the view from the afternoon

Amazing song lyrics 4

July 11th, 2008 Author: karlportelli

Sic Transit gloria…glory fades by Brand New

Keep the noise low.
She doesn’t wanna blow it.
Shaking head to toe
while your left hand does “the show me around.”
Quickens your heartbeat.
It beats me straight into the ground.

You don’t recover from a night like this.
A victim, still lying in bed, completely motionless.
A hand moves in the dark to a zipper.
Hear a boy bracing tight against sheets
barely whisper, “This is so messed up.”

Upon arrival the guests had all stared.
Dripping wet and clearly depressed,
he’d headed straight for the stairs.
No longer cool, but a boy in a stitch,
unprepared for a life full of lies and failing relationships.

(Up the stairs: the station where
the act becomes the art of growing up.)

He keeps his hands low.
He doesn’t wanna blow it.
He’s wet from head to toe and
his eyes give her the up and the down.
His stomach turns and he thinks of throwing up.
But the body on the bed beckons forward
and he starts growing up.

The fever, the focus.
The reasons that I had to believe you weren’t too hard to sell.
Die young and save yourself.
The tickle, the taste of…
It used to be the reason I breathed but now it’s choking me up.
Die young and save yourself.

She hits the lights.
This doesn’t seem quite fair.
Despite everything he learned from his friends,
he doesn’t feel so prepared.
She’s breathing quiet and smooth.
He’s gasping for air.
“This is the first and last time,” he says.
She fakes a smile and presses her hips into his.
He keeps his hands pinned down at his sides.
He’s holding back from telling her
exactly what it really feels like.

He is the lamb, she is the slaughter.
She’s moving way too fast and all he wanted was to hold her.
Nothing that he tells her is really having an effect.
He whispers that he loves her,
but she’s probably only looking for se-…

(Up the stairs: the station where
the act becomes the art of growing up.)

So much more than he could ever give.
A life free of lies and a meaningful relationship.
He keeps his hands pinned down at his sides.
He waits for it to end
and for the aching in his guts to subside.

The fever, the focus.
The reasons that I had to believe you weren’t too hard to sell.
Die young and save yourself.
The tickle, the taste of…
It used to be the reason I breathed but now it’s choking me up.
Die young and save yourself.

Up the stairs: the station where
the act becomes the art of growing up.

The fever, the focus.
The reasons that I had to believe you weren’t too hard to sell.
Die young and save yourself.
The tickle, the taste of…
It used to be the reason I breathed but now it’s choking me up.
Die young and save yourself.

[Note: These are the lyrics to the album version of the song.
There is also a different version where chorus goes as:

“The people, the focus.
The reasons that I had to believe you weren’t too hard to settle.
Die young and save yourself.
They take all the taste out.
It used to be the reason that we’re even, now it’s choking me up.
Die young and save yourself.”]

very cool video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ecAyTL1psE

Amazing Song Lyrics 3

July 8th, 2008 Author: karlportelli

Beautiful Lie by 30 Seconds to Mars

Lie awake in bed at night
And think about your life
Do you want to be different? (Different…)
Try to let go of the truth
The battles of your youth
’Cause this is just a game

It’s a beautiful lie
It’s a perfect denial
Such a beautiful lie to believe in
So beautiful, beautiful lie makes me

It’s time to forget about the past
To wash away what happened last (happened last)
Hide behind an empty face
Don’t ask too much, just say
‘Cause this is just a game

It’s a beautiful lie
It’s a perfect denial
Such a beautiful lie to believe in
So beautiful, beautiful lie makes me

Lie….Beautiful

Everyone’s looking at me
I’m running around in circles, baby
A quiet desperation’s building higher
I’ve got to remember this is just a game

(LLLLLIIIIIIIIEEEEEEE)So beautiful, beautiful… X4

It’s a beautiful lie —
It’s a perfect denial —(So beautiful, beautiful)
Such a beautiful lie to believe in —
So beautiful, beautiful lie makes me

 Song Video, shot on location in Greenland: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_EcX4OtLWVs

Amazing song lyrics 2

July 7th, 2008 Author: karlportelli

Last Goodbye by Jeff Buckley:

This is our last goodbye
I hate to feel the love between us die.
But it’s over
Just hear this and then I’ll go:
You gave me more to live for,
More than you’ll ever know.

Well, this is our last embrace,
Must I dream and always see your face?
Why can’t we overcome this wall?
Baby, maybe it’s just because I didn’t know you at all.

Kiss me, please kiss me,
But kiss me out of desire, babe, and not consolation.
Oh, you know it makes me so angry ’cause I know that in time
I’ll only make you cry, this is our last goodbye.

Did you say, “No, this can’t happen to me”?
And did you rush to the phone to call?
Was there a voice unkind in the back of your mind saying,
“Maybe, you didn’t know him at all,
you didn’t know him at all,
oh, you didn’t know”?

Well, the bells out in the church tower chime,
Burning clues into this heart of mine.
Thinking so hard on her soft eyes, and the memories
Offer signs that it’s over, it’s over.

 Song video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hm8JoMhgjRw

Amazing song lyrics.

July 7th, 2008 Author: karlportelli

all i need by radiohead :

i’m the next act
waiting in the wings
i’m an animal
trapped in your hot car
i’m all the days
that you choose to ignore

you are all i need
you are all i need
i’m in the middle of the picture
lying in the leaves

i am a moth
who just wants to share your light
i’m just an insect
trying to get out of the night
we only stick like glue
because there are no others

you are all i need
you are all i need
i’m in the middle of the picture
lying in the leaves

it’s all right
it’s all wrong
it’s all right
it’s all wrong
it’s all right
it’s all wrong
it’s all right

the song video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cdrCalO5BDs

Maltese politics

July 7th, 2008 Author: karlportelli

We just had a local election in Malta and the Maltese Labour Party lost again. This party is meant to represent the working class, unfortunately it’s a joke, just a bunch of power hungry opportunists who have no ideological beliefs. The party recently elected a new party leader- Joseph Muscat. This is one of the major sites where you can find news about Maltese politics: maltarightnow. this site is run by the party that won the recent election, only by 1,500 votes. they’re called the “partit nazzjonalista” (nationalist party), but ironically it was this party that got us into the EU :P (that’s malta for you- a nationalist party that promotes supranational participation and a ”socialist” party that is against student stipends). the victorious party made use of facebook to reach out to the university voters, much like Obama is doing over here in the US. (nationalist party facebook group) the Labour party did not take advantage of these resources to the same extent as the nationalists. However, they learnt from there mistake and the new MLP leader used facebook to organise and invite people to the meetings and conferences leading to his nomination. 

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July 7th, 2008 Author: karlportelli

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