The Heart & The Soul

Sometimes you come across a text or even just a snippet of a text that etches itself into your heart & soul. Here I will try to gather some that mean something to me. Poems, quotes, and many song lyrics... And yes, I think Nick Hornby was right in "High Fidelity". Enjoy them, cherish them, nourish them...!

Friday, November 25, 2005

Dire Straits - Why Worry

"Baby I see this world has made you sad
Some people can be bad
The things they do, the things they say
But baby I'll wipe away those bitter tears
I'll chase away those restless fears
That turn your blue skies into grey
Why worry, there should be laughter after the pain
There should be sunshine after rain
These things have always been the same
So why worry now
Baby when I get down I turn to you
And you make sense of what I do
I know it isn't hard to say
But baby just when this world seems mean and cold
Our love comes shining red and gold
And all the rest is by the way
Why worry, there should be laughter after pain
There should be sunsh ine after rain
These things have always been the same
So why worry now"

Wednesday, November 16, 2005

Jose Luis Encinas & Mari Carmen Segura - Buscame

"Papelillos de colores
Luces ardientes de los carteles en las paredes
Unos que salen y otros que vienen
Solo falta que la orquesta suba a su sitio
Las ilusiones para esta noche se haran posible
Tras sus sonidos
Cuando el baile comience ya me habre ido
Pero dejare pistas para probar todos tus sentidos
Cuando el baile comience ya me habre idoSigue mi amor, sigue mis latidos.

Por eso, búscame amor mio,
Búscame te digo,
Búscame
Hasta las luces de la mañana
Por eso, búscame amor mio,
Búscame te digo,
Búscame
Porque esta noche bailo contigo.

Desde que la noche es noche todas las bellas pierden zapatos
Para que puedas seguir los pasos de la leyenda
Miralas con buenos ojos
Solo son parte de un viejo juego que nunca falten
Pistas de amor y rastro de estrellas.
Cuando el baile comience ya me habre ido
Mi perfume en el aire, la puerta abierta seran mis signos
Baila hasta el fin, esta noche de pasion."

Thursday, November 10, 2005

Postal Service - Such Great Heights

"I am thinking it's a sign
that the freckles in our eyes are mirror images
and when we kiss they're perfectly aligned
And I have to speculate
that God himself did make
us into corresponding shapes
like puzzle pieces from the clay

And true, it may seem like a stretch
but it's thoughts like this that catch
my troubled head when you're away
when I am missing you to death
when you are out there on the road
for several weeks of shows
and when you scan the radio
I hope this song will guide you home

they will see us waving from such great heights,
"come down now", they'll say
but everything looks perfect from far away,
"come down now", but we'll stay...

I tried my best to leave
this all on your machine
but the persistent beat it sounded thin
upon listening
and that frankly will not fly
you will hear the shrillest highs
and lowest lows with the windows down
when this is guiding you home

they will see us waving from such great heights,
"come down now", they'll say
but everything looks perfect from far away
"come down now", but we'll stay..."