Wednesday, January 28, 2004

posted by: copernicus on 1/28/2004 08:56:00 PM
ANOTHER RANDOM QUOTE OF THE DAY

"...now the mistakes that I've made
No, they don't seem to bother me
and I sure-as-hell don't feel like i've missed any kind of train
if I could only show you how I feel
than you wouldn't bother me
maybe then you'd see
yeah, maybe then you'd see why we don't mind being blind
as I was as a little child..."

-Blind Melon-Sleepyhouse

I just realized in that blurb on adolescent crushes that I left someone out that deserves recognition:
Edie Brickell.
She was my introduction to hippie-chicks.

Anyway,
I was just having a hot chocolate & peppermint schnapps and listening to Ani and decided that one of my new favorites of hers deserved posting.
So here it is:

“I bet you’re wondering if you woke up today
just to learn why the caged bird sings
I bet you’re wondering if the goddesses are all crazy
Or just keeping it interesting
Situated slightly outside society
At odds with its odd offerings
I bet you’re teetering on the edge of sobriety
Just to alleviate a few things

Like the fear that you’re standing here
Cuz you want to be liked
Yes you know you need your instrument
But does your instrument need to be miked?

And you keep imagining that pretty soon you will just disappear
And thinking that one thing is what saves you from your fear of being here
Here for now
Here for now
Here for now

I bet you’re looking for the little red x, next to the red arrow and the words: “YOU ARE HERE”
I bet you’re hoping that your heart will send up the white flag this time, or some sign, that the coast is clear
Yeah, the moment when your heart jumps it’s all that’s happening
And once again it’s like the first time you felt that shock
The moment when your heart jumps it’s all that’s happening

And I was right behind the door when you knocked
(The same as you)
Thinking maybe I’m just standing here
Cuz I want to be liked
I know I need my instrument
But does my instrument need to be miked?

And I keep imagining that pretty soon I will just disappear
And thinking that one thing is what saves me from my fear of being here
Here for now
Here for now
Here for now.”

-Ani Di Franco-Here For Now-Evolve