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She saw inside of us

Before I met Anita, I felt like a balloon – shiny and fun on the outside but hollow on the inside. Then I met Anita and she immediately saw inside of me and said, “No, the inside is the best bit.” And I believed her.

Because she believed in me, I believed in myself. I learned [...]

Sunday Morning

The next song on Anita’s Mix is “Sunday Morning” by Maroon 5.

Lyrics:

Sunday morning rain is falling
Steal some covers share some skin
Clouds are shrouding us in moments unforgettable
You twist to fit the mold that I am in
But things just get so crazy living life gets hard to do
And I would gladly hit the road get up [...]

Just Like Honey

The third song from Anita’s Mix is “Just Like Honey” by The Jesus and Mary Chain.

Jesus And Mary Chain – Just Like Honey

Here are the lyrics:

Listen to the girl
As she takes on half the world
Moving up and so alive
In her honey dripping beehive
Beehive
It’s good, so good, it’s so good
So good

Walking back to you
Is the hardest [...]

Lay Lady Lay

I think I will continue this week with the music theme. Yesterday I mentioned that I made a mix for Anita in August 2008, so I wanted to focus on those songs that she carefully chose.

Magnet’s “Lay Lady Lay” featuring Gemma Hayes is a cover of a Bob Dylan song. The video is actually kind [...]

Bittersweet Symphony

Have you ever heard this song by The Verve called “Bittersweet Symphony”? Most of you probably. Rolling Stone named it one of the best rock songs of all time. If not, here’s the video:

Here are some of the lyrics:

‘Cause it’s a bittersweet symphony this life
Trying to make ends meet, you’re a slave to the [...]

How would I react?

How would I react, I wonder, if You pointed to a basin of water and asked me to wash the calloused feet of a bent and wrinkled old woman, day after day, month after month, in a room where nobody saw and nobody knew?

This was typed on a paper, stuck on the wall directly in [...]

Julia’s Song – Mercy Said No

I woke up this morning with the song in my head that Julia sang at the funeral. The song was “Mercy Said No” by CeCe Winans.