A song to express your feelings

[lookingforme]

At this hour, I find myself particularly vulnerable because I am heavily sleep deprived, and my brain can't really process. I have been awake for 21 hours and 12 minutes straight after a string of nights of only a few hours' sleep. I don't feel well, nor do I feel sleepy. So, I am listening to the soundtrack of my life entitled "Walkabouts" and right now, the perfect song to describe what I am feeling (at least the chorus of it) is Madness by Muse. Has anyone ever felt like they could communicate more if they did it through the songs that already exist? I challenge us to have a conversation consisting of song quotes.

So, dedicated to my depression; here I go...

Ma-ma-ma-ma-ma-ma-ma-mad mad mad...Ma-ma-ma-ma-ma-ma-ma-mad mad mad....Ma-ma-ma-ma-ma-ma-ma-mad mad mad...Ma-ma-ma-ma-ma-ma-ma-mad mad mad...I, I can't get these memories ooout of my mind, and some kind of maaaadness has started to evolve. Ma-ma-ma-ma-ma-ma-ma-mad mad mad...Ma-ma-ma-ma-ma-ma-ma-mad mad mad... And I, I tried so hard to let you go-ooo, but some kind of maaaadness is swallowing me whole, yeah....Ma-ma-ma-ma-ma-ma-ma-mad mad mad...Ma-ma-ma-ma-ma-ma-ma-mad mad mad...I have finally seen the light. And I have finally realized, what you mean....

Ooh oh oh

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[Eagle Ray]

Ancient Dreams in a Modern Land by Marina

[Eagle Ray]

Beautiful Day by U2

[Eagle Ray]

Family Song - Bruce Springsteen

This is one of his very early recordings from 1972, reflecting the struggles and dynamics in his family of origin. I had family friends that go way back visit me today, bringing back my own memories from my family and also leading me to reflect on the dynamics of their particular family across the years. I can relate to the desire to make peace with one's own family as Bruce was trying to do in this song when he was very young still. I like one of the last lines - "my family is my friend now". I said something similar to myself many times over the years as I was always seeking peace and resolution, no matter how many times things went wrong.

[smallwolf]

ozzy - waiting for darkness

[Croix]

Buena Vista Social Club – "Chan Chan"

A view into a very different world with some same and some different priorities and circumstances.

[Eagle Ray]

Hi Croix, I have the Beuna Vista Social Club CD and it is such good music.

I have two songs tonight that are speaking to me through the lyrics, but not necessarily as the original meanings of the songs are intended. It's more that they speak to me beginning to connect with a part of myself that still remains partly a mystery that is unfolding. The two songs are:

She's A Mystery to Me  - Roy Orbison (written by The Edge and Bono from U2)

Eye of the Storm - Georgia Harmer

[smallwolf]

Tears of a Dragon - Bruce Dickenson

[Croix]

"Makin' Whoopee"(originally 1928)

Silvio Blonde and His Invisible Orchestra

[Croix]

"Everybody's Talkin'" (1969)

Harry Nilsson

The first verse really captures that state of mind when one's own thoughts are in a loop which cannot be broken by others, not matter how well intentioned.

[Eagle Ray]

Dear Croix, I relate to that state of mind of being caught in a loop which is difficult to break. I listened to the Harry Nilsson song and realised straight away I recognised it.

The song for me right now is Crawling Back to You by Tom Petty. It's hard to explain its relevance to me right now, but the following lines are relevant to my mental state and perhaps also to the loop you describe. Those lyrics are:

Most things I worry about

Never happen anyway