Sunday Serenade: demons

Another song by Imagine Dragons.. I like the way the mv ended.. Watch it and you'll know what I'm talking about.. 
Enjoy!

Demons
When the days are cold
And the cards all fold
And the saints we see
Are all made of gold

When your dreams all fail
And the ones we hail
Are the worst of all
And the blood’s run stale

I wanna hide the truth
I wanna shelter you
But with the beast inside
There’s nowhere we can hide

No matter what we breed
We still are made of greed
This is my kingdom come
This is my kingdom come

[chorus]
When you feel my heat
Look into my eyes
It’s where my demons hide
It’s where my demons hide
Don’t get too close
It’s dark inside
It’s where my demons hide
It’s where my demons hide
[end of chorus]

Curtain’s call
Is the last of all
When the lights fade out
All the sinners crawl

So they dug your grave
And the masquerade
Will come calling out
At the mess you've made

Don't wanna let you down
But I am hell bound
Though this is all for you
Don't wanna hide the truth

No matter what we breed
We still are made of greed
This is my kingdom come
This is my kingdom come

[chorus]

They say it's what you make
I say it's up to fate
It's woven in my soul
I need to let you go

Your eyes, they shine so bright
I wanna save that light
I can't escape this now
Unless you show me how

[chorus]





Have a great week ahead! Stay healthy and be safe!

Poetry Solace: song of myself

This weekend, I will share a portion of Walt Whitman's poem, Song of Myself. Hope you will like it..

Song of Myself

(48)

I have said that the soul is not more than the body,

And I have said that the body is not more than the soul,

And nothing, not God, is greater to one than one's-self is,

And whoever walks a furlong without sympathy walks

   to his own funeral, dressed in his shroud, 

And I or you pocketless of a dime may purchase the

   pick of the earth.

And to glance with an eye or show a bean in its pod

   confounds the learning of all times,

And there is no trade or employment but the young man

   following it may become a hero,

And there is no object so soft but it makes a hub for

   the wheeled universe,

And any man or woman shall stand cool and supereilious

   before a million universes.

And I call to mankind, Be not curious about God,

For I who am curious about each am not curious about God,

No array of terms can say how much I am at peace

   about God and about death.

I hear and behold God in every object, yet I understand

   God not in the least, 

Nor do I understand who there can be more wonderful

   than myself.

Why should I wish to see God better than this day?

I see something of God each hour of the twenty-four, and

   each moment then,

In the faces of men and women I see God, and in my

   own face in the glass;

I find letters from God dropped in the street, and every one

   is signed by God's name,

And I leave them where they are, for I know that others

   will punctually come forever and ever.

Have a fun weekend! Stay safe, don't drink and drive!

Sunday Serenade: wrecking ball

Few months ago, Miley Cyrus was the talk of the (pop culture) town.. cos of her performance at the MTV Music Awards 2013 and her music video of 'Wrecking Ball'.. but all that controversies overshadowed how amazing her vocals is.. so here, I would like to share a youtube video of her performance at SNL instead.. don't judge, just listen.. Enjoy!

Wrecking Ball
We clawed, we chained our hearts in vain
We jumped never asking why
We kissed, I fell under your spell.
A love no one could deny

[chorus]
Don't you ever say I just walked away
I will always want you
I can't live a lie, running for my life
I will always want you

I came in like a wrecking ball
I never hit so hard in love
All I wanted was to break your walls
All you ever did was wreck me
[end of chorus]
Yeah, you, you wreck me

I put you high up in the sky
And now, you're not coming down
It slowly turned, you let me burn
And now, we're ashes on the ground

[chorus]

I came in like a wrecking ball
Yeah, I just closed my eyes and swung
Left me crashing in a blazing fall
All you ever did was wreck me
Yeah, you, you wreck me

I never meant to start a war
I just wanted you to let me in
And instead of using force
I guess I should've let you win
I never meant to start a war
I just wanted you to let me in
I guess I should've let you win

Don't you ever say I just walked away
I will always want you

I came in like a wrecking ball
I never hit so hard in love
All I wanted was to break your walls
All you ever did was wreck me

I came in like a wrecking ball
Yeah, I just closed my eyes and swung
Left me crashing in a blazing fall
All you ever did was wreck me
Yeah, you, you wreck me
Yeah, you, you wreck me





Have a great week ahead! Be safe and healthy!

balik kampung

This is the last week of school.. My last class is this Thursday. And I'm flying home for CNY the very next day.. :) Will be in MY for about 6 weeks.. will miss the first 2 weeks of Semester 2.. told my adviser and he is cool about it. That's one huge reason why I picked him, he understands and not that rigid with rules.. :)

Sent in my paper last Thursday for a conference in July this year. Hope to get some good news end of Feb.. so at the mean time, I'm just gonna enjoy my holidays back home.. :)

Sunday Serenade: stubborn love

This week I'll share a nice little song by The Lumineers called "Stubborn Love"..

It's better to feel pain, than nothing at all
The opposite of love's indifference

Enjoy!

Stubborn Love
She'll lie and steal, and cheat, and beg you from her knees
Make you think she means it this time
She'll tear a hole in you, the one you can't repair
But I still love her, I don't really care

When we were young, oh, oh, we did enough
When it got cold, ooh, ooh, we bundled up
I can't be told, ah, ah, it can't be done

It's better to feel pain, than nothing at all
The opposite of love's indifference
So pay attention now, I'm standing on your porch screaming out
And I won't leave until you come downstairs

So keep your head up, keep your love
Keep your head up, my love [x2]
Keep your head up, keep your love

And I don't blame you dear for running like you did all these years
I would do the same, you'd best believe
And the highway signs say we're close but I don't read those things anymore
I never trusted my own eyes

When we were young oh, oh, we did enough
When it got cold, ooh, ooh we bundled up
I can't be told, ah, ah, it can't be done

So keep your head up, keep your love
Keep your head up, my love [x2]
Keep your head up, keep your love
Head up, love [x4]





Have a productive week ahead! Stay positive and be safe!

Poetry Solace: Of nothing and shadow

Two more poems from M.L. Liebler as mentioned in my earlier post.. Enjoy!

Nothing Within

Listen, I understand nothing.

I have sat inside away

From this dampness

To keep my soul dry.

Waiting and waiting,

I look for the sun to evaporate

These haunted shadows of rain.

Listen, I am not making this up.

I have no ideas anymore.

I have studied these clouds closely,

Looked deep into each drop of rain,

Prayed for a respite from the weather

Of myself, and all I feel are occasional

Somber breezes. My soul is

Locked in the outside,

Where I keep listening

For my heart’s beat.

The Loneliness of a Shadow

I am sleeping

In a meadow

In this green world.

Dreaming, I fall

Into black

And white photos—

Motionless and asleep.

In this picture, a

Background creek rises

Along the shadow

Of a shoreline traced in

The chalk ghost of myself.

For those interested in reading more of his poems, check out his poem collection, Wide Awake in Someone Else's Dream... 

Have a fun weekend! Be good and safe! :)

Sunday Serenade: safe and sound

Hope that everyone is safe and sound after 2 weeks of festive celebrations.. Here's a song by Capital Cities with that same name.. and I love the way they incorporated all the dancers from all ages into this mv..

Enjoy!

Safe and Sound
[chorus 1]
I could lift you up
I could show you what you wanna see
And take you where you wanna be

You could be my luck
Even if the sky is falling down
I know that we'll be safe and sound
[end of chorus 1]

We're safe and sound

I could fill your cup
You know my river won't evaporate
This world we still appreciate

You could be my luck
Even in a hurricane of frowns
I know that we'll be safe and sound

[chorus 2]
Safe and sound
We're safe and sound
Safe and sound
We're safe and sound
Hold your ground
We're safe and sound
Safe and sound
[end of chorus 2]

I could show you love
In a tidal wave of mystery
You'll still be standing next to me

You could be my luck
Even if we're six feet underground
I know that we'll be safe and sound

We're safe and sound

Safe and sound
Safe and sound
Hold your ground
Safe and sound

[chorus 1] x2

We're safe and sound
We're safe and sound
We're safe and sound
We're safe and sound

[chorus 2]





Have a productive week ahead! Be cheery and stay healthy!