highrise living for a joke like me

Frankenmix explanation here. Files up in SendSpace tomorrow morning now (I got impatient).

Frankenmix 20.0 [Dec 07]
Winter Break Mix

1. A cynical song: “Experiment” – Kevin Klein (De-Lovely)
Be curious,
Though interfering friends may frown.
Get furious
At each attempt to hold you down.

2. A song that starts with the letter "K": “Keep on Lovin’ You” – Lisa Loeb
And I'm gonna keep on lovin' you.
'Cause it's the only thing I wanna do.
I don't wanna sleep.
I just wanna keep on lovin' you.

3. The unofficial theme song of your family: “Monkees Theme” – The Monkees
Hey, hey, we're the Monkees
And people say we monkey around
But we're too busy singin'
To put anybody down

4. A song that uses bells: “Bells: Tolling of the Knell” – Kronos Quartet

5. A song for a long and boring drive: “Bohemian Rhapsody” – Queen
I see a little silhouetto of a man,
Scaramouche
Scaramouche
Will you do the fandango?

[I have been known to sing along with this song at full volume when tired of the people I'm with.]

6. A song that includes the word "fire": “Fire in the Sky” – The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
There's a fire in the sky
It's like the light in your eyes

7. A cold song: “Funeral Tango” – Jack Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris
They've laid my poor soul bare,
And all they do is laugh.

8. A song that you only listen to in December: “The Atheist Christmas Carol” – Vienna Teng
It's the season of grace
Coming out of the void,
Where a man is saved
By a voice in the distance.

9. A song that's thisclose to driving you nuts: “The Boy With the Violin” – Buskin and Batteau
But the window was wide open.
There were footprints in the dew.
And in her heart, she was hopin',
But deep inside, she knew.

[Rapists and bad prose: the song I love to hate.]

10. A song that makes you smile, despite yourself: “Marvin” – Stephen Moore
Outer alloy,
Inner void:
Marvin.

11. A song for working retail: “Say Something Funny” – A Class Act
Make mine a double special, please, on rye.
Say something funny,
Right on the money.
Say something funny.
Try.

12. A song for your loved ones: “What I Did for Love” – A Chorus Line
Gone.
Love is never gone.
As we travel on,
Love's what we'll remember.

13. A song for hiding out from your loved ones: “Looking for Space” – John Denver
And I'm looking for space
And to find out who I am
And I'm looking to know and understand

14. A song for the end of a too-short vacation: “Spring Street” – Dar Williams
Yeah, let's watch the tour bus stop and tell us:
"Here's the scene of a spring green life dream.
Take the best part,
Write it in your caffeine diary."

Jesus, I have homework to do, so I'm doing this. Stupid me.

Frankenmix explanation here. Files up in SendSpace soon now.

Frankenmix 19.0 [Nov 07]
Skinny Dippin' and Lone Star Sippin' and Steel Guitar Mix

1. A song about zombies: “Zombie Nation” – Kernkraft 400

[Cheap shot, I know.]

2. A song about robots: “Marvin” – Stephen Moore
I'm just a robot and I know my place:
A metal servant to the human race.
I work my can off trying to satisfy.
I know they'll disconnect me by and by.

3. A song about pirates: “Black Freighter” – Steeleye Span
And the ship, the Black Freighter,
With the skull at the masthead,
Sails into the bay.

4. A song about ninjas: “Battle Without Honor or Humanity” – Tomoyasu Hotei

[It...made sense at the time.]

5. A song about cheese: “Shazam!” – Beastie Boys
I'd like a lettuce, tomato and Munster on rye.
All this cheese is gonna make me cry.
Gorgonzola, Provolone.
Don't even get me started on this microphone

6. A song about Canadians: “Song for the Mira” – The Garrison Brothers
Out on the Mira, the people are kind.
They'll treat you to home-brew and help you unwind.
And if you come broken they'll see that you mend.
I wish I was with them again.

[For those of you who don't know, the Mira is a river in Nova Scotia.]

7. A song about cowboys: “Cosmic Cowboy” – The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
Don't bury me on the lone prairie.
I'd rather play there alive.

8. A song about eyeliner: “Big Time” – Linda Eder
First we'll improve a bit on Mother Nature.
I got a doctor friend you'll see.
Imagination plus augmentation:
Voila, a brand new me!

[No, no eyeliner mentioned, but it fits, somehow.]

Yeah, so C and her friend getting back at around 10 totally killed two work hours. But the astronomy homework is done. So post this, then shower, then outline for the history exam make-up tomorrow, and I'm good to go. Or something.

Again, more abstract than I usually do. And a lot more instrumental, too.

Frankenmix explanation here. Files up in SendSpace.

Frankenmix 18.5 [Oct 07]
Early Morning Mix

1. A song of fire: “Fire in the Sky” – Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
There's a fire in the sky.
It's like the light in your eyes.

2. A song for never rhyming with anything: “The Pointless, Yet Poignant, Crisis of a Co-Ed” – Dar Williams
I'm not a leader.
I'm not a left-wing rhetoric
Mobilizing force of one.
But there was a time way back,
Many years ago, in college (don't laugh).

3. A song for sunshine: “Sunshine on My Shoulders” – John Denver
If I had a wish that I could wish for you,
I'd make a wish for sunshine all the while.

4. A song for atavistic urges: “Puer Natus Est Nobis” – the Benedictine Monks of Santo Domingo de Silos

5. A song for finding the horizon: “America” – Simon & Garfunkel
Counting the cars
On the New Jersey Turnpike,
They've all gone
To look for America.

6. A song for three o'clock in the morning: “Mercedes Benz” – Janis Joplin
Oh Lord, won’t you buy me a Mercedes Benz?
My friends all drive Porsches, I must make amends.
Worked hard all my lifetime, no help from my friends,
So Lord, won’t you buy me a Mercedes Benz?

[This is the kind of song my brain sings at 3a when I get a little loopy.]

7. A song for (pretending to be) royalty: “Pomp and Circumstance” - Edward Elgar

8. A song for the end of the rainbow: “Pastures New” – Nickel Creek

Will be interspersing Frankenmix posts with homework tonight; expect and honest-to-God RL post sometime around 1a.

I was a little more...abstract with this one.

Frankenmix explanation here. Files up in SendSpace soon now.

Frankenmix 17.0 [Sep 07]
Indian Summer Mix

1. A piratey song: “Black Freighter” – Steeleye Span
And the ship, the Black Freighter,
With fifty long cannons,
Opens fire on the town.

[Amusingly, this is a Brecht song, and it's Brecht who is currently making my life hell in both play analysis and design.]

2. A song for an unexpectedly rainy morning: “Rain on the Roof” – Lovin’ Spoonful
You and me were gabbin' away,
Dreamy conversation, sittin' in the hay.
Honey, how long was I laughing in the rain with you?
'Cause I didn't feel a drop 'til the thunder brought us to.

3. A song that would fit in on Sesame Street: “The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin’ Groovy)” – Simon & Garfunkel
Hello lamppost,
Whatcha knowing?
I've come to watch your flowers growing.
Ain'tcha got no rhymes for me?
Doot-duh doo-doo,
Feelin' groovy.

4. A peppermint sort of song: “That’s When I Love You” – Aslyn
And when you're mad 'cause you lost the game,
Forget I'm waiting in the rain,
Baby, I love you,
I love you, anyway.

[Sharp but sweet? Maybe? No? Oh, well.]

5. A song for mowing the lawn: “Tangled and Wild” – Oh, Susanna
I have lived in this city
Nearly all of my life.
But in my heart there's a country
That is tangled and wild.

[It made sense at the time...Maybe it's just because I don't like yardwork.]

6. A song that has the letter V in the title: “Like a River” – Kasey Chambers
I think the sun is finally rising.
It's burning down because I miss you.
I'm gonna walk right through the fire,
Cos all I wanna do is kiss you.

7. A song about he done me wrong: “The Man That Got Away” – Linda Eder
The man that won you
Has run off and undone you.
That great beginning
Has seen a final inning.

8. A song for when the network is down: “Don’t Ask Me Why” – Linda Eder
I get all wet
Each time I surf the net.
Yet, Baby, don't ask me why.

9. A song about anatomy: “Red Right Ankle” – The Decemberists
This is the story of your red right ankle,
And how it came to meet your leg,
And how the muscle, bone, and sinews tangled,
And how the skin was softly shed.

10. A song that mentions butterflies: “Ode to a Butterfly” – Nickel Creek

11. A song to vogue to that isn't actually “Vogue”: “Hot Hot Hot” – Buster Poindexter
How you feeling? (Hot hot hot)
How you feeling? (Hot hot hot)

12. A song for a car chase: “On the Road Again” – Tom Rush
On the road again (on the road again).
And can't stop more than just a few minutes,
Babe, to make love to you.

13. A song that calls for w00t: “When I Was a Boy” – Dar Williams
See that picture?
That was me:
Grass-stained shirt
And dusty knees.

14. A song for saving the world: “Rhymes and Reasons” – John Denver
And you wonder where were going.
Where's the rhyme and where's the reason.
And its you who cannot accept,
It is here we must begin.

Frankenmix explanation here. Files up in SendSpace soon now.

Frankenmix 13.0 [May 07]
Midnight Predator Mix

Select a book you have recently read, or one of your favorite books. Now imagine it was a movie! Now, pick out (at least) ten songs that would be on that soundtrack.

Midnight Predator, Amelia Atwater-Rhodes

Each song roughly lines up with a chapter from the book, but the "titles" are my addition.

1. The Fight: “This Girl is Taking Bets” – Thea Gilmore
She’s the ashes of the people
That you really meant to be
This girl’s the resurrection
She’s the comeback

2. The Proposition: “32 Flavors” – Ani DiFranco
I'm not trying to give my life meaning
By demeaning you
And I would like to state for the record
I did everything that I could do

3. Midnight: “Symphonie Fantastique – March to the Scaffold” – Hector Berlioz

4. Jeshickah: “Smooth” – Santana
And if you say this life ain't good enough
I would give my world to lift you up
I could change my life to better suit your mood
Cause you're so smooth

5. Jaguar: “For the Restless” – Tom McRae
So for the restless
Not the peaceful sleeper
This song's for you

6. Feeding: “Crush” – Garbage
I will twist the knife
And bleed my aching heart
I’ll tear it apart

7. Daryl: “Down in the Park” – Foo Fighters
Down in the park
Where the chant is Death, Death, Death
'Til sun cries morning

8. The Courtyard: “I Am Yours” – Tracy Chapman
When all my hopes and dreams
Have been betrayed
I stand before you
My hands are empty

9. The Dream: “Water to Sky” – Thea Gilmore
They dragged her out to the lakeside stones
Take her to the frozen earth, God
And they tore her skin until the light was gone
Take her from the water to sky, God
Take her from the water to sky

10. The Kiss: “Mouth” – Merril Bainbridge
Would it be my fault
If I could turn you on?
Would I be so bad
If I could turn you on?

11. In the Kitchen: “Virgin State of Mind” – K’s Choice
Where can I run to
Where can I hide
Who will I turn to
Now I'm in a virgin state of mind

12. Discovered: “Woke Up This Morning” – A3
You're one in a million
You've got to burn to shine,
But you were born under a bad sign,
With a blue moon in your eyes.

13. Chained: “The Show Must Go On” – David Brown
I feel everything, but I'm not sure
That I feel anything is just my luck
Everything is just a show
We made our entrance then we go

14. Escape: “Rescue Me” – The Alarm
Running all my life
Running all my day
Running through the night
Seems like forever

15. The Real World: “Better Things” – Dar Williams
Here's hoping all the days ahead
Won't be as bitter as the ones behind you.
Be an optimist instead,
And somehow happiness will find you.

16. Lessons: “Back to the Middle” – India Arie
And now she's been introduced to confidence
She doesn't see, that she is bordering on arrogance
When will she learn, to come back to the middle

17. The Rematch: “Not a Pretty Girl” – Ani DiFranco
I am not a pretty girl
That is not what I do
I ain't no damsel in distess
And I don't need to be rescued

18. The Fire: “Amnesia” – Chumbawamba
Burns are red, bruises blue
Out with the old, cheated by the new

19. Daryl Defeated: “Control” – Poe
All those things
That you taught me to fear
I've got them in my garden now
And you're not welcome here

20. Freedom: “Unwritten” – Natasha Bedingfield
Today is where your book begins
The rest is still unwritten

One last bit of fun before I get to work. I have two and a half books of New Testament Apocrypha to read today, on top of the astronomy reading and laundry.

Frankenmix explanation here. Files up in SendSpace soon.

Frankenmix 15.0 [Jul 07]
Iconic Mix

All icons made by calikali and are gankable.

1. : “Elephant Love Medley” – Moulin Rouge
One day I'll fly away,
Leave all this to yesterday.

2. : “How to Save a Life” – The Fray
Where did I go wrong, I lost a friend
Somewhere along in the bitterness.

3. : “I’m a Believer” – The Monkees
Then I saw her face.
Now I'm a believer.
Not a trace
Of doubt in my mind.

4. : “Out Tonight” – Rent
I know someplace sick
Where this chick'll dance in the flames.
We don't need any money,
I always get in for free.

5. : “Control” – Poe
Well, you may be king for the moment,
But I am a queen, understand?
And I've got your pawns and your bishops and castles
All inside the palm of my hand.

6. : “Jealous of Your Cigarette” – Hawksley Workmen
I'm jealous of your cigarette
And the pleasure that you get from it
And not me.

7. : “Piece of Heaven” – Zumanity
Are there words that could explain
This hint of paradise in the profane?

8. : “This Girl is Taking Bets” – Thea Gilmore
She's the ghost of the city.
She's a body through the windscreen.

9. : “El Tango de Roxanne” – Moulin Rouge
Roxanne, you don't have to wear that dress tonight.
Roxanne, you don't have to sell your body to the night.

10. : “Sunday Bloody Sunday” – U2
But I won't heed the battle call.
It puts my back up,
Puts my back up against the wall.

11. : “The Boxer” – Simon & Garfunkel
'Til he cried out, in his anger and his shame,
'I am leaving, I am leaving,'
But the fighter still remains.

12. : “Down to Nowhere” – Thea Gilmore
We are such pretty little failures
On streets paved with fools' gold.

13. : “Dream a Little Dream of Me” – The Mamas and the Papas
When I'm alone and blue as can be
Dream a little dream of me.

14. : “Buy for Me the Rain” – The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
Gravestones cheer the living, dear,
They're no use to the dead.

15 is done and needs posting, and I need to reread the book for 13. Soon, precious, soon

Frankenmix explanation here. Files up in SendSpace soon now.

Frankenmix 14.0 [Jun 07]
Favorites Mix

1. Your favorite song this month: “Save Tonight” – Rockapella
Tomorrow comes
To take me away.
I wish that I,
That I could stay.
Girl, you know I've got to go.
Lord, I wish it wasn't so.

2. Your favorite instrumental number: “Danse Macabre” – Camille Saint-Saens
[You people should know by now that I'm crazy.]

3. A song that showcases your favorite singer: “The Christians and the Pagans” (live) – Dar Williams
And where does magic come from?
I think magic's in the learning.
'Cause now when Christians sit with pagans,
Only pumpkin pies are burning.

4. Your favorite band's best number: “Cecilia” – Simon & Garfunkel
Cecilia, you're breaking my heart.
You,re shaking my confidence daily.
Oh, Cecilia, I'm down on my knees.
I'm begging you please to come home.

[Learned this one at sleep-away camp, freak that I am.]

5. A song that could have been a favorite, if not for the lyrics: “The Boy With the Violin” – Buskin & Batteau
But the window was wide open.
There were footprints in the dew.
In her heart she was hopin',
But deep inside she knew.

[Huzzah, rape song! Roommate and I decided that this was even creepier than her "farmboy learns art of love from widowed older woman he works for" country song. Pretty violin part, though, and it vaguely inspired one of my IB Music compositions.]

6. A song that could have been a favorite, if not for the tune: “Dead Man’s Will” – Iron and Wine
May my love reach you all.
I locked it in myself and buried it too long.
Now that I come to fall,
Please say it's not too late,
Now that I'm dead and gone.

7. Your favorite song when you were fifteen: “Hallelujah” – Rufus Wainwright
It goes like this:
The fourth, the fifth,
The minor fall, the major lift,
The baffled king composing hallelujah.

[Basically listened to this one on repeat while I wrote my IB Music compositions in senior year. Yeah, I'm a freak, I know.]

I'm slowly catching up on 13-15; they should be up in the next few days or so.

Frankenmix explanation here. Files up in SendSpace soon now.

Frankenmix 16.0 [Aug 07]
Summer in the City Mix

1. A song for shredding paperwork: “Born to Run” – Bruce Springsteen
In the day we sweat it out in the streets of a runaway American dream
At night we ride through mansions of glory in suicide machines

2. A song to howl along with: “Behind the Moon” – Matt Costa
Now here I come
To dance around the sun
I've been oh so blue
Stuck behind the moon

3. A song for frustrated ambition: “How to Save a Life” – The Fray
Where did I go wrong, I lost a friend
Somewhere along in the bitterness
And I would have stayed up with you all night
Had I known how to save a life

4. A song that speaks to your fears: “Not Pretty Enough” – Kasey Chambers
I live, I breathe
I let it rain on me
I sleep, I wake
I try hard not to break
I crave, I love
I've waited long enough
I try as hard as I can

5. A song you wouldn't throw out of bed, if it came to that: “Mio Bello Bello Amore” – Zumanity
Mio bello bello bello amore
Sei il mio paradiso
When you say I'm yours
When you ask me to stay

6. A song for the days when you're Don Quixote: “Man of La Mancha” – Linda Eder
I am I, Don Quixote, the Lord of La Mancha
My destiny calls and I go
And the wild winds of fortune will carry me onward
Oh whither so ever they blow

7. A song for will-they-won't-they: “Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps” - Cake
You won't admit you love me.
And so how am I ever to know?
You only tell me
perhaps, perhaps, perhaps.

8. A song for a surfeit of love: “Did You Ever Have to Make Up Your Mind” – The Lovin’ Spoonful
Did you ever have to finally decide
Say yes to one and let the other one ride
There's so many changes and tears you must hide
Did you ever have to finally decide

9. A song for a slow drive through the desert: “Homeward Bound” – Simon & Garfunkel
And each town looks the same to me,
The movies and the factories
And ev'ry stranger's face I see
Reminds me that I long to be,
Homeward bound

10. A song like chamomile tea: “Pie Jesu” – Sarah Brightman
Pie Jesu, pie Jesu, pie Jesu, pie Jesu
Qui tollis peccata mundi
Dona eis requiem, dona eis requiem

11. A song you wish you had (or could have) listened to as a 15-year-old: “Complainte de la Butte” – Rufus Wainwright
La lune, trop blême,
Pose un diadème
Sur tes cheveux roux.

12. A song you keep wanting to delete from your hard drive, but can't: “Venus in Furs” – The Velvet Underground
Shiny, shiny, shiny boots of leather
Whiplash girlchild in the dark
Clubs and bells, your servant, dont forsake him
Strike, dear mistress, and cure his heart

[Entertainingly enough, the computer deleted this one for me, during the last crash, but I know I'll wind up putting it back on. *facepalm*]

13. A song that sets you giggling (at least in theory): “Baby One More Time” – Fountains of Wayne
My loneliness is killin' me
I must confess I still believe
When I'm not with you I lose my mind
Give me a sign

[Actually, I like this version much better than the original. Honestly, I think it makes a lot more sense this way.]

14. A song you listened to this morning: “Rescue Me” – The Alarm
Running all my life
Running all my day
Running through the night
Seems like forever

Real post tomorrow, or maybe later tonight.

Frankenmix explanation here. Files up in SendSpace soon now.

Frankenmix 12.0 [Apr 07]
April Showers Mix

1. A song that ends with the letter “A”: “Amnesia” - Chumbawamba
You sing the same old verse
Stick like glue for better or worse
What goes around comes around
Again again again

2. A song that features a guitar solo: “Pinball Wizard (Acoustic)” – Pete Townsend
He's a pinball wizard
There's got to be a twist
A pinball wizard
He's got such a supple wrist

3. A song that mentions a literary character: “House of Tom Bombadil” – Nickel Creek
(One geek point if you identify this one. Kitten, you're ineligible.)

4. A song that isn't sweet at all: “My Little Town” – Simon & Garfunkel
And after it rains, there's a rainbow
And all of the colors are black
It's not that the colors aren't there
It's just imagination they lack

5. A song you would sing in the shower: “Vienna” – Linda Eder
(Yes, I really do sing this in the shower.)
Watching the rain fall in Vienna
Pictures of another time
From the corner of a small cafe
We watched the world go by

6. A song that your friends wouldn't expect you to like: “King of the Dance Hall” – Beanie Man
Pon bed pon floor against wall
We sex dem all till dem call mi
Im di girls dem sugar dats all
Welcome di king of di dancehall

7. A song that isn't a poem, but could be: “Thunder Road” – Bruce Springsteen
You can hide `neath your covers
And study your pain
Make crosses from your lovers
Throw roses in the rain
Waste your summer praying in vain
For a savior to rise from these streets

8. A song that mentions an insect: “Let’s Do It (Let’s Fall in Love)” – Alanis Morissette, De-Lovely
Birds do it, bees do it
Even educated fleas do it
Let's do it
Let's fall in love

9. A song for filling out paperwork: “Toccata in D Minor” – Johann Sebastian Bach
(Paperwork tends to fill me with a feeling of dread.)

10. Your favorite mash-up: “El Tango de Roxanne” – Moulin Rouge
Why does my heart cry?
Feelings I can't fight
You're free to leave me
But just don't deceive me
And please, believe me
When I say, I love you

11. A song for being stuck in the elevator with an attractive stranger: “Love You for a Day” – Ricky Martin
Let me love you for a day
Let me have you for a night
Let me take you far away
Take you to forever

12. A song about transportation: “The MTA” – The Kingston Trio
(I don't have a copy of this one with me, somehow, but I should have it in a few weeks.)
Now, you citizens of Boston, don't you think it's a scandal:
How the people have to pay and pay?
Fight the fare increase! Vote for whoever the hell is running up there.
Get old Charlie off the M. T. A.

Frankenmix explanation here. Files up in SendSpace soon now.

Frankenmix 11.0 [Mar 07]
Desert Island Mix

Imagine you're stuck on a desert island (for the rest of your life). There are fifteen songs you can listen to, ever again. What songs would you want them to be?

1. A Chorus Line – "Nothing"
They all felt something,
But I felt nothing
Except the feeling
That this bullshit was absurd!

2. John Denver – "Leaving on a Jet Plane"
So, kiss me and smile for me.
Tell me that you'll wait for me.
Hold me like
You'll never let me go.

3. Linda Eder – "Is This Any Way to Fall in Love?"
I've got you not quite under my skin.
(Sorry, Mr. Porter.)
And when we dance beguines
Don't begin, darling.

4. Sarah Fimm – "Be Like Water"
Don’t chase ghosts. Don’t get too close.
Don’t get caught. Don’t get spent. Don’t get bought.
Don’t sell out. Don’t get bent.
Don’t fuck your best friend.

5. The Foundations – "Build Me Up, Buttercup"
Why do you build me up,
Buttercup, baby, just to
Let me down?

6. Guys and Dolls – "Luck Be a Lady"
A lady never flirts with strangers.
She'd have a heart, she'd be nice.
A lady doesnt wander all over the room
And blow on some other guys dice.

7. Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris – "Carousel"
We're on a carousel
A crazy carousel
And now we go around
Again we go around
And now we spin around
We're high above the ground
And down again around
And up again around
So high above the ground
We feel we've got to yell
We're on a carousel
A crazy carousel

8. The Lovin’ Spoonful – "Summer in the City"
Hot town, summer in the city.
Back of my neck getting dirty and gritty.
Been down, isn't it a pity.
Doesn't seem to be a shadow in the city.

9. Nickel Creek – "The Lighthouse’s Tale"
And the waves crashing around me.
The sand slips out to sea.
And the winds that blow remind me
Of what has been, and what can never be.

10. The Scarlet Pimpernel – "Storybook"
Listen to me,
I have beautiful dreams I can spin you.
Dreams to linger within you.
Close your eyes and we'll ride my carousel.

11. Bruce Springsteen – "Thunder Road"*
Well now I'm no hero, that's understood.
All the redemption I can offer, girl,
Is beneath this dirty hood.
With a chance to make it good somehow,
Hey, what else can we do now?
Except roll down the window
And let the wind blow back your hair.

12. Vienna Teng – "Lullaby for a Stormy Night"
And someday you'll know
That nature is so,
The same rain that draws you near me
Falls on rivers and land,
On forests and sand,
Makes the beautiful world that you'll see
In the morning.

13. Rufus Wainwright – "Hallelujah"
I heard there was a secret chord
That David played and it pleased the Lord,
But you don't really care for music, do you?
It goes like this: the fourth, the fifth,
The minor fall, the major lift,
The baffled king composing hallelujah.

14. Dar Williams – "The Babysitter’s Here"
But it's Saturday night, I can't sleep,
And we're watching the news.
She says "Do me a favor,
Don't go with a guy who would make you choose."
And I don't understand and she tries to explain
And all that mascara runs down in her pain,
'Cause she's leaving me...

15. Zanna, Don’t! – "Do You Know What It’s Like"
If someone were to come up to me
And say that they knew how
To love you better, I'd say,
'Buddy, step into the ring you're going down.'
I'd fight a guy for you.
I'd fight a girl for you.
I'd fight myself, you know I would,
If I thought it'd do any good.
Oh, do you know?

*I must live with the knowledge that my father went down the aisle to this song when he married my mother. And that I've worn the suit he wore when he married my mother. No wonder I'm warped.