Get to Know the Feeling of Liberation & Release
Arianna Grande & Miley Cyrus Cover - "Don't Dream It's Over" originally by Crowded House
"There's so much wisdom and insight contained in this song. The rhythm has moments of heartbeat, moments arhythmic and meandering, like a river with eddies and furls. The strumming of the opening riff, conjures an image for me of wave-riplets lapping a riverbank or a shoreline. At times he sings with the tempo, and at others he'll fall behind or sing ahead of the main rhythm. There's also a funny assymetry to the instrumental break which comes a little more than half way into the song, and repeats about 3 or 4 measures (as a motif) after the main stream of the song begins anew. For me, this song is like a river, a kind of metaphor for life. It's all there - the good, the not so good, the obstacles, the ideas and points of view which can hold us prisoner. What I love lyrically about the song is it's call to action - Hey, now, hey, now.. Don't dream it's over! To me, the song speaks of the moment - now - and urges the Lover, whom the singer is addressing to engage with life and embrace a real intention to go beyond doubt, not simply engaging in hope (hope being a dangerous practice, in my view, because it clings to an expected outcome, and will only bring disappointment and suffering if the hoped-for thing is not realized). To me, the lyrics really offer an antidote, a way to respond to the conditions which can arise in life, challenging us, way beyond our control and influence. The lyrics are transcendent, an expression of good-intention, liberating and freeing, as he puts it. It's such a beautiful love song. Bonne fête de St-Valentin, Lover.. to the Lover in all of us!"
"There is freedom within, there is freedom without Try to catch the deluge in a paper cup There's a battle ahead, many battles are lost But you'll never see the end of the road While you're traveling with me Hey now, hey now Don't dream it's over Hey now, hey now When the world comes in They come, they come To build a wall between us We know they won't win Now I'm towing my car, there's a hole in the roof My possessions are causing me suspicion but there's no proof In the paper today tales of war and of waste But you turn right over to the T.V. page Hey now, hey now Don't dream it's over Hey now, hey now When the world comes in They come, they come To build a wall between us We know they won't win Now I'm walking again to the beat of a drum And I'm counting the steps to the door of your heart Only shadows ahead barely clearing the roof Get to know the feeling of liberation and release Hey now, hey now Don't dream it's over Hey now, hey now When the world comes in They come, they come To build a wall between us We know they won't win Don't let them win (Hey now, hey now, hey now, hey now) Hey now, hey now Don't let them win (They come, they come) Don't let them win (Hey now, hey now, hey now, hey now)"
Samm Henshaw - "Only Wanna Be With You"
"Said you and I we've been together for a minute.
Ooooh Noooo, Said I only wanna be with you.
Said this thing we've been doing girl, I know you're winning.
Ooooh No No, Said I only wanna be with you.
Sing Do do do do do, doooo.
Said I think i'm in love, with you.
Said there ain't nothing wrong with tryna be with you.
Said I think i'm in loooove.
Said my love, said my love, said my love.
Ooooh No No, I only wanna be with you.
Said we can go wherever you wanna gooooooo, yeah.
Said I only wanna be with you.
Oh no, do do do do do, doooo.
Said I think I'm in love, I'm in love with you.
Said there ain't nothing wrong with tryna be with you.
Said I think we're in looove.
Don' tell me its too late, girl I only wanna be with you.
Been thinkin' bout you all day, I need you to be mine.
Girl it is no mistake, that you and I were meant to be together.
Think I'm going insane, thinnkin' bout you all the tiiiime.
Oh no no no no. Said I know, you've been hurt but I'm gon', make this work.
Oh Lord, Said I only wanna be with you.
Oooh We're going down down down down down down down down down,
Said I only wanna be with you. Yeah, Oh nooo.
Said I think I'm in love, with you.
Said there ain't nothing wrong with tryna be with you.
I think that I'm in loooove (Love, Love) Ooooh"
Zana Larsson - "Never Forget You"
"[Verse 1: Zara Larsson] I used to be so happy but without you here I feel so low I watched you as you left but I can never seem to let you go [Pre-Chorus 1: Zara Larsson] Cause once upon a time you were my everything It's clear to see that time hasn't changed a thing It's buried deep inside me but I feel there's something you should know [Chorus: Zara Larsson] I will never forget you You will always be by my side From the day that I met you I knew that I would love you 'til the day I die And I will never want much more And in my heart, I will always be sure I will never forget you And you will always be by my side 'Til the day I die [Post-Chorus: Zara Larsson] Til the day I die Til the day I die Til the day I die [Verse 2: MNEK] Funny how we both end up here but everything seems so right I wonder what would happen if we went back and put up a fight [Pre-Chorus 2: MNEK] Cause once upon a time you were my everything It's clear to see that time hasn't changed a thing So what in this world do you think could ever take you off my mind? [Chorus: Both] I will never forget you You will always be by my side From the day that I met you I knew that I would love you 'til the day I die And I will never want much more And in my heart, I will always be sure I will never forget you And you will always be by my side 'Til the day I die [Bridge: Both] Feeling it, loving it, everything that we do And all along, I knew I had something special with you But sometimes you just gotta know that these things fall through But I'm still tied and I can't hide my connection with you Feeling it, loving it, everything that we do And all along, I knew I had something special with you But sometimes you just gotta know that these things fall through I can't hide my connection with you [Chorus: Both] I will never forget you You will always be by my side From the day that I met you I knew that I would love you 'til the day I die And I will never want much more And in my heart, I will always be sure I will never forget you And you will always be by my side 'Til the day I die [Outro: Zara Larsson & (MNEK)] (Til the day I die, 'til the day I die, 'til the day I die) (Til the day I die, 'til the day I die, 'til the day I die) And you will always be by my side I will never forget you (I will never, never, never, never, never, never, never, never) I will never forget you Til the day I die"
Benny Benassi ft. Chris Brown = "Paradise"
"[Verse 1] I'm here at the end, yeah, if I could go back to the start I'd do it again, yeah, I'd live like never before Now will you remember, remember me when I'm gone? Remember the heat, yeah, that's keeping you warm? [Pre-Chorus] Saying brighter, now we're burning up, light up Yelling turn it up, let go, let go, let go [Chorus] In paradise, the closer I get to you it feels like paradise And I'd do anything you'd want me to when we're in paradise I'll see you on the other side, where it's alright If tonight is the last night, I'll see you in paradise If tonight is the last night, I'll see you in paradise If tonight is the last night, I'll see you in paradise [Verse 2] You better be ready cause all good things come to an end Spring into summer, my fire's burning again [Pre-Chorus] Saying brighter, I'm not giving up, light up Gonna live it up, let go, let go, let go [Chorus] In paradise, the closer I get to you it feels like paradise And I'd do anything you'd want me to when we're in paradise I'll see you on the other side, where it's alright If tonight is the last night, I'll see you in paradise, paradise If tonight is the last night, I'll see you in paradise, paradise, paradise If tonight is the last night, I'll see you in paradise"