my moments
Favorite cookie white chocolate macadamia nut. mmmmm. breakfast of champions!
Posted on November 2nd, 2009 at 9:52 amapril says:
Um, kind of obsessed with You Belong to Me by Taylor Swift. I’m not a huge fan of hers or that type of music, but I totally rock out in the safety of my car.
I’ve also been (still) obsessed with the Avenue Q and Rent soundtracks.
Next week, it’s all Rob Thomas all the time (seeing him in concert with Carolina Liar and OneRepublic).
Posted on November 2nd, 2009 at 10:22 amBrandy says:
I like all music and have a hard time picking a favorite, though right now I keep meaning to pick up an iTunes card so I can download No Heaven by Champion.
Posted on November 2nd, 2009 at 11:55 amAs for favorite cookie? Homemade Vanilla Wafers. *G*
Donna M says:
Favorite song, cannot pick just one! Right now almost anything Michael Buble sings is good with me. Since I am of an older generation I tend to like music that is not necessarily popular right now. One of my favorites by Michael Buble is Moondance, there is just something about his version of it that makes me smile, makes me want to get up & dance.
Favorite cookie, again just one??!!
Last year I discovered a very yummy chocolate chip cookie recipe from a chef in San Francisco when he was on a local program. In fact, I made them last week. That recipe has replaced my Toll House cookie recipe that I have made for years & years! 
I am also a big, big fan of Brownies, homemade of course! I use an old Hershey’s cocoa recipe that is very yummy. Now I want a cookie but I haven’t had lunch yet! 
Posted on November 2nd, 2009 at 1:25 pmDeb says:
Unfortunately, the only song lyrics that have been stuck in my head lately are PBS toddler programming theme songs.
However, my three year old daughter seems to have Beyonce’s “Single Ladies” in hers. I am always torn between cracking up and feeling disturbed when she dances around waving her little hand in the air “…if you like it then you shoulda put a ring on it…”
Favorite cookie…I can’t choose. It would be disloyal to all the other cookies. I am an equal-opportunity cookie eater.
Posted on November 2nd, 2009 at 2:35 pmDeb says:
Oh, but Most Romantic Song EVER has got to be At Last by Etta James.
Posted on November 2nd, 2009 at 2:36 pmtrish says:
My favorite right now is Kenny Chesney/Dave Matthews.
I’m Alive.
“Breathing in and outs a blessing, can’t you see? Today’s the first day of the rest of my life. I’m alive and well.
When my daughter was in Brigham and Women’s I would stop at the machine on my way out of the hospital everday for these mini choc chip cookies. They were my way of eating my feelings of guilt for having to leave her. I still love them. Try not to eat them as much anymore.
Posted on November 2nd, 2009 at 2:44 pmLori says:
Right now one of my favorites is “Just A Dream” by Carrie Underwood.
My all time favorite cookie is the fruit cake cookie I make at Christmas. I have to make dozens and dozens because they fight over them at work!
Posted on November 2nd, 2009 at 4:32 pmNicole S says:
My favorite song right now is “Gettin’ You Home” by Chris Young. It’s always stuck in my head.
My favorite cookie is chocolate chip, but I also really like the ones with M&Ms too.
Posted on November 2nd, 2009 at 4:43 pmEdita says:
One of the songs that always gets me thinking is Rob Thomas’ “Ever the Same”.
Ever The Same lyrics
We were drawn from the weeds
We were brave like soldiers
Falling down under the pale moonlight
You were holding to me
Like a someone broken
And I couldn’t tell you but I’m telling you now
Just let me hold you while you’re falling apart
Just let me hold you and we’ll both fall down
Fall on me
Tell me everything you want me to be
Forever with you forever in me
Ever the same
We would stand in the wind
We were free like water
Flowing down
Under the warmth of the sun
Now it’s cold and we’re scared
And we’ve both been shaken
Hey, look at us
Man, this doesn’t need to be the end
Just let me hold you while you’re falling apart
Just let me hold you and we’ll both fall down
Fall on me tell me everything you want me to be
Forever with you
Forever in me
Ever the same
Call on me
I’ll be there for you and you’ll be there for me
Forever it’s you
Forever in me
Ever the same
You may need me there
To carry all your weight
But you’re no burden I assure
You tide me over
With a warmth I’ll not forget
But I can only give you love
Fall on me tell me everything you want me to be
Forever with you
Forever in me
Ever the same
Call on me
I’ll be there for you and you’ll be there for me
Forever it’s you
Forever in me
Ever the same
Forever with you
Forever in me
Ever the same(Ever the same)
My favorite cookie is a german cookie that’s made with gingerbread and has a white hard coating they are called Pfeffernog (sp?).
Posted on November 2nd, 2009 at 5:11 pmWendyS says:
I really like I Wanna Kiss a Girl by Keith Urban and Living for the Night by George Strait.
Favorite cookie?? Just one??
I love those peanut butter with chocolate kisses; oatmeal with chocolate chips; and a Norwegian cookie called Krumkake (loaded with whip cream and butter!) 
Posted on November 2nd, 2009 at 6:26 pmDiana says:
I love the song “Papa Was A Rodeo” by The Magnetic Fields. I could listen to it over and over again and have done so.
http://www.metrolyrics.com/papa-was-a-rodeo-lyrics-the-magnetic-fields.html
One of my favorite cookies is Newman-O’s mint creme filled chocolate cookies. Delicious!
Posted on November 2nd, 2009 at 7:08 pmShannon McKelden says:
Great song ideas, ladies! I’ll be busy for hours on Napster looking them all up!
Two that are speaking to me now are Beautiful Disaster by Jon McLaughlin and Hollywood is Not America by Ferris (I think?). Both were pivotal in coming up with the book I’m working on now. It was like my heroine sprouted fully formed from those two songs!
Posted on November 2nd, 2009 at 7:19 pmbonita says:
I like any song in which I can hear, decipher, and understand the lyrics without blushing.
Edita: they’re Pffernusse and are best aged till they’re rock hard. Then you dip them in brandy till they’re soft enough to bite. Pffernusse and lebkuchen are my very favorites. It’s time to start baking. . .
Posted on November 3rd, 2009 at 12:37 amCelise says:
I have 4 songs off the new “Shinedown” CD that I love. One is called “What A Shame”:
“What a shame/what a shame/To judge a life/That you can’t change/The choir sings/The church bells ring/So won’t you give this man his wings/What a shame/To have to beg you to see/We’re not all the same/What a shame.”
The other is called “Sound of Madness”:
“I created the sound of madness/Wrote the book on pain/Somehow I’m still here to explain/That the darkest hour/Never comes in the night/ You can sleep with a gun/But when you gonna wake up and fight.”
Linkin Park also has some great lyrics, particularly one off their latest album about the war. I love anything by them as they’re my favorite group.
Posted on November 3rd, 2009 at 1:14 pmEdita says:
Thank you Bonita for the name and I’m going to try them with Brandy next time. Sounds yummy!
Posted on November 4th, 2009 at 6:25 pmSena says:
My fav song of the moment is “Simple Man” by Lynard Skynard. It reminds me to try and live better every time I hear it.
Fav cookie is the classic chocolate chip, homemade!!
Posted on November 6th, 2009 at 1:49 pmChristopher Taylor says:
Fruit Cakes are quite addictive and my mom always bake them every month.*.,
Posted on June 29th, 2010 at 9:48 pmMaya Bailey says:
Fruit Cakes are the specialty of my grandmother, she bakes lots of fruit cakes.:`-
Posted on July 20th, 2010 at 11:28 amAriana Coleman says:
i love those german fruit cakes because they have more nuts in it ‘,
Posted on September 1st, 2010 at 2:27 am