Hi there!
I am writing this very late tonight, but very blissful and happy and marvellously in love (a bit one-sidedly, but it's still splendid). Last night I had the beautiful realization that I am helplessly, madly, and pathetically in love, and during my coming to this conclusion I was writing a song about the experience.
A quick country music-related news update, the CMT awards are on Wednesday, the 17th. I think they're available live on the GAC website, or if you have the CMT channel, you can watch in that way. Lots and lots of videos are up for awards, including Taylor Swift, Brad Paisley, Keith Urban, Gloriana, Lady Antebellum, Robert Plant and Alison Krauss, Jamey Johnson, Carrie Underwood, and Brooks & Dunn among many others.
Moving on rapidly, because I love the song and just want to get it out into the ether quickly, this song is about the best night of my life (to date). It's about spending time with the one, and just being grateful for every little thing he does and every little moment that is spent with him (Brad Paisley has a song titled "Little Moments" and it's wonderful, from his Mud on the Tires album). The first verse is my favourite, because I wrote that specifically as it was happening, so it really feels authentic to me. The chorus is what was coursing through my mind as he took my hands and he was paying attention to me, just me, so I was thankful that no one else was getting in the way and that he wasn't disgusted by me (always a plus!). Here it is:
Thank You
standing out there on the dance floor
just the two of us and many many more
me in my pink dress, him in his tux
I wanna tell him I love him so much
it's kind of awkward, I'm wearing heels
is it possible that this is all I need
he's beautiful, he takes my hands
and slowly we start to dance
CHORUS:
and all the while, I'm thinking thank you
thank you for being you
thank you for making this so easy
for teaching me what I never knew
for not making me beg you please
thank you for being you
sitting in the bus on the drive back
I'm feeling there's nothing the night lacks
he leans his head back and starts to hum
my favourite song and my heart goes numb
slowly I block out the background noise
until all that I hear is his voice
he keeps going and it's raining outside
I can't believe for tonight he's mine
CHORUS:
and all the while I'm thinking thank you
thank you for being you
thank you for making this so easy
for teaching me what I never knew
thank you for not making me beg you please
thank you for being you
BRIDGE:
thank you for the touch of your hand
thank you for saying yes when it was easier to say no
thank you for being strong and helping me to stand
thank you for dancing with me real slow
thank you for coming here with me tonight
it's something I'll remember for the rest of my life
his dad picks us up and drives me home
I fall deeper every second so please time go slow
he walks me with an umbrella to my door
I've never felt so in love before
I'd give anything for him to kiss me right now, but it's okay
that he says goodbye and walks away
I walk inside and think that's the way it should be
but I forever after relive the night for me
CHORUS:
and all the while I'll be thinking thank you
thank you for being you
thank you for making this so easy
for teaching me what I never knew
thank you for not making me beg you please
thank you for being you
thank you for being you
thank you for being you
I have no idea if it's any good at all. Maybe I'm just blinded because of how I feel about this guy so instead of being able to distinguish the good from the bad I merely equate anything to do with him as good (which, if you knew him, is slightly ironic) but in that case, that's why I post these things here, in the hope that there will be criticism. Anyway, that's what's new in my life.
Much much love from the pathetically-in-love girl and thank you for the musik!
NBK
p.s. Pittsburgh Penguins = Stanley Cup Champions 2009. Now Sidney Crosby's ego can really be larger than Mellon Arena.
1 comment:
I think I’m going to jump to the song in this one and neglect any urges to deviate. It’s late, and I just don’t have the mental faculties right now. My apologies, but I feel like I should start keeping my words(ish).
You seemed a tad hyperbolic in the introduction to the song. But I guess that was your intent. Wow, that night seems like such a long time ago. And by long time I mean eons.
Another incredible song. I like the first verse too (albeit I bet for a very differnet reason). I like the contradictions in the second line. It’s a clever way of expressing how you felt. I remember the dress, and I remember the tux, too. He told me that vests were better left on when I was taking mine off. The hands/dance line is great, and it closes up the first verse very nicely. The chorus is well-done too, and it fits the song well. “Thank you for being you” is a really fitting line, and it’s good that you repeat it there. The second verse is great too. I like how you made his hum your favorite song. That was clever too. I remember the rain as well. Feels like such a long time ago. The repetition in the bridge is really good. I can imagine it being sung in my head. “Real slow” -– felt like a nice country touch(“real” as an adverb? That’s not how it’s done in Jersey!). The second line of the third verse is really good (“so please time go slow”), and the last line of that verse leaves a nice conclusive feeling. Really memorable song. Good job!
Thank YOU for the musik!
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