“September morning // still can make me feel that way” -Neil Diamond
Oh, September. It’s hard to think of another month (aside from the Christmas season) which has inspired more songs.
I love this month.
Here’s a playlist of my favorite September songs.
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(Images taken from a moving train somewhere between France and Spain, 2009)
“Once upon a time
One day a baby was born
And on that day it rained like it had never
Rained before
Kings were there in human form
They came around from everywhere
To see his first born
In the winter
The ancient man in hallowed halls
Said he’s the one who saves us all
He’s the one of whom I’ve been told
I was there
I was there
In the winter
In the winter
The king bowed low
Laid down his sword….” -John Smith
If you haven’t downloaded Josh Garrels’ brand-new (FREE!) album “Love & War”, what are you waiting for?!
“Farther Along” – Josh Garrels
“Farther along we’ll know all about it
Farther along we’ll understand why
Cheer up my brothers, live in the sunshine
We’ll understand this, all by and by…
…So much more to life than we’ve been told
It’s full of beauty that will unfold
And shine like you struck gold my wayward son
That deadweight burden weighs a ton
Go down into the river and let it run
And wash away all the things you’ve done
Forgiveness alright…”
some babies listen to lullabies. but this afternoon, little aveline fell fast asleep listening to —
“Yes, to dance beneath the diamond sky with one hand waving free
Silhouetted by the sea, circled by the circus sands…
Let me forget about today until tomorrow
Hey! Mr. Tambourine Man, play a song for me
I’m not sleepy and there is no place I’m going to.”
what you at my gentle spoken friend
i lack a frame to put you in
when you’re an ocean and a rock away
i feel you in the pocket of my overcoat
my fingers wrap around your words
they take the shape of games we play
i feed your words through my buttonholes
pin them to my fingerless gloves
green and prone to fraying
Continue reading “[listen] ‘ocean & a rock’ [lisa hannigan]”
i can’t even begin to tell you how much the (very newly discovered) music of josh garrels has blessed me this week. take a moment to listen to jacaranda tree.
“Sitting on porches
Since Friday while the sky
Tilts like a watery glass
We wait for downpours
A drenching joy
A carnival sky
But what I don’t say
What I can’t say
Is that with this joy Continue reading ““i pray light will leak from our pockets” -josh garrels [listen!]”
wednesday night was pretty much the best ever. i mean, seeing jack johnson live? i’ve only been looking forward to this for like, ever. it was amazing & definitely did not disappoint.
…in the long run we have found
silent films are full of sound
inaudibly free
slow down everyone
you’re moving too fast
frames can’t catch you when
you’re moving like that…
-jack johnson
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