The Kingdom

One of these days

That just comes and goes

its not so special

She watches the birds

that rest on the ledge

outside her room

The wallpaper old and faded,

a crack in the window pane,

the radio just keeps playing,

playing that same old song

She smiles to herself

"They think that I'm strange

they say I'm a dreamer.

but I don't complain

though I don't have much

to call my own."

And she's not a movie star, no

and she's not a beauty queen.

She'll tell you it doesn't matter

'cause she's not the only one.

she says,

"I know a place

where I keep the best of things. (the kingdom)

I'm not gonna wait

for my piece of heaven. (the kingdom)

Where there's a road

it leads to the promised land (the kingdom)

I just turn the key

the key to the

kingdom.

She stares at the page

A new magazine, the morning papers

She walks into town

she catches a show

if she can find the time.

And she's not a movie star, no

and she's not a beauty queen

she'll tell you it doesn't matter

'cause she's not the only one

she says,

"I know a place

where I keep the best of things (the kingdom)

I'm not gonna wait

for my piece of of heaven (the kingdom)

Where there's a road

it leads to the promised land (the kingdom)

I just turn the key

the key to the

kingdom.

~~~ The Kingdom, by Icehouse

Rediscovering The Hurting

Earlier this week a couple of CDs came in the mail that I'd ordered. As a huge fan of the series Buffy the Vampire Slayer, it isn't surprising I also needed/wanted some of the music from the show. I found the 2003 release of Radio Sunnydale with 12 fantastic tracks that were either performed or were inpiration for the score on the series. From the main theme performed by The Breeders, to the Final Fight score, it is an absolute must for Buffy fans and for anyone who loves music with that certain dark/goth, yet funky atmosphere. Definitely love it. Definitely need to get more...

The second was an album from ages ago (1983), The Hurting, by Tears For Fears. Sure its got the techno/pop sound flowing through the singles, but that's not at all bad. If you're into head-music: stuff that makes you feel and think at the same time, then this is a definite album to help rake the raw stuff right up out of your soul...with a great pop beat in the background. And for someone like me who often falls below the surface of rational thought and straight into self-pity, melancholy and psychological angst...it IS the soundtrack of my life. Or at least one note within my vast symphony.

*Sigh* So much music, so little time.....