Wednesday, March 11, 2009

Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brasil

here is a picture of Belo Horizonte where I served my mission...funny part about it....I only came to Belo a few times when I was in Vespasiano and Betim..otherwise, I rarely came into town...most of my mission was spent in the interior of the state of Minas...

Sunday, June 22, 2008

Who Killed Mr. Moonlight-Bauhaus

Consider green lakes
And the idiocy of clocks
Someone shot nostalgia in the back
Someone shot our innocence

A broken arrow in a bloody pool
The wound in the face
Of midnight proposals
Someone shot nostalgia in the back
Someone shot our innocence

In the shadow of his smile
In the shadow of his smile
In the shadow of his smile
In the shadow of his smile

All our dreams have melted down
We are hiding in the bushes
From dead men
Doing Douglas Fairbanks' stunts

All our stories burnt
Our films lost in the rushes
We can't paint any pictures
As the moon had all our brushes

Extracting wasps from stings in flight
Who killed Mr. Moonlight?
Who killed Mr. Moonlight
In the shadow of his smile
Who killed Mr. Moonlight
In the shadow of his smile

this is the 3rd of the 3 songs...although I would put some Ben Folds Five and Coldplay songs here as honorable mentions...brick by ben folds, and several by Coldplay..namely Yellow but there are plenty of others..ahh and throw in Tori Amos as well for good measure..

Berlin-Lou Reed

In Berlin by the wall
You were five foot ten inches tall
It was very nice
Candlelight and Dubonnet on ice
We were in a small cafe
You could hear the guitars play
It was very nice
Oh, honey it was paradice

this was the 2nd song with awesome piano...the third is coming...

USED TO BE A SWEET BOY

Used to be a sweet boy
Holding so tightly
To Daddy's hand
But that was all
In some distant land
Blazer and tie
And a big bright healthy smile
Used to make all
Of our trials worthwhile

Used to be a sweet boy
And I'm not to blame
But something went wrong
Something went wrong
And I know
I'm not to blame
Something went wrong
Can't be to blame
Ah ...


Not sure what happened...but I have some ideas...

DO YOUR BEST AND DON'T WORRY

This is how I feel most of the time. It is another pick me up song by Morrissey and when you feel like your motivation comes from guilt or shame from some religion or other...this is a very welcoming ditty...just do the best you can and deal with it...you cannot do more than what you are capable of...so let the balance ride..


Compare the best of their days
With the worst of your days
You won't win
With your standards so high
And your spirits so low
At least remember ...
This is you on a bad day, you on a pale day

Just do your best and don't ...
Don't worry, oh
The way you hang yourself is oh, so unfair


See the best of how they look
Against the worst of how you are
And again, you won't win
With your standards so high
And your spirits so low
At least remember ...
This is you on a drab day, you in a drab dress


Just do your best and don't ...
Don't worry, oh
The way you hang yourself is oh, so unfair
Just do your best and don't ...
Don't worry, oh
The way you watch yourself is oh, so unfair


Just do your best and don't ...
Don't worry, oh
The way you hang yourself is oh, so unfair
Just do your best and don't ...
Don't worry, oh
Do your best and don't ...

SEASICK, YET STILL DOCKED

I am a poor freezingly cold soul
So far from where
I intended to go
Scavenging through life's very constant lulls
So far from where I'm determined to go

Wish I knew the way to reach the one I love
There is no way ...
Wish I had the charm to attract the one I love
But you see, I've got no charm
Mmm...


Tonight I've consumed much more than I can hold
Oh, this is very clear to you
And you can tell I have never really loved
You can tell, by the way, I sleep all day


And all of my life no-one gave me anything
No-one has ever given me anything
My love is as sharp as a needle in your eye
You must be such a fool
To pass me by


Love this song...just awesome!

Asleep-The Smiths

This is one of 3 songs whose piano is exquisite and I can listen to this to sleep anytime I cannot sleep well..which tends to be often...either this or Berlin from Lou Reed. For the ULTRA paranoid ready to label me with some stupid 21st century label For everyone's mental state: Don't get all bent out of shape...I've gotten this far...32 years and still alive- i heard this 20 years ago and I am still here..get over it and live your own lives! Sometimes it IS just a song...

Sing me to sleep
Sing me to sleep
I'm tired and I
I want to go to bed

Sing me to sleep
Sing me to sleep
And then leave me alone
Don't try to wake me in the morning
'Cause I will be gone
Don't feel bad for me
I want you to know
Deep in the cell of my heart
I will feel so glad to go


Sing me to sleep
Sing me to sleep
I don't want to wake up
On my own anymore


Sing to me
Sing to me
I don't want to wake up
On my own anymore


Don't feel bad for me
I want you to know
Deep in the cell of my heart
I really want to go


There is another world
There is a better world
Well, there must be
Well, there must be
Well, there must be
Well, there must be
Well ...


Bye bye
Bye bye
Bye ...