Different Pace, Different Place

i want for you to grow up she said but i know that thats not true
who isn't afraid of facing change and feeling something new
it's been quite a ride for nineteen long hard years
it was great while it lasted and now the end is oh so near

i'm packing up i'm moving out say goodbye to mom and dad
thanks for all you've done for me and the luxuries i have had
well i won't be far i know but it's a whole new lifestyle
i'll get used to it even if it takes a little while

time to move on and get out of this town
i won't be gone forever but i'm not gonna stick around
i know it might be hard and didn't think it would be so soon
a different pace, different place, but i can sit and watch the same old moon

scrounge for all i've got to fill up the new place
anything to fill up blank walls and empty space
when we finish up we can enjoy our company
i like this life already, just wait and you will see

a different place a different pace a world thats new and free
time for a new space to discover my own luxuries
i'm getting out of this town who knows how long i'll be gone
i'll find the things that i'm been looking for and then you'll sing along...

time to move on and get out of this town
i won't be gone forever, but i'm not gonna stick around
i know it might be hard and didn't think it would be so soon
a different pace, different place, but i can sit and watch the same old moon

Song For Yesterday

here is a song for yesterday
the time is gone but thoughts will stay
we won't take time to dwell on the past
instead latch onto those ones we want to last

time should always be set to reminisce
but don't let it blind you from the things you can't miss
just let your mind be free to go on its own
and make the best of all you've been shown

grow to learn and teach unto others
treat strangers like they are your brothers
the young and frail are soon to learn
of elder cause and elder concern

it may not make sense, you will wonder why
but it will be explained, all in due time
the song for yesterday is here today
just be aware of what you do and say

Your Problems

do i look i'm impressionable
is it because of my smile
well i may be good natured
but i am not a child

and as for you
thats a whole different story
i won't lay down in defeat
and bask in your glory

take a look at your life
and tell me what's wrong
take the weight off of me
and write your own song

you may have your reasons
and they may all be true
your problems aren't mine
they are only for you

when you look back
you'll see who is at fault
and if you pull this again
i'll take it with a grain of salt

Because Of You

because of you
i am able to write a love song
because of you
i can tell of what went wrong
so thank you
because it means a lot to me
so thank you
because now i can see

not all things work out the way you expect
and that don't mean that you're a reject
i'm glad we are friends and that we talked things through
and so I must say... thank you

well i've learned some things
from now on i will know
it may not be apparent
and i wont be quick to show
it's been a long trial
which has come to it's end
and i'm proud to say
that you're still my friend

because of you
i am able to write a love song
so thank you

Once Again, Forge On!

and just when you thought that you weren't wrong
all tables turn and you wish you knew all along
those moments you wish that you had back
your time is wasted and that is clear fact

and though they try to say that it is me and not you
they still top the last one, each time something new
when will it be the one that really cares
to take me somewhere nice with something that we share

I think some day
i'll get our of here, i'll move away
but just for now i can close my eyes
and never deal with you again
and never deal with you again

and just when you thought that you were right
we start again, another fight
you ask me why i think the way i do
because the descision is up to me not you

don't think i'm coming around again
cross my heart to pretend that we are friends
you turn to me to make ammends
and i say, i never want to see your face again

I think some day
i'll get our of here, i'll move away
but just for now i can close my eyes
and never deal with you again
and never deal with you again

I could say i'll sleep forever to avoid the bullshit
But i wouldn't be able to look back on my life and say i was proud of it
I'll live each each day like it was my last
Look forward to the future and not deal with the past

My strings are changed
I'm clean, I'm new
Look forward to the future
which doesn't involve you

I think some day
i'll get our of here, i'll move away
but just for now i can close my eyes
and never deal with you again
and never deal with you again

I think some day
i'll get our of here, i'll move away
but just for now i can close my eyes
and never deal with you again
and never deal with you again

Everything In Between

i'll take a hit of this shit, everything will be just fine
avoid the problems in my hands, erase whats on my mind
i'll take one more for the road and i'm still left feeling cold
you can guess that i'm a mess, will i regret things when I'm old?

Just another story
of full blown teenage glory
filled with years of apathy
and everything in between

and i shall pity the fool
who does just what to be cool
the party is in your head
you eat the shit that you are fed


I can see you turning now and thats just way too bad
Don't ever stop and ask me how you lost the things you one had
Another hit to take the pain, numb my eyes my heart my speach
self remedy for my teenage strain, now that luck is out of reach

Just another story
of full blown teenage glory
filled with years of apathy
and everything in between

and i shall pity the fool
who does just what to be cool
the party is in your head
you eat the shit that you are fed


YOU HAVE A HEAD
SO USE IT

Regina Spektor - Soviet Kitsch

For most, including myself, the first Regina experience comes from one of the radio tracks off of her hit record Begin To Hope. Although I find them to be equally beautiful records, there is something about Soviet Kitsch that i always come back to. The instrumentation of this record is very simple if not just piano and vocals, which i believe is a driving element of what sets this out in a world of over produced music and made for radio hits. Regina, being classically trained in piano brings out a lot of these elements in her songwriting but at the same time knows what the people want to hear. I have yet to hear a song of hers that lacks sincerity in its vocals, which is something I love. I have seen Regina once live at the Bonnaroo Music Festival in 2007. Her performance was a great mixture and span of her writing ability. And what amazed me the most was her ability to connect with such a large crowd on such a personal level. Although she was playing the second largest stage at the festival to a bounty of fans, it felt like she was singing the songs to me personally in the comfort of my living room. There will always be a place in my heart for Regina and her music. Not only is she an amazing singer/songwriter/pianist, she seems to remain quite humble and sincere as she gains more and more attention from the public.

so sunday april 6th at 11:14 pm is where this whole thing starts