"Wheel of the World"

Sometimes, one day can seem like every door has been slammed in your face and your trapped within four walls.  Then, there are days when you feel like you have it.  You have a place in this world, you know exactly where you stand, and doors are OPEN.  Well, Friday, Sept. 16th, 2011, was that day for me.  Besides the fact that I had the best, most realistic horoscope I have ever had...haha, it took learning how to play this song on the piano for me to realize that I am meant for more in this life.  Apparently, I'm not the only one in the world that thinks that this semester is slowly killing me, and, that life is an uphill battle.  Well, playing this song was the equivalent of hitting pause on my life.  It made me realize that there are other people out there facing such a worse battle than I could imagine.  Learning this song came out of the clear blue, but I am so thankful that I did, after this past crazy week...truth be told, I needed perspective, desperately.

Blame it on my impecable, yet sometimes annoying, memory, in which I can never forget anything, or blame it on the fact that there is never anything better than a Hillary Lindsey written song.  I go with both.  Well, thank God, Aimee Mayo, whom I think is absolutely incredible, hasn't taken down the "Wheel of the World" demo from her...yes, you guessed it, Myspace.  Click on the link and you can hear the original version. http://www.myspace.com/littlebluetypewriter

This song is impeccably written.  There is not one of us out there that isn't in this song.  My favorite line from any song I have ever heard is in this totally underrated treasure: "God put us here on this carnival ride, we close our eyes never knowing where it will take us next."  Who writes like this?  Hillary Lindsey, Aimee Mayo, and Chris Lindsey.  If I was stranded on a desert island, Carnival Ride would be the only album I would need.  Not to mention it has my #1 all-time favorite song on there, but I will get to that later...Or 6 Hillary Lindsey written songs.

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FM Radio:
Singer: Carrie Underwood/Hillary Lindsey
Songwriters: Hillary Lindsey, Aimee Mayo, Chris Lindsey
Song: "Wheel of the World"

Love goes out, out like a light
Out like a flame, and you can't find it anymore
Just when you think it's lost in the rain
It comes back knocking at your door

It's the wheel of the world turning around
It's the wheel of the world turning around
And around

God put us here on this carnival ride
We close our eyes
Never knowing where it will take us next
Babies are born and at the same time, someone's taking their last breath

It's the wheel of the world
It's the wheel of the world turning around

In the blink of an eye
It can change your life
And it never even slows down

It's the wheel of the world

I don't know what it is
I'm flying high
Then I'm wondering why I'm sinking on this ship, going down
Life keeps on moving anyway

It's the wheel of the world
It's the wheel of the world turning around
It's the wheel of the world
It's the wheel of the world turning around
It's the wheel of the world turning around
And around
And around
It's the wheel of the world turning around

It can open your heart
It can break you apart
And it never even slows down

It's the wheel of the world turning around
It's the wheel of the world turning around
It's the wheel of the world turning around
It's the wheel of the world turning aroundAnd around

"Twisted"

Never did I think that this would be my first Carrie Underwood song I would write about but never that I ever forgot this song but magically no matter how many times I put my iPod on shuffle, this song always comes on!  No matter how hard you try, I don't think this crazy life is meant for us to fully understand.  And this song explains it best.  Not to mention the epic background vocals by Hillary Lindsey.  I think I could listen to a record just of her making vowel sounds, she's unreal.

Carrie Underwood was like a musical God to me when she won American Idol.  I just couldn't stop talking about her.  I knew she was going to come out of this show with a career from her audition..and then "ALONE" blew me away, I was sold.  I would buy Carrie Underwood sings the telephone book and it would undoubtedly rip my heart out.  Anyways, I'll talk about her a million times again but I couldn't resist.  I fell in love with Some Hearts, but Carnival Ride just exploded my heart.    

I would kill to hear Hillary's version, if anyone has ever heard it, let me know how incredible it is!

FM Radio:
Singer: Carrie Underwood
Songwriters: Hillary Lindsey, Luke Laird, Brett James
Song: "Twisted"

Baby you're a wrecking ball crashing into me
Nothing I can do but fall piece by piece
You broke down every part of me that ever thought I'd never need you, baby

It's twisted
Messed up
And the more I think about it
It's crazy, but so what
I may never understand it
I'm caught up and I'm hanging on
I'm wanna love you even if it's wrong

Everybody's telling me I'm over my head
But they don't feel you lovin' me
They all say that I've gone crazy
Maybe, but it's too late now to save me
I'm too tangled

It's twisted
Messed up
And the more I think about it
It's crazy, but so what
I may never understand it
I'm caught up and I'm hanging on
I'm wanna love you even if it's wrong

Even if it's twisted

Maybe it's not right
But that's all right
Yeah, it's all right tonight

It's twisted
Messed up
And the more I think about it
It's crazy, but so what
I may never understand it

It's twisted
Messed up
And the more I think about it
It's crazy, but so what
I may never understand it
I'm caught up and I'm hanging on
I'm wanna love you even if it's wrong

Even if it's twisted
Even if it's just a little bit
Just a little bit
Just a little bit twisted
Yeah, it's twisted