Song of the Week

So I'm a hardcore believer that, when your own words fail you, the odds are someone else has already said exactly what you're thinking in more effective terms. Maybe that's why I am such a huge fan of music. There's always a song that seems like it was written for you, for the precise moment that you are living. I have two that fit that description for right now, for different reasons. So here are the lyrics to my particular mindframe.

Ani Difranco- Untouchable Face

think i'm going for a walk now
i feel a little unsteady
i don't want nobody to follow me
'cept maybe you
i could make you happy you know
if you weren't already
i could do a lot of things
and i do
tell you the truth i prefer
the worst of you
too bad you had to have a better half
she's not really my type
but i think you two are forever
and i hate to say it but
you're perfect together
so fuck you
and your untouchable face
and fuck you
for existing in the first place
and who am i
that i should be vying for your touch
and who am i
i bet you can't even tell me that much
two-thirty in the morning
and my gas tank will be empty soon
neon sign on the horizon
rubbing elbows with the moon
a safe haven of sleepless
where the deep fryer's always on
radio is counting down
the top 20 country songs
and out on the porch the fly strip is
waving like a flag in the wind
y'know, i don't look forward
to seeing you again soon
you'll look like a photograph of yourself
taken from far far away
and i won't know what to do
and i won't know what to say
except fuck you...
i see you and i'm so perplexed
what was i thinking
what will i think of next
where can i hide
in the back room there's a lamp
that hangs over the pool table
and when the fan is on it swings
gently side to side
there's a changing constellation
of balls as we are playing
i see orion and say nothing
the only thing i can think of saying
is fuck you...

Def Leppard- When Love and Hate Collide

You could have a change of heart,
if you would only change your mind
Instead of slamming down the phone girl,
for the hundredth time
I got your number on my wall, but I ain't gonna make that call
When divided we stand baby, united we fall
Got the time got a chance gonna make it
Got my hands on your heart gonna take it
All I know I can't fight this flame
You could have a change of heart,
if you would only change your mind
Cause I'm crazy 'bout you baby, time after time
Without you
One night alone
Is like a year
without you baby
Do you have a heart of stone
Without you
Can't stop the hurt inside
When love and hate collide
I don't wanna fight no more,
I don't know what we're fighting for
When we treat each other baby,
like an act of war
I could tell a million lies and it would come as no surprise
When the truth is like a stranger, hits you right between the eyes
There's a time and a place and a reason
And I know I got a love to believe in
All I know got to win this time
Without you...
You could have a change of heart,
if you would only change your mind
Cause I'm crazy 'bout you baby...Crazy...Crazy
Without you...