Carrie Underwood can sing me the dictionary. Well, it also helps that Hillary Lindsey is the musical 'Webster's' and defines every positive adjective out there. This song just explodes your heart. There is much to be said about a song that leaves more unspoken than said; and this song is one of those rare treasures. I cannot explain why this song didn't shoot to #1 because it is more than worthy of it. Flawless production, flawless vocals, flawlessly written, stays with you...should I say more or should I just let you listen? Read these beautiful words on your second listen. This isn't a song about all the typicals in a relationship, this is the 'love of your life' type song. A long that is boundless, endless, and "Deep as the life from God's own breath." Breathtaking.
FM Radio:
Singer: Brad Paisley/Carrie Underwood
Songwriters: Hillary Lindsey (It shouldn't surprise you), Aimee Mayo, Gordie Sampson
Song: "Oh Love"
Strong like a mother holds her child
Free as horses runnin' wild
Real as a prayer on a lonely night
As sure as the ocean tide
Oh love oh love
All the many colors that you’re made of
You heal you bleed
You’re the simple truth
And you’re the biggest mystery
Oh love oh love
Deep as the life from God’s own breath
Endless even after death
Gone like a sunset
You can break a heart in pieces
Put it back together again
You can break down sweet forgiveness
You’re the one that never ends
Oh love
Oh love oh love
All the many colors that you’re made of
You heal you bleed
You’re the simple truth
And you’re the biggest mystery
Oh love oh love
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Monday, October 17, 2011
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
"There's A Place For Us"
Although we have that universal truth that at the end of the day, ' we are all one,' well contradictory, I have never felt more like an individual...in a good way! No matter where I am, I know that I can look around the room and say that I am different. I am not the typical college student by no means. Yeah maybe by my age...but thats as far as you can take it. I'm only a sophomore and I'm already over the typical 'college people.' It's like from day 1, you can instantly categorize every individual you meet..I mean maybe some feel that way about me but at least I have my music.
It's crazy but I know that I am meant for something big.
Something that's beyond my expectations because for some unknown reason, I always exceed my expectations. I've been through a hell of a lot, but I have never been so grateful for every ounce of me that is different because I know there is a place for me and when I get there it will be like nothing I have ever imagined.
I remember waiting until this song was released on iTunes and sitting in front of our incredible, makes you feel like your one with the music, studio quality speakers and conducting this orchestra! So what I became five again, isn't that what great music makes you become? This song is hands down one of the best I have ever heard and one of my favorite that Hillary Lindsey has ever written. I can't even begin to imagine the demo of this diamond, if you have it, you know who to send it to! (I'm good at keeping secrets!) But anyways, this song hits you on every level. And why hasn't this song been released as an official single and shot to number 1?!?!?!?!?!?!
FM Radio:
Singer: Carrie Underwood
Songwriters: Hillary Lindsey, Carrie Underwood, Dave Hodges
Song: "There's A Place For Us"
There’s a place out there for us
More than just a prayer or anything you’ve ever dreamed of
So when you feel like giving up
Cause you don’t fit in down here
Fear is crashing in close your eyes and take my hand
More than just a prayer or anything you’ve ever dreamed of
So when you feel like giving up
Cause you don’t fit in down here
Fear is crashing in close your eyes and take my hand
We can be the kings and queens of anything if we believe.
It’s written in the stars that shine above
A world where you and I belong
Where faith and love will keep us strong
Exactly who we are is just enough
There’s a place for us there’s a place for us.
There’s a place for us there’s a place for us.
It’s written in the stars that shine above
A world where you and I belong
Where faith and love will keep us strong
Exactly who we are is just enough
There’s a place for us there’s a place for us.
There’s a place for us there’s a place for us.
Where the water meets the sky
Where your heart is free and hope comes back to life
When these broken hands are whole again
We’ll find what we’ve been waiting for
We were made for so much more
Where your heart is free and hope comes back to life
When these broken hands are whole again
We’ll find what we’ve been waiting for
We were made for so much more
We can be the kings and queens of anything if we believe.
It’s written in the stars that shine above
A world where you and I belong
Where faith and love will keep us strong
Exactly who we are is just enough
There’s a place for us
Now there’s a place for us
It’s written in the stars that shine above
A world where you and I belong
Where faith and love will keep us strong
Exactly who we are is just enough
There’s a place for us
Now there’s a place for us
So hold on now hold on
There’s a place for us
There’s a place for us
We can be the kings and queens of anything if we believe.
It’s written in the stars that shine above
A world where you and I belong
Where faith and love will keep us strong
Exactly who we are is just enough
Exactly who we are is just enough
There’s a place for us
It’s written in the stars that shine above
A world where you and I belong
Where faith and love will keep us strong
Exactly who we are is just enough
Exactly who we are is just enough
There’s a place for us
"Lessons Learned"
I've learned that everything comes and goes like time. One minute you can feel like you are on a cloud, and the next you can feel as if you are being rained upon. I don't know where or how this journey will end but I know that by the end of this blog, if there ever comes a day, I will be able to look back and see how I shaped my wings. Apparently I'm in, what I like to call, a 'philisophical' mood, tonight. Honestly, I feel like the more I try to understand, the more I am not meant to. I guess we are supposed to live in the moment and leave the hard stuff up to the big guy who is above the clouds.
My word for the wise...take a nice, cleansing deep breath, close your eyes, and listen to this song.
The honesty and universal truth in this songs hits you exactly where it needs to.
FM Radio:
Singer: Carrie Underwood
Songwriter: Dianne Waren
Song: "Lessons Learned"
There's some things that I regret,
Some words I wish had gone unsaid,
Some starts,
That had some better endings,
Been some bad times I've been through,
Damage I cannot undo.
Some things,
I wish I could do all all over again,
But it don't really matter,
When life gets that much harder,
It makes you that much stronger,
Oh, some pages turned,
Some bridges burned,
But there were,
Lessons learned.
And every tear that had to fall from my eyes,
And everyday I wondered how I'd get through the night,
Every change, life has thrown me,
I'm thankful, for every break in my heart,
I'm grateful, for every scar,
Some pages turned,
Some bridges burned,
But there were lessons learned.
There's mistakes that I have made,
Some chances I just threw away,
Some roads,
I never should have taken,
Been some signs I didn't see,
Hearts that I hurt needlessly,
Some wounds,
That I wish I could have one more chance to mend,
But it don't make no difference,
The past can't be rewritten,
You get the life you're given,
Oh, some pages turned,
Some bridges burned,
But there were,
Lessons learned.
And every tear that had to fall from my eyes,
And everyday I wondered how I'd get through the night,
Every change, life has thrown me,
I'm thankful, for every break in my heart,
I'm grateful, for every scar,
Some pages turned,
Some bridges burned,
But there were lessons learned.
And all the things that break you,
Are the things that make you strong!
You can't change the past,
Cause it's gone.
And you just gotta move on,
Because it's all
Lessons learned.
And every tear that had to fall from my eyes,
From everyday I wondered how I'd get through the night,
From every change, life has thrown me.
I'm thankful, for every break in my heart,
I'm grateful, for every scar,
Some pages turned,
Some bridges burned,
But there were lessons learned,
Oh, some pages turned,
Some bridges burned,
But there were lessons learned,
Lessons learned.
Lessons learned.
My word for the wise...take a nice, cleansing deep breath, close your eyes, and listen to this song.
The honesty and universal truth in this songs hits you exactly where it needs to.
FM Radio:
Singer: Carrie Underwood
Songwriter: Dianne Waren
Song: "Lessons Learned"
There's some things that I regret,
Some words I wish had gone unsaid,
Some starts,
That had some better endings,
Been some bad times I've been through,
Damage I cannot undo.
Some things,
I wish I could do all all over again,
But it don't really matter,
When life gets that much harder,
It makes you that much stronger,
Oh, some pages turned,
Some bridges burned,
But there were,
Lessons learned.
And every tear that had to fall from my eyes,
And everyday I wondered how I'd get through the night,
Every change, life has thrown me,
I'm thankful, for every break in my heart,
I'm grateful, for every scar,
Some pages turned,
Some bridges burned,
But there were lessons learned.
There's mistakes that I have made,
Some chances I just threw away,
Some roads,
I never should have taken,
Been some signs I didn't see,
Hearts that I hurt needlessly,
Some wounds,
That I wish I could have one more chance to mend,
But it don't make no difference,
The past can't be rewritten,
You get the life you're given,
Oh, some pages turned,
Some bridges burned,
But there were,
Lessons learned.
And every tear that had to fall from my eyes,
And everyday I wondered how I'd get through the night,
Every change, life has thrown me,
I'm thankful, for every break in my heart,
I'm grateful, for every scar,
Some pages turned,
Some bridges burned,
But there were lessons learned.
And all the things that break you,
Are the things that make you strong!
You can't change the past,
Cause it's gone.
And you just gotta move on,
Because it's all
Lessons learned.
And every tear that had to fall from my eyes,
From everyday I wondered how I'd get through the night,
From every change, life has thrown me.
I'm thankful, for every break in my heart,
I'm grateful, for every scar,
Some pages turned,
Some bridges burned,
But there were lessons learned,
Oh, some pages turned,
Some bridges burned,
But there were lessons learned,
Lessons learned.
Lessons learned.
Thursday, September 22, 2011
"Play On"
This is my response to life today. I guess we all have days like this. But on the other hand, if we didn't we would never have songs like this.
FM Radio:
Singer: Carrie Underwood
Songwriters: Carrie Underwood, Natalie Hemby, Luke Laird
Song: "Play On"
What you gonna do when the show is over
What you gonna sing when the song ends, yeah
How you gonna cope when there is no closure
Where you gonna reach when the goal gets higher
How you gonna make it through when you think you've lost your chance
Play on
When you're losing the game, play on
'Cause you're gonna make mistakes
It's always worth the sacrifice
Even when you think you're wrong
So play on
Play on
Even when the flood gates swing wide open
Never let the currents take you down, no
Even when you're not sure where you're going
Swimming through a mess, and you can't get out
Just going through the motions, and trying not to drown
Play on
When you're losing the game, play on
'Cause you're gonna make mistakes
It's always worth the sacrifice
Even when you think you're wrong
So play on
Play On
Even through a storm on the darkest night
Don't you ever give up the fight
Even when you feel you're all alone
Play On
Play On
Play On
When you're losing the game, play on
'Cause you're gonna make mistakes
It's always worth the sacrifice
Even when you think you're wrong
So play on
Play on
Play on
Oh yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Na na na na na na
Na na na na na na
FM Radio:
Singer: Carrie Underwood
Songwriters: Carrie Underwood, Natalie Hemby, Luke Laird
Song: "Play On"
What you gonna do when the show is over
What you gonna sing when the song ends, yeah
How you gonna cope when there is no closure
Where you gonna reach when the goal gets higher
How you gonna make it through when you think you've lost your chance
Play on
When you're losing the game, play on
'Cause you're gonna make mistakes
It's always worth the sacrifice
Even when you think you're wrong
So play on
Play on
Even when the flood gates swing wide open
Never let the currents take you down, no
Even when you're not sure where you're going
Swimming through a mess, and you can't get out
Just going through the motions, and trying not to drown
Play on
When you're losing the game, play on
'Cause you're gonna make mistakes
It's always worth the sacrifice
Even when you think you're wrong
So play on
Play On
Even through a storm on the darkest night
Don't you ever give up the fight
Even when you feel you're all alone
Play On
Play On
Play On
When you're losing the game, play on
'Cause you're gonna make mistakes
It's always worth the sacrifice
Even when you think you're wrong
So play on
Play on
Play on
Oh yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Na na na na na na
Na na na na na na
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
"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
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
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