My Shuffle Journal September - December 2024
My Shuffle Journal
Format
Date
Question (Shared Post-Memoir style)
Belief/Affectivity Scale
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Strong
Medium
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“Song Title” | Artist | Album (Salient Elements Bolded)
Lyrics Analysis (Salient Lines Bolded)
Music Analysis (Free Associatively Described)
Extra Notes (Optional, shared Post-Memoir style)
Perceived Accuracy Scale
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Strong
Medium
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Co-Curation
Guided Decision (Shared Post-Memoir style)
Monday, August 26, 2024 (1)
Question: Should I have a difficult conversation with someone about someone?
Strong/Extreme Belief/Affectivity
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”Faithful Man” | Lee Fields & The Expressions | Faithful Man
Lyrics Analysis
I have always been a faithful man till you came along
I have always been a faithful I have always been a faithful
Don't you make me do wrong don't you make me do wrong
I have always been a faithful till you came along
I was just hanging out trying to clear my mind
I saw you watching me it was plain to see
Said I am a married man said you were 23
Don't make me do wrong don't make me do wrong
Don't you know let's play the game things will never be the same
Don't you know let's play the game things will forever change
Don't you know let's play the game things will never be the same
I have always been a faithful man till you came along
I have always been a faithful I have always been a faithful
Don't you make me do wrong don't you make me do wrong
I have always been a faithful till you came along
We were just hanging out didn't mean a thing
But when I started walking out something came over me
Never felt so guilty never felt so good
Don't you make me do wrong don't you make do wrong
Don't you know let's play the game things will never be the same
Don't you know let's play the game things will forever change
Don't you know let's play the game things will never be the same
I have always been a faithful man till you came along
I have always been a faithful I have always been a faithful
Don't you make me do wrong don't you make me do wrong
I have always been a faithful till you came along
I have always been a faithful man till you came along
I have always been a faithful I have always been a faithful
Don't you make me do wrong don't you make me do wrong
I have always been a faithful till you came along
Music Analysis
Foreboding, Pleading, Anguish, Excitement, Rush, Compelled, Fated, Wild, Uncontrolled, Destiny, Conform to Higher Will, Change/Changed, Fire, Passion, Restraint/Unrestrained
Strong/Extreme Perceived Accuracy
Co-Curation
Compelled to have conversation
Tuesday, August 27, 2024 (2)
Question: After disconnection from someone, should I pursue reconciliation?
Extreme Belief/Affectivity
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“Nothing Compares 2 U” | by Sinead O’Connor | I Do Not Want What I Haven’t Got
Lyrics Analysis
It's been seven hours and fifteen days
Since u took your love away
I go out every night and sleep all day
Since you took your love away
Since you been gone I can do whatever I want
I can see whomever I choose
I can eat my dinner in a fancy restaurant
But nothing
I said nothing can take away these blues
'Cause nothing compares
Nothing compares to you
It's been so lonely without you here
Like a bird without a song
Nothing can stop these lonely tears from falling
Tell me baby where did I go wrong
I could put my arms around every boy I see
But they'd only remind me of you
I went to the doctor and guess what he told me
Guess what he told me
He said girl you better have fun
No matter what you do
But he's a fool
'Cause nothing compares
Nothing compares to you
All the flowers that you planted, mama
In the back yard
All died when you went away
I know that living with you baby was sometimes hard
But I'm willing to give it another try
Nothing compares
Nothing compares to you
Nothing compares
Nothing compares to you
Music Analysis
Sad, Wistful, Longing, Self-Pity, Difficult, Bittersweet, Romantic, Melancholic/Depressive
Extra Notes - Irony of album title I Do Not Want What I Haven’t Got, Sinead O’Connor known for mood disorders
Extreme/Strong Perceived Accuracy
Co-Curation
Continue to accept disconnection from person outcome
Wednesday, August 28, 2024 (3)
Question: Will someone further respond positively to a professional request they have so far positively agreed to consider?
Low/Medium Belief/Affectivity
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“I’m Gonna Say Seven” | Alabaster DePlume | GOLD
Lyrics Analysis
Imagine I need an IU
And I don't care for the other thing
How dizzy does it make you
On a scale of one to ten?
I'm gonna say (I'm gonna say)
I'm gonna stay (I'm gonna stay)
I'll say
I'm gonna say, seven
My friend, you don't lead anyone
By just getting them to do
What you say
You look your age, you look my age
You look your age
How dizzy does it make you?
How dizzy, on a scale of one to ten?
I'm gonna say (I'm gonna say)
I'm gonna say (I'm gonna say)
I'm gonna say (I'm gonna say)
I'm...
I'm...
Gonna say, seven
Music Analysis
Meditative, Wise, Patient, Calm, Folksy but intellectual, Powerful but playful
Extra notes - Plume - Writing, GOLD - not just material good but metaphysical one
Medium/Strong Perceived Accuracy
Co-Curation
No way to know outcome without waiting, reminder you don’t lead anyone by just getting them to do what you say……dizzy is anxiety of not knowing outcome…but perhaps likely, their response is gonna say/be 7/10, which is pretty good…
Thursday, August 29, 2024 (4)
Question: Should I stick with an expensive provider of medicine or look for a new one more aligned with my current insurance?
Low/Medium Belief/Affectivity
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“My Love Is Your Love” | Whitney Houston | My Love Is Your Love
Lyrics Analysis
If tomorrow is judgment day, And I'm standing on the front line
And the Lord asks me what I did with my life
I will say I spent it with You
If I wake up in World War III (World War III), I see destruction and poverty
And I feel like I want to go home
It's okay if you're coming with me
'Cause your love is my love, And my love is your love
It would take an eternity to break us
And the chains of Amistad couldn't hold us
'Cause Your love is my love, And my love is Your love
It would take an eternity to break us
And the chains of Amistad couldn't hold us
If I lose my fame and fortune (really don't matter)
And I'm homeless on the street (on the street oh Lord)
And I'm sleeping in Grand Central Station (okay)
It's okay if You're sleeping with me
As the years, they pass us by (the years, the years, the years, the years, the years)
We stay young through each other's eyes (each other's eyes)
And no matter how old we get
It's okay as long as I got you baby
'Cause your love is my love, And my love is your love
It would take an eternity to break us
And the chains of Amistad couldn't hold us
'Cause your love is my love, And my love is your love
It would take an eternity to break us
And the chains of Amistad couldn't hold us
If I should die this very day (very very very day)
Don't cry (don't cry), 'cause on Earth we weren't meant to stay
And no matter what the people say (really don't matter)
I'll be waiting for you after the judgment day
'Cause your love is my love, And my love is your love
It would take an eternity to break us
And the chains of Amistad couldn't hold us
'Cause your love is my love, And my love is your love
It would take an eternity to break us
And the chains of Amistad couldn't hold us
Music Analysis
Rocksteady, Steady, ‘It’s Alright’, Step, March, Gospely, ‘Clap your hands’, High-pitchy tweeks, Sure drums, Surety, Security in Self/path, Bass guide, Guitar/piano flourishes, flourish despite, Amistad/slavery to psychiatric system but greater power more in control, no worries, OK…
Medium/Strong Perceived Accuracy
Co-Curation
After meeting with provider both agree to try another provider on my insurance.
Thursday, August 29, 2024 (5)
Question: Reflecting on other person’s view of resolution to our situation?
Medium/Strong Belief/Affectivity
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“The Freed Pig” | Sebadoh | III
Lyrics Analysis
You were right, I was battling you
Trying to prove myself
I tried to bury you with guilt
I wanted to prove you wrong
I've got nothing better to do
Than pay too much attention to you
It's sad but it's not your fault
I'm self-righteous and rude
I guess I lost that cool
Tapping 'til I drive you insane
I'm self-righteous but never right
So laid back but so uptight
Destroying your patience to tolerate me
And all the negative spirit I bring
Right, I was obsessed to bring you down
Watching your every move
Playing a little boy game
Always with something to prove
Waiting to cut you down
Making it hard to live
With only one thing to do
And cut me first, make it easy
Now you will be free
Now that nothing depends on me
Tapping 'til I drive you insane
Now you will be free
With no sick people tugging on your sleeve
Your big head has that more room to grow
A glory I will never know
A glory I will never know
Freed pig
Music Analysis
Melodic but Jagged, Jarring, Edgy, Unpleasant, Whiny, Driven, Mediocre, Untrustworthy Survival, Release, Chauvinist, Pig, Male, Boyish, Irresponsible, but Freedom
Strong/Extreme Perceived Accuracy
Co-Curation
Continue to accept terms of outcome of situation
Thursday, August 29, 2024 (6)
Question: How to feel about an opportunity?
Medium/Strong Affectivity
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“Man” | Yeah Yeah Yeahs | Fever To Tell
Lyrics Analysis
So, I'll count it-count it off, I'll count it off, 1-1, 2, 3, go
I got a man who makes me want to kill
I got a man who makes me want to kill
I got a man who makes me wanna...
Oh, I got a man who makes me want to kill
There he is
There he is
There he is
There he is
I got a man who makes me want to die
I got a man who makes me want to die
I got a man who makes me wanna...
Oh, I got a man who makes me want to die
You're all gonna burn in h—
I said we're all gonna burn in h—
'Cause we do what we gotta do real well
And we've got the fever to tell
I said we've got the fever to tell
Hey! Come on! Hurt me now, uh-uh!
Hey! Uh Hey! Come on! Uh! Huh!
2, 3, go
I got a man waitin' for me
I got a man who makes the devil pale
I got a man who makes me want to kill
I got a man who makes me want to kill
You're all gonna burn in h—
I said we're all gonna burn in h—
'Cause we do what we gotta do real well
And we've got the fever to tell
I said we've got the fever to tell
Yeah, I got a man
Well, I got a man
Hey, I got a man
Yeah, yeah, I got a man
Music Analysis
Feminine, Carnal, Lustful, Celebratory, Goddess, Passionate, Tattoos, Excited, Match, Bold, Libidinal, Hunt, Prey, Fight, War, Win, Compete, Fever To Tell
Medium Perceived Accuracy
Co-Curation
Optimism
Thursday, August 29, 2024 (7)
Question: How to feel about outcome to personal situation in terms of professional?
Medium/Strong Belief/Affectivity
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“Dedication - Rudy Van Gelder Edition/1999 Remastered” | Andrew Hill | Point of Departure
Lyrics Analysis - No Lyrics
Music Analysis
Somber start, avant-garde free jazz, spontaneous, talented, with multi-soloists representing multiple projects and collaborations. Reflects taking risks, failing, succeeding, and trusting the process. Warmer, joyful ending suggests growth and optimism.
Strong/Medium Perceived Accuracy
Co-Curation
Remain optimistic that personal situation’s outcome will benefit professional outcome
Friday, August 30, 2024 (8)
Question: How to manage missing and grieving a recent relationship without making an impulsive choice to contact them?
Strong Belief/Affectivity
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“It Is Well With My Soul” | Audrey Assad | Inheritance
Lyrics Analysis
When peace like a river, attendeth my way
When sorrows like sea billows roll
Whatever my lot, thou hast taught me to say
It is well, it is well, with my soul
It is well, with my soul
It is well, it is well with my soul
Though Satan should buffet, though trials should come
Let this blest assurance control
That Christ has regarded my helpless estate
And hath shed His own blood for my soul
It is well (it is well)
With my soul (with my soul)
It is well, it is well, with my soul
My sin, oh, the bliss of this glorious thought!
My sin, not in part but the whole
Is nailed to the cross, and I bear it no more
Praise the Lord, praise the Lord, o my soul!
It is well (it is well) with my soul (with my soul)
It is well, it is well with my soul
It is well (it is well) with my soul (with my soul)
It is well, it is well with my soul
Music Analysis
Soaring, beautiful, hymnal, cleansing, healing. It brings a sense of belief and faith, gratitude for suffering, and an anthemic feeling that all is well even when it's not. Piano-led with harmonic voices in support, sincere lead singer, a submission to something greater.
Extra Notes - Cover song, history of original: A hymn penned by Horatio Spafford in 1873. Written after traumatic events. The Great Chicago Fire of 1871 ruined him financially. Delayed with business problems after, in a late change of plan, Spafford sent his partner, Anna, and their four daughters ahead to London. The ship sank after a collision with the Loch Earn, killing 226 people, including the children. Anna survived and sent Spafford the telegram, "Saved alone.” As he traveled to meet his grieving wife, Spafford was inspired to write the song as his ship passed where his family was lost. Album - Inheritance - Legacy future work or future family?
Strong/Extreme Perceived Accuracy
Co-Curation
Continue accepting the outcome, trusting there is a larger plan.
Saturday, August 31, 2024 (9)
Question: Should I share my next project(s) with a collaborator next week as planned, or wait until I’ve done more work on it/them?
Low/Medium Belief/Affectivity
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“Maxxxin” | Christopher Bear | High Maintenance (Season 1)
Lyrics Analysis
No Lyrics
Music Analysis
Loose, sketch of a song, solid groove, good bones but not fully realized, still enough to be in a TV show, cuts off, ends abruptly, piece, incomplete but good
Extra Notes - Maxxxin - max out potential? High Maintenance - Beloved indie financed show picked up by HBO. Season 1 - 1st project still needs work?
Medium/Strong Perceived Accuracy
Co-Curation
Guidance suggests it’s OK to share unfinished work with collaborator.
Sunday, September 1, 2024 (10)
Question: Did the way something go, go for the best for those involved?
Medium/Strong Belief/Affectivity
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“Seven Bridges Road” | Iain Matthews | Valley Hi
Lyrics Analysis
There are stars in the southern sky
Southward as you go
There is moonlight and moss in the trees
Down the seven bridges road
Now I have loved you like a baby
Like some lonesome child
And I have loved you in a tame way
And I have loved you wild
Sometimes there's a part of me
Has to turn from here and go
Running like a child from these warm stars
Down the seven bridges road
There are stars in the southern sky
And if ever you decide you should go
There is a taste of thyme sweetened honey
Down the seven bridges road
Music Analysis
Voice only to start, modulated, to harmonize, folky guitar comes in, simplistic, this is a cover, a minor version of the original, less majesty, nights, woodsy, circular, return, but go, return but go, drum-like stomping, feet leaving, still time sweetened honey, ends vocally on upward lilt
Extra Notes - Cover of Eagles song? Lesser known/minor artist Iain Matthews.
Medium/Strong Perceived Accuracy
Co-Curation
Took the words right out of my mouth - “I have loved you in a tame way, And I have loved you wild, Sometimes there's a part of me, Has to turn from here and go”
Monday, September 2, 2024 (11)
Question: Should I not do something I don’t feel is a good idea for others involved?
Strong/Extreme Belief/Affectivity
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“Love Thing” | Bratmobile | Pottymouth
Lyrics Analysis
Admit it, innocent little girls
Turn you on don't they?
You like to make them cry
You like to tell them why
You like to grow them up
Swallow hard and throw them up
I would die to hate you
See my heart in my hand
Do you really understand
Get my heart of yer hand
Get yer hand off my heart
I would die to hate you
But its a lovething
You say you got this love thing
You think its just a love thing
F— yer f—ing LOVE thing
By the way, yer bright eyes are not so encouraging
You want my youth so bad
You love to see me sad
All the sunlight that you say
Can never make it go away
I would die to not care anymore.
Music Analysis
Riot Grrl, female perspective, scolding, unpolite truth, young woman artists, unhappy with older males that want to be with them, punk, simple guitar, yelling, angry, frustrated, pleading, listen to me, don’t, NO
Strong/Extreme Perceived Accuracy
Co-Curation
Don’t do this thing, even if it’s not as bad as the song implies, still don’t. Didn’t.
Monday, September 2, 2024 (12)
Question: Should I take someone off Shuffle Synchronicities email list for business reasons or trust that they’d appreciate it?
Medium/Strong Belief/Affectivity
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“Rainy Days (Feat. Eminem)” | WESTSIDE BOOGIE, Eminem | Everythings For Sale
Lyrics Analysis
WESTSIDE BOOGIE
N—, I wear fur coats in the summer, n—, Wife beaters in the winter, damn, Uh, s—I've been thuggin' through my rainy days for days (Uh)
I ain't really tryna hang today, today (Yeah, yeah, yeah)
I need changes in a major way (Yeah, yeah, yeah), a way (Uh)
I just pray I never fade away, away
Yo, yo, aw, man
Yo, word to the titles
So word to my idols and word to the goats (Uh)
I ain't sayin' I like 'em
I'd kill all them n— and wear 'em as coats (Uh)
Word to the feelings I channel
I lose 'em as quick as a f— remote (Uh)
Don't be callin' me woke (No)
I cheat on my queen for a hoe
That's how sh— go, she keep sayin' we chill (Ayy)
She gon' come out her shell (Woah)
Ain't no pushin' my buttons
When all of my feelings is stuck on a wheel (Yeah)
B—, I'm thirsty and blessed (Ayy)
I pour liquor in grills (Woah)
This for my n— in jail, wrestlin' L's (Uh)
That's that h— in the cell
I come from a place where the sh— can get shady
My chances was slim (Ayy)
All my women was basic
We see different races since signing to him (Yeah)
I can't send out no message to none of my exes
And b—s as friends (Ayy)
I can't blow it again
Need a b— that's as thick as my skin, sh— 'cause
I've been thuggin' through my rainy days for days (Uh)
I ain't really tryna hang today, today (Yeah, yeah, yeah)
I need changes in a major way (Yeah, yeah, yeah), a way (Uh)
I just pray I never fade away, away
Eminem
I left my legacy hurt? F—' absurd
Like a shepherd havin' sex with his sheep, f— what you heard
All this talk in my ear, I got a idea
Like the clerk when you tryna buy beer (ID ya)
Since on the mic, I'm a nightmare
F— it, I thought this might be a good time to put woke me to rockabye
I got the bottle of NyQuil right here (Right here)
You want the sleep me to wake, you want Slim Shady EP
That's on the CD cover, sockin' my mirror (Sockin' my mirror)
I promise not to cry crocodile tears (Crocodile tears)
If you end up shocked at my lyrics (Shocked at my lyrics)
Marshall is dead in the water, but not that I care
Dre said, "Rock the boat" and the Doc is my pier
So, it's unanimous, you're at attention, the planet's listenin'
And their banana splits again, which has its advantages
But when you got nothing to say except for the hand your dick is in
And if your plan's to stick it in Janice Dickenson
Imagine if the Temazepam is kickin' in, it's havin' you panic-stricken
You're trippin' off of tryptophan and tripped a fan in Switzerland
Just for askin' to autograph a picture, then ripped it in half
And whipped it at him and kicked his ass all the way back to Michigan
But no matter how many rounds or if I get knocked down
In a bout and fell to the ground
I got a fighter's mentality, I'll get back up and fight with it
In fact, I'ma attackin' the mic with it
I'll make it sound (Sound) like a vampire's bitin' it
But I'd have to be Dracula's sidekick (Sidekick)
To be down for the count (Haha), yeah
Yo, album's (What?), out (Yeah), now (Uh)
Pow (Pow), wow (Woo), I don't (Huh), see no (Uh) clouds (Nah)
But ain't gon' (No) be no (Huh) drought (Uh-uh)
Smile (No), frown (Yeah), upside (Ah) down (Ya)
Shut my (Nope) mouth (Yeah), how? (How)
That ain't what (What) I'm 'bout
Shout (Shout), showers (F— it, ow, ow)
Thug it out (Ow), 'cause
WESTSIDE BOOGIE
I've been thuggin' through my rainy days for days (Uh)
I ain't really tryna hang today, today (Yeah, yeah, yeah)
I need changes in a major way (Yeah, yeah, yeah), a way (Uh)
I just hope I never, damn (I just hope I never)
I just pray I never, f— (I just pray I never)
I've been thuggin' through my rainy days for days (Rainy days, uh)
I ain't really tryna hang today, today (Hang today, uh)
I need changes in a major way, a way (Major way, uh)
I just pray I never fade away, away
Music Analysis
Defiant, Proud, Fighter mentality. Honest yet tough. Lesser-known paired with the well-known—ambitious, confident, courageous despite doubts.
Extra Notes - Everything For Sale 0 Life is for sale, Work is for sale Eminem - Person likes rap, Eminem is white rapper, song is from 2019, late Eminem career, Boogie is bourgeois but also dance, Westside LA, fancy, artist’s most popular song, big feature
Strong/Medium Perceived Accuracy
Co-Curation
Keep person on email list, trust they will appreciate it, maybe even help business not hurt
Monday, September 2, 2024 (13)
Question: What was someone’s perception of something I collaborated with them on?
Medium/Strong Affectivity
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“The Peacocks - Single Edit” | John Engels, Benjamin Herman, Joris Teepe | The Peacocks
Lyrics Analysis - No Lyrics
Music Analysis
A bit mediocre, paint by numbers, modest, minor, institutional, polite, short, not full jazz song, 3:09, basic, not top talent, repetitive, going through the motions, anodyne, opposite of peacock, boring, unshowy, old, middle-aged, solid but unimpressive, ends without much…
Medium Perceived Accuracy
Extra Notes - The Peacocks - To peacock is show off, Single Edit - Not enough editing?, John Engels, Benjamin Herman, Joris Teepe - Three people, me, them, someone else not involved but kind of?, The Peacocks - Show off disingeniously? Ostentatious and vain person.
Co-Curation
Let sleeping dogs lie between us
Tuesday, September 3, 2024 (14)
Question: Should I ask someone for something I know I probably shouldn’t?
Strong/Extreme Belief/Affectivity
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“Raised Right Men” | Tom Waits | Bad As Me
Lyrics Analysis
There ain't enough raised right men
I said, there ain't enough raised right men
It takes a raised right man to keep a happy hen
I said, there ain't enough raised right men
Heavens to murkatroid, miners to coal
A good women can make a diamond out of a measly lump of coal
And you need the patience of a glacier
If you can wait that long
Open up his window and admit it when you're wrong
There ain't enough raised right men
Ain't enough raised right men
I said, there ain't enough raised right men
It takes raised right men to keep a happy hen
I said, there ain't enough raised right men
Mackey Debiasi was a complicated man
He quarreled with his woman and she quarreled with her man
And his head was just too thick
So she knocked out a tooth
He's that lonely man on the Turnpike in the toll takers booth
There ain't enough raised right men
Ain't enough raised right men
I said, there just ain't enough raised right men
It takes raised right men to keep a happy hen
I said, ain't enough raised right men
Gunplay Maxwell and Flat Nose George
Ice Pick Ed Newcomb on a slab in the morgue and
Flat Nose looked at Gunplay and they all looked at me
With a good woman's love we could have saved all three
And there ain't enough raised right, And there ain't enough raised right
And there ain't enough raised right, And there ain't enough raised right men
I said, ain't enough raised right men
It takes raised right men to keep a happy hen
I said, ain't enough raised right men, I said, there ain't enough raised right men
I said, there ain't enough raised right men
Where are the raised right men
Music Analysis
Bruising, Masculine, Desperate, Callous, Harsh, Pounding, Raspy, Raucous, Pressing, Pushing, Lamenting, Growling, Admonishing, Honest, Raw, Hard Truths, Calling Out, Do Right, Ethics.
Extra Notes - Tom Waits associated with romance/love for me.
Extreme/Strong Perceived Accuracy
Co-Curation
Listen to conscious/unconscious and not press someone for something. Didn’t bother them.
Tuesday, September 3, 2024 (15)
Question: Am I right that I have more integrity in a part of life due to integrity in other part of life?
Medium/Strong Belief/Affectivity
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“Saint-Tropez” | Post Malone | Hollywood’s Bleeding
Lyrics Analysis
Ooh, yeah, yeah, hey, Such a long time
I've been waitin', I've been waitin' for a long time, Such a long time
I've been waitin', I've been waitin' for a long time, Such a long time (oh)
Ooh, this sh— bliss, I'm so rich (turnt as -, ooh)
Abs like Abercrombie Fitch (Damn, ooh), Mille, on my (whoa, wrist, wrist)
Versace boxers on my - (on my -, damn), Bud Light runnin' through my piss (oh)
On a yacht, fifty meters, it's a fish (it's official), Fifty carats on my fist (oin my fist)
The roof go down when I hit switch (oh), I money ball like Bradley Pitt (Bradley Pitt, ay)
I worked so hard for all this sh—, Pumpin' out classics
In the Batmobile, goin' bat sh—, Such a long time (damn)
I've been waitin', I've been waitin' for a long time (such a long time)
Such a long time (such a long time)
I've been waitin', I've been waitin' for a long time, Such a long time
I'm in Saint-Tropez, I had to check wrist (wow)
I just bought my girl a new necklace (a new necklace)
One, two, three, four, five, six (five, six), I'll take 'em all, don't matter what the price is
I said I'm sorry mama for my vices (for my vices)
You'll never understand what my life is (my life is)
One, two, three, four, five, six (damn), I'm checking off my bucket list (my bucket list)
You try to give advice, I don't need it, I've been doin' what I want since fetus
What you call holiday, I call another day (yeah), And I ain't ever stoppin', no apologies
Such a long time (such a long time), I've been waitin',
I've been waitin' for a long time (such a long time)
Such a long time (such a long time)
I've been waitin', I've been waitin' for a long time, Such a long time
I'm in Saint-Tropez, I had to check wrist
Music Analysis
Celebratory, confident, a mix of pride and accomplishment with a touch of arrogance. Authentic despite the bravado, a sense of unapologetic success and fulfillment.
Medium/Strong Perceived Accuracy
Co-Curation
Yes, a small but positive sign that integrity from one part of life is translating to another smaller part
Wednesday, September 4, 2024 (16)
Question: How to feel about talk with illustrator about future project(s) together?
Strong Belief/Affectivity
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“The Girl With The Flesh Colored Crayon” | Aix Em Klemm | Aix Em Klemm
Lyrics Analysis
White is white, can't confuse
It's white too
Are you gonna save me?
Are you gonna save me?
And deep restraints step in
So it's what I say
Send my spine to factories
Send my spine to factories
Smoke swims after
No, because there's space
'Cause there's faith
'Cause there's faith/space
Music Analysis
Dark, Shadowy, Masculine, Cold, Revealing, Technological, Internety, Underbelly, Haunting, Transformative ending, musical, more human, harmonious, trad instruments, healing.
Strong/Extreme Perceived/Accuracy
Co-Curation
Keep progressing with illustration partner, lots of good signs, flesh colored crayon, faith, spine to factories, Klemm, etc., keep progressing
Wednesday, September 4, 2024 (17)
Question: Received a positive response from a professional email, attempted a response that wasn’t completely straightforward, how might it be received?
Low/Medium Belief/Affectivity
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“Fake Love” | BTS | LOVE YOURSELF 轉 ‘TEAR’
Lyrics Analysis
If it's for you
널 위해서라면
I could pretend to be happy even when I was sad
난 슬퍼도 기쁜 척 할 수가 있었어
If it's for you
널 위해서라면
I could pretend to be strong even when it hurts
난 아파도 강한 척 할 수가 있었어
I hope love is perfect with just love
사랑이 사랑만으로 완벽하길
May all my weaknesses be hidden
내 모든 약점들은 다 숨겨지길
In a dream that doesn't come true
이뤄지지 않는 꿈속에서
I grew a flower that couldn't bloom
피울 수 없는 꽃을 키웠어
(I'm so afraid of, I'm so sick of this fake love)
(I'm so afraid of, I'm so sick of this fake love)
I'm so sick of this fake love
I'm so sick of this fake love
Fake love, fake love
Fake love, fake love
I'm so sorry, but it's fake love
I'm so sorry, but it's fake love
Fake love, fake love
Fake love, fake love
I wanna be a good man just for you
I wanna be a good man just for you
I gave you the world, just for you
세상을 줬네 just for you
I changed everything, just for you
전부 바꿨어 just for you
Now I don't know me, who are you?
Now I don't know me, who are you?
Hey, our own forest, you were not there
Hey 우리만의 숲, 너는 없었어
I forgot the route I took
내가 왔던 route 잊어버렸어
I don't even know who I am (eh)
나도 내가 누구였는지도 잘 모르게 됐어 (eh)
Talk to the mirror, who are you?
거울에다 지껄여봐, 너는 대체 누구니?
If it's for you
널 위해서라면
I could pretend to be happy even when I was sad
난 슬퍼도 기쁜 척 할 수가 있었어
If it's for you
널 위해서라면
I could pretend to be strong even when it hurts
난 아파도 강한 척 할 수가 있었어
I hope love is perfect with just love
사랑이 사랑만으로 완벽하길
May all my weaknesses be hidden
내 모든 약점들은 다 숨겨지길
In a dream that doesn't come true
이뤄지지 않는 꿈속에서
I grew a flower that couldn't bloom
피울 수 없는 꽃을 키웠어
(I'm so afraid of, I'm so sick of this fake love)
(I'm so afraid of, I'm so sick of this fake love)
Love you so bad, love you so bad
Love you so bad, love you so bad
I make up a pretty lie for you
널 위해 예쁜 거짓을 빚어내
Love it's so mad, love it's so mad
Love it's so mad, love it's so mad
Erase me and try to become your doll
날 지워 너의 인형이 되려 해
Love you so bad, love you so bad
Love you so bad, love you so bad
I make up a pretty lie for you
널 위해 예쁜 거짓을 빚어내
Love it's so mad, love it's so mad
Love it's so mad, love it's so mad
Erase me and try to become your doll
날 지워 너의 인형이 되려 해
I'm so sick of this fake love
I'm so sick of this fake love
Fake love, fake love
Fake love, fake love
I'm so sorry, but it's fake love
I'm so sorry, but it's fake love
Fake love, fake love
Fake love, fake love
Why are you sad?
Why you sad?
I don't know (oh, yeah)
I don't know 난 몰라 (oh, yeah)
Smile, say "I love you"
웃어봐, "사랑해" 말해봐
Look at me, I even abandoned myself (oh, no)
나를 봐, 나조차도 버린 나 (oh, no)
Even you can't understand me
너조차 이해할 수 없는 나
They say it’s unfamiliar, I’ve changed into the me you liked (oh)
낯설다 하네, 니가 좋아하던 나로 변한 내가 (oh)
You say no, you used to know me well (oh)
아니라 하네, 예전에 니가 잘 알고 있던 내가 (oh)
What do you mean no? I'm blind
아니긴 뭐가 아냐? 난 눈 멀었어
What is love? It's all fake love
사랑은 뭐가 사랑? It's all fake love
Ooh, I don't know, I don't know, I don't know why
Ooh, I don't know, I don't know, I don't know why
Ooh I don't know me either
Ooh 나도 날 나도 날 모르겠어
Ooh, I just know, I just know, I just know why
Ooh, I just know, I just know, I just know why
'Cause it's all fake love, fake love, fake love
'Cause it's all fake love, fake love, fake love
(I'm so afraid of, I'm so sick of this fake love)
(I'm so afraid of, I'm so sick of this fake love)
Love you so bad, love you so bad
Love you so bad, love you so bad
I make up a pretty lie for you
널 위해 예쁜 거짓을 빚어내
Love it's so mad, love it's so mad
Love it's so mad, love it's so mad
Erase me and try to become your doll
날 지워 너의 인형이 되려 해
Love you so bad, love you so bad
Love you so bad, love you so bad
I make up a pretty lie for you
널 위해 예쁜 거짓을 빚어내
Love it's so mad, love it's so mad
Love it's so mad, love it's so mad
Erase me and try to become your doll
날 지워 너의 인형이 되려 해
I'm so sick of this fake love
I'm so sick of this fake love
Fake love, fake love
Fake love, fake love
I'm so sorry, but it's fake love
I'm so sorry, but it's fake love
Fake love, fake love
Fake love, fake love
If it's for you
널 위해서라면
I could pretend to be happy even when I was sad
난 슬퍼도 기쁜 척 할 수가 있었어
If it's for you
널 위해서라면
I could pretend to be strong even when it hurts
난 아파도 강한 척 할 수가 있었어
I hope love is perfect with just love
사랑이 사랑만으로 완벽하길
May all my weaknesses be hidden
내 모든 약점들은 다 숨겨지길
In a dream that doesn't come true
이뤄지지 않는 꿈속에서
I grew a flower that couldn't bloom
피울 수 없는 꽃을 키웠어
Music Analysis
Foreign world, pop, sycophantic, Lots I don’t understand, About communication with this world, parts are similar musically/lyrically, but many are shrouded by difference, translate between my/their worlds, both trying, not sure, if real or fake, perhaps acknowledge difference
Medium Perceived Accuracy
Co-Curation
Hard to say what outcome will be due to differences between our worlds but trust the process, perhaps acknowledge difference
Thursday, September 5, 2024 (18)
Question: Will people want to do this monthly shuffle club with me?
Medium/Strong Belief/Affectivity
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“All This Love” | DeBarge | All This Love
I had some problems and no one could seem to solve them
But you found the answer
You told me to take this chance and learn the ways of love,
My baby, and all that it has to offer
In time you will see that love won't let you down
You said that you loved me; said hurt only came to pass me
It sounded so convincing that I gave it half a chance
And learned the ways of love, my baby
There is so much love inside me,
And all that I have I'll give my all to you;
All, all my love, baby and:
All this love is waiting for you, my baby, my sugar;
And all this love is waiting for you
All this love is waiting for you, my baby, my sugar;
And all this love is waiting for you
As the sun has its place up in the sky,
I love you so dearly,
And all the same there's no need to wonder why
I need you, please hear me
Say you really love me baby,
Say you really love me, darlin';
'Cause I really love you, baby
Oh, I really love you, darlin
Say you really love me baby,
Say you really love me, darlin';
'Cause I really love you, baby
Music Analysis
Feel-good, supportive, easygoing, 80s soft, light, sentimental. A comforting, familial feel, though a bit long, overlong, repetitive, shorter length would be much better for this song.
Extra Notes - DeBarge was a family band, reflects support felt in song.
Strong Perceived Accuracy
Co-Curation
Yes, people will be supportive, but keep things concise.
Friday, September 6, 2024 (19)
Question: Should I post this journal (now or wait)?
Strong/Medium Belief/Affectivity
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“Don’t Close Your Eyes” | Keith Whitley | Don’t Close Your Eyes
Lyrics Analysis
I know you loved him
A long time ago
Even now in my arms
You still want him, I know
But darling this time
Let your memories die
When you hold me tonight
Don't close your eyes
Don't close your eyes
Let it be me
Don't pretend it's him
In some fantasy
Darling, just once let yesterday go
And you'll find more love
Than you've ever known
Just hold me tight
When you love me tonight
And don't close your eyes
Maybe I've been a fool
Holding on all this time
Lyin' here in your arms
Knowing he's in your mind
But I keep hoping some day
That you'll see the light
Let it be me tonight
Don't close your eyes
Don't close your eyes
Let it be me
Don't pretend it's him
In some fantasy
Darling, just once let yesterday go
And you'll find more love
Than you've ever known
Just hold me tight
When you love me tonight
And don't close your eyes
Don't close your eyes
Let it be me
Don't pretend it's him
In some fantasy
Darling, just once let yesterday go
You'll find more love
Than you've ever known
Just hold me tight
When you love me tonight
And don't close your eyes
Just hold me tight
When you love me tonight
And don't close your eyes
Music Analysis
Western/Country, schmaltzy, a bit like DeBarge, 80s/90s, though different genre, solid but not exceptional song, hopeful, sweet, cloying, safe, supported, kind, loving, caring, doting, easy, soft, don’t look back, present, past failure, present good, future great
Extra Notes - Died in 1989, at age 34, right as career was taking off, many artists covered his 4 albums (life is short, do your work, you never know when it ends), from Kentucky
Medium/Strong Perceived Accuracy
Co-Curation
Life is short, you never know when it ends, do your work, if it’s different than last time, trust that this is right version for right now, post the journal
Saturday, September 7, 2024 (20)
Question: Have I been replaced by someone else in someone’s life, and is that good for them?
Strong/Medium Belief/Affectivity
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“WHISKii” | SEBii | VVSS
Lyrics Analysis
Yeah, she wanna play around just like I'm playing poker
I got like so many bands, I feel like I'm a broker
I'm counting K to the bank, I'm 'bout to pop like toaster
I got like so many fans, I hope they're not posers
Sippin' bottle whiskey, got a model tipsy (Pipes)
She wanna suck like hickey, I can tell she's picky
This lifestyle is so sweet, I know she wanna take a sip
These diamonds, they drip
Sippin' bottle whiskey, got a model tipsy
She wanna suck like hickey, I can tell she's picky
This lifestyle is so sweet, I know she wanna take a sip
These diamonds, they drip
Wanna live in the limelight
Gotta wait 'til the time's right
Yeah, we're about to fight like it's Fight Night
Feel like the Migos, Fight Night
I know she really wanna kiss like it's truth or dare
She loves the way that I play with her hair
She be so bad, everybody just stare
She got a style, look at what she wears
Me and Pipes, yeah, we goin' up
Yeah, that's a cool phone, yeah, it's so tough
And she the type of girl that make you bust
And she's the type of girl you wanna cuff
Made so many racks, I've never stopped
It's all hard work, yeah, never luck
I feel the blood in my veins, yeah, they rush
She's so cute, it makes me blush
Yeah, she wanna play around just like I'm playing poker
I got like so many bands, I feel like I'm a broker
I'm counting K to the bank, I'm 'bout to pop like toaster
I got like so many fans, I hope they're not posers
Sippin' bottle whiskey, got a model tipsy (Pipes)
She wanna suck like hickey, I can tell she's picky
This lifestyle is so sweet, I know she wanna take a sip
These diamonds, they drip
Sippin' bottle whiskey, got a model tipsy
She wanna suck like hickey, I can tell she's picky
This lifestyle is so sweet, I know she wanna take a sip
These diamonds, they drip
Music Analysis
Hyperpop genre, energetic, dancy, sexy, drinking, sexual, gen z, alcohol, sex
Extra Notes - Hyperpop is how I met other person, but this is minor artist/minor song
Strong Perceived Accuracy
Co-Curation
Yes, I’ve been replaced by someone else for this someone, and it is what it is…
Sunday, September 8, 2024 (21)
Question: After an inspiring event at day job, should I share my dreams like Shuffle with co-workers?
Strong Affectivity
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“When I Was Walt Whitman” | Leslie Winer | When I Hit You — You Feel It
Lyrical Analysis
"Un ancien message...Message 1, Mercredi 11 Fevrier, 17h52: Oui allo, euhm, uh, [?] Patrice, [?] j'ai le numéro correcte for Leslie uhhh Winer I thought this was in eumm..uh supposed to be in Canada"
When I was Walt Whitman
Boy
You should've seen me
Lying on the rocks, gazing at the sea
When I was Walt Whitman
Boy
You should've f— seen me
The words, they wrote themselves
Letters jumped around
I just sat on my ass in a pretty [?] town [?]
I was Walt Whitman boy...
Say old school...
I ain't going down with you
You sail away
Frozen [?]
I [?]
In the end, in thе end
Sun shieldednеss
Upon which we depend
Yeah I dream and lean in hard
Make my way
In the god's cloudless cosmos
And all things whole
And old loves and
[?]
Thinking like a mountain
Laying outlaw [?]
Reflected in the ocean
You say you're old school
[?]
I ain't going down with you
You sail away
Frozen [?]
I [?] you no more
Passion for myself
Repeating
Repeating these tiny fragments
Over and so on and so forth...
When I was Walt Whitman
Boy you should've seen me
I was lying on the rocks, gazing at the sea
The words, they wrote themselves
You say you're old school
Like I knew this
I ain't going down with you
You sail away
Frozen gold [?]
I [?] you [?] no more
Music Analysis
Trip-Hop, Poetic, Slow-Motion, Atmospheric, 90s, Detached yet Penetrating sing-talking, Industrial, Strength, Confidence, Assertion, Drums, Tough, Proud, Referencey, Concrete
Other Notes - Walt Whitman is associated with literary heroism by me, Message at beginning of song, foreign language too
Strong Perceived Accuracy
Co-Curation
Guided to send message but also not at 3 AM.
Monday, September 9th, 2024 (22)
Question: How should I handle a professional opportunity?
Medium/Strong Affectivity
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“…And The World Laughs With You” | FlyingLotus, Thom Yorke | Cosmogramma
Lyrical Analysis
I need to know you're out there
Need to know you're listening
I need to know you're out there
Just need to know you're out there
Need to know you're out there somewhere
...and the world laughs with you
Music Analysis
Trippy, Trip-Hop, Dancey, Fun, Weird, Melodic
Other Notes - And The World Laughs With You is from the poem - Solitude, By Ella Wheeler Wilcox - Laugh, and the world laughs with you; Weep, and you weep alone; For the sad old earth must borrow its mirth, But has trouble enough of its own. Sing, and the hills will answer; Sigh, it is lost on the air; The echoes bound to a joyful sound, But shrink from voicing care. Rejoice, and men will seek you; Grieve, and they turn and go; They want full measure of all your pleasure, But they do not need your woe. Be glad, and your friends are many; Be sad, and you lose them all,— There are none to decline your nectared wine, But alone you must drink life’s gall. Feast, and your halls are crowded; Fast, and the world goes by. Succeed and give, and it helps you live, But no man can help you die. There is room in the halls of pleasure For a large and lordly train, But one by one we must all file on, Through the narrow aisles of pain.
For the track "...And the World Laughs with You", Ellison was put in contact with Yorke by Mary Anne Hobbs, and they started conversing the same day. After trading a series of emails, he received Yorke's vocals by email. The track was titled before Yorke had written lyrics. Yorke kept the original title, which Ellison appreciated, saying: "He also kept the same name I had for it, which really meant a lot to me. All of the song titles mean something, and that one does for sure."
Also Flying Lotus was recently mentioned by someone as a reason that it’s really difficult to monetize your artistic work because of the forces of the outside world.
Medium/Strong Accuracy
Guided Decision - Part of me would prefer to conduct the professional opportunity via email and to make sure the title is included and not do the professional opportunity via phone, but be courageous and free and trust.
Tuesday, September 10th, 2024 (23)
Question: How did the professional opportunity go, via phone?
Medium Affectivity
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“American Teen” | Khalid | American Teen
Lyrical Analysis
Living a good life full of good vibes
My eyes are on the grey skies
Saying I don't want to come home tonight
Yeah and I'm high up, off what?
I don't even remember
But my friend passed out in the Uber ride
From the city of the 915
Where all the girls are pretty
And they're down for the hype
All my boys are with me
Going up for the night
But who cares, who cares
'Cause this is our year
So wake me up in the Spring
While I'm high off my American dream
We don't always say what we mean
It's the lie of an American teen
Maybe the end is near
But I've been waiting all year
To get the hell up out of here
And throw away my fears
I'm so faded (I'm so faded)
Off of all the things that I've taken and
Maybe I'm not really drunk
Maybe I'm really good at faking
From the city of the 915
Where all the girls are pretty
And they're down for the hype
All my boys are with me
Going up for the night
But who cares, who cares
'Cause this is our year
So wake me up in the Spring
While I'm high off my American dream
We don't always say what we mean
It's the lie of an American teen
My youth is the foundation of me
Living life as an American teen (American teen)
American teen, oh yeah
We don't always say what we mean
When we're high off our American teen
My youth is the foundation of me
Oh, I'm proud to be American
So wake me up in the Spring
While I'm high off my American (American dream)
And we don't always say what we mean
It's the life of an American teen
My youth is the foundation of me
Living life as an American teen
American teen (American teen)
American teenager
And I'll be living this dream with you
We don't always say what we mean
When we're high off our American teen
My youth is the foundation of me
Oh, I'm proud to be American
Music Analysis
Dreamy, Pop, non-traditional R&B, undemonstrative but heartfelt, down-to-earth perspective, Slow tempo, Honest, Emotive
Extra Notes - Within a period of just over a year, Khalid went from an unknown, everyday teenager to a chart-topping, platinum-certified pop star, grew up with a military mother, performed with U.S. Army Chorus.
Medium/Strong Accuracy
Co-Curation
I may not have always said what I meant but my heart was in the right spot and I said enough of what I meant.
Tuesday, September 10th, 2024 (24)
Question: In the professional opportunity situation, from the last two, I felt a bit taken advantage of, a bit like I didn’t advocate for myself to be in a better position to succeed on behalf of art and others, that I was a bit unprepared, and that I’m not sure the value of my art all of a sudden?
Strong Affectivity
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“Irresponsible Tune” | Dirty Projectors | Swing Lo Magellan
Lyrics Analysis
With our songs, we are outlawed
With our songs, we're alone
But without songs we're lost
And life is pointless, harsh, and long.
In my heart, there is music
In my mind is a song
But in my eyes, a world
Crooked, fucked up and wrong
Sing all day
Record and play
Drums and bass, and a guitar
Will there be peace in the world,
Or will vile winds always own the truth?
There's a bird singing at my window
And it's singing an irresponsible tune
An irresponsible tune
Music Analysis
Peaceful, Beautiful, Harmonic, Shaggy, Acoustic, Unrefined, Raw, Sweet, Intellectual, Paradox, Art Pop, Complex even if simple
Other Notes - Album associated with former marriage and earliest career opportunities in screenwriting. Don’t remember song though. Song is about Art vs. World. Creativity vs. Politics. How they don’t quite mix…
Co-Curation
You can only make your art, you can’t solve the world’s problems
Wednesday, September 11th, 2024 (25)
Question: Last song right before I start teaching the Monthly Shuffle Club?
Low Belief/Affectivity
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“Daylight” | Matt and Kim | Grand
Lyrics Analysis
We cut the legs off of our pants
Throw our shoes into the ocean
Sit back and wave through the daylight
Sit back and wave through the daylight
Slip and slide on subway grates
These shoes are poor mans ice skates
Fall through like change in the daylight
Fall through like change in the daylight
I miss yellow lines in my roads
Some color on monochrome
Maybe I'll paint them in myself
Maybe I'll paint them in myself
Maybe I'll paint them in myself
Maybe I'll paint them in myself
Maybe I'll paint them in myself
Maybe I'll paint them in myself
These sidewalks liquid then stone
Building walls and an old pay phone
It rings like all through the daylight
It rings like all through the daylight
And in the daylight we can hitchhike to Maine
I hope that someday I'll see without these frames
And in the daylight I don't pick up my phone
'Cause in the daylight anywhere feels like home
I have five clocks in my life
And only one has the time right
I'll just unplug it for today
I'll just unplug it for today
Open hydrant rolled down windows
This car might make a good old boat
And float down grand street in daylight
And float down grand street in daylight
And float down grand street in daylight
And float down grand street in daylight
And float down grand street in daylight
And float down grand street in daylight
And with just half of a sunburn
New yellow lines that I earned
Step back and here comes the night time
Step back and here comes the night time
And in the daylight we can hitchhike to Maine
I hope that someday I'll see without these frames
And in the daylight I don't pick up my phone
'Cause in the daylight anywhere feels like home
And when the daylight we could hitchhike to Maine
I hope that someday I'll see without these frames
And in the daylight I don't pick up my phone
'Cause in the daylight anywhere feels like home
Music Analysis
Pop, dance, celebration, charm, joy, and growth. It's declarative, proud, full of choice and strength—a "Yes, I can!" energy.
Other Notes - “Daylight” was also the song I shuffled to on 8/3/21, which I documented in Volume 1 of Shuffle Synchronicities. Here’s that original post. It was the moment I decided to book my first trip to The Esalen Institute, a place I’ve since visited more. Teaching this practice there is something I became interested in and am still interested in pursuing. Esalen even follows me on Instagram now.
And I quoted something he said:
Strong Accuracy
Co-Curation
Keep following steps, you might make it to your vision of teaching at Esalen :)
Thursday, September 12th, 2024 (26)
What to think about a positive interaction with someone, more?
Low/Medium Belief/Affectivity
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“John My Beloved” | Sufjan Stevens | Carrie & Lowell
Lyrics Analysis
Are we to speak, first day of the week
Stumbling words at the bar
Beauty blue eyes, my order of fries
Long Island kindness and wine
Beloved of John, I get it all wrong
I read you for some kind of poem
Covered in lines, the fossils I find
Have they no life of their own?
So can we pretend sweetly
Before the mystery ends?
I am a man with a heart that offends
With its lonely and greedy demands
There's only a shadow of me in a matter of speaking I'm dead
Such a waste, your beautiful face
Stumbling carpet arise
Go follow your gem, your white feathered friend
Icarus, point to the sun
If history speaks of two baby teeth
I'm painting the hills blue and red
They said beware, Lord hear my prayer
I've wasted my throes on your head
So can we be friends, sweetly
Before the mystery ends?
I love you more than the world can contain
In its lonely and ramshackle head
There's only a shadow of me in a matter of speaking I'm dead
I'm holding my breath
My tongue on your chest
What can be said of my heart?
If history speaks, the kiss on my cheek
Where there remains but a mark
Beloved my John, so I'll carry on
Counting my cards down to one
And when I am dead, come visit my bed
My fossil is bright in the sun
So can we contend, peacefully
Before my history ends?
Jesus I need you, be near me, come shield me
From fossils that fall on my head
There's only a shadow of me in a matter of speaking I'm dead
Music Analysis
Soft, Sweet, Indie, San Francisco, Hip, 2000s/2010s, Indie Rock Aesthetic, Intellectual
Extra Notes - Carrie & Lowell second marriage of Sufjan’s mother Carrie to Lowell, who helped Stevens establish Asthmatic Kitty. John/Jesus - Christian not Jewish.
Low/Medium Accuracy
Co-Curation
Seems to be a song about choosing between a romantic relationship with a person or a spiritual relationship with the world…
Saturday, September 14th, 2024 (27)
Question: How did something go with someone just now?
Strong Belief/Affectivity
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“(I Married a) Monster from Outer Space” | John Cooper Clarke | Disguise In Love
Lyrics Analysis
The milky way she walks around
All feet firmly off the ground
Two worlds collide, two worlds collide
Here comes the future bride
Gimme a lift to the lunar base
I wanna marry a monster from outer space
I fell in love with an alien being
Whose skin was jelly - whose teeth were green
She had the big bug eyes and the death-ray glare
Feet like water wings - purple hair
I was over the moon - I asked her back to my place
Then I married the monster - from outer space
The days were numbered - the nights were spent
In a rent free furnished oxygen tent
When a cyborg chef served up moon beams
Done super rapid on a laser beam
I needed nutrition to keep up the pace
When I married the monster from outer space
We walked out - tentacle in hand
You could sense that the earthlings would not understand
They'd go. nudge nudge ...when we got off the bus
Saying it's extra-terrestial - not like us
And it's bad enough with another race
But fuck me... a monster ...from outer space
In a cybernetic fit of rage
She pissed off to another age
She lives in 1999
With her new boyfriend - a blob of slime
Each time I see her translucent face
I remember the monster from outer space
Music Analysis
Creepy, Technological, Punk, Singing like a British Beat Poet, loungy piano, mixed with bleeps, squeaks, Sci-Fi movie soundtrack parody, clever, cheeky
Other Notes - John Cooper Clarke was a 70s British punk poet/singer who hung out with Sex Pistols, Buzzcocks, Elvis Costello and Velvet Underground, and even dated Nico for a time, he was addicted to heroin for a while but got clean and has done poetry/music again. The song is a parody of the film I Married A Monster From Outer Space, its storyline concerns Marge Farrel, a young wife who begins to realize that her husband is not the man he was before they married, and ultimately discovers he is actually an alien humanoid. Title - Disguise in love.
Strong/Low Accuracy?
Co-Curation - This did feel like how I felt about myself afterward, that I was anxious/nervous, and didn’t put my best foot forward, but perhaps that’s just a self-defeating attitude and the truth is it went fine?
Sunday, September 15th, 2024 (28)
Question: What’s my problem with patience in a situation with someone?
Strong Belief/Affectivity
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“Oino” | LA Priest | Inji
Lyrics Analysis
How long's it gonna take to rewind time?
Wanna make you feel like you were always mine
Ooh, I know
Ooh, I know
How long's it gonna take to rewind time?
Wanna make you feel like you were always mine
Oh, I know
Oh, I know
How long's it gonna take to rewind time?
Wanna make you feel like you were always mine
Ooh, I know
Ooh, I know
How long's it gonna take to rewind time?
Wanna make you feel like you were always mine
Oh, I know
Time goes slow
Ooh (Oh)
Ooh (Oh)
(How long, how long, how long, how long, how long)
How long, get to, get to, rewind time
No, no, get to, get you, always mine
How long, get to, get to, rewind time
No, no, get to, get you, always mine
Music Analysis
Dancey, Indie, piano, drum machine, instrumental breaks with guitars/noise machines
Other Notes - Artist - LA Priest - I sometimes feel like a celibate LA priest.
Strong/Low Accuracy
Co-Curation - Perhaps I will have another opportunity in this situation if I’m patient, perhaps not
Monday, September 16th, 2024 (29)
Question: How to re-impress someone?
Medium Belief/Affectivity
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“Sing For Your Supper” | The Mamas & The Papas | Deliver
Lyrics Analysis
Sing for your supper, and you'll get breakfast
Songbirds always eat
If their song is sweet to hear
Sing for your luncheon, and you'll get dinner
Dine with wine of choice
If romance is in your voice.
I heard from a wise canary,
Trilling makes a fellow willing
So, little swallow, swallow now
Now is the time to
Sing for your supper and you'll get breakfast
Songbirds are not dumb
They don't buy a crumb of bread
It's said...
So sing and you'll be fed.
I heard from a wise canary,
Trilling makes a fellow willing
So, little swallow, swallow now
Now is time to sing for your supper,
And you'll get breakfast.
Songbirds are not dumb
They never buy a crumb of bread
It is said...
So sing, and you'll be fed, oh yeah
Just sing and you'll be fed.
Music Analysis
Easy going California classic 60s rock, calm, sweet, piano based, warbly, show-tuney, fun, drunkenly, sing-songly, bird mating
Other Notes - Originally composed by Richard Rodgers and lyricist Lorenz Hart, the song debuted in their 1938 Broadway musical The Boys from Syracuse, which is based on William Shakespeare's play The Comedy of Errors. Identical twins Antipholus of Ephesus and Antipholus of Syracuse were separated from each other in a shipwreck as young children. Their servants, both named Dromio, are also long-separated identical twins. When the pair from Syracuse come to Ephesus, a comedy of errors and mistaken identities ensues when the wives of the Ephesians, Adriana and her servant Luce, mistake the two strangers for their husbands. Adriana's sister Luciana and the Syracuse Antipholus fall in love. But all ends happily. The term "sing for one's supper" long predates the musical. An example can be found in Act 2 of the 1607 play The Knight of the Burning Pestle, where a character states "let him stay at home, and sing for his supper, boy." The Knight of the Burning Pestle is a play in five acts by Francis Beaumont, first performed at Blackfriars Theatre in 1607 and published in a quarto in 1613. It is the earliest whole parody (or pastiche) play in English. The play is a satire on chivalric romances in general, similar to Don Quixote, and a parody of Thomas Heywood's The Four Prentices of London and Thomas Dekker's The Shoemaker's Holiday. It breaks the fourth wall from its outset.
Strong/Low Accuracy
Co-Curation - Bring back the fun and music, deliver.
Tuesday, September 17th, 2024 (30)
Question: Is this new book project a good idea?
Extreme Belief/Affectivity
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“I Could Write A Book” | Anita O’Day | Swings Rodgers And Hart
Lyrics Analysis
If they asked me, I could write a book
About the way you walk and whisper and look
I could write a preface on how we met
So the world would never forget
And the simple secret of the plot
Is just to tell them that I love you a whole lot
And then the world discovers as my book ends
How to make two lovers a friend
If they asked me, I could write a book
About the way you walk and whisper and look
I could write a preface on how we met
So the world would never forget
And the simple secret of the plot
Is just to tell them that I love you a whole lot
And then the world will discovers as my book ends
How to make two lovers a friend
Music Analysis
Classic, Broadway, 50s/60s, Sentimental, Sweet, All Ages, Happy, Sincere
Extreme Accuracy
Co-Curation: Write the book!
Wednesday, September 18th, 2024 (31)
Question: What to make of a dream?
(Non-Shuffled, song came into mind)
Strong Belief/Affectivity
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“When A Fire Starts To Burn” | Disclosure | Settle
When a fire starts to burn, right, and it starts to spread
She gon' bring that attitude home
Who don't wanna do nothing with their life
When a fire starts to burn, right, and it starts to spread
She gon' bring that attitude home
Who don't wanna do nothing with their life
When a fire starts to burn, right, and it starts to spread
She gon' bring that attitude home
Who don't wanna do nothing with their life
When a fire starts to burn, right, and it starts to spread
She gon' bring that attitude home
Who don't wanna do nothing with their life
When a fire starts to---
Music Analysis
Passionate preacher is the sample, cut up, and used as the lyrics, assertive, anthemic
Other Notes - After sharing a new idea for a book, I had dream about computer/Internet/electrical wire fire at family home, which spread. Disclosure - to person/others? Settle - Others settle?
Co-Curation
Sometimes a fire has to start, burn, and spread, people’s attitude about it, can’t affect your ability to want to do something with your life…
Wednesday, September 18th, 2024 (32)
Question: What does someone thing about me?
Strong Belief/Affectivity
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“Baldwin” | Jamila Woods, Nico Segal | LEGACY! LEGACY!
Lyrics Analysis
You don't know a thing about our story, tell it wrong all the time (time)
Don't know a thing about our glory, wanna steal my baby's shine (shine)
All my friends
Wanna know why you ain't figured it out just yet
All my friends
Been readin' the books by Morrison & West
All my friends
Wanna know why you ain't figured it out just yet
All my friends
Been readin' the books
Readin' the books you ain't read
Hey hey hey
Hey hey hey (ooh)
Somebody's daddy always laid out on the street and for what? (What)
We on the street and for what?
Your precious lethal fear
Your precious lethal fear
You could change a hood just by showing your face
Condo climbing high, now the block is erased
(You don't get it, get it)
You clutch on your purse, now you crossing the street
Brother caught your eye, now you callin' police
(You don't get it, get it)
It's a casual violence in your speech and your silence
It's unnatural science, you too comfortable lying
We don't go out
Can't wish us away
We been burning
Brighter everyday
We don't go out
Can't wish us away
We been burning
Brighter everyday (ooh)
You don't know a thing about our story, tell it wrong all the time
Don't know a thing about our glory, wanna steal my baby's shine
All my friends
Think I should love you anyway
My friend James
Says I should love you anyway
And that's okay
But ooh yeah
You're making it hard for me
Ooh you're making it so hard
Hey hey hey
Hey hey hey
Hey hey hey
Hey hey hey (ooh)
We don't go out
Can't wish us away
We been burning
Brighter everyday
We don't go out
Can't wish us away
We been burning
Brighter everyday (ooh)
You don't know a thing about our story, tell it wrong all the time
Don't know a thing about our glory, wanna steal my baby's shine
All my friends
Wanna know why you ain't figured it out just yet
All my friends
Been readin' the books by Morrison & West
All my friends
Wanna know why you ain't figured it out just yet
All my friends
Been readin' the books, readin' the books you ain't read
Readin' the books you ain't read
Readin' the books you ain't read
Readin' the books you ain't read
Music Analysis
Nico Segal, Donnie Trumpet, Chance The Rapper’s Chicago producer sound, groovy, R&B, romantic but yearning, teaching
Other Notes - A third and a fourth person came mind, as well as a situation with the third person, that could apply to this person, or could remind me about third person
Strong Accuracy
Co-Curation
Patience, no expectations, enjoy
Wednesday, September 18th, 2024 (33)
Q: What does person think about a message?
Strong Belief/Affectivity
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“Friend Crush” | Friends | Manifest!
Lyrics Analysis
Freezing Fridays fleeing from me
I've seen you around, I don't know what you think of me
The colors in the air never scared you like they should
I saw it in your face so I told you and you understood
I wanna be your friend
I wanna ask your advice on a weekday
I wanna plan something nice for the weekend
I wanna be your friend
ooh, wanna ask your advice on a weekday
I wanna plan something nice for the weekend
Sustained means some Sunday so are we
People speak all week, I just forgot what they told me
The stories in your hair that you carry are it for me
I'd be lying if I said that I didn't want to lay in it
I wanna be your friend
I wanna ask your advice on a weekday
I wanna plan something nice for the weekend
I wanna be your friend
ooh, wanna ask your advice on a weekday
I wanna plan something nice for the weekend
The stories in your hair I've been carrying all around
I'd be lying if I said that I didn't wanna hear 'em now
The stories in your hair I've been carrying all around
Well I'd be lying if I said that I didn't wanna tear it out
I wanna be your friend
I wanna ask your advice on a weekday
I wanna plan something nice for the weekend
I wanna be your friend
ooh, wanna stay at your side on a weekday
I wanna see inside your eyes on a weekend
Music Analysis
Girl led indie pop punk, drums have Motown feel, contemporary though, has a 2000s aesthetic, 60s girl group, post-disco, percussive grooves, flirty vocals
Strong Accuracy
Co-Curation
Maybe that’s how I feel, but is it also how they feel?
Thursday September 19th, 2024 (34)
Q: After talking to someone about my changing life situation what did they think of catching up with me?
Medium Belief/Affectivity
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“my future” | Billie Eilish | Happier Than Ever
Lyrics Analysis
I can't seem to focus
And you don't seem to notice
I'm not here
I'm just a mirror
You check your complexion
To find your reflection's all alone
I had to go
Can't you hear me?
I'm not comin' home
Do you understand?
I've changed my plans
'Cause I, I'm in love
With my future
Can't wait to meet her
And I, I'm in love
But not with anybody else
Just wanna get to know myself
I know supposedly I'm lonely now (lonely now)
Know I'm supposed to be unhappy
Without someone (someone)
But aren't I someone? (Aren't I someone? Yeah)
I'd (I'd) like to be your answer (be your answer)
'Cause you're so handsome (you're so handsome)
But I know better
Than to drive you home
'Cause you'd invite me in
And I'd be yours again
But I, I'm in love (love, love, love, love)
With my future
And you don't know her
And I, I'm in love (love, love)
But not with anybody here
I'll see you in a couple years
Music Analysis
Slow, languid beginning, then propulsive, breathy, pop, drummy middle, quick vocal mostly only ending
Other Notes
Billie Eilish, Gen Z, was there the night I met someone at a concert, backstage
Strong Accuracy
Co-Curation
Keep following the path of individuation
Friday, September 20th, 2024 (35)
Q: What does a professional contact, who I think might be following my professional journey still, what do they think of it?
Medium Belief/Affectivity
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“CHAMPION” | Bishop Briggs | CHAMPION
Lyrics Analysis
Alone in my car
I'm in a parking lot
Darkest spot in my mind
My tongue is dry
Why do I crumble quickly
Stumble swiftly
Cursing myself, I burned the furniture
A million times in my head
I'm feelin' low
Got nowhere to go
But back up again
You gotta get bruised
Before you get mad
You gotta fall down
Before you fight back
Was feelin' so weak
But baby I'm strong
Little did I know
I'm a champion
I'm a champion
I'm a champion
I'm a champion
Nobody said it'd be an easy ride
Obstacles in my way
Scars never change
Why do I crumble quickly
Stumble swiftly
Cursin' the world
I burned the songs I wrote
A billion times in my head
I'm feelin' low
Got nowhere to go
But back up again
You gotta get bruised
Before you get mad
You gotta fall down
Before you fight back
Was feelin' so weak
But baby I'm strong
Little, did I know
I'm a champion
I'm a champion
I'm a champion
I'm a champion
You gotta get bruised
Before you get mad (mad)
You gotta fall down
Before you fight back (fight back)
Was feelin' so weak
But baby I'm strong (strong)
Little did I know
I'm a champion
(I'm a champion, I'm a champion)
I'm a champion
I'm a champion
I'm a champion
I'm a champion
I'm a champion
I'm a champion
I'm a champion
I'm a champion
Music Analysis
Anthemic, self-confident but also self-revealing— folk, pop, and electronic sound…eclectic quality—champion of self helps others champion you too…
Other Notes
Hoping for this professional person to champion me
Strong Accuracy
Co-Curation
Hopefully if I keep doing my work, this person will champion me
Saturday, September 21st, 2024 (36)
Q: Is someone still thinking about me with someone else?
Medium Belief/Affectivity
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“Kyoto (Glitch Gum Remix)” | Phoebe Bridgers, Glitch Gum | Kyoto (Glitch Gum Remix)
Lyrics Analysis
Day off in Kyoto, got bored at the temple
Looked around at the 7-11
The band took the speed train, went to the arcade
I wanted to go, but I didn't
C-C-Called from a payphone, yeah, they still got pay-phones
It cost a dollar a minute
To tell me you're sober and you wrote me a letter
But I don't have to read it
[Chorus]
I'm gonna kill you
If you don't beat me to it
Dreaming through Tokyo skies
I wanted to see the world
'Til I flew over the ocean
And I changed my mind
[Verse 2]
Sunset's been a freak-show on the weekеnd
So I've been driving out to the suburbs
To park at the Goodwill and starе at the chem-trails
With my little brother
He said you called on his birthday
You were off by, like, ten days
But you get a few points for trying
Remember getting the truck fixed when you let us drive it
Twenty-five, felt like flying
I don't forgive you
But please, don't hold me to it
Born under Scorpio skies
I wanted to see the world through your eyes until it happened
Then I changed my mind
[Outro]
Guess I lied
I'm a liar
Day off in Kyoto
Day off in Kyoto
Day off in Kyoto
Day off in Kyoto
Day off in Kyoto
Day off in Kyoto
Music Analysis
Fun, bold, glichy Hyper-pop remix, of Phoebe Bridgers rock song
Other Notes
Met person at Bridgers concert, with hyper-pop opening, this song was something we listened to a lot
Extreme Accuracy
Co-Curation
Hard to say…seem still somewhat tethered to this person
Sunday, September 22nd, 2024 (37)
Q: How to feel after meeting someone new romantically?
Strong Belief/Affectivity
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“New Guys in Town (We’re Back)” | Episode One | Pitchfork Gave This 9.3
Lyrics Analysis
We're poppin’ out because we're new in town
We're bustin’ out 'cause we hate to see girls frown
Might break your heart but you know we'll stick around
And did we mention that we're new in town
We're lying in the bed on our tummies
Poppin' off our denim shirts
I promise it won't hurt
[Chorus]
'cause we’re the new guys in town
And we’re back
We're just some cute nymphomaniacs
We’re all compatible with your zodiac
And you love that we look just like a snack
Listen honey
You're like Christmas morning on my birthday
And I promise I'll never let you die
Always
We're the sexy new guys and we’re 21
We're back in town and we're down to have some fun (so silly)
Got our denim shorts and our denim shirts are done
We'll kiss your cheek and protect you with our gold gun
We're kicking our legs on our tummies
Telling you to hang up first
And you're our dessert
[Chorus]
'cause we're the new guys in town
And we're back
We're just some cute nymphomaniacs
We're all compatible with your zodiac
And you love that we look just like a snack
Look into my eyes
You can tell we're new
And we're silly guys who always sing for you
You can hide your face we're playing peekaboo
[Chorus]
We're the new guys in town
And we're back
We're just some cute nymphomaniacs
We're all compatible with your zodiac
And you love that we look like a snack
Because we're the new guys in town
And we're back
We read the notebook in paperback
We're all compatible with your zodiac
You love that we're new in town
And you know that' we're back to hold it down
Music Analysis
Cheesy, boy band parody, ironic, humorous, tongue in cheek, silly, jokey, unserious, playful, performative, clown
Other Notes - Part of person’s identity is a comedian/clown
Strong Accuracy
Co-Curation
Light, playful, silly relationship, what you want, now?
Monday, September 23rd, 2024 (38)
Q: How to feel after second date with new romantic interest?
Strong Belief/Affectivity
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“P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)” | Michael Jackson | Thriller
Lyrics Analysis
You know you, you make me feel so good inside
I always wanted a girl just like you
Such a P.Y.T., Pretty Young Thing, ooh
Where did you come from, lady?
And, ooh, won't you take me there
Right away, won't you, baby?
Tenderoni, you've got to be
Spark my nature, sugar fly with me
Don't you know now is the perfect time?
We can make it right, hit the city lights
Then tonight, ease the loving pain
Let me take you to the max
I want to love you (P.Y.T.)
Pretty young thing
You need some loving (T.L.C.)
Tender love and care
And I'll take you there, girl, ooh-oh
I want to love you (P.Y.T.)
Pretty young thing
You need some loving (T.L.C.)
Tender love and care
And I'll take you there
(Anywhere you want to go) yes, I will, ooh!
Nothing can stop this burning desire to be with you
Got to get to you, baby
Won't you come, it's emergency
Cool my fire yearning
Honey, come set me free
Don't you know now is the perfect time?
We can dim the lights, just to make it right
In the night, hit the loving spot
I'll give you all that I've got
I want to love you (P.Y.T.)
Pretty young thing
You need some loving (T.L.C.)
Tender love and care
And I'll take you there, yes, I will, yes, I will
I want to love you (P.Y.T.)
Pretty young thing
You need some loving (T.L.C.)
Tender love and care
And I'll take you there
Yes, I will, hee-eh
Pretty young things, repeat after me
Sing, "na-na-na" (Na-na-na)
"Na-na-na-na" (Na-na-na-na)
Sing, "na-na-na" (Na-na-na)
"Na-na-na-na" (Na-na-na-na)
I will take you there, take you there
I want to love you (P.Y.T.)
Pretty young thing
You need some loving (T.L.C.)
Tender love and care
And I'll take you there, take you there, take you there
I want to love you (P.Y.T.)
Pretty young thing
You need some loving (T.L.C.)
Tender love and care
And I'll take you there, take you there, hoo-ooh
Hoo-ooh! (P.Y.T.)
Oh, baby (T.L.C)
Oh, baby
Hold on, ooh-ooh
You know, I think you're really nice (P.Y.T.)
You and I could've just put together (T.L.C)
You're such a P.Y.T. to me, pretty young thing
Oh, baby, oh, baby, hold on (P.Y.T.)
Oh, baby (T.L.C)
You can be, oh
I just wanna love you, you know, it's
I'd give you all
Music Analysis
Sexy, romantic, pop music, Quincy Jones, sensuous, lush, disco, paradise, erotic
Other Notes - PYT - She is particularly physically attractive, the way idealization of particularly pretty young things in this song in my youth seemed unattainable…
Extreme Accuracy
Co-Curation
Um, Glad we enjoyed the night!
Tuesday, September 24th, 2024 (39)
Q: Should I ask professional person to help in initial way that they refused because they ended up not helping in second way they offered that served them better?
Medium Affectivity/Belief
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“Feel It” | RetroVision | Feel It
Lyrics Analysis
Feel it
Feel it
Feel it
Feel it
Feel it
Feel it
Music Analysis
Dancey, EDM, joy, somatic knowledge, bodily music
Other Notes
Retrovision artist name reminds me of how I felt reflecting on my shuffles FAKE LOVE by BTS and Flying Lotus and Thom Yorke’s “And The World Laughs With You” shuffles about this professional experience, also Feel It, feels like the somatic knowledge I had, not even needing the Shuffle to determine the decision for me, yet it still reassured me.
Medium/Strong Accuracy
Co-Curation
Trust your somatic knowledge with this decision, and next time, becaue when you didn’t listen to it with this situation earlier it led to a not bad but not best outcome, you know the answer without the Shuffle, even if it’s helpful to reassure you.
Wednesday, September 25th, 2024 (40)
Q: Should I have a health thing checked out?
Medium Affectivity/Belief
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“Alfred Lord Tennyson - The Charge of The Light Brigade” | Ghizela Rowe | The Abbey Poets
Lyrics Analysis
I
Half a league, half a league,
Half a league onward,
All in the valley of Death
Rode the six hundred.
“Forward, the Light Brigade!
Charge for the guns!” he said.
Into the valley of Death
Rode the six hundred.
II
“Forward, the Light Brigade!”
Was there a man dismayed?
Not though the soldier knew
Someone had blundered.
Theirs not to make reply,
Theirs not to reason why,
Theirs but to do and die.
Into the valley of Death
Rode the six hundred.
III
Cannon to right of them,
Cannon to left of them,
Cannon in front of them
Volleyed and thundered;
Stormed at with shot and shell,
Boldly they rode and well,
Into the jaws of Death,
Into the mouth of hell
Rode the six hundred.
IV
Flashed all their sabres bare,
Flashed as they turned in air
Sabring the gunners there,
Charging an army, while
All the world wondered.
Plunged in the battery-smoke
Right through the line they broke;
Cossack and Russian
Reeled from the sabre stroke
Shattered and sundered.
Then they rode back, but not
Not the six hundred.
V
Cannon to right of them,
Cannon to left of them,
Cannon behind them
Volleyed and thundered;
Stormed at with shot and shell,
While horse and hero fell.
They that had fought so well
Came through the jaws of Death,
Back from the mouth of hell,
All that was left of them,
Left of six hundred.
VI
When can their glory fade?
O the wild charge they made!
All the world wondered.
Honour the charge they made!
Honour the Light Brigade,
Noble six hundred!
Music Analysis
Poem, read aloud, war and death, courage, strength, in the face of danger and uncertainty, stand up to a potential reality or challenge
Strong Accuracy
Co-Curation
This gave me a nudge to schedule an appointment with primary care doctor
Thursday, September 26th, 2024 (41)
Q: Should I post something on Instagram right now about the Israeli-Palestine conflict?
Strong Belief/Affectivity
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“The Times They Are-A-Changin’ - Live at Carnegie Hall, New York, NY - October 1963” - Bob Dylan - Bob Dylan Live At Carnegie Hall 1963
Lyrics Analysis
Come gather ’round people
Wherever you roam
And admit that the waters
Around you have grown
And accept it that soon
You’ll be drenched to the bone
If your time to you is worth savin’
Then you better start swimmin’ or you’ll sink like a stone
For the times they are a-changin’
Come writers and critics
Who prophesize with your pen
And keep your eyes wide
The chance won’t come again
And don’t speak too soon
For the wheel’s still in spin
And there’s no tellin’ who that it’s namin’
For the loser now will be later to win
For the times they are a-changin’
Come senators, congressmen
Please heed the call
Don’t stand in the doorway
Don’t block up the hall
For he that gets hurt
Will be he who has stalled
There’s a battle outside and it is ragin’
It’ll soon shake your windows and rattle your walls
For the times they are a-changin’
Come mothers and fathers
Throughout the land
And don’t criticize
What you can’t understand
Your sons and your daughters
Are beyond your command
Your old road is rapidly agin’
Please get out of the new one if you can’t lend your hand
For the times they are a-changin’
The line it is drawn
The curse it is cast
The slow one now
Will later be fast
As the present now
Will later be past
The order is rapidly fadin’
And the first one now will later be last
For the times they are a-changin’
Literary, acoustic guitar, live performance, concert, show, harmonica, nasal, folk, protest song in support of youth against old guard, but the song, esp last stanza, also speaks to the inevitability of change and warns of the dangers of being too confident in self-righteousness.
Other Notes
October 1963 - 60 years earlier
Extreme Accuracy
Co-Curation
I decided not to post.
September 27th, 2024 (42)
Q: Was it a good idea to communicate some news to someone?
Medium Affectivity/Belief
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“steady” | Sydee | steady
Lyrics Analysis
Share that beat of love
I wanna—
Clapped out, motherf— said that you just tap out
Can you even describe on what you cap bout
Even I told you to just let it out
Got me feeling like I’m f— crazy, making me dizzy, I’m feeling gummy
Aye, aye, yeah, you stayin’ steady in my ball
B— staying on the road, you make stacks and make it grow
Ho-ho-ho, you can call me finna Santa
I’m coming through your chimney, ‘cause I’m staying in the centre
Aye, ‘cause you know I’m feeling rich
Four, yeah, I got a couple pitch
Switch, always doing dishes, there’s a glitch in the sy-
Aye, cause you know I’m feeling rich
Four, yeah, I gota. couple pitch
Switch, always doing dishes, there’s a glitch in the system
I already know that you won’t lis
Hear my XMIO, she doing worse, I’m at the top
So many times you shut up, ‘cause I could never give a fuck
Now she remember her words, I can tell at a hearse
But I’m gon never rehearse, she saying stuff from her brust
Do you really think I care? Don’t got time to spare
Go and cook you hoe, you tellin’ me it’s a threat
I don’t know what to tell you, but there is nothing you selled to me
I know that’s hard to see
Clapped out, motherf— said that you just tap out
Can you even describe on what you cap bout
Even when I told you to just let it out
Music Analysis
Michael Jackson sample of “Rock with you” in the beat of the production, similar moment in my life to “P.Y.T.” shuffle from last week. This rap song is a bit angry, vindictive, cruel, post-break-up, fight
Strong/Extreme Accuracy
Co-Curation
Even if tone of communication from me wasn’t supposed to be hurtful, could be perceived in a hurtful way by person receiving it
Saturday, September 27th, 2024 (43)
Q: Three people, three songs to represent situations?
Strong Affectivity/Belief
“My Camera Never Lies” Bucks Fizz | Are You Ready?
Ah click click,
Ah click click
I've been checking you up
I've been tracking you down
Funny all the things that I've found
Was it any surprise, didn't you realise, I must apologise
(It doesn't matter any more) to you
('Cause everything you tell me is boring)
Nothings gonna throw me now
(It doesn't matter what I say) to you
'Cause you've got that look in your eyes
The camera never lies
My camera never lies
So I'll put you in the picture and cut it down to size
(My camera oh oh)
My camera never lies anymore
'Cause there's nothing worth lying for
(My camera never lies)
There's nothing worth lying for
(My camera never lies)
My camera never lies anymore
Try to cover the trail, try to head for the line
Wonder why you're wasting your time
With another disguise cos there's no compromise
When the negative is dry
(It doesn't matter what I do) for you
('Cause every time you take me I'm sleeping)
You're never gonna shake me now
(It doesn't matter how I try) for you
(I can see by the look in your eyes)
(The camera never lies)
My camera never lies
So I'll put you in the picture and cut it down to size
(My camera oh oh)
My camera never lies anymore
'Cause there's nothing worth lying for
(My camera never lies)
There's nothing worth lying for
(My camera never lies)
My camera never lies anymore
My camera, my camera, my camera never lies
Lies oh, oh, oh, oh
My camera never lies anymore
Cos there's nothing worth lying for
My camera never lies
So I'll put you in the picture and cut it down to size
(My camera oh oh)
My camera never lies anymore cos there's nothing worth lying
Nothing worth lying, nothing worth lying for
My camera never lies anymore (My camera never lies)
Music Analysis
Relief, understanding, joy at recognition, fun drums, knowing
Strong Accuracy
Co-Curation
Know from messages what to think of situation with person
“Wherever I Lay My Hat (That’s My Home)” | Paul Young | The Essential Paul Young
Mmm, mmm, mmm
Mmm, mmm, mmm
By the look in your eye
I can tell you're gonna cry
Is it over me?
If it is
Save your tears for
I'm not worth it, you see
For I'm the type of boy
Who is always on the roam
Wherever I lay my hat
That's my home
I'm telling you, that's my home
You had romance
Did you break it by chance over me?
If it's so
I'd like for you to know
That I'm not worth it, you see
For I'm the type of boy
Who is always on the roam, mmm
Wherever I lay my hat
That's my home
Mmm, that's my home
Oh
You keep telling me
You keep telling me I'm your man
What do I have to do to make you understand?
For I'm the type of guy
Who gives girl the eye
Everybody knows
But I love them
And I leave them
Break their hearts
And deceive them everywhere I go
Don't you know that I'm the type of man
Who is always on the roam
Ooh, la
Na, na, na, na
Wherever I lay my hat
That's my home
Wherever I lay my hat, oh oh
That's my home
Mmm, yeah
That's my home
And I like it that way
Mmm mmm
Ooh
Ah, na, na
Na, na, na, na
Na, na, na, na, na
Ah, ha, ha
Na, na, na, na
Na, na, na, na
You know
I can't make it all alone
Sometimes it's the way
That's the way
I'm not saying
I'm not saying
I don't love you
Just gotta do what I want to do
That's what I want to do
Music Analysis
Cover of Marvin Gaye original, Motown original, soft rock, cheesier sample, more 90s/2000s car ride with family type vibes of song, less real, ersatz, not true
Strong Accuracy
Co-Curation
Might be saying me or person not capable of long term thing
Make It Fast, Make It Slow | Rob | Make It Fast, Make It Slow
Sometime I did it fast
Sometime I did it slow
Make it fast, make if fast
Make it fast, make if fast
(Uh, darling)
Make it fast, make if fast
Make it fast, make if fast
(Uh, uh, uh)
Make it fast, make if fast
(Cause I made it fast, and I made...)
Make it fast, make if fast
(Cause I made it fast, and I made...)
Sometime I did it fast
Sometime I did it slow
Make it slow, make it slow
Make it slow, make it slow
Make it slow, make it slow
Make it slow, make it slow
Make it slow, make it slow
(Cause I made it slow, and I made...)
Make it slow, make it slow
(Cause I made it slow, and I made...)
Sometime I did it fast
Sometime I did it slow
Make it fast, make if fast
Make it fast, make if fast
Make it slow, make it slow
Make it slow, make it slow
Music Analysis
Afro Psychedelica, Ghana Soundz, world music, african jazz, 2012, not old but not new, English lyrics, about sometimes move fast, sometimes move slow
Strong Accuracy
Co-Curation
Person sometimes move slow, sometimes move fast
Sunday, September 29th, 2024 (44)
Q: How to feel after last night?
Strong Belief/Affectivity
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“Why Don’t We Do It In The Road? - Take 5” | The Beatles | The Beatles
Lyrics Analysis
[Intro; Spoken]
...Well, well, well
What do you think of all that? Do you think I can do it better?
I think I can do it a bit better
Oh yeah?
Ok see, I want to just try and do one quiet verse, one loud verse, and then that's it really
Why don't we do it in the road?
Why don't we do it in the road?
Why don't we do it in the road?
Why don't we do it in the road?
No one will be watching us
Why don't we do it in the road?
Why don't we do it in the road?
Why don't we do it in the road?
Why don't we do it in the road?
Why don't we do it in the road?
No one will be watching us
Why don't we do it in the road?
Why don't we do it in the road, yeah?
Why don't we do it in the road?
Why don't we do it in the road?
Why don't we do it in the road?
No one will be watching us
Why don't we do it in the road
[Outro; Spoken]
Was that okay? (Oh, yes)
Cause' I won't come and listen to that one
However, I will move this microphone nearer the piano, should I
Music Analysis
The Beatles, Outtake from the White Album, raw, acoustic, wild, unvarnished, simple, lustful, unrestrained
Other Notes
Recalls a moment from Volume 1, post 252, which was also recounting a night with someone, that was light and fun and lustful, but maybe not very substantive
Strong Accuracy
Co-Curation
Be aware that this might be similar or different?
Monday, September 30th, 2024 (45)
Q: How to approach professional call with someone partnered with?
Strong Belief/Affectivity
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“Under Cover of Darkness” | The Strokes | Angles
Slip back out of whack at your best
It's a nightmare
So I'm joining the army
No house phones, but can I still call?
Will you wait for me now?
We've got the right to live, fight to use it
Got everything but you can just choose it
I won't just be a puppet on a string
Don't go that way
I'll wait for you
And I'm tired of all your friends
Listening at your door
I want what's better for you
So long, my friend and adversary
But I'll wait for you
Get dressed, jump out of bed into a vest
Are you okay?
I've been all around this town
Everybody's been singing the same song for ten years
I'll wait for you
Will you wait for me too?
And they sacrifice their lives
And they lied about those odds
They'll say it a million times, and they'll say it again
So long, my adversary and friend
Don't go that way
I'll wait for you
I'm tired of all your friends
Banging down your door
Get up in the morning yelling, "No more!"
So long, my friend and adversary
But I'll be waiting for you
Music Analysis
2011 Strokes song, angular guitars, rock, band, togetherness, how to navigate a band relationship, loyalty, partnership, friend and adversary, I’ll wait for you, will you wait for me to, sacrifice
Other Notes
Went to this concert with someone when professional relationship was going well
Co-Curation
Partnerships are difficult but The Strokes stuck with there’s, Julian Casablancas on his own wouldn’t have been enough, same with you?
Tuesday, October 1st, 2024 (46)
Q: What to make of energy shift & my behavior change in relationship with someone?
Strong Belief/Affectivity
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“So Many Emotions” | Marina Fleming | So Many Emotions
Lyrics Analysis
Counting all the days since I last saw him
Counting all the ways I'm better off
Promising myself that I won't call him
Promising myself I've learned a lot
I could write about this and call it art
But I don't even want to, cause it will break your heart
Oh I slept with your boyfriend over Christmas break
So happy birthday Jesus! oh what a big mistake
I didn't event want to, but we were in his room
I didn't even like it, it wasn't even good
But I thought that he loved me, so it seemed okay
To sacrifice myself in that way
Music Analysis
Emotional, passionate, honest, vulnerable, trusting, singer-songwriter
Other Notes
Musician is someone who signifies choices of conduct and my lack of emotional contain
Strong/Extreme Accuracy
Co-Curation
Be mindful of my choices of conduct and my emotional containment
Thursday, October 3rd, 2024 (47)
Q: Should I follow a professional account on Instagram?
Strong Belief/Affectivity
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“small pipe - live at fishcenter” | 100 gecs | 1000 gecs and The Tree Of Clues
Lyrics Analysis: N/A Instrumental
Music Analysis:
small electronic pipe, with crunchy guitar, pied piper, follow, little clue of interest, signifier of I’m here, here I am, look at me, look at us, simple sign, wink, poke, hi, crowd cheers at end
Other Notes
100 gecs - My favorite Gen Z band
Strong Accuracy
Co-Curation
Yes, follow professional account to signify interest.
Thursday, October 3rd, 2024 (48)
Q: Good idea to send a professional email?
Medium Belief/Affectivity
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“For Your Consideration - Radio Edit” | Maggie Rose | For Your Consideration - Radio Edit
Lyrics Analysis
Oh, why you act like you've never made a mistake
Serve up advice that you'd never be able to take
You're making a choice to add to the noise it's not helping
Stuck in your lane in your own way now I'm afraid of where you're going
Sure must be nice knowing all there is to know
Doesn't mean that it's all my fault cause you say it so
Let's take a step back and try to unpack our baggage
Start listening stop starting shit let's begin breaking bad habits
I wish that I could borrow your eyes
Maybe that would open my mind
Say that I'm wrong, don't need to be right
But I need to see that you're hearing my side
Just look at all the room I'm making
For your consideration
Don't worry baby it's okay if we disagree
Doesn't always go my way but hey it keeps things interesting
I don't expect you to change and simply take it on the chin
Even if we get nowhere I don't care as long as we're trying
I wish that I could borrow your eyes
Maybe that would open my mind
Say that I'm wrong, don't need to be right
But I need to see that you're hearing my side
Just look at all the room I'm making
For your consideration
Talk to me, talk to me, talk to me
We might not see things all that differently
Talk to me, talk to me, talk to me
Oh, I wish that I could borrow your eyes
Maybe that would open my mind
Say that I'm wrong, don't need to be right
But I need to see that you're hearing my side
Just look at all the room I'm making
For your consideration
Just look at all the room I'm making
For your consideration
Music Analysis
Female singer, rock song, harkening back to Laurel Canyon, soulful, pop, soul, Americana, folk, pleading, for consideration, compromise, empathy, find agreement within disagreement
Other Notes
For Your Consideration - Email is about asking for consideration of something. Maggie - Character in book is named Maggie. Person emailed is a woman. Edit
Strong/Extreme Accuracy
Co-Curation
Email is OK
Saturday, October 5th, 2024 (49)
Q: Is my job helping me even though it’s time-consuming?
Medium Belief/Affectivity
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“20210310” | Ryuichi Sakamoto | 12
Lyrics Analysis
Instrumental
Music Analysis
Haunting, cinematic, soundtrack-like, background music at museums, Bladerunner vibes, ambient
Other Notes
Ryuichi Sakamoto is playing with Flying Lotus at The Grammy Museum later this month. Flying Lotus is a signifier of being an artist not settling for day job. 2021 year museum opened.
Strong/Medium Affectivity
Co-Curation
At first it feels like guided to accept day job limitations but later the opposite feels more true…maybe it’s a sign to pay attention to how you decide to spend your time…
Sunday, October 6th, 2024 (50)
Q: Is a professional enjoying my Serio Comics substack and will that help with my graphic novel?
Medium Belief/Affectivity
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“Itotiani” | Chicano Batman | Chicano Batman
Look hear feel
Mira oye siente
Itotiani move
Itotiani mover
Your heart is beating hard
Su corazón palpita fuerte
When you feel your soul reborn
Al sentir su alma renacer
She has the air of Teotihuacán
Ella tiene aire a teotihuacán
His skin is the color of marzipan
Su piel tiene color de mazapan
Your body is turning to the rhythm of the drum
Su cuerpo va dando vuelta al ritmo del tambor
His soul is communicating love
Su alma va comunicando amor
And look hey feel
Y mira oye siente
Itotiani fly
Itotiani volar
His wings will always flicker
Sus alas siempre van a parpadiar
With eyes fixed towards the sky
Con ojos fijos hacia el cielo
With lungs open to the sea
Con pulmones abiertos al mar
She is the womb of creation
Ella es vientre de creación
Itotiani you move me, move me...
Itotiani tu me mueves, muéveme a mi...
Itotiani you move, move me
Itotiani tu mueves, muéveme a mi
Itotiani you move
Itotiani tu mueves
move me
Muéveme a mi
Itotiani you move
Itotiani tu mueves
move me
Muéveme a mi
Itotiani
Itotiani
She has an air of Teotihuacán
Ella tiene aire a Teotihuacán
His skin is the color of marzipan
Su piel tiene color de mazapan
Uiuiuiu Uiuiuiu
Uiuiuiui Uiuiuiu
Uiuiuiu Uiuiuiu
Uiuiuiui Uiuiuiu
His body is spinning to the rhythm of the drum
Su cuerpo va dando vueltas al ritmo del tambor
His soul is communicating love
Su alma va comunicando amor
Uiuiuiu Uiuiuiu
Uiuiuiui Uiuiuiu
Uiuiuiu Uiuiuiu
Uiuiuiui Uiuiuiu
And look hey feel
Y mira oye siente
Itotiani fly
Itotiani volar
His wings will always flicker
Sus alas siempre van a parpadiar
With eyes fixed towards the sky
Con ojos fijos hacia el cielo
With lungs open to the sea
Con pulmones abiertos al mar
She is the womb of creation
Ella es vientre de creación
Itotiani you move me, move me
Itotiani tu me mueves, muéveme a mi
Itotiani you move me, move me
Itotiani tu me mueves, muéveme a mi
Itotiani you move me, move me
Itotiani tu me mueves, muéveme a mi
Itotiani you move me, move me
Itotiani tu me mueves, muéveme a mi
Itotiani
Itotiani
Music Analysis
Laid-back, taking it in, slow process, dreamy, enjoying, smooth, sweet
Other Notes - Chicano Batman - Batman is of course one of the most significant characters in graphic literature/comics.
Strong Accuracy
Co-Curation
This professional appreciates my comics newsletter and notices that my soul is communicating love and my eyes are fixed toward the sky
Monday, October 7th, 2024 (51)
Q: Should I attend a book reading by a publisher I am interested in working with?
Medium Belief/Affectivity
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“My Next Thirty Years” | Tim McGraw | A Place In The Sun
Lyrics Analysis
I think I'll take a moment, celebrate my age
The ending of an era, and the turning of a page
Now it's time to focus in on where I go from here
Lord, have mercy on my next 30 years
In my next 30 years
I'm gonna have some fun
Tryto forget about all the crazy things I've done
Maybe now I've conquered all my adolescent fears
And I'll do it better in my next 30 years
My next 30 years I'm gonna settle all the scores
Cry a little less, laugh a little more
Find a world of happiness without the hate and fear
Figure out just what I'm doing here, in my next 30 years
Oh, my next 30 years
I'm gonna watch my weight
Eat a few more salads and not stay up so late
Drink a little lemonade and not so many beers, huh
Maybe, I'll remember my next 30 years
My next 30 years will be the best years of my life
Raise a little family and hang out with my wife
Spend precious moments with the ones that I hold dear
Make up for lost time here
In my next 30 years
In my next 30 years
Oh, oh-oh
Ooh, yeah, yeah
Alright
Oh, here we go boys
Music Analysis
Steady, country rock, earnest, sincere, pleasant, optimistic, future-oriented, making good choices, soft, positive
Strong Accuracy
Co-Curation
A good omen about setting myself up for success in the future by attending.
Monday, October 7th, 2024 (52)
Q: What did the author think after meeting me while I was nervous?
Medium Belief/Affectivity
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“What They Want” | Russ | What They Want
Yeah (ooh)
Yeah (oh)
(Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
They let us in the rap game
(Mmm, yeah, yeah)
I swear they let me in this motherf— rap game
Got a chick, I call her Lola, she feel like the ocean
Like to drink and smoke some doja and I feel like smokin'
Plus she good at charmin' cobras, I feel like I'm chosen
But she ain't the only one, no
Got a chick, I call her Katia, she be actin' bougie
The she came through and topped me off, now she just a groupie
Got the aura of the mafia, her friends wish they knew me
But they ain't the only ones, no, no
What they want, what they want, what they want
Dollar signs, yeah, I know it's what they want
What they want, what they want, what they want
Y'all ain't foolin' me at all, ooh, ooh, ooh
I been at this shit for nine years, now they start to call
I'm a DIY pioneer, they tryna get involved
Yippee ki-yay, aw yeah, 'bout to set it off
I'm probably the only one, yeah
Come correct when you approach me, I can size you up
Takin' all the shots like Kobe, almost 81
Guess I gotta play the goalie and go and save me some
I'm probably the only one, yeah
What they want, what they want, what they want
Dollar signs, yeah, I know it's what they want
What they want, what they want, what they want
Y'all ain't foolin' me at all, ooh, ooh, ooh
Who wants my money? I'll tell you who I don't fuck with
Who's pullin' strings? I'm just pointing out all the puppets
What I'm demanding is fucking up all the budgets
I'm smart as fuck, they be talkin' like I'm the dumbest
But I know what they want from me, dollars, lot of stock in me
It ain't nothin' personal, it's business and I'm a commodity
But honestly, Pop Pop would be turning in his grave
The day I let someone else become the boss of me
When there's a boss in me, I'll be damned
What they want, what they want, what they want
Dollar signs, yeah, I know it's what they want
What they want, what they want, what they want
Y'all ain't foolin' me at all, ooh, ooh, ooh
Music Analysis
Rap, confidence, independent, suspicious, simple, melodic rap
Other Notes
After releasing many Independent rap songs and albums, and this single in 2016, Russ signed with a major label in 2017, and put this song on the debut album, There’s Really A Wolf, however, this version is the 2016 Independent single version.
Strong Accuracy
Co-Curation
Could feel like author knew I was there to size up the publisher and didn’t know his work but also accepted the reality of the business and offered advice and connection, the fact that this song was Russ’s last Independent single that he later put on his major label signing debut album could be a good thing, too?
Tuesday, October 8th, 2024 (53)
Q: Should I send someone an email that will maybe fulfill some personal karma that will help professionally?
Strong Belief/Affectivity
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“Theme From Valley Of The Dolls” | Gabor Szabo | The Szabo Equation
Lyrics Analysis
Instrumental
Music Analysis
Peaceful, dreamy, late 60s, guitar reminiscent of Richard and Linda Thompson I Want To See The Bright Lights feedback, original, mixing Hungarian folk music heritage with jazz and 60s rock, melodic, harmonious, olive branch
Other Notes
Song is from a film The Valley Of The Dolls, which was adapted from a book, that was one of the highest selling books of all time. It’s a book/movie about early day relationships in the Entertainment industry.
Strong Accuracy
Co-Curation
Send email
Wednesday, October 9th, 2024 (54)
Q: What was someone’s perception of my conversation with someone else, which revealed my more masculine/athletic side instead of my artistic/feminine side?
Medium Belief/Affectivity
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“When the Shit Goes Down” | Cypress Hill | Black Sunday
Lyrics Analysis
… Livin' on phat pockets on flat wit tha gat
Rollin' around nine deuce Cadillac
Still got my homies to watch my back
And they'll smoke ya ass if ya wanna come chat
That's why some pigs an tha kids come sweatin' they follow
A hollow point shell's hard ta swallow
Why wallow when ya come ta roll on I put tha clip an dust
Bring ya ass on, kickin' dust on ya head as tha gat busts
My grip surrounded I'm about ta get rushed I brushed wit death
How many shells stuffed in my closet?
… When tha shit goes down ya better be ready (when tha shit goes down)
When tha shit goes down ya better be ready (when tha shit goes down)
When tha shit goes down ya better be ready (when tha shit goes down)
When tha shit goes down ya better be ready (ya better be ready)
… I told tha boyz get tha sawed off glock and tha rest of tha gats
As I strapped on tha bullet-proof vest
Boom! I think I got one to tha chest
Hot damn I didn't want to kill a man shit
I still stand tall with tha hill clan y'all better stand back
N— bout ta fall I'm comin' out blastin' like Yosemite
Sam get tha cheese an tha bread for tha ham
… When tha shit goes down ya better be ready (when tha shit goes down)
When tha shit goes down ya better be ready (when tha shit goes down)
When tha shit goes down ya better be ready (when tha shit goes down)
When tha shit goes down ya better be ready (ya better be ready)
Music Analysis
Very masculine rap music, gangster rap as they used to say, about sticking with your crew/gang of men, fighting, defending, male camaraderie through violence
Strong Accuracy
Co-Curation
Yes, this person did notice the difference
Thursday, October 10th, 2024 (55)
Q: Is it a good idea to share news of my new project on my Serio Comics Substack?
Medium Belief/Affectivity
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“Horizon” | Ryo Fukui | Mellow Dream
Lyrics Analysis
Instrumental
Music Analysis
9 minute jazz song, nice melody in piano, which is Ryo’s instrument, very sunny, clear, solos are strong as well, a good supportive, cohesive team, 9, band members, dynamic, fast-paced, dazzling performance, vibrant joy, gigantic, bursting, exuberant, celebratory
Other Notes - Horizon, means something on the horizon, the future, just imminent, becoming apparent
Medium/Strong Accuracy
Co-Curation
Yes, include info about next new project on Serio Comics Substack
Friday, October 11th, 2024 (56)
Q: Should I not do something later today due to something I just did?
Strong Belief/Affectivity
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“Abeyance” | Caris Hermes | Abeyance
Lyrics Analysis
Instrumental
Music Analysis
Soft, chill, relaxed, patient, slow down, fading, stop
Other Notes - Abeyance means a state of temporary disuse or suspension. Hermes is the Greek god of tricksterism.
Strong Accuracy
Co-Curation
Practice abeyance, I did.
Saturday, October 12th, 2024 (57)
Q: Should I go see a professional contact on Tuesday, October 15th and bring them a copy of my book?
Strong Belief/Affectivity
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“I Really Should’ve Gone Out Last Night” | Dirty Three | Whatever You Love, You Are
Lyrics Analysis
Instrumental
Music Analysis
Violin, spare drum kit, electric guitar, slow, mournful, unprofessional, loose, casual, improvisation, melancholic
Other Notes - Dirty Three is an Australian band. Formed by Warren Ellis. Three in Enneagram means someone driven by ambition/success.
Co-Curation
Maybe I go, but don’t give them the book?
Sunday, October 13th, 2024 (58)
Q: Should I reach out to someone personally who I don’t talk to anymore?
Medium Belief/Affectivity
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“Auld Lang Syne - Live At The Fillmore East” - Jimi Hendrix - Live At The Fillmore East
Lyrics Analysis
Instrumental
Music Analysis
Passionate, solo guitar, expressive, artistic, living best life, peak of powers, talented, doing what he wants, the best, loving performance, his art, doing well, strong
Other Notes
Lyrics are something to the effect of
Should old acquaintance be forgot
And never brought to mind?
Should old acquaintance be forgot
In the days of auld lang syne?
For auld lang syne, my dear
For auld lang syne
We'll drink a cup of kindness yet
For the sake of auld lang syne
And surely, you will buy your cup
And surely, I'll buy mine!
We'll take a cup of kindness yet
For the sake of auld lang syne
We two who've paddled in the stream
From morning sun 'til night
The seas between us roared and swelled
Since the days of auld lang syne
For old acquaintance be forgot
And never brought to mind
Should old acquaintance be forgot
For the sake of auld lang syne?
For old acquaintance be forgot
And never brought to mind
Should old acquaintance be forgot
In the days of auld lang syne?
For auld lang syne, my dear
For auld lang syne
We'll drink a cup of kindness yet
For the sake of auld lang syne
Which suggests that old acquaintances shouldn’t be forgotten but also to remember them in kindness. This relationship was punctured perhaps for the first time on New Year’s Eve as well.
Strong Accuracy
Co-Curation
Remember them fondly but don’t bother them.
Sunday, October 13th, 2024 (59)
Q: Should I ask someone directly for something after they asked me for something similar or take the high road?
Medium Belief/Affectivity
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“Price of Blue” | Flock of Dimes | Price of Blue
Lyrics Analysis
I'm waking up from a dream
I can feel but I can't see
I'm suffocating the spark
Of divine you made in me
But you were more than the grain of sand
That made the pearl
Two fingers on the dial
And when you think of beauty, I'll be there
Alone behind the eye of your electric stare
Reflections in your mirror I've become
Alone with you, the price of blue
Alone with you, the price of blue
So you can keep to yourself
With the best of everything
And I can wander the wrecks
Amazed and shivering
But who wouldn't take something
For nothing
For nothing and run
Two pages into one
And when you find your wisdom
I'll be gone
The comfort of you proof
Of what was wrong
So look me in the eye
As long as you can stand
Alone with you, the price of blue
Alone with you, the price of blue
Music Analysis
Whining, irritation, beautiful objectively, but doesn’t feel so subjectively, feels painful, demanding, rock and roll, quality guitar solo as well
Other Notes - Price, Dimes
Co-Curation - Decided not to directly ask person for similar thing back
Monday, October 14th, 2024 (60)
Q: Good idea to post something physically revealing on Instagram
Medium Belief/Affectivity
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Lyrics Analysis
Jumped in a whip that you never seen (ARIZONATEARS)
It got bulletproof glass and a ceiling screen (ARIZONATEARS)
"Let me guess, it cost you like a hundred thousand?"
No, little b—, it cost seven beans (vyoom)
I'm doin' what you do in your dreams
I fucked your b— p—, Vaseline (yeah)
These b— always wan' capture me
Hatin' a— n— turn me to meme (yeah)
F— all y'all b— like ten of me
On the real it was just me and Mean (yeah)
We don't know how tall your girlfriend is
When we saw her, she was on her knees (yeah)
I cannot get tired of money
But this money, it will turn people right into greed (one, two, yeah)
I know he sick of my money (one, two, three)
'Cause every time he call you (let's go), he wish that he called for me (yeah)
Benjamins sittin' in my left, right pocket, watch this
These n— broke boys, watch this, watch this (let's go)
These n— broke boys, watch this, watch this (watch)
I can make the whole crowd mosh pit, watch this (woo)
I can make your b— wanna stop and watch this (watch)
I can make your b— wanna stop then pop it (pop)
I ain't even drop no songs, still poppin'
I stay with a whole lotta (woo)
Benjamins sittin' in my left, right pocket, watch this
These n— broke boys, watch this, watch this (let's go)
These n— broke boys, watch this, watch this (watch)
I can make the whole crowd mosh pit, watch this (let's go)
I can make your b— wanna stop and watch this (watch)
I can make your b— wanna stop then pop it (whoa)
I ain't even drop no songs, still poppin'
I stay with a whole lotta (baow)
Bustas, Lil Uzi stay on some mob s—, stop it
All these drugs keep f— with my conscience
How you from my hood, but you still on some opp shit?
Time gon' tell, f— n— get popped quick
Grabbin' on Lil Uzi, yeah, that's a lose on lose (let's go)
I keep changing my clothes dependin' on my mood, yeah
I keep changing my h—, same way I'm changin' my shows, yeah
I keep changing my poles, but I'm not changin' my shows
N—, they goin' outside like a hall, 'cause they not following rules (at all)
No matter in the world where I'm gon' go, I never tuck in my jewels (jewels, yeah)
These n— broke boys (let's go), watch this, watch this (yeah)
These n— broke boys, watch this, watch this
I can make the whole crowd mosh pit, watch this (let's go)
I can make your bitch wanna stop and watch this
I can make your bitch wanna stop then pop it (whoa)
I ain't even drop no songs, still poppin'
I stay with a whole lotta (baow)
Benjamins sittin' in my left, right pocket, watch this
These n— broke boys (let's go), watch this, watch this
These n— broke boys, watch this, watch this
I can make the whole crowd mosh pit, watch this (woo)
I can make your b— wanna stop and watch this (let's go)
I can make your b— wanna stop then pop it (whoa)
I ain't even drop no songs, still poppin'
I stay with a whole lotta (Lil Uzi Vert)
Dead men on me, yeah, dead men on me, yeah (yeah)
She been feelin' me, 'cause I walked in with her rent on me (yeah)
In the sky, Percocet on me, yeah, you can feel on me, yeah
I'm not worried 'bout them, 'cause I got two big FN's on me (yeah)
Can you pop that thing 'til the mornin'?
When you pop that, smell no aroma
Don't want her like that, I don't own it
That's your little b—, please don't disown her
I'ma keep throwing this money, bee
Music Analysis
Rap, boastful, proud, showing off, bold, confident, sexual, peacocking
Strong Accuracy
Co-Curation
Maybe take it down but also not a big deal
Tuesday, October 15th, 2024 (61)
Q: How did that professional interaction just go?
Strong Belief/Affectivity
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“Bad Decisions” | The Strokes | Bad Decisions
Dropped down the lights, I'm sitting with you
Moscow, 1972
Always singing in my sleep
I will leave it in my dreams
Oh, making bad decisions
Oh, making bad decisions
Making bad decisions for you
Oh, making bad decisions
Uh-oh, making bad decisions
I'm making bad decisions for you
Pick up your gun
Put up those gloves
Save us from harm
Safe or alone
Oh, baby, I hang on everything you say
I wanna write down every word
But do me a favor when you come close
When I look around, don't wanna see you
I don't take advice from fools
Never listening to you
Oh, making bad decisions
Oh, making bad decisions
Oh, making bad decisions for you
Oh, making bad decisions
Uh-oh, making bad decisions
Oh, making bad decisions with you
Pick up your gun
Put up those gloves
Save us from harm
Safe or alone
You, you didn't listen to me
But I, I didn't listen to you
I waited so long
Listening for
Something to work
I'm making bad decisions
Really, really bad decisions
I'm making bad decisions
On you, on you
Yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah
Ooh, ooh, ooh
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
I'm not gonna give a lot of credit
I don't how to use how
'Cause I can't, I can't
I can't, can't make anymore
Music Analysis
Beautiful pop rock song by one of my favorite bands, their return to form in the 2020s, a Billy Idol interpolation, one of the best rock bands, songs
Other Notes
Feel like it’s about not making bad decisions based on fear, it might feel like a decision I made was a bad one, but I’m trying not to worry about outcomes, and make decisions based on excitement, and the outcome isn’t up to me.
Strong Accuracy
Co-Curation - In the moment, did the best I could, after when shuffling felt anxious, but on further recollection feel like it’s about not letting fear get in the way of making decisions.
Thursday, October 17th, 2024 (62)
Q: Should I send a professional contact a follow up message offering to help them as well?
Medium/Strong Belief/Affectivity
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“Kol Nidrei - Adagio For Cello, Opus 47” | Max Bruch, Alisa Weilerstein, Staatskapelle Berlin, Daniel Bernboim
Lyrics Analysis
Instrumental
Music Analysis
Classical music, Cello, lots of strings, slow, patient, beautiful, moving, aching, lamenting, sorrow, suffering, but also grace, joy, light, doing your best, beautiful growth melody at end.
Other Notes
Kol Nidre is the declaration which begins Yom Kippur services in the synagogue. The formula, depending on rite, either proactively annuls any personal or religious oaths or prohibitions which are made between oneself and God in the course of the next year, so as to preemptively avoid the sin of breaking vows which are made to God but are not or cannot be upheld, or annuls any vows taken in the preceding year. German Berlin orchestra. Four credited musicians. Me, other person, other professional, other professional.
Medium/Strong Accuracy
Co-Curation
Got to do what you got to do in business and in personal life, be ethical as you can, God forgives.
Thursday, October 17th, 2024 (63)
Q: What did someone think of our interaction?
Medium/Strong Belief/Affectivity
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“Talisman” | Nailah Hunter | Spells
Lyrics Analysis
Instrumental
Music Analysis
Ethereal, magical, witchy, electronica, Octobery, enchanting, alluring, talented, special, charisma, spiritual, spooky, spells
Other Notes - Talisman means an object, typically an inscribed ring or stone, that is thought to have magic powers and to bring good luck but can also mean a person regarded as representing and inspiring a particular group as in “he's a quiet man off the field, but on it he's our talisman.” Arabic word? Talis also Hebrew? Nailah Hunter is a musician I discovered recently with a 33 minute song, “Forest Dwelling” around Friday October 4th, which was around the time I thought of this person…
Medium/Strong Accuracy
Co-Curation - Charisma involved in this.
Friday, October 18th, 2024 (64)
Q: How to say thank you to an acquaintance who offered to help connect my work to an important contact in the field?
Strong/Extreme Belief/Affectivity
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“Walking on Thin Ice” | Yoko Ono | Lennon Bermuda
Lyrics Analysis
Walking on thin ice
I'm paying the price
For throwing the dice in the air
Why must we learn it the hard way
And play the game of life with your heart?
I gave you my knife
You gave me my life
Like a gush of wind in my hair
Why do we forget what's been said
And play the game of life with our hearts?
I may cry some day
But the tears will dry whichever way
And when our hearts return to ashes
It'll be just a story
It'll be just a story
I knew a girl
That tried to walk across the lake
'Course it was winter when all this was ice
That's a hell of a thing to do, you know
They say this lake is as big as the ocean
I wonder if she knew about it?
Music Analysis
Clubby dancey early 1980s late 1970s sound, drums, but sharp lyrics, edges to sound as well, New Wave, driving rhythm, spunky bass, molten guitar lead, Grammy nominated.
Other Notes
"Walking on Thin Ice" is a song by Yoko Ono, released in 1981. She and John Lennon concluded the recording of the song on December 8, 1980. It was upon their return from the recording studio to The Dakota (their home in New York City) that Lennon was murdered by Mark David Chapman. Lennon was clutching a tape of a final mix of the song before it was mastered when he was shot. The song was both a critical and commercial success for Ono.
Lennon's lead guitar work on the track, which he recorded on December 4, 1980, was his final creative act. According to producer Jack Douglas, Lennon used his famous Beatles-era 1958 Rickenbacker 325 Capri to record all the guitar parts…
The lyrics talk of the unpredictability of life and death—of "throwing the dice in the air"—and reach the conclusion, "when our hearts return to ashes, it will be just a story....". On the version included on 1992's Onobox, a new intro was added, where John Lennon can be heard remarking "I think you just cut your first number one, Yoko."…
In the essay on the back of the single, Ono talks about how Lennon picked out this track from her old tapes and marked it as a hit. She said "No way!" to which he responded "I'll make it a hit". He was murdered hours later.
Extreme Accuracy
Co-Curation
I spent part of today re-reading my Should We Buy A Gun? graphic novel after a generous and brilliant acquaintance offered to try to make an important connection on its behalf. I Shuffled my 114,000 song liked songs playlist with the intention of thanking this person and imagining what their contact might think of the book, which I hope will positively impact the issue of guns in America. And I got no joke/no lie Yoko Ono’s song “Walking on Thin Ice” which I had never heard before. I Google it and it’s from 1981 and was the last song John Lennon worked on, with her, before he was shot and killed by a gun by his assassin. The climax of Should We Buy A Gun? involves a similar lost (but this time found) soul soundtracked by Lennon’s song “Happiness is a Warm Gun” and I couldn’t help but think that this shuffled synchronicity song by the brilliant in her own right wife Yoko was generously sent by the spirit to show the unseen magic that exists connecting my acquaintance to me and to this other person and hopefully the world…thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!
Saturday, October 19th, 2024 (65)
Q: No intention, song came on Shuffle with person who sent me this song, and they remarked on it
Medium Belief/Affectivity
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“Starstruck - Stereo Mix” | The Kinks | The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society
Lyrics Analysis
Baby, you don't know what you're saying
Because you're a victim of bright city lights
And your mind is not right
You think the world's at your feet
'Cause you're starstruck, baby, starstruck
You're taken in by the lights (starstruck, baby, starstruck)
Think you'll never look back (starstruck, baby, starstruck)
You know you're starstruck on me
Baby, you're running around like you're crazy
You go to a party and dance through the night
And you'll drink 'till you're tired
And then you're out on your feet
'Cause you're starstruck, baby, starstruck
Taken in by the lights (starstruck, baby, starstruck)
Think you'll never look back (starstruck, baby, starstruck)
Don't you know that you're starstruck on me
Ba, ba, ba, da, ba, ba, ba, ba, da
Ba, ba, ba, da, ba, ba, ba, ba, da
Ba, ba, ba, da, ba, ba, ba, ba, da
Ba, ba, ba, da, ba, ba, ba, ba, da
Baby, watch out or else you'll be ruined
'Cause once you're addicted to wine and champagne
It's gonna drive you insane
Because the world's not so tame
And you're starstruck, baby, starstruck
You're taken in by the lights (starstruck, baby, starstruck)
Think you'll never look back (starstruck, baby, starstruck)
You know that you're starstruck on me
Don't you know that you are
Starstruck on me
And you'll always will be
Starstruck on me, ooh, yeah
Starstruck on me
Starstruck on me
La, la, la, la, la
La, la, la, la, la
Music Analysis
British invasion, Motown-influenced, 1968, very fun, light, casual, good times, Enneagram 7 energy, the recording features a typical Kinks line-up of acoustic guitar, bass, drums, piano, vocal harmonies, and handclaps, with Davies singing lead vocals. It also includes a Mellotron – a tape-loop-based keyboard instrument - to duplicate the sound of a string section.
Other Notes
Song was sent by this person just after midnight on October 8th after a nice night with us on October 7th as well. It wasn’t shuffled to this time, just noticed by us.
Strong Accuracy
Co-Curation
Celebration fun or emotional depth energy with this person?
Sunday, October 20th, 2024 (66)
Q: Should I ask someone to do something with me?
Medium Belief/Affectivity
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“when there’s love around” | Kiefer | when there’s love around
Lyrics Analysis
Instrumental
Music Analysis
Laid back, jazz, cool, r&b, electronic, fusion, piano, dreamy, heady, spacey, romantic
Other Notes
Kiefer. Is from SoCal.
Strong Accuracy
Co-Curation
Yes, ask the person.
Tuesday, October 22, 2024 (67)
Q: Am I potentially being hasty with something professionally?
Medium Belief/Affectivity
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“Bad Habit” | Your Smith | Bad Habit
Lyrics Analysis
We drove until we beat the sun
From home to L.A
I think we loved each other most
When we were runnin' away
We sat down at a bar to think
You said it could be worse
You tore the labels from your drink
We might as well get home first
I got a bad habit
Of smoking too much
Of drinking onstage
I got a bad habit
Of living rich
On minimum wage
I got a bad habit
But loving you
Is the worst one
You said don't you ever, ever, ever change
As long as you live
You were always good at sayin' things like that
Without much to give
I could see my door to leave
But then you asked me to dance
So I swayed along to Carole King
With my hands in your hands
I got a bad habit
Of smoking too much
Of drinking onstage
I got a bad habit
Of living rich
On minimum wage
Of needing to go
But choosing to stay
Of putting it off
'Til another day
I got a bad habit
But loving you
Is the worst one
Is the worst one
Spent so long together
We lost sight of each other
We watched our time get carried away
Refused to read the warnings
And now I spend my mornings
Wondering why I needed to stay
I got a bad habit
Of smoking too much
Of drinking onstage
I got a bad habit
Of living rich
On minimum wage
Of needing to go
But choosing to stay
Of putting it off
'Til another day
I got a bad habit
But loving you
Is the worst one
Is the worst one
Music Analysis
Really beautiful sad girl music, reminds me of Phoebe Bridgers and boygenius, but with a Sheryl Crow 90s vibe, more pop, less art, more straightforward, and charming
Other Notes
Moved from Minneapolis to Los Angeles to pursue Laurel Canyon dreams.
Medium/Strong Accuracy
Co-Curation
Bad habit initially seems like rushing to do something professionally but also bad habit could be waiting around professionally. Don’t know yet…
Wednesday, October 23, 2024 (68)
Q: Is it a good idea to go on a big tour for something professionally?
Strong Affectivity/Belief
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“Elyne Road” | Toumani Diabate, London Symphony Orchestra | Toumani Diabate and the London Symphony Orchestra
Lyrics Analysis
Instrumental N/A
Music Analysis
Beautiful African Malian kora with Western symphony supporting.
Other Notes
Diabate named the song after a road that his British producer who helped him with his career. The name Elyne is of Slavic origin and symbolizes nobility and kindness. It’s a very small obscure part of London it seems.
Medium/Strong Accuracy
Co-Curation - Seems positive about going on the road.
Thursday, October 24, 2024 (69)
Q: Did I make mistake and lose my taliswoman?
Medium/Strong Affectivity/Belief
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“Wendy (Mono)” | The Beach Boys | All Summer Long (Mono & Stereo)
Lyrics Analysis
Wendy, Wendy what went wrong oh, so wrong
We went together for so long
I never thought a guy could cry
'Til you made it with another guy
Oh, Wendy, Wendy left me alone (hurts so bad)
Wendy, Wendy don't lose your head
(Lose your head)
Wendy don't believe a word he says, ooh ooh
I can't picture you with him
His future looks awful dim
Oh, Wendy, Wendy left me alone (hurts so bad)
I thought we had our love down pat
Guess I was wrong
The farthest thing from my mind
Was the day that I'd wake up to find
My Wendy, Wendy left me alone
Wendy, Wendy left me alone (hurts so bad)
Wendy, Wendy left me alone (hurts so bad)
Wendy, Wendy left me alone
Music Analysis
Classic Beach Boys sound, but a bit monotone, basic, not their best work, just OK
Other Notes
Mono not Stereo. Mono is one speaker. Not two. All Summer Long (but not longer?)
Medium/Strong Accuracy
Co-Curation
Feels like this speaks quite clearly to the end of the relationship and that I shouldn’t think of this person as a potential lost taliswoman.
Friday, October 25th, 2024 (70)
Q: Is it a good idea to do an ambitious project?
Strong Affectivity/Belief
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“Hope For The Future” | Paul McCartney | Hope For The Future
Lyrics Analysis
Some hope for the future
Some wait for the call
To say that the days ahead
Will be the best of all
We will build bridges
Up to the sky
Heavenly lights surrounding
You and I
From out of the darkness
Our future will come
If we leave the past behind
We'll fly beyond the sun
We'll be together
Sharing the load
Watching in wonder as our lives unfold
Hope for the future
It's coming soon enough
How much can we achieve?
Hope for the future
It will belong to us
If we believe
If we believe
Hope shines brightest in the dark
When nothing's ever seen
Lighting undiscovered places
No-ones ever been
Some hope for the future
Some wait for the call
To say that our destiny
Will be the best of all
And we will build bridges
Up to the sky
And heavenly lights
Surrounding you and I
Hope shines brightest in the dark
Where nothing's ever seen
Lighting undiscovered places
No-one's ever been
Hope for the future
Hope for the future
Hope for the future
Music Analysis
Classic late Paul McCartney song. Anthemic. Almost futuristic sound for him. Cool tone. Sleek.
Other Notes
McCartney related to this project.
Strong Accuracy
Co-Curation
Yes, seriously consider this project.
Sunday October, 27th, 2024 (71)
Q: How should I feel about potentially doing something for myself that might upset a significant relationship?
Strong Affectivity/Belief
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“Bad Behavior” | Take Van | Bad Behavior
Lyrics Analysis
She don't ever buy love
She doesn’t have to try, she just always shows up
High as hell now you [?]
She got to dance, you just got it going up
Got it going up
We don't give a— about your bad behavior
We don't give a— about your behavior
We don’t give a— about your bad behavior
We don't give a— about your behavior
I guess nobody else didn't give her no help
She got it all by herself, she got it all by herself
If someone else [?], think about it, watch yourself
You don't want the drama when it comеs to it
Don't fall in love
She's not a good one
And еverybody knows, she always comes and goes
She's working on her own, you know, you know
She don't ever buy love
She doesn’t have to try, she just always shows up
High as hell now you [?]
She got to dance, you just got it going up
Got it going up
We don’t give a— about your bad behavior
We don't give a— about your behavior
We don’t give a— about your bad behavior
We don't give a— about your behavior
We don't give a— about your bad behavior
We don't give a— about your behavior
We don’t give a— about your bad behavior
We don't give a— about your behavior
Music Analysis
Fast song, both in terms of beat and length, R&B, thriving, pounding bass, celebratory, independent, carefree, unapologetic, confident, admiration but also caution, freedom, disinhibition, but also a warning, indifference to judgments
Strong Accuracy
Co-Curation
Song seems to both celebrate but also caution against choice.
Monday, October 28th, 2024 (72)
Q: What to think about a previous relationship that I sometimes want to fall back to thinking about?
Medium Affectivity/Belief
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“Too Much Too Young - 2105 Remastered” | The Specials | The Specials Deluxe Version
You've done too much,
Much too young
Now you're married with a kid
When you could be having fun with me
Oh no, no gimme no more pickni
You've done too much,
Much too young
Now you're married with a son
When you should be having fun with me
We don't want, we don't want
We don't want no more pickni
Ain't he cute?
No he ain't
He's just another burden
On the welfare state
You've done too much,
Much too young
Now you're married with a kid
When you could be having fun with me
No gimme, no gimme,
No gimme no more pickni
Call me immature
Call me a poser
I'd love to spread manure in your bed of roses
Don't want to be rich
Don't want to be famous
But I'd really hate to have the same name as you
(You silly moo)
You've done too much,
Much too young
Now you're married with a kid
When you could be having fun with me
Gi we de birth control, we no want no pickni
You've done too much,
Much too young
Now you're chained to the cooker
Making currant buns for tea
Oh no, no gimme no more pickni
Ain't you heard of the starving millions
Ain't you heard of contraception
Do you really a program of sterilization
Take control of the population boom
It's in your living room
Keep a generation gap
Try wearing a cap!
Music Analysis
Reggae, punk, mixture, ska revival, English
Strong Accuracy
Co-Curation
Let that relationship go
Tuesday, October 29th, 2024 (73)
Q: What to think about the election and voting?
“Chandelier” | Yung Lean | Chandelier
Ay, I'm the one to take you home
I let the rain wash down, clean up my bones (Yeah)
I'm not the one to stay long
Call me on the weekends when you're feeling alone
I keep two guns by my arm
Dance in the dark like the sapphire stones
This girl won't leave me alone
She say I'm too much, I don't care
I'm a dog to the bone
Pink pants, dancing, two pills, I'm romancin'
All up in my face and she acting all manic
Champagne and your dress, got me acting all romantic
I don't feel like talking, we can listen to the static
Chandeliers on chandeliers, my drug
Chandeliers on chandeliers, my love, 'cause I love it
Chandeliers on chandeliers, my drug
Chandeliers on chandeliers, my love, 'cause I love it
Chandeliers on chandeliers, I know you love it (Love it)
Baby girl, you're my drug and you deserve it (Deserve it)
Chandeliers on chandeliers, my drug
Chandeliers on chandeliers, my love, 'cause I love it
I'm a product dressed in products
You got problems, we got problems, let's solve 'em
Girl, I know times like these get harder
Money team, Sad Boys stack green dressed in Prada
For a sellout never changing shots, I call 'em
Where am I now? What I did? I don't deserve this
Where I leave my heart, is my home
I let the rain wash down, clean up my bones cause I earned it
Chandeliers on chandeliers, my drug
Chandeliers on chandeliers, my love, cause I love it
Chandeliers on chandeliers, my drug
Chandeliers on chandeliers, my love, cause I love it
Chandeliers on chandeliers, I know you love it (Love it)
Baby girl you're my drug and you deserve it (Deserve it)
Chandeliers on chandeliers, I know you love it (Love it)
Baby girl you're my drug and you deserve it
Pink pants, dance, two pills, I'm romancin'
All up in my face and she acting all manic
Champagne and your dress, got me acting all romantic
I don't feel like talking, we can listen to the static
Music Analysis
Druggy, apathetic, lazy, weak masculine posing as strong masculine?
Co-Curation
Lazy, apathetic about voting, need to vote
Wednesday, October 30th, 2024 (74)
Q: Why do I feel so sad about someone who I met around this time last year who is not part of my life anymore?
“Prenzlauerberg” | Beirut | Gulag Orkestar
And so, you come along And I, cry - And I find your windows You're inside alone And I, cannot - Pry an opening And it's so alone That I, put on My lights, on your floor But it's so alone That I, could go - Tonight we're gone missing I came through tonight For a girl like you - And all this advice Has fallen through - Follows her. And says. That I Can go. Right ahead, inside - And watch and wait As I let go - time, decides [Trumpet] And so, you come along And I, cry - And I find your windows You're inside alone And I, cannot - Pry an opening And it's so alone That I, put on My lights, on your floor But it's so alone That I, could go - Tonight we're gone missing
Music Analysis
Mournful, but beautiful, sad but lovely, bittersweet, European, German influenced.
Other Notes
Prenzlauerberg is neighborhood where I met this person when I went to visit them in Berlin
Co-Curation
Just let yourself be sad and feel the feelings?
Thursday, October 31st, 2024 (75)
Q: Can I let that person go more completely who I met last year on this day?
“Fond Farewell” | Claude Lavender | Claude Lavender
Lyrics
Instrumental/NA
Music
Library music, jazz, classic video game soundtracks, yacht rock, city pop, krautrock, lounge, ambient, prog, fuzzy nostalgia, relaxing, , peaceful, release, High Maintenance, Ratatat, it’s past, it’s slipping away, let it, let it
Co-Curation
It’s ok to feel fondly for this person. As you also wish them a farewell.
Thursday, October 31st, 2024 (76)
Q: Noticed an Instagram story by new interest that at first glance looked like them with someone but really them with someone they’re not interested in
“Burning Desire” | Lana Del Rey | Burning Desire
Lyrics Analysis
Every Saturday night I get dressed up to ride for you, baby
Cruising down the street on Hollywood and Vine for you, baby
I drive fast, wind in my hair, push it to the limits 'cause I just don't care
You ask me where I've been?
I been everywhere
I don't wanna be no where but here (Come on tell me boy)
I've got a burning desire for you, baby
(I've got a burning desire, come on tell me boy)
I've got a burning desire for you, baby
(I've got a burning desire, come on tell me boy)
I drive fast, wind in my hair, push it to the limits 'cause I just don't care
I've got a burning desire for you, baby
(I've got a burning desire)
Every Saturday night I seem to come alive for you, baby
Santa Monica, I'm racing in the lights for you, baby
I drive fast, radio blares, have to touch myself to pretend you're there
Your hands were on my hips, your name is on my lips
Over over again, like my only prayer
(Come on tell me boy)
I've got a burning desire for you, baby
(I've got a burning desire, come on tell me boy)
I've got a burning desire for you, baby
(I've got a burning desire, come on tell me boy)
I drive fast, wind in my hair, push it to the limits 'cause I just don't care
I've got a burning desire for you, baby
(I've got a burning desire)
I'm driving fast, flash, everyone knows it
I'm trying to get to you, baby
I'm feeling scared and you know it
I'm driving fast, flash, everyone knows it
I'm trying to get to you, baby
I'm feeling scared and you know it
I'm driving fast, flash, everyone knows it
I'm trying to get to you, baby
I'm feeling scared and you know it
I'm driving fast, flash, everyone knows it
I'm trying to get to you, baby
I'm feeling scared and you know it
I've got a burning desire for you, baby
(I've got a burning desire, come on tell me boy)
I've got a burning desire for you, baby
(I've got a burning desire, come on tell me boy)
I drive fast, wind in my hair, push it to the limits 'cause I just don't care
I've got a burning desire for you, baby
(I've got a burning desire)
Music Analysis
Divine feminine, desire, ardor, passion, romance, want, need
Co-Curation
My desire is strong for this person, with some fear of not getting them
Friday, November 1st, 2024 (77)
Q: After sharing something personal with a friend was it too much?
“Too Much MIDI (Please Forgive Me)” | Ford & Lopatin | Channel Pressure
Lyrics Analysis
Can they hear me?
Through the TV
Even though you hear it Joey
So far away
So far away
Too much MIDI
Please forgive me
Oh no, I just can't cut it
So out of line
So out of line
Please forgive me
Through the TV
I'm on the freeway
In my fairlight
They say I'm crazy
Makin' sure these cuts are right
Free, damn crazy
They say I'm crazy
Makin' sure these cuts are right
No more lo-fi
Too much freeway
Synchronize my afterlife
Call me Mr. Clutch
Music Analysis
A bit cheesy, electropop, chillwave, Dan Lopatin from Oneohtrix Point Never, who did a lot of Safdie Brothers movies, Brooklyn team up, retro-sounding dream pop
Co-Curation
Probably shared too much and might need the friend to forgive me but it should be OK?
Saturday, November 2nd, 2024 (78)
Q: Should I ask a potential new interest something tonight or wait?
“Tonight, Tonight” | The Smashing Pumpkins | (Rotten Apples) The Smashing Pumpkins Greatest Hits
Lyrics Analysis
Time is never time at all
You can never ever leave
Without leaving a piece of youth
And our lives are forever changed
We will never be the same
The more you change, the less you feel
Believe
Believe in me
Believe, believe
That life can change
That you're not stuck in vain
We're not the same, we're different
Tonight
Tonight
Tonight, so bright
Tonight
Tonight
And you know you're never sure
But you're sure you could be right
If you held yourself up to the light
And the embers never fade
In your city by the lake
The place where you were born
Believe
Believe in me
Believe, believe
In the resolute urgency of now
And if you believe there's not a chance
Tonight
Tonight
Tonight, so bright
Tonight
Tonight
We'll crucify the insincere tonight
(Tonight)
We'll make things right, we'll feel it all tonight
(Tonight)
We'll find a way to offer up the night
(Tonight)
The indescribable moments of your life
(Tonight)
The impossible is possible tonight
(Tonight)
Believe in me as I believe in you
Tonight
Tonight, tonight
Tonight
Tonight
Music Analysis
Definitely a spirited, uplifting, beautiful, strong, anthemic, powerful song, reminiscent of my youth, falling in love, for the first times, romance, pursuing what you want, goals, ambition, drive, going for it, not overthinking, caring, just living, believing
Co-Curation
I went for it, and it was good that I did
Monday, November 4th, 2024 (79)
Q: How to feel about a new person entering the picture?
“International Man” | Champion, BAKEY, Jamakabi
Lyrics Analysis
I’m an International Man, jump on a plane, go to the next land, and there ain’t no long thing when I land, link up with the locals, see what’s what,
Music Analysis
Electronic, masculine, beat, party, international, dancey, superficial, not serious,
Other Notes
list of countries
flight 707 = 14 = 5. 3 hours 20 minutes = 3+2 = 5.
local time 8:35 am = 8+3+5 = 16 = 7 and temperature is 28 degrees = 2+8 = 10
record label Disorder
Co-Curation
It’s hard to say if this is a good bit of chaos or not, added to my personal life?
Monday, November 4th 2024 (80)
Q: Should I post something on someone’s patreon post about synchronicity that links to this Substack?
“On Fire” | Spiritualized | Let It Come Down
This is how high we can fly,
Before the sun melts the wax in our wings.
Lets see how fast we can go
Before our eyes can't follow the road
I'm on fire
There's no water for the flames
And I'm alive
With no one but myself to blame
And I'm proud
That I've never fallen down
And I have learned
All the truth is tragedy now
Lets see how fast we can live
Until our times start slowing us down
Just how much further we go
Before we get our place in the ground
I'm on fire
There's no water for the flames
And I'm alive
With no one but myself to blame
And I'm free
To do what I want to do
And I burn
All the faith has had me denied
Come on my love
Come on my child
Let heaven flow
Into your soul
Let it come on down
Ease away pain
You won't feel
That way again
Come on my love
Come on my child
Let heaven flow
Into your soul
Let it come on down
Let it come on down
Let it come on down
Let it come on down
Into your soul
Into your soul
Into your soul
Into your soul (repeated until fade out)
Music Analysis
More fiery than other Spiritualized songs, rollicking, a bit wild for them
Co-Curation
Feels like the taboo of not self-promoting isn’t as strong as living truth and free to do what want to do
November 6th, 2024 (81)
Q: What should I do after just contacting a professional contact, wait or message again?
Strong/Extreme Affectivity
“Do Nothin’ Till You Hear From Me” | Charles Mingus | Charles Mingus: A Summer Night
Lyrics Analysis
Instrumental/NA
Music Analysis
Busy, bop, fast, lot going on, feels like New York City, a million things at once, totally crazy, lots of beauty but also a pressured pace, bebop, collective improvisation, moving pieces, all at once, brilliance, taste, quality, joy, everyone playing their part
Other Notes
Mingus was mentioned by another professional recently in terms of their own next project in the kind of work I am doing. Song is from an album released in 2024.
Extreme Accuracy
Co-Curation
Give this professional person space to respond when they can.
November 7th, 2024 (82)
Q: What should I keep in mind as I go out with this person tonight?
Strong/Extreme Affectivity
“Squirrelville” | Tony Furtado | Decembering
Lyrics Analysis
Instrumental/NA
Music Analysis
Peaceful, calm, rootsy, banjo, Americana, inspired by Beverly Hillbillies?, trumpets toward the end, bass, guitar, relaxed, optimistic
Other Notes
I sometimes think of a squirrel as my spirit album. See this post last week in Serio Comics.
Co-Curation
Not too much anxiety. Relax, calm enjoy…
Friday, November 8th, 2024 (83)
Q: After going out with this someone what is the vibe?
Strong Affectivity/Belief
“‘Til I Fell in Love with You - Version 3” - Bob Dylan - Fragments - Time Out of Mind Sessions (1996-1997): The Bootleg Series, Vol.17 (Deluxe Edition)
Lyrics Analysis
Well, my nerves are exploding, my body′s tense
Feel like the world got me pinned up against the fence
I've been hit too hard, I′ve seen too much
Nothing can heal me now, but your touch
But I just don't know what I'm gonna do
I was alright ′til I fell in love with you
My house is on fire, burns to the sky
I thought it would rain, but the clouds passed by
When I′m, I feel like I'm coming to the end of the way
God is my shield and He won′t lead me astray
But I just don't know what I′m gonna do
I was alright 'til I fell in love with you
Well, I′m thinking about the things that I can't possess
My hopeless heart is gonna ruin all that's his
Sorrow and pity look up in the skies
I′m not looking for nothing in anyone′s eyes
Yet I just don't know what I′m gonna do
I was alright 'til I fell in love with you
While the sweat′s going down, I'm staring at the floor
I think about the girl who won′t be back no more
I'm carrying the roses that were given to me
I'm thinking about paradise, I wonder what it might be
Still, I just don′t know what I′m gonna do
I was alright 'til I fell in love with you
Well, I′m tired of talking, tired of trying to explain
My attempts to please you were all in vain
When I'm gone, you′ll remember my name
I'm gonna win my way to wealth and fame
Still, I just don′t know what I'm gonna do
I was alright 'til I fell in love with you
Music Analysis
Bluesy, rollicking, raspy voice, love-worn, love-loss
Other Notes
I talked about attending a Bob Dylan with someone else in the past that night, and we attended a concert on this night.
Co-Curation
Seemed positive on the night but who knows….
Saturday, November 9th, 2024 (84)
Q: Send a simple message to this person?
Sing a simple song
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
I'm talking, talking, talking, talking, talking in my sleep
I'm walking, walking, walking, walking, walking in the street
Time is passing, I grow older, things are happening fast
All I have to hold on to is a simple song, at last
Let me hear you say
Ya, ya, ya, ya, ya
Ya, ya, ya, ya, ya
Sing a simple song
Try a little do re mi fa so la ti do
Do re mi fa so la ti do
Do re mi fa so la ti do
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
I'm living, living, living life with all its ups and downs
I'm giving, giving, giving love and smiling at the frowns
You're in trouble when you find it's hard for you to smile
A simple song might make it better for a little while
Let me hear you say
Ya, ya, ya, ya, ya
Ya, ya, ya, ya, ya
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
I'm talking, talking, talking, talking
I'm walking, walking, walking, walking
I'm living, living, living, living
I'm giving lovin', love, I'm loving
Everybody sing together
Ya, ya, ya, ya, ya
Ya, ooh, ya, ya, ya, ya
Sing it in the shower
Ya, ya, ya, ya, ya
Sing it every hour
Sing it, sing it, sing it, sing it, sing it, sing it (ya, ya, ya, ya, ya)
Sing it with your mama, sing it
Sing it, mama, sing it (ya, ya, ya, ya, ya)
Sing it with your papa, sing it
Sing it, papa, sing it, sing it, woo, ta, ta, ta, ta, ta
Ya, ya, ya, ya, ya, ya, ya (ya, ooh, ya, ya, ya, ya, ya)
I'm talking now, I'm walking
I'm walking, hey, ey, ey, hey, yeah (ya)
(Okay, okay, now...)
Music Analysis
Simple fun funk R&B
Co-Curation
Just sending a simple message was a good idea
Saturday, November 9th, 2024 (85)
Q: Send a longer message?
Lyrics Analysis
Instrumental/NA
Music Analysis
Other Notes
Cat cover, cat upset…call back to post 9, which was about three different stories of how I met my ex-wife, and concluded with a question of if I my dad knows I loved him, and getting this song, which is like how he loved Lincoln.
Co-Curation
At the time felt like a good idea to send long message to person but not as much anymore…
Sunday, November 10th, 2024 (86)
Q: How to feel after feeling like I made a mistake sending that message?
“Head Held High - 2015 Remaster” | The Velvet Underground | Loaded: Re-Loaded 45th Anniversary Edition
Lyrics Analysis
Mama told me, ever since I was seven
"Hold your head up high"
My parents told me, ever since I was eleven
"Hold your head up high"
They said the answer was to become a dancer
Hold your head up high
Oh, just like I figured, they're always disfigured
With their heads up high
Now I am older, I'm getting so much bolder
With my head up high (head up high)
Oh, as I figured, just like I figured
Since your head's up high, baby (head up high)
Oh, just like I figured you know, they was disfigured
Hold your head up high (head up high)
You know, they said the answer was to become a dancer
Hold your head up high, boy (head up high)
Ever since I was a baby on my mama's knee
Oh, just to listen to what have everybody told me
And yes, I did
But still the answer was to become a dancer
And hold your head up high
But just like I figured, they're always disfigured
They hold their heads up high
Watch out
Yeah
Do the dog
Oh
Watch out
And now I'm older, they say I'm so much bolder
Got your head up high (head up high), oh, oh-oh
Oh, the answer was, hey, become a dancer
Head up high (head up high)
Well, but just like I figured, they're always disfigured
They got their heads up high (head up high)
But the answer was, now, boy, become a dancer
With your head up high (head up high)
Oh, head up high (hey, yeah, yeah)
Head up high (oh, baby)
Head up high (oh, oh, now)
Head up high (yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
Head up high (oh)
Head
Music Analysis
Rock song, classic, rollicking
Co-Curation
Too bold, disfigured? Or I just am what I am and the right person will like me
Sunday, November 10th, 2024 (87)
Q: Does this person feel similar still?
“For You” | Dionne Warwick | Friends In Love
Lyrics
Don't you see how I stay when you fall down
Can't you see that my dream is you and I
This heart of mine, aches all the time
For you
Ever day all my friends say, "Don't be so shy"
Let him know what you feel for him down deep inside
I'm so afraid, it's not the same
For you
So I'm lying awake at night
Laying with on my mind, for you
When I'm wishing upon a star
All of my wishes are
For you
It's so hard knowing love for the first time
And I wish you
Still I can see all that I
For you
So I'm lying awake at night
Laying with all my mind, for you
When
All
For you
So
Laying
When
All of my
For you
For you
Lying awake at night
Babe, just for you
Also
For you
Still i can see
When I'm wishing upon a star
All of my wishes are for you
Music Analysis
R&B, 80s soft rock
Co-Curation
LOL this is how I feel waiting for more information
Tuesday, November 12th, 2024 (88)
Q: What is this person thinking about me at this point?
“I Can See You (Taylor’s Version) (From The Vault) | Taylor Swift | Speak Now (Taylor’s Version)”
Lyrics Analysis
Uh-uh, uh, uh
You brush past me in the hallway
And you don't think I, I, I can see ya, do ya?
I've been watchin' you for ages
And I spend my time tryin' not to feel it
But what would you do if I went to touch you now?
What would you do if they never found us out?
What would you do if we never made a sound?
'Cause I can see you waitin' down the hall from me
And I could see you up against the wall with me
And what would you do, baby, if you only knew?
That I can see you
Uh-uh, uh, uh
And we kept everything professional
But something's changed, it's somethin' I, I like
They keep watchful eyes on us
So it's best that we move fast and keep quiet
You won't believe half the things I see inside my head
Wait 'til you see half the things that haven't happened yet
But what would you do if I went to touch you now?
What would you do if they never found us out?
What would you do if we never made a sound?
'Cause I can see you waitin' down the hall from me
And I could see you up against the wall with me
And what would you do, baby, if you only knew? Oh, oh, oh
That I could see you throw your jacket on the floor
I could see you make me want you even more
What would you do, baby, if you only knew?
That I can see you
Uh-uh, uh, uh
I could see you in your suit and your necktie
Passed me a note saying, "Meet me tonight"
Then we kiss, and you know I won't ever tell, yeah
And I could see you being my addiction
You can see me as a secret mission
Hide away and I will start behaving myself
Uh-uh, uh, uh
Oh-oh, oh, oh
I can see you waitin' down the hall from me
And I could see you up against the wall with me
And what would you do, baby, if you only knew? Oh
And I could see you throw your jacket on the floor
I could see you make me want you even more
What would you do, baby, if you only knew?
That I can see you, oh, I can see you
Oh, I see you, I see you, baby
I see you
(Uh-uh, uh, uh) I see you, I see you, baby
Oh, baby
Music Analysis
Pop song, but a bit of punk roots, light, mainstream, person probably really doesn’t like this artist
Co-Curation
This person may have wanted this but maybe doesn’t anymore?
Wednesday, November 13th, 2024 (89)
Q: Received potentially devastating information yet could just be paranoid?
“Leave the Light On - Demo” | Marissa Nadler | Before July: Demos & Unreleased Songs
Last thing that I said to you
In the driveway muttering profane
"I never want to see your face again
I never want to see your face again"
But I will leave the light on
Leave the light on
Leave the light on
Leave the light on
In case you're coming back
Change my heart and count the days
All I remember all I remember is 'we'
Things fall to pieces
Hold the reasons for another day
But I will leave the light on
Leave the light on
Leave the light on
Leave the light on
In case you're coming back
But I will leave the light on
Leave the light on repeats
In case you're coming back
I saw your car in the street
I saw you looking back
Why does everything end up like that?
I saw your car in the street
I saw you looking back
Why does everything wind up like that?
But I will leave the light on
Leave the light on
Leave the light on
In case you're coming back
Music Analysis
Sad but hopeful
Co-Curation
It feels bleak but could be all in your head, leave the light on for coming back
Thursday, November 14th (90)
Q: What is person thinking about this situation?
“You’ve Got My Number” | Margaret Glaspy | Devotion
There's this whole universe in your eyes
That's how I recognize you
And your lips are just the same
Burned into my brain
I won't say it to your face
But I'll leave with a trace of my skin
Left out in the open
And if you need anything else from me
You've got my number
You've got my number
And if you need anything else from me
You've got my number
You've got my number
And if I had to choose just a few words to summarize you
'Gorgeous and true' wouldn't surprise you
I'm keeping my tongue tied up until we meet in private
You tell me where and when and, baby, until then
If you need anything else from me
You've got my number
You've got my number
If you need anything else from me
You've got my number
You've got my number
You've got my number
You've got my number
You've got my number
You've got my number
And maybe I will and maybe I won't be waiting for you
And maybe I do and maybe I don't have a craving for you
And I might not or I might be up all night
Wondering where or who you might
And if you need anything else from me
You've got my number
You've got my number
If you need anything else from me
You've got my number
You've got my number
If you need anything else from me
You've got my number
You've got my number
You've got my number
You've got my number
Music Analysis
Female singer, electronic rock, pulsing, relentless, persistence, strength, resoluteness
Co-Curation
Perhaps there’s more to come between us?…
Friday, November 15th, 2024 (91)
Q: Am I really too difficult for this person, or just their perception currently?
“Easy To Love” | Mike Coen | Easy To Love
Lyrics Analysis
Instrumental/NA
Music Analysis
Peaceful, relaxing, romantic, sweet, easy, subtext, light, some substance unspoken
Co-Curation
Potentially easy, not just difficult
Friday, November 15th, (92)
Q: Am I mishandling and making a mess of this?
“Did I Step On Your Trumpet” | Danielson | Ships
Oh no!
Did I step on your trumpet
Or did I lump, lump them in with you?
Did he step on your trumpet
Or did he lump?
I put your name on the ballot
'Cause you should run, though you don't want to
He put your name on the ballot
Thought you should run
I been called the wet blanket
By cranks who I outrank
With no thanks
Who do not have a clue
Yes, I know how to be quiet
Just one more thing, I made you something
He thinks he knows how to be quiet
Made you something
I wrote for you a lovely sonnet
'Bout two great friends, yours truly and you
We'll grant just one social skill
Share a gesture of good will
How
I try
To relate
With my shipmates
Then I just start blurting out the first thing on my mind
How am I looking in your frilly bonnet
With a diamond on it? I guess I better go
How's he looking in your frilly bonnet
With a diamond on it?
I'm a people magnet when I wear your jacket
Good luck getting this
Pleasing people
Is so predictable
We love you now
Then stab you how many
Times I obsess
And am making a mess
Failing to impress you
In all that I can't do
Would you take care of my pet parrot
And feed him, please? He speaks less than me
Would you take care of his pet parrot
And kill him, please?
You speak so much about my casket
My body basket, did I do something wrong?
You speak so much about his casket
His body basket
We'll grant one more social clue
The landfill shall be home to you
All my ships
Sailing relations
Have finally found
Who I am made out to be
Bein' free of
Pleasing people
Is so predictable
We love you now
Then stab you how many
Times I obsess
And am making a mess
Failing to impress you
In all that I can't
Be just who you're made to be
Papa is so mighty please with thee
Music Analysis
Quirky, literary, self-help, wise, glockenspiel, acoustic guitar, drums, charming, idiosyncratic
Co-Curation
Yes you made a mess of it but also be yourself
Saturday, November 16th, (92)
Q: Am I wrong for misperceiving something between me and this person?
“I Know I’m Not Wrong - Demo - Lindsey’s Song #1; 2015” | Fleetwood Mac | Tusk (Deluxe Edition)
Lyrics Analysis
Instrumental/NA/Demo
Music Analysis
Rough demo rock version, acoustic guitars, drums, rollicking, just one person view.
Other Analysis
Lyrics of final song are:
Her lips were waitin'
Her eyes looked sad
The dreams of a lifetime
A year gone bad
The dreams of a lifetime
Told me wrong
Everything is all right
And now it's gone
Don't blame me
Please be strong
I know I'm not wrong
Here comes the night time
Lookin' for a little more
Waitin' on the last time
Somebody outside the door
Don't blame me
Please be strong
I know I'm not wrong
Her lips were waitin'
Her eyes looked sad
The dreams of a lifetime
A year gone bad
Don't blame me
Please be strong
I know I'm not wrong
Co-Curation
Perhaps be strong, not wrong but no wrong or right
Saturday, November 16th (93)
Q: OK, got the bad news, but what’s next?
“I’ll Still Have Me” | Cyn | I’ll Still Have Me
I broke my back 'cause
I thought you would too
I'd run in circles
I thought you would too
Maybe in another life
Everything worked out alright
And things that made this harder passed us by
But there's no bad dream to wake up from
Know I got it bad when it's the morning
And you're all that's on my mind
If I don't have you
At least I'll still have me
And if I don't have you
At least I'll still have me
I never thought twice
'Cause you were my number one
I put you first 'cause
You were my only thought
No more riding on the train
No more smoking in the ally
Now my secrets only stay with me
Everybody knows I'm upset
They don't even have to ask it
They know I believed in us last week
And if I don't have you
At least I'll still have me
And if I don't have you
At least I'll still have me
And there's no reason to speak badly
We just reached our end
I will see you in parts of me
In who I was back then
If I don't have you
At least I'll still have me
And if I don't have you
At least I'll still have me, me, me
Music Analysis
Beautiful agony, sad, bittersweet, violins, mournful, lamenting, sweet, terrible pain but lovely
Co-Curation
I always still have me
Sunday, November 17th, 2024 (94)
Q: What can I learn from this experience for next time?
“Weak” | AJR | What’s Everyone Thinking
Lyrics Analysis
No, thank you
Is what I should've said
I should be in bed
But temptations
Of trouble on my tongue
Troubles yet to come
One sip
Bad for me
One hit
Bad for me
One kiss
Bad for me
But I give in so easily
And no thank you
Is how it shoulda gone
I should stay strong
But I'm weak
And what's wrong with that?
Boy oh boy, I love it when I fall for that
I'm weak
And what's wrong with that?
Boy oh boy, I love it when I fall for that
I'm weak
But I'm weak
And what's wrong with that?
Boy oh boy, I love it when I fall for that
(Boy oh boy, I love it when I fall for that)
No, thank you
They call me after dark
I don't want no part
My habits
They hold me like a grudge
I promise I won't budge
One sip
Bad for me
One hit
Bad for me
One kiss
Bad for me
But I give in so easily
And no, thank you
Is how it shoulda gone
I should stay strong
But I'm weak
And what's wrong with that?
Boy oh boy, I love it when I fall for that
I'm weak
And what's wrong with that?
Boy oh boy, I love it when I fall for that
I'm weak
But I'm weak
And what's wrong with that?
Boy oh boy, I love it when I fall for that
We, we fall for that
Wake up
We fall again
(Fall fall again fall fall fall)
We we fall for that
Can't wait to fall again
(Boy oh boy ua boy oh boy fall again)
One sip
Bad for me
One hit
Bad for me
One kiss
Bad for me
But I give in so easily
And no thank you
Is how it shoulda gone
I should stay strong
Co-Curation
Need to not be so mentally weak and stay stronger next time
Sunday, November 17th, 2024 (95)
Q: How to proceed in the future with this person or others?
“Inspector Gadget” | Animal Collective | Tangerine Reef
Lyrics Analysis
They bring it out
Cloud through
A good night
To stay out, oh
It's not good
That I'm moving
Stay up
Knowing that I will
You can have some more
Into your lap, it goes
Stay through
Stop it, oh
We are all a little bit of both
Stop
Grow
If you are
In your heart
Music Analysis
Experimental, spooky, mysterious, intense, noise art
Co-Curation
Stop, grow, if I/we am/are in your/our heart(s)
Monday, November 18th, 2024 (96)
Q: What pattern am I repeating with this person?
“A Walk” | Tycho | Dive
Lyrics Analysis
Instrumental/NA
Music Analysis
Peaceful, slow, beautiful, electronic ambient type music
Other Notes
A Tycho song came on Shuffle during 2021 when I similarly overwhelmed someone I was interested in with connection, and they only wanted to be friends
Co-Curation
Instead of diving in, walk.
Tuesday, November 19th, 2024 (97)
Q: What does a person in my life think of my career?
“What a Job” | Devin The Dude | Waitin’ To Inhale
Lyrics Analysis
Rollin' up another swisha, listenin' to the beat again
Drankin' but we concentratin', smoke another sweet again
Steadily rewindin', trying to make some hot shit
Oh, what a job this is
Another all-nighter, tryin' to get it done
Barely make it home with the morning sun
Baby mother thinking that you on some other shit
Oh, what a job this is
Drankin' yet I'm thinking of another rhyme
Smokin', hoping that some bad news will come some other time
'Cause I'm trying to do what I've loved, I love what I do
This music is something more different than the weed and the brew
That's why we mashin', we ain't asking for nothing, we working for it
Push it, peddled it to the people, they can't ignore it, this is for
All the independents, a few major labels
The big studios who still give n— favors
On the mixin' and mastering, puzzlin' and
Plastering the tracks together on tapes, C-D's, wax or whatever
This is for all the engineers who smoke weed
Can't forget about the production cost and all the hidden fees
For another rhyme written, we spend time spittin' in the booth
Sometimes it's like a pigeon coop
But it's all for the cause, yeah, so I'm
Gonna continue to MC and smoke weed, you know I'm
Rollin' up another swisha, listenin' to the beat again
Drankin' but we concentratin', smoke another sweet again
Steadily rewindin', trying to make some hot shit
Oh, what a job this is
Another all-nighter, tryin' to get it done
Barely make it home with the morning sun
Baby mother thinking that you on some other shit
Oh, what a job this is
As easy as it looks to you, I make it look so easy
With the music I'd be making big impression I'd be leaving
And a lot of folks, they stop and stare thinking I'ma trickin' off
I roll another bleezy, puff it, pass it and shake it off
Move on to the next phase and it's amazing
The next generation of rappers, big Snoop Dogg raising
Hmm, that's 15 years in the game
Still got the fortune and fame, yeah, I'm doing my thang
Check this Devin, somebody said that real Gs to go heaven
So I'ma keep spittin' the truth on these fools like a reverend
Stay open like 7/11 that's 24/7, when you need some hot shit
Stop by and get you a beverage, I'm servin'
My rhymes like nickels and dimes
Plug it in, let it play and let me blow your mind
It's the dominant conglomerate, prominent and I'ma get
What I gotta get, twist another sweet and bob to the beat
Rollin' up another swisha, listenin' to the beat again
Drankin' but we concentratin', smoke another sweet again
Steadily rewindin', trying to make some hot shit
Oh, what a job this is
Another all-nighter, tryin' to get it done
Barely make it home with the morning sun
Baby mother thinking that you on some other shit
Oh, what a job this is
We work nights, we some vampires
N— gather 'round their beat like a campfire
Singin' folk songs but not no kumbaya, my Lord
You download it for free, we get charged back for it
I know you're saying, they won't know they won't miss it
Besides, I ain't a thief, they won't pay me a visit
So if I come to your job, take your corn on the cob
And take a couple kernels off it, that would be alright with you
Hell no, yeah, exactamundo
But we just keep recording and it ain't to get no condo
And candy, Bentley, Fanny with no panties in Miami
And that cute lil' chick named Tammy that you took to the Grammys
See we do it for that boy that graduated
That looked you in your eyes real tough and said 'preciate it
And that he wouldn't have made it if it wasn't for your CD number 9
And he's standing with his baby momma Kiki and she cryin'
Talkin' 'bout that they used to get high to me in high school
And they used to make love to me in college
Then they told me 'bout their first date listenin' to my tunes
And how he liked her finger nail polish
I say, hate to cut you off but I gotta go
I wish you could tell me mo' but I'm off to the studio, gotta write tonight
Hey, can you put us in your raps? I don't see why not
Devin is the dude you gon' probably hear him talkin' 'bout
Rollin' up another swisha, listenin' to the beat again
Drankin' but we concentratin', smoke another sweet again
Steadily rewindin', trying to make some hot shit
Oh, what a job this is
Another all-nighter, tryin' to get it done
Barely make it home with the morning sun
Baby mother thinking that you on some other shit
Oh, what a job this is
Yeah, this life we live, what a job this is, real spit man
A lot of folks want to walk in these shoes but
They just don't know man, it's a hell of a job, man
To be a rapper, MC, whatever you want to call it, man
We got a lot to deal with, family members
We gotta always look out for baby momma nagging
You know I'm saying kids need this and then again
The public need that, we gotta make hot music
'Cause if it ain't hot it don't mean shit
But you know, it's all in a day's work
What a job this is my n—
What's crack-a-lackin' Devin, the Dizzude?
Snoop D-O dub, J Prince, Jazz Prince
Yeah, Rap-A-Lot still on top 2007
Music Analysis
Features Snoop Dog and Andre 3000, laid back acoustic guitar beat, rap music, smooth, chilling song, 2000s.
Co-Curation
People in your life might not understand it but it’s OK to be dedicated to it, but really put in the work.
Tuesday, November 19th, 2024 (98)
Q: Where did that person perceive I went so wrong with that person?
“Desire is a Trap” | Bladee, Ecco2k | Crest
Lyrics Analysis
Now I'm on the head of the arrow
And I'm the head of the fountain
Come to think about it, I can't wrap my head around it
Liquid nitrogen around us, flowing like a river downward
Stayin' stiff and rigid under pressure, crush you into powder
Pick petals from your flowers, oh, you love me, oh, you love me not
Now there's only one way down a tower, even if your hair is long
I claw my way towards the top and let it fall down to the bottom
Every day I swallow pain, but I still taste it
Wash, wash, wash, wash the pain away
Three, three, three, three stars on the shield, okay
Walk, walk, walk, walk, walkin' with the faith
Drip drop, rain won't stop on a sunny day
Wash, wash, wash, wash the pain away
Three, three, three, three stars on the shield, okay
Walk, walk, walk, walk, walkin' under faith
Drip drop, rain won't stop on a sunny day
Uphill, easy, the diamond top
We draw the line and then we cross
We hold the light, it opens up
Prepare the way, the trust in us
The void to face be bold enough
The faith corrupts, then self-destructs
I take that path, I make that jump
To drop below, to take me up
Show me the virtue of the way
Show me virtue, all the way
Show me the virtue of the way
Music Analysis
Hyper-Pop, auto-tune, strong beat, propulsive, angelic, video game sounding
Other Notes
Person and I talked about Bladee
Co-Curation
Perhaps too much desire is a trap, there’s a virtue in a slower way without as much limerance.
Wednesday, November 20st, 2024 (99)
Q: I feel really low like I can’t sleep, and can’t imagine moving forward sometimes, can you help me see what I am missing right now?
“Don’t Stop - 2018 Remaster” | Fleetwood Mac | 50 Years - Don’t Stop
Lyrics Analysis
If you wake up and don't want to smile
If it takes just a little while
Open your eyes and look at the day
You'll see things in a different way
Don't stop thinking about tomorrow
Don't stop, it'll soon be here
It'll be better than before
Yesterday's gone, yesterday's gone
Why not think about times to come?
And not about the things that you've done
If your life was bad to you
Just think what tomorrow will do
Don't stop thinking about tomorrow
Don't stop, it'll soon be here
It'll be better than before
Yesterday's gone, yesterday's gone
All I want is to see you smile
If it takes just a little while
I know you don't believe that it's true
I never meant any harm to you
Don't stop thinking about tomorrow
Don't stop, it'll soon be here
It'll be better than before
Yesterday's gone, yesterday's gone
Don't stop thinking about tomorrow
Don't stop, it'll soon be here
It'll be better than before
Yesterday's gone, yesterday's gone
Don't you look back
(Ooh)
Don't you look back
(Ooh)
Don't you look back
Music Analysis
Classic cheesy but fun rock music. Sentimental and basic but true and good.
Co-Curation
Don’t think too much about the past or your neuroticisim of emotions, focus on tomorrow.
Wednesday, November 20th, 2024 (100)
Q: I saw that person again, how to feel about it?
“Don’t Stop - 2018 Remaster” | Fleetwood Mac | 50 Years - Don’t Stop
Lyrics Analysis
If you wake up and don't want to smile
If it takes just a little while
Open your eyes and look at the day
You'll see things in a different way
Don't stop thinking about tomorrow
Don't stop, it'll soon be here
It'll be better than before
Yesterday's gone, yesterday's gone
Why not think about times to come?
And not about the things that you've done
If your life was bad to you
Just think what tomorrow will do
Don't stop thinking about tomorrow
Don't stop, it'll soon be here
It'll be better than before
Yesterday's gone, yesterday's gone
All I want is to see you smile
If it takes just a little while
I know you don't believe that it's true
I never meant any harm to you
Don't stop thinking about tomorrow
Don't stop, it'll soon be here
It'll be better than before
Yesterday's gone, yesterday's gone
Don't stop thinking about tomorrow
Don't stop, it'll soon be here
It'll be better than before
Yesterday's gone, yesterday's gone
Don't you look back
(Ooh)
Don't you look back
(Ooh)
Don't you look back
Music Analysis
Classic cheesy but fun rock music. Sentimental and basic but true and good.
Other Notes
Yes this is an exact repeat. The previous was the late / early AM and this was late PM.
Co-Curation
See, keep going you can survive things and move forward
Thursday, November 21st, 2024 (101)
Q: Why is this person perfectionist about relationships, and what do they want?
“If I Ever Build a House” | Axian | If I Ever Build a House
Well, I came upon a spot, that was simply
The most beautiful spot I'd ever seen in my life
And I said at that time
If I ever had the power,
I would build a house there.
I always wanted a house in the mountains; when I was a kid I wanted a house in the mountains
And I said if I ever get a chance I'll build a house in the mountains.
And then it came, and I did;
I built it on the spot, that to me was, as I said
The most beautiful spot I'd ever seen.
It was simply, the most beautiful spot I'd seen in my entire life.
And it was away, it was away from things.
Music Analysis
Peaceful, birds, calm, nature, electronic as well, beat, violins
Co-Curation
They want the most beautiful relationship possible and they are willing to wait for it.
Friday, November 22, 2024 (102)
Q: Is this person still interested in me?
“You Don’t Know My Name/Will You Ever Know It” | Alicia Keys | Reggae Gold 2004
Lyrics Analysis
Baby, baby, baby
From the day I saw you
I really, really wanted to catch your eye
Somethin' special 'bout you
I must really like you
'Cause not a lot of guys are worth my time, oh
Ooh, baby, baby, baby
It's getting kind of crazy
'Cause you are taking over my mind
And it feels like, ooh
You don't know my name
I swear, it feels like, ooh
You don't know my name
('Round and 'round and 'round we go, will you ever know?)
Oh, baby, baby, baby
I see us on our first date
You're doing everything that makes me smile
And when we had our first kiss
It happened on a Thursday
Ooh, it set my soul on fire
Ooh, baby, baby, baby
I can't wait for the first time
My imagination's running wild
It feels like, ooh
You don't know my name
And I swear it, baby, it feels like, ooh
You don't know my name
('Round and 'round and 'round we go, will you ever know?)
I'm sayin', he don't even know what he's doin' to me
Got me feelin' all crazy inside
I'm feelin' like, oh
Doing more than I've ever done
For anyone's attention
Take notice of what's in front of you
'Cause did I mention (oh)
You bout' to miss a good thing?
And you'll never know how good it feels
To have all of my affection
And you'll never get a chance to experience my lovin' (oh)
'Cause my lovin' feels like
Ooh
You don't know my name
('Round and 'round and 'round we go)
And I swear (will you ever know?)
It feels like
Ooh
You don't my name
('Round and 'round and 'round we go) oh
(Will you ever know?)
Will you ever know it?
No, no, no, no, no
No, no
Will you ever know it?
Well, I'ma have to just go 'head and call this boy
Hello?
Can I speak to, to Michael?
Oh hey, how you doing?
Uh, I feel kinda silly doing this, but, uh
This is the waitress from the coffee house on 39th and Lennox
You know, the one with the braids?
Yeah, well, I see you on Wednesdays all the time
You come in every Wednesday on your lunch break, I think
And you always order the special with the hot chocolate
My manager be tripping and stuff
Talking 'bout we gotta use water but
I always use some milk and cream for you 'cause
I think you're kinda sweet
Anyway, you always got on some fly blue suit
And your cuff links are shining all bright
So, what you do? Oh, word? Yeah, that's interesting
Look, man, I mean I don't wanna waste your time, but
I know girls don't usually do this
But I was wondering if maybe we could get together
Outside the restaurant one day?
You know 'cause I do look a lot different outside my work clothes and
I mean, we could just go across the street to the park right here
Wait, hold up, my, my cell phone breaking up, hold up
Can you hear me now? Yeah
So, what day did you say?
Oh, yeah, Thursday's perfect, man
And it feels like ooh
You don't know my name
('Round and 'round and 'round we go) baby
(Will you ever know?) Baby, I swear, it's like, ooh
But you don't know my name
('Round and 'round and 'round we go, will you ever know?) No, no, no
And it feels like, ooh
But you don't know my name
('Round and 'round and 'round we go, will you ever know?)
And I swear on my mother and father it feels like, ooh
You don't know my name
('Round and 'round and 'round we go, will you ever know?)
Music Analysis
Reggae love song, beautiful voice, longing, confidence, assertiveness, control, timing
Co-Curation
It’s perhaps true but the timing is off?
Saturday, November 23, 2024 (103)
Q: Send this person a message?
“Ballade de Melody Nelson” | Serge Gainsbourg, Jane Birkin | Historie de Melody Nelson
Lyrics
This is the story of (Melody Nelson)
Ça, c'est l'histoire de (Melody Nelson)
That by myself no one
Qu'à par moi-même personne
Never hugged
N'a jamais pris dans ses bras
Does that surprise you?
Ça vous étonne?
But that's how it is
Mais c'est comme ça
She had love, poor thing (Melody Nelson)
Elle avait d'l'amour, pauvre (Melody Nelson)
Yeah, she had tons of them
Ouais, elle en avait des tonnes
But his days were numbered
Mais ses jours étaient comptés
14 autumns
14 automnes
And 15 summers
Et 15 étés
A little animal, that (Melody Nelson)
Un petit animal, que cette (Melody Nelson)
An adorable boy
Une adorable garçonne
And so delicious child
Et si délicieuse enfant
That I only knew for a moment
Que je n'ai connue qu'un instant
Oh, my Melody, my (Melody Nelson)
Oh, ma Melody, ma (Melody Nelson)
Lovely little cunt
Aimable petite conne
You were the condition
Tu étais la condition
Sine qua non
Sine qua non
Of my reason
De ma raison
Music Analysis
Passionate, romantic French
Other Notes
Album is about (Serge) narrator falling in love with a young woman, and her tragic death
Co-Curation
Feels like an example of limerance, don’t message
Sunday, November 24th, 2024 (104)
Q: How to deal with/process my pain?
“The Woman” | Aretha Franklin | A Rose Is Still A Rose
Lyrics Analyis
Darling, the question has been answered
And you tried hard not to say
It would have come out anyway
What did you do?
How could you have meant it, oh, when you told me
I was so deep, so deep in your heart
Now think about the times we spent apart
It wasn't true
I believed in you
Wanted to be the one at your side, oh baby
I'm not someone you can hide
Yeah
A woman and a woman and a woman
Through and through
And I ain't ever loved nobody
The way I loved you
We're moving further from each other
Every day and with your every game
And it's for sure, baby, that it can't stay the same
I really deserve more
Two and two still makes four
I would have given all of my love to you
Just for the love, hey, for the love of a man
And I wasn't even—listen to this
I wasn't even in your plan
A little plan will never, never, never, never make me stay
I wanted to be the woman at your side
There's one thing I've got, baby
Baby, I've got my pride
A woman and a woman and a woman
Through and through, oh yeah
But I ain't ever loved nobody
Hey, I ain't never needed a man
I ain't never loved a man the way I loved you
I wish you love, I wish you well
I love you more than I can tell
This is good, boy, and I won't be bad
It's now or never, boy, and that's a fact
I'm starting over and I think of you
And remember the things we said and used to do
How could you choose to be so small
With a greater love who heard your call
I wish love, I wish you well
I loved you more than I can tell
Oh baby
I ain't ever loved nobody
I ain't never, never, never, never needed nobody
Oh yeah, I ain't ever loved nobody
The way, never loved a man the way I loved you
Ooh, oh baby, I ain't lying
I ain't ever loved a man the way I loved you
Oh sweet thing, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah...
You can tell everybody that I love you, yeah...
I love you with your sensitive ways
I love you, love you, love you, love you, baby
With your courageous ways, I love you, yes I do
I love you, love you, love you, love you, baby
With your strong sly sighs and your sweet lies
I love you
Anybody new in your life?
And with anybody new, really want you to love
Truly, I won't refute...
You can tell everybody...
Music Analysis
Tour de force vocal performance, not the most interesting backing track, but Aretha shines as a solo artist in this song, the backing track isn’t fleshed out, there’s not a lot there, but she brings her full force
Co-Curation
Perhaps I’m bringing more to this situation then there is, performing solo elements of myself
Friday, November 22nd, 2024 (105)
Q: How to feel about seeking independence from someone?
“Viva La Liberta” | Jovanotti | Oh, Vita!
Precious and fragile
Preziosa e fragile
Unstable and precarious
Instabile e precaria
Clear and magnetic
Chiara e magnetica
Light as air
Leggera come l'aria
Always modern even when it's out of fashion
Sempre moderna anche quando è fuori moda
Always beautiful walking down the street
Sempre bellissima cammina per la strada
On the horizon, behind the forehead
All'orizzonte, dietro la fronte
On stage and behind the scenes
Sul palcoscenico e dietro le quinte
Train me, teach me to live with you
Allenami, insegnami a vivere con te
Long live freedom (long live)
Viva la libertà (viva)
Long live freedom
Viva la libertà
Long live freedom (long live)
Viva la libertà (viva)
Freedom
La libertà
Long live long live long live
Viva viva viva viva
Magic word, put it into practice
Parola magica, mettila in pratica
Feel how beautiful it is, how difficult it is
Senti che bella è, quant'è difficile
And he never stops, he never rests
E non si ferma mai, non si riposa mai
He has a thousand wrinkles but he is always young
Ha mille rughe ma è sempre giovane
He has scars here, open wounds there
Ha cicatrici qua, ferite aperte là
But if she touches you she will heal you
Ma se ti tocca lei ti guarirà
She has soft lips, very strong arms
Ha labbra morbide, braccia fortissime
And if he hugs you he will set you free
E se ti abbraccia ti libererà
Long live freedom (long live)
Viva la libertà (viva)
Long live freedom
Viva la libertà
Long live freedom (long live)
Viva la libertà (viva)
Long live freedom
Viva la libertà
Long live freedom
Viva la libertà
Long live freedom
Viva la libertà
Long live freedom (long live)
Viva la libertà (viva)
Freedom
La libertà
Long live long live long live
Viva viva viva viva
I will defend you, sweetest mother
Io ti difenderò, madre dolcissima
Extremely demanding, phantasmagorical
Esigentissima, fantasmagorica
Athletic, magnetic
Atletica, magnetica
Volatile and poetic
Volatile e poetica
Women and men, human beings
Le donne e gli uomini, gli esseri umani
Wild plants and all animals
Piante selvatiche e tutti gli animali
Free spirits, wherever you are
Spiriti liberi, ovunque siate voi
Come alive and express yourself
Fatevi vivi manifestatevi
Long live freedom (long live)
Viva la libertà (viva)
Freedom
La libertà
Long live freedom (long live)
Viva la libertà (viva)
Long live freedom
Viva la libertà
Long live freedom (long live)
Viva la libertà (viva)
Long live freedom
Viva la libertà
Long live freedom (long live)
Viva la libertà (viva)
Freedom
La libertà
I want it here for me, I want it here for you
La voglio qui per me, la voglio qui per te
I also want it for those who don't want it for themselves
La voglio anche per chi non la vuole per sé
Difficult times, sometimes tragic
Tempi difficili, a volte tragici
You have to believe in it and not give up
Bisogna crederci e non arrendersi
Long live freedom (long live)
Viva la libertà (viva)
Long live freedom
Viva la libertà
Long live freedom (long live)
Viva la libertà (viva)
Long live freedom
Viva libertà
Long live freedom (long live)
Viva la libertà (viva)
Freedom
La libertà
Long live freedom (long live)
Viva la libertà (viva)
Freedom
La libertà
Long live freedom
Viva la libertà
Long live long live long live
Viva viva viva viva
Long live freedom (long live)
Viva la libertà (viva)
(Oh go)
(Eh va)
(Long live) has (long live)
(Viva) ha (viva)
(Viva)
(Viva)
Music Analysis
Celebratory, anthemic, Italian
Co-Curation
Freedom comes with discipline, embrace independence but know it will be difficult in new ways
Monday, November 25th, 2024 (106)
Q: What do people think of my new Instagram reels practice?
“Everything Remains Raw” | Busta Rhymes | The Coming
Word up, let me just f— with your mind, please
Aiy, Aiyyo-yo-yo, yo, let me f— up your mind
On time, showin' you the rhythm as I get wreck and get raw
Yeah I be the man comin' off that be raw
It's Busta Rhymes givin' you much more, so
Yo y'all one more time I come
(Y'all)
Knucklehead flow that make you act real dumb
Yo, I burn your food like Florence
(Yo)
Run up in your crib like my name was search warrants
Shut your mouth n— don't you complain
Fix you up, mix you with cut like procaines
Ooh, insane to your brain
Right on your subconscious, I leave my shit stain
I be the moistest with rhyme overdoses
Hot stepping over shit like Ini Kamoze's
Sick lyrics like multiple sclerosis
Focus, while I display flows ferocious
Weak n— just fall and keep tumbling
Distribute lyrics like I'm hand to hand herb hustling
Hardcore like Quick Draw McGraw
F— what you heard you ain't heard this before
I make sure everything remains raw
I make sure everything remains raw
I make sure everything remains raw
I make sure everything remains raw
Yo, when I step in the place I leave damages
Nuff bandages on p— from miscarriages
Yo, watch me bring the newest recipe
F— you up quick and condemn you all with leprosy
Let me hit you with flows, that come various
Hah, send you home and make you lie bout your alias
Ha ha, n— can't see my routine
When I round up my Flipmode n— and get cream
Hey, you! You know what the f— I mean
Now I'm on the scene, stepping through like Mean Joe Green
Now I'm making you feel the extreme
Till I black you out then turn on my real high beam
Oh shit, now I got your brains fried
Once you inhale smoke from my flow, carbon monoxide
Use your imagination, let me take you higher
Rain hail snow earthquakes, earth, wind and fire
Yo, hit the dirt, get on the floor
I'm that outlaw n— living right next door
You should just roll out the red carpet
All moving targets, I got you open like supermarkets
(Word up, word up)
Yo yo, there's only five years left
While n— is scared to death they breathe they last breath
Days of my life goes on, word is bond
I make you feel my proton, neutron, and electron
Yo, I be the number one icon
Word to the holy Qu'ran, I rock on and on
On and on, hey, on and on and on
You won't understand when I form Voltron
Hahahaha, everything remains raw
I make sure everything remains raw
I make sure everything remains raw
I make sure everything remains raw
I make sure everything remains raw
I make sure everything remains raw
I make sure everything remains raw
I make sure everything remains raw
Word is bond, n— don't really understand shit
N— don't m—f- know y'all, hahah
Flipmode is the m—f- Squad y'all, hahah
I make sure everything remains raw, hahah
Word is bond, n— don't know the real shit
There's only five years left, word is bond
N— don't know though there's only five years left, hahaha
Remember that n—, all you, remember that
There's only five years left, hahaha
Music Analysis
Raw, tough hip hop beat from the 90s.
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Your Instagram reels practice is indeed making sure everything is raw, the 5 suggests freedom and art and vulnerability but also discipline and self-protection and ethics.
Tuesday, November 26th, 2024 (107)
Q: What does a more professionally successful but less vulnerable friend think of my open Instagram reel practice?
“All That We Let In” | Indigo Girls | All That We Let In
Lyrics Analysis
Ooo
Ooo
Ooo
Dust in our eyes our own boots kicked up
Heartsick we nursed along the way we picked up
You may not see it when it's sticking to your skin
But we're better off for all that we let in
We've lost friends and loved ones much too young
There were so much promises and work left undone
When all that guards us is a single centerline
And the brutal crossing over when it's time
Ooo
(Well, I don't know where it all begins)
Ooo
(And I don't know where it all will end)
Ooo
(We're better off for all that we let in)
One day those toughies will be withered up and bent
The father, son, the holy warriors and the President
With glory days of put up dukes for all the world to see
Beaten into submission in the name of the free
We're in a revolution, I have heard it said
And everyone's so busy now but do we move ahead
The planets hurting and atoms splitting
And a sweater for your love you sit there knitting
Ooo
(Well, I don't know where it all begins)
Ooo
(And I don't know where it all will end)
Ooo
(We're better off for all that we let in)
See those crosses on the side of the road
Tied with ribbons in the medium
They make me grateful, I can go this far
Lay me down and never wake me up again
Kat writes a poem and she sticks it on my truck
We don't believe in war and we don't believe in luck
The birds were calling to her, what were they saying
As the gate blew open in the tops of the trees were swaying
I've passed the cemetery, walk my dog down there
I read the names in stone and say a silent prayer
When I get home, you're cooking supper on the stove
And the greatest gift of life is to know love
Ooo
(Well, I don't know where it all begins)
Ooo
(And I don't know where it all will end)
Ooo
(We're better off for all that we let in)
Music Analysis
Acoustic, 90s, female guitar rock, piano, melodious, peaceful, folk-adjacent, associations with the feminine side of life not the masculine.
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Professional friend is certainly aware of my more vulnerable and feminine way of living, whether it’s better to lean into protection and masculine ways not up to him.
Tuesday, November 26th, 2024 (108)
Q: Up late spiraling a bit, what is something to help me out of it?
“Crucify Your Mind” | Rodriguez | Searching For Sugar Man
Lyrics Analysis
Was it a huntsman or a player
That made you pay the cost
That now assumes relaxed positions
And prostitutes your loss?
Were you tortured by your own thirst
In those pleasures that you seek
That made you Tom the curious
That makes you James the weak?
And you claim you got something going
Something you call unique
But I've seen your self-pity showing
As the tears rolled down your cheeks.
Soon you know I'll leave you
And I'll never look behind
'Cos I was born for the purpose
That crucifies your mind.
So con, convince your mirror
As you've always done before
Giving substance to shadows
Giving substance ever more.
And you assume you got something to offer
Secrets shiny and new
But how much of you is repetition
That you didn't whisper to him too.
Music Analysis
Classic obscure rock artist, found during my more melancholic college days
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Avoid self-pity, don’t be so weak, or desire too much, you have substance, you are unique even if we are all the same, try not to repeat things too much, be more conscious, you’re paying the cost for hunting/playing, all is well, you were born for a purpose, don’t let things crucify yoour mind too much.
Wednesday, November 27th, 2024 (109)
Q: Is there a hidden future with someone?
“right person, wrong time” | Henry Moodie | right person, wrong time
I heard that you're back in town
For the holidays at your parents' house
The last time we spoke was three years ago
But sometimes I still think about
Sneaking out the window when we were more than friends
What if one day we start again?
I don't know why, but I still believe in you and I (you and I)
And I don't know how, but I hope that one day you'll come back around (back around)
And you'll say, "Every road I ever take leads to you, it's all the same
You're the one that got away"
I don't know why, but I still believe our stars will align
'Cause I'm just the right person, wrong time
Sometimes when I close my eyes
I picture us in 20 years time
Where it all worked out, we bought a house and settled down
I know we could do it if we tried
Tried to grow a little wiser, learn from our mistakes
I can't help but wanna say
I don't know why, but I still believe in you and I (you and I)
And I don't know how, but I hope that one day you'll come back around
(Back around)
And you'll say, "Every road I ever take leads to you, it's all the same
You're the one that got away"
I don't know why, but I still believe our stars will align
'Cause I'm just the right person, wrong time
London City, late nights, tipsy
All these memories never leave me
My friends, your place, young dumb mistakes
All these memories, I wish we'd still make
I don't know why, but I still believe in you and I
I don't know how, but I hope that one day you'll come back around (back around)
And you'll say, "Every road I ever take leads to you, it's all the same
You're the one that got away"
I don't know why, but I still believe our stars will align
'Cause I'm just the right person, wrong time
Music Analysis
Cheesy, sentimental pop song, unnotable artist
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This song has a bit of a cliche, sickly sacharine quality. to it which makes me wonder if even though it suggests something in the future it may also suggest unreasonable expectations and over sentimentalzing and fantasizing.
Thursday, November 28th, 2024 (110)
Q: How to manage a professional situation, traditional/collaborative or new/independent
“Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel, Op, 24 Aria - Live” | Johannes Brahms, Alfred Brendel | Alfred Brendel Live in Vienna
Lyrics Analysis
Instrumental/NA
Music Analysis
Beautiful, simple variations, not the most famous of them though
Other Notes
Brahms insisted on having these pieces traditionally published even though it took considerable effort and much time as well as compromise with more established wealthier patrons such as the wife of Schumann. It still took him many years after they were published despite them being his best work up to that point.
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Definitely similar themes it’s hard to say what is best direction for me but it’s important to spend time reflecting and making the best decision for this.
Friday, November 29th, 2024 (111)
Q: What should I be focusing on?
“Blazing Arrow” | Blackalicious | Blazing Arrow
[Verse 1: Gift of Gab]
Amazing phase your days your hazy ways my Blazing Arrow
The rays that range from Asia way to Rio De Janeiro
A craze you crave? But work today's the day that in a major way
I'll make you say "oh look, he saved the day and also paved the way" (hooray!)
Rocking my crew like razor blades today and days away
From now okay, okay, I'm like a laser ray keeping the stage ablaze
And dangerous ways rapping the phrase that pays all things just ain't a phase
But ageless ways a cagey great displays yo hey, this ain't a game
So stays awake 'cause if you came to play you'll all behave insane
After we change the game it won't remain the same (I'll fade away!)
So make your disc and play this tape in your Camaro
Amazing phase, your days, your hazy ways my Blazing Arrow
[Hook: Sample]
Me and my arrow
Straighter than narrow
Me and my arrow
Taking the high road
Me and my arrow
Straighter than narrow
Me and my arrow
Taking the high road
[Verse 2: Gift of Gab]
The verbal dart, I throw a murder all my foe and kill 'em
But learning all and so I'm growing while I'm learning with 'em
Inferno, I'll explode returning out the globe about to blow
Now get up out your seat, head on out the zones that I patrol
Rock and roll might tear you out the soul like blunts and alcohol
I knock your whole toboggan for a loop and now the doubt will flow
I'm not the pro you wanna knock cause on the real I got the glow
Cosmic flows as I suppose that's how it's supposed to be and got to go!
How'd ya know? Intuition I was on the old safe surface
Figure out your purpose? That's impossible!
But logic will disturb the thought or focus what it's not is all about
The grow about the kind of onus only God can know
I rock it for the chocolate, for the awkward, for the thoughtless
In your home or at your office, I'm your early morning coffee sip
Who got the ball? We roll with Navajos with double barrels
Amazing phase, your days, your hazy ways, my Blazing Arrow
Me and my arrow
Straighter than narrow
(And you don't stop)
Me and my arrow
Taking the high road
Me and my arrow
Straighter than narrow
Me and my arrow
Taking the high road
Music Analysis
Classic 90s/early 2000s beat, great fast flow, popping sounds, 60s sample chorus, scratches, rapping is virtuoso in ways less seen these days in traditional way
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Get back on your purpose even if it will always change, be on your arrow, straighter than narrow, take the high road, amazing phase, your days.
Sunday, December 1st, 2024 (112)
Q: How to feel about seeing someone again?
“Friday On My Mind” | The Easybeats | The Definitive Anthology
Lyrics Analysis
Monday mornin' feels so bad
Ev'rybody seems to nag me
Comin' Tuesday I feel better
Even my old man looks good
Wed'sday just don't go
Thursday goes too slow
I've got Friday on my mind
Gonna have fun in the city
Be with my girl, she's so pretty
She looks fine tonight
She is out of sight to me
Tonight I'll spend my bread, tonight
I'll lose my head, tonight
I've got to get to night
Monday I'll have Friday on my mind
Do the five day grind once more
I know of nothin' else that bugs me
More than workin' for the rich man
Hey! I'll change that scene one day
Today I might be mad, tomorrow I'll be glad
'Cause I'll have Friday on my mind
Gonna have fun in the city
Be with my girl, she's so pretty
She looks fine tonight.
She is out of sight to me
Tonight I'll spend my bread, tonight
I'll lose my head, tonight
I've got to get to night
Monday I'll have Friday on my mind
Music Analysis
60s, Australian Rock song, first Australian song to reach worldwide fame, one hit wonder?
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Mixture of work and love, ambition to escape 9-5, looking forward to love outside of work time, and future of changing that scene one day, fun in the city, be with girl who is so pretty
Monday, December 2nd, 2024 (113)
Q: What does this person think of love now, with me, or others?
“Goodbye To Love - From Minions: The Rise of Gru” | Phoebe Bridgers | Minions: The Rise of Gru Soundtrack
Lyrics Analysis
I'll say goodbye to love
No one ever cared if I should live or die
Time and time again, the chance for love has passed me by
And all I know of love is how to live without it
I just can't seem to find it
So, I've made my mind up
I must live my life alone
And though it's not the easy way, I guess I've always known
I'd say goodbye to love
There are no tomorrows for this heart of mine
Surely time will lose these bitter memories
And I'll find that there is someone to believe in
And to live for, something I could live for
All the years of useless search have finally reached an end
Loneliness and empty days will be my only friend
From this day love is forgotten, I'll go on as best I can
What lies in the future is a mystery to us all
No one can predict the wheel of fortune as it falls
There may come a time when I will see that I've been wrong
But for now this is my song
And it's goodbye to love
I'll say goodbye to love
Music Analysis
Beautiful Phoebe Bridgers cover of an original Carpenters song, showing how generations experience music, do people know it was a Carpenters song who saw Minions or like Bridgers? Does it matter?
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Phoebe Bridgers is connected to someone else and love as well as Minions with that same other person, for now with the original person or anyone maybe it’s goodbye to love for now, but what lies in the future is a mystery to us all, no one can predict the wheel of fortune as it falls, there may come a time when I will see that I’ve been wrong, but for now this is my song.
Wednesday, December 4th, 2024 (114)
Q: How should I act in this circumstance toward this person?
“I Don’t Care (with Justin Bieber) - Loud Luxury Remix” | Ed Sheeran, Justin Bieber, Loud Luxury | I Don’t Care
I'm at a party I don’t wanna be at
And I don't ever wear a suit and tie, yeah
Wonderin' if I could sneak out the back
Nobody’s even lookin' me in my eyes
And then you take my hand
Finish my drink, say, "Shall we dance?" (Hell, yeah)
You know I love ya, did I ever tell ya?
You make it better like that
[Pre-Chorus: Ed Sheeran]
Don't think I fit in at this party
Everyone's got so much to say (Yeah)
I always feel like I'm nobody, mmm
Who wants to fit in anyway?
[Chorus: Ed Sheeran]
'Cause I don't care when I'm with my baby, yeah
All the bad things disappear
And you’re making me feel like maybe I am somebody
I can deal with the bad nights
When I’m with my baby, yeah
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
'Cause I don’t care as long as you just hold me near
You can take me anywhere
And you're making me feel like I'm loved by somebody
I can deal with the bad nights
When I'm with my baby, yeah
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
[Break: Ed Sheeran]
Yeah, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
’Cause I don't care
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
'Cause I don't care
[Verse 2: Justin Bieber]
We at a party we don't wanna be at
Tryna talk, but we can't hear ourselves
Read your lips, I'd rather kiss 'em right back
With all these people all around
I'm crippled with anxiety
But I'm told it's where I'm s'posed to be
You know what? It's kinda crazy 'cause I really don't mind
When you make it better like that
[Pre-Chorus: Justin Bieber]
Don't think we fit in at this party
Everyone's got so much to say, oh yeah, yeah
When we walked in, I said I'm sorry, mmm
But now I think that we should stay
[Chorus: Ed Sheeran & Justin Bieber]
'Cause I don't care when I'm with my baby, yeah
All the bad things disappear
Yeah, you're making me feel like maybe I am somebody
I can deal with the bad nights when I'm with my baby, yeah
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh (Oh yeah, yeah, yeah)
'Cause I don't care as long as you just hold me near
You can take me anywhere
And you're making me feel like I'm loved by somebody
I can deal with the bad nights when I'm with my baby, yeah
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh (No)
[Break: Ed Sheeran]
Yeah, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
'Cause I don't care
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
'Cause I don't care
Remix, more electronic, EDM style, great pop song, one of my favorites of both artists
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I am trying not to care but I care deeply. I wish this person would still make it better, but I guess I have to act like I don’t care.
Wednesday, December 4th, 2024 (115)
Q: How to feel after seeing this person?
“Breathe In” | Frou Frou | Details
I read you
And god I'm good at it
I'm so spot on
Chord, shapes in air
Go press that dissonance, if you dare
And you, breathing in
Finesse an innocent
From her partying
And I'm high enough from all the waiting
To ride a wave on your inhaling
And I'm high enough from all the waiting
To ride a wave on your inhaling
'Cause I love you, no
Can't help but love, you know
What part of no don't you understand
I've told you before
To just get off my case
This isn't happening
Stop this now
And I, where was I?
I have to be somewhere
Now where did I put it?
And I'm high enough from all the waiting
To ride a wave on your inhaling
And I'm high enough from all the waiting
To ride a wave on your inhaling
'Cause I love you, no
Can't help but love, you know
Is this it, is it, is this it, yeah is it, no
Is this it, oh, is this it, no, is this it, no, is this it?
Yes, hello we're back, and we're taking calls
Now what was the question?
And I'm high enough from all the waiting
To ride a wave on your inhaling
And I'm high enough from all the waiting
To ride a wave on your inhaling
And I'm high enough from all the waiting
To ride a wave on your inhaling
And I'm high enough from all the waiting
To ride a wave on your inhaling
'Cause I love you, no
Can't help but love, you know
'Cause I love you, no
Can't help but love, you know
'Cause I love you, no
Can't help but love, you know
Pop song from artist associated with another more popular song of theirs that’s associated with this person, romantic expectation, breathy, beautiful
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More waiting, who knows what the future holds
Friday, December 6th, 2024 (116)
Q: What did someone professionally think of my surprising to them detail about my project?
“Autopsie d’un complot” | Ahmed Malek | Musique Originale de films (Habibi Funk 03)
Instrumental/NA
Funk, jazzy, mysterious, groovy
Other Notes
French word suggests a detailed examination or analysis of the components and mechanisms of a conspiracy, often to uncover hidden truths or motivations behind it. The term autopsie metaphorically implies a deep, forensic-level dissection or investigation.
Habibi also name of famous graphic novel.
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Suggests that professional was confused about the hidden motives for the book but perhaps sees the value after doing more research.
Friday, December 6th, 2024 (117)
Q: What does someone think about me asking them for a professional request?
“Something Big” | Burt Bacharach | Living Together
Like a grain of sand
That wants to be
A rolling stone
I want to be the man
I'm not
And have the things
I really haven't got
And that's a lot
There'll be joy
And there'll be laughter
Something big is what I'm after now
Yes, it's what I'm after now
After taking, take up giving
Something big is what I'm living for
Yes, it's what I'm living for
Living for
Why do I go on
And fill my life with little things
When there are big things I must do
And lots of dreams
That really should come true
Before I'm through?
There'll be joy
After taking, take up giving
Light, peaceful 60s pop, Austin Powers association, lyrical
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Song is about ambition, going for dreams despite the odds, respect?
Saturday, December 7th, 2024 (118)
Q: What does someone think of me and their choice?
“Rather Lovely Thing” | Nick Cave, Warren Ellis, Gerard McCann, Jake Jackson | The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
Instrumental/NA
Piano, country soundtrack to an album, violin, sad, maudlin, regret, mournful
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A cowardly move by them, assassinated a rather lovely thing, regret
Sunday, December 8th, 2024 (119)
Q: What do I need to do differently in my attachment styles?
“Evil Ways” } Willie Bobo | Talkin’ Verve
You've got to change your evil ways... baby
Before I stop loving you.
You've go to change... baby
And every word that I say, it's true.
You've got me running and hiding
All over town.
You've got me sneaking and peeping
And running you down
This can't go on...
Lord knows you got to change... baby.
When I come home... baby
My house is dark and my pots are cold
You're hanging round... baby
With jean and joan and a who knows who
I'm getting tired of waiting and fooling around
I'll find somebody, who won't make me feel like a clown
This can't go on...
Lord knows you got to change
Bouncy, love potion #9 type song, 60s/70s R&B, funk
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Keep working on healing your attachment style so that you are good in relationships and business and you attract the right people in both as well
Sunday, December 8th, 2024 (120)
Q: How to feel about visiting a friend
“Expectation” | Josephine Miles | Twelve Contemporary Poets
Expectation
Four hundred children expect from one another
Each what from himself he has ceased to demand
Each demanding, because as from his brother
Degree of devotion none can understand.
So I from you, by what myth of loving relation
Who could fathom but a mythologizing friend
Require, request, receive after such fashion I can imagine but not comprehend.
Poem
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A beautiful poem about how difficult to fulfill the expectations of friendship/connection/relationship, and yet I do have a true friend
Monday, December 9th, 2024 (121)
Q: What is my fate regarding pursuing my art versus love/family
“Eden’s Island” | Eden Ahbez } Eden’s Island
Blow, Wind blow
Move
Blow, Wind blow
Eden’s Island way
I must go
Move
Blow, Wind blow
Eden’s Island way
Blow, Wind blow
Move
Blow, Wind blow
Eden’s Island way
Eden’s Island way
Eden’s Island way
Eden’s Island way
Eden’s Island way
Avant-garde late 50/60s eccentric hippie pop, flute
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This singer was mentioned by Ted Gioia the popular Substack writer as an example of a fringe artist who was brilliant but somewhat lost to history, but who followed his own path no matter the consequences…sounds like me sometimes ;)
Monday, December 9th, 2024 (122)
Q: This person looked at my Instagram Story, still interested?
“The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face” | Roberta Flack | First Take
The first time ever I saw your face
I thought the sun rose in your eyes
And the moon and the stars were the gifts you gave
To the dark and the endless skies, my love
To the dark and the endless skies
And the first time ever I kissed your mouth
I felt the earth move in my hand
Like the trembling heart of a captive bird
That was there at my command, my love
That was there at my command, my love
And the first time ever I lay with you
I felt your heart so close to mine
And I knew our joy would fill the earth
And last 'til the end of time my love
And it would last 'til the end of time
The first time ever I saw your face
Your face, your face, your face
Beautiful late 60s singer, absolutely lovely love song, soft, sweet romantic
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These were my feelings, maybe stil are, hers?
Thursday, December 12th, 2024 (123)
Q: What to think of maintaining a professional connection’s belief in us working together in the future?
“Behold a Lady” | Outkast } Speakerboxx/The Love Below
Sophistophunk, aristocrats
Distinguished dogs, clean up your acts
Pull up your pants, ladies and gents
Please, act like you got some sense
You know what I really wanna know?
Where do all the good girls go?
What clubs they hang at?
Behold a lady
I see you standin' on the wall
Clap, clap, you deserve it all
Behold a lady (candy-coated unicorns are quite hard to find)
I see you standin' on the wall (the classic lady, a rare breed indeed)
Clap, clap, you deserve it all (is that make and model discontinued?)
Today I might snow, tomorrow I'll rain
3000's always changing but you stay the same
And I need that, hey I need that (in my life)
When I feel washed up and inadequate
And throw all my songs away, no matter how mad I get
You make me smile, you make me smile
You make me smile, you make me
Oh, you're the anchor that holds me down
When my ship is sinking
You won't let me drown and I'm grateful (oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh, oh)
Behold a lady (maybe they disappeared with the dinosaurs?)
(Oh, but that's such a Big Bang Theory)
I see you standin' on the wall (maybe they're still around?)
Clap, clap, you deserve it all (but only to be seen with appreciative eyes)
Behold a lady (maybe they were taken for granted and lost all their magic)
I see you standin' on the wall (oh, oh awful)
Clap, clap, you deserve it all (oh, so tragic)
Yo' mama's old fashioned (fashioned)
Yo' daddy don't play (don't play)
You'll always be this lovely
'Cause they raised you that way
Hallelujah
(Thank ya Jesus, thank ya Lord
Thank ya Jesus, thank ya Lord
Thank ya Jesus, thank ya Lord)
You're not extra-extra, you're so plain Jane
The ying to my yang, darlin'
You've got that thang and you know it
But yet you don't and that's what's so cool
You don't say too much, but when you do it's profound
In the street you hold your head high
At home you get low down for me
(Can't get no lower, can't get no lower, can't get no lower, yeah)
Oh, you're the anchor that holds me down
When my ship is sinking, you won't let me drown, ah-ah, ah, ah
Sad, but one day our kids will have to visit museums
To see what a lady looks like
Behold (so if you find one, I beg you, hold her tight) (behold)
A lady (yes, if you spot one, good sir, treat her right) (a lady)
I see you standing on the wall (Benjamin Andre, signing off) (I see you standing on the wall)
Clap, clap, you deserve it all (thanks a million) (clap, clap, you deserve it all)
(Good luck and goodnight)
Behold (behold)
A lady (a lady)
I see you standing on the wall (I see you standing on the wall)
Clap, clap, you deserve it all (you deserve it all)
Behold (behold)
A lady
I see you standing on the wall (I see you standing on there)
Clap, clap, you deserve it all (lookin' so pretty)
Behold (behold)
A lady (ah, ah, ah)
I see you standing on the wall
A classic rap song from the double Outkast album, Andre 3000s.
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This person feels like a truly respected person in the field, and a rare one at that. They are also the anchor that holds me down when my shop feels like it’s sinking they won’t let me drown.
Friday, December 13th, 2024 (124)
Q: What did a new person I met think of me?
Pet Cemetery | Tierra Whack | Whack World
They took my dog away
They treat him like a stray
I talked to God today
All dogs go to Heaven (Heaven)
I miss my dog (Heaven)
I kissed my dog (Heaven)
I miss my dog (Heaven)
I kissed my dog (all dogs go to Heaven)
My dog had a name
Keepin' his name alive
If I had to leave, hell on earth (all dogs go to Heaven)
My dog had a name (I'm gon' sing his name)
Keepin' his name alive (I'm the one to blame)
If I had to leave (he would do the same)
Hell on earth (walk through the flames)
Heaven
Heaven
rap song, 1 minute long, hip indie
Other Notes
I talked with this person about music, and connected with them about our shared taste, and they mentioned a band named Sematary which I misspelled this way when discussing it.
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Perhaps the Semetary is resonant about us going to see a show together but the word pet might suggest its not romantic.
Friday, December 13th, 2024 (125)
Q: What about a different person, what was it like for them meeting me?
“Impromptu (Thomas’s piece) | Missy Mazzoli, Joshua Bell, The Kapralova Orchestra | Mozart in the Jungle Season 3
Instrumental/Lyrics NA
Other Notes
Thomas is the Malcom McDowell character who is the old guard that is replaced by the new guard but is charming and humble.
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It’s possible our impromptu meeting was charming despite my but of old guard energy.
Saturday, December 14th, 2024 (126)
Q: What to think of a relationship that seems to have faded?
“If Our Love Is Dead” | Royal Otis | PRATTS & PAIN (It Ain’t Over Til It Ends Edition)
I'll let it rain today
Send her, the weather vane on my knees, I say
Well, it's easy, the soup has come to life
Music, the music sings while I drown in your thighs
Didn't mean to make you cry
You're begging me, don't wet your eyes
If our love is dead, if our love is dead
What are we holdin' on to?
If our love is dead, if our love is dead
What are we holdin' on to?
If I'm off my head, if our love is dead
What are we holdin' on to?
If our love is dead, if our love is dead
What are we holdin' on to?
It's embarrassing, you've buried me
Oh, can't you see, I'm caught
And honestly, it never seems
To better me, and nothing's gone my way
It's been too long
The medicine, so bittersweet
It's killing me, I'm wishing you would stay
But you're not wrong
If our love is dead, if our love is dead
What are we holdin' on to?
If our love is dead, if our love is dead
What are we holdin' on to?
If I'm off my head, if our love is dead
What are we holdin' on to?
If our love is dead, if our love is dead
What are we holdin' on to?
If our love is dead
What are we holdin' on to?
If our love is dead, if our love is dead
What are we holdin' on to?
If I'm off my head, if our love is dead
What are we holdin' on to?
If our love is dead, if our love is dead
What are we holdin' on to?
What are we holdin' on to?
What are we holdin' on to?
Well, you've gone and really done it
You've done it
Moody wintery indie rock song, female singer
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It seems like our relationship is dead in a romantic way but the subtitle of the album is It Ain’t Over Til It Ends Edition, so…
Saturday, December 14th, 2024 (127)
Q: Would sending someone something about their attachment type help them realize something about me and them?
“Del Rigor de la Ciencia” | Jorge Luis Borges | Por El Mismo
.. In that Empire, the Art of Cartography attained such Perfection that the map of a single Province occupied the entirety of a City, and the map of the Empire, the entirety of a Province. In time, those Unconscionable Maps no longer satisfied, and the Cartographers Guilds struck a Map of the Empire whose size was that of the Empire, and which coincided point for point with it. The following Generations, who were not so fond of the Study of Cartography as their Forebears had been, saw that that vast map was Useless, and not without some Pitilessness was it, that they delivered it up to the Inclemencies of Sun and Winters. In the Deserts of the West, still today, there are Tattered Ruins of that Map, inhabited by Animals and Beggars; in all the Land there is no other Relic of the Disciplines of Geography.
purportedly from Suárez Miranda, Travels of Prudent Men, Book Four, Ch. XLV, Lérida, 165
Poem, read by Borges in Spanish
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This song is associated with a shuffle I did after shooting a gun for the first time and realizing the map of the ideas of guns is different than the reality which is perhaps similar to applying attachment theory to a person/relationship.
Monday, December 16th, 2024 (128)
Q: What to think about my first day at a time-consuming but somewhat pleasant and learning new things day job part-time?
“Hacienda Motel” | Pickwick | Can’t Talk Medicine
That whore she left you bloody
On the motel lobby floor
Even though she took your money
Oh you know she needed more
Well what was she thinking?
I'll just take what I can get
I've got him where I want him
Or should I place a bigger bet?
All the clean lies
That she told herself
Getting ready for that night
All the strings they kept on pulling
'Till she couldn't feel how tight
All the mixing and the meddling
As the hit was going down
The naked man was singing
But he didn't make a sound
At last we see the casket
Oh the widow hides her face
Your head was off your body
And your nose all beaten down
As the preacher bowed his head
Two men hardly make a sound
And now they have the city
And a change is coming down
classic indie rock song
Other Notes
Song is about location where Sam Cooke was killed prematurely ending his career. The motel is also located on Figueroa which is a street associated with the new potentially time-consuming day job location.
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Be careful not to give up crucial time to this day job while making striddes with your professional career as a graphic novelist.
Monday, December 16th, 2024 (129)
Q: What to think of just running into someone from early 2023?
“Wetetie mare” | Muluqen Mellesse | Ethiopiques, Vol. 1
English translation NA
joyous west African jazz band music, saxes, guitar, drums.
Other Notes: Muluqen retired from music to become a pastor and refused to return even when asked to perform his secular music. The phrase “wetetie mare” could mean something like sweet child in an Ethiopian language.
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Enjoy the moment of reconnection, don’t press for more?
Tuesday, December 17th, 2024 (130)
Q: Should I follow up with a professional contact for something?
“Higher - Album Version (Edited)” | The-Dream, Pusha T, Ma$e, Cocaine 80s | Kanye West Presents Good Music Cruel Summer
Look at your money
Ooh momma, this could be you
On the right side of this drop
Ooh momma, throw it in reverse
I call that back it up and drop a
Baby, baby baby, baby baby
Baby, baby baby, baby baby
Baby, baby baby, baby baby
Baby, baby baby, baby baby
Oh, girl I think that she like
I got that shit that make n— want fight
I got that shit that make b— act right
Make b— act out of spite, aight
Oh momma, I got that bomb
I got that s- make your a- go run
My s-, not make n— get guns
But the white girls say, "Where you get that cool beat from?"
She love it (She love it)
Every beat of the drum, she sprung
She say I make her wanna touch it, she love it (She love it)
She make me wanna touch it, I love it (I love it)
We buzzin', yeah
Higher than a motherf-
Higher than a motherf-
Higher than a motherf-, yeah
Yeah, I've been known to chase 'em
Known to replace 'em
Shoe game outta this world, I outer space 'em
Known to have a hundred and one, like Dalmatians
Maybe if she special enough, I'll glass case her
Get caught cheating and I gotta let you stick me up
Let you shop 'til you drop as a pick-me-up
Bergdorf bandit, Barney's for the burglary
But these bands lift the whole store like Hercules
Get raunchy in Givenchy, my palm reads
Passports Pinot Noir in arm's reach
Paddle shiftin', push-button, no car keys
The pent houses are poolside with palm trees
She love it (She love it)
Every beat of the drum, she sprung
She say I make her wanna touch it, she love it (She love it)
She make me wanna touch it, I love it (I love it)
We buzzin', yeah
Higher than a m-
Higher than a m-
Higher than a m-, yeah
Uh, one-two one-two guess who back again
Uh, Harlem in this-what? Yeezy let Manhattan in
Get my mic right, turn my levels up
Get the light right, turn my bezel up
You either bounce on it, go 'head throw your mouth on it
So many ghosts in my garage they think my house haunted
Long as my buckle say Hermes, the rumors I'm not concerned with
They wanna garnish my earnings before I send it I burn it
You know them people too convinced that my money's gettin' rinsed
Her Loubis seven inch, they TMZ me through my tint
I bumped into Loon he like, "Well, as-salamu alaykum"
You know I ain't Muslim my nigga, I'm about my bacon
The shot n— takin' you'd think I'm rollin' 'round with Reagan
A Mexican landscape and come rake in what I'm makin'
Think you blew me up with your bougie butt
But you ain't slow me up, I'm on the charts, you move me up
I'm like a drug overlord, my jewelry's overboard
It's hard to believe dollar sign e-even know the Lord
Already wrote it off, so just ignore the cost
So when I'm rollin' off I'm showin' off with no remorse, shamone!
We buzzin', yeah
Higher than a m-
Higher than a m-
Higher than a m- yeah
B- hold smoke longer
Choke hold so strong, broke your armor
Now you're wide open right?
You ain't even smokin' right
B- hold the smoke
Cough hope, Harpo
Gotcha knocked out, now you know you're smokin' loud
You're higher than a m-
High in this bitch, high as a m-
I'm high and this b- fine as a m-
I'm high as a m-
I hear sirens, she dying in this m-
Moment of silence for this m-
I'm just higher than a m-
I'm higher than a m-
I'm higher than a mother
2012 rap song Kanye West presents, Kanye beat, but not on the track rapping, only 4 other artists, mix of many various kinds of guest artists
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Good sign for contacting Black professional contact in support of getting blurbs for book, lots of various voices presented in support of me, Kanye ;)
Tuesday, December 17th, 2024 (131)
Q: This suffering with this person who is not romantically interested in me back is it showing me that my life is about something else?
“More Than A Woman” | Bee Gees | How Can You Mend A Broken Heart
Oh, girl, I've known you very well
I've seen you growing every day
I never really looked before
But now you take my breath away
Suddenly you're in my life
Part of everything I do
You got me working day and night
Just tryin' to keep a hold on you
Here in your arms I found my paradise
My only chance for happiness
And if I lose you now, I think I would die
Oh, say you'll always be my baby, we can make it shine
We can take forever, just a minute at a time
More than a woman
More than a woman to me
More than a woman
More than a woman to me
There are stories old and true
Of people so in love like you and me
And I can see myself
Let history repeat itself
Reflecting how I feel for you
Thinking 'bout those people then
I know that in a thousand years
I'd fall in love with you again
This is the only way that we should fly
This is the only way to go
And if I lose your love, I know I would die
Oh, say you'll always be my baby, we can make it shine
We can take forever, just a minute at a time
More than a woman
More than a woman to me
More than a woman (ooh, my baby)
More than a woman to me
Hey
More than a woman
More than a woman to me (oh, so much more)
More than a woman (oh, baby)
More than a woman to me
More than a woman
More than a woman to me
More than a woman
More than a woman to me
More than a woman
sentimental, saccharine but beautiful pop song
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Irony is that life is more than a woman, even if this song is about it only being a woman for this song, it is more than a woman, for me, and everyone
Wednesday, December 18th, 2024 (132)
Q: What would happen if I didn’t go on this date tomorrow?
“Goodnight, Sweetheart, Goodnight” | The Spaniels | Presenting the Spaniels
Goodnight, sweetheart
Well, it's time to go
Goodnight, sweetheart
Well, it's time to go
I hate to leave you, but I really must say
Oh, goodnight, sweetheart, goodnight
Goodnight, sweetheart
Well, it's time to go
Goodnight, sweetheart
Well, it's time to go
I hate to leave you, but I really must say
Oh, goodnight, sweetheart, goodnight
Well it's three o'clock in the mornin'
Baby, I just can't do right
Well, I hate to leave you, baby
I don't mean maybe
Because I love you so
Goodnight, sweetheart
Well, it's time to go
Goodnight, sweetheart
Well, it's time to go
I hate to leave you, I really must say
Oh, goodnight, sweetheart, goodnight
Mother, and, oh, your father
Won't like it if I stay too long
Well, a kissing darling and I'll be going
You know I hate to go
Goodnight, sweetheart
Well, it's time to go
Goodnight, sweetheart
Well, it's time to go
I hate to leave you, I really must say
Oh, goodnight, sweetheart, goodnight
classic motown like love song, good vibes, positive
Other Notes - Song was initially skipped by music player and I had to go back to catch it.
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Don’t skip the date.
Thursday, December 19th, 2024 (133)
Q: What to think after a positive first date with someone new?
“Can Anyone Explain?” | Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald | Cheek To Cheek: The Complete Duet Recording
Can anyone explain the thrill of a kiss? No, no, no
But when two eager lips
Are pressed against yours
You'll know, yes, you'll know
Can anyone explain the glow of romance? No, no, no
But when you hear the phrase
"It's you I adore"
You'll know, yes, you'll know
And you will find
To give love a start
Don't think with your mind
Just feel with your heart
Can anyone explain the wonder of love? No, no, no
But now that you and I
Are sharing a sigh
We know, yes, we know
Say, pops, oh, pops, put that horn down and listen
I wanna ask you a question
What's buggin' you, baby?
Well, have you ever been in love?
Are you some? I've been in love four times but tell me
Can anyone explain the thrill of a kiss? No, no, no
But when two eager lips
Are pressed against yours
Then you'll know, yes, you'll know
Can anyone explain the glow of romance? No, no, no
But when you hear the phrase
"It's you I adore"
Then you'll know, yes, you'll know, honey
And you will find
To give love a start
Don't think with your mind
Just feel with your heart
Can anyone explain the wonder of love? No, no, no
But now that you and I
Are sharing a sigh
We know, you can't miss it, yes, we know
classic jazz, romance, duet, two of the best ever, wholesome
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Seems like a good sign, feel with heart not think with mind
Friday, December 20th, 2024 (134)
Q: Feeling strong tension with a professional partner on a project, how to manage?
“Hard to Believe” | Wallows | Tell Me That It’s Over
I know the summer won't change
All the fires that start can't be saved
Does that apply to you and me too?
There's some things I've been meaning to say to you
Like I just want to breathe, is that so hard to believe?
What age would you call your prime?
We've been at this for a long time
That's a point that I think I could use
I can't make up another drawn out, vague excuse
I'm trying hard not to lie
Things I'm keeping close on both sides
But is my silence deafening you?
It keeps me up at night, I just need a few
And I just want to breathe, is that so hard to believe?
Or would you agree with me?
And who would you choose to be?
I think that we'll have to see before too long now
Got you checking in again
I've got a friend I've been talking to
And if you knew I've fallen out
You're checking in again
I've got a friend I've been talking to
And if you knew I've fallen
And I hope you're happy with the things that you've got
And I'll still remember all the bright parking lots
And I can finally breathe, is it so hard to believe it now?
Was I tough to be around?
Well, maybe you're better now
All because I let you down
I know there's so much I didn't say
I don't want to be that way
I guess it's a price you pay
For giving your trust away
I'm giving mine now
Indie rock, moody, whiny, emotional, overdoing it
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Take a run, refocus less on emotion of not believing what’s happening and wallowing in pain, but in fixing the problem competently.
Friday, December 20th, 2024 (135)
Q: How to feel about pushing someone professionally to finish something for me?
“I Am Not Waiting Anymore (feat. Sam Amidon)” | The Blind Boys of Alabama, Sam Amidon | I’ll Find a Way
I’ve been building my house in vain
With bricks of lies and stones of pain
Out on the sandy flats that flood in the rain
I am not waiting anymore
I am red in tooth and claw
God’s chosen child, bloody from the brawl
This bitterness was killing me all along
I am not waiting anymore
I spent a lifetime of noise
Trying to tell my story
Muddled in the darkness
Like Peter, waiting for the morning
He who goes out weeping
Carrying seed to sow
Returns with songs of joy
And abundant life to show
I have read between the lines
I have been wrong every time
It’s burned up on the altar but I am fine
I am not waiting anymore
I am not waiting anymore
I am not waiting anymore
Gospel, 2013, rock song too, marching drums, military, war, fight, aries
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Don’t wait two weeks, push to finish today, find a way, you are not waiting anymore
Sunday, December 22nd, 2024 (136)
Q: Should I let go of this previous romantic interest and focus on this new one?
“For Want Of” | B Wright | The Golden Hour
Lyrics/Instrumental/NA
Cold, nostalgic, passing away, over, gone, goodbye
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For Want Of is a phrase that to me means For Want Of a better option. And at the time my fixation on the previous romantic interest was extended perhaps for want of a better option. The B Wright also is interesting instead of Be Right.
Monday, December 23rd, 2024 (137)
Q: What to think of this second date?
“Love Minus Zero / No Limit - Take 3 Remake, Complete” | Bob Dylan | The Cutting Edge 1965-1966: The Bootleg Series, Vol. 12
My love she speaks like silence
Without ideals or violence
She doesn’t have to say she’s faithful
Yet she’s true, like ice, like fire
People carry roses
Make promises by the hours
My love she laughs like the flowers
Valentines can’t buy her
In the dime stores and bus stations
People talk of situations
Read books, repeat quotations
Draw conclusions on the wall
Some speak of the future
My love she speaks softly
She knows there’s no success like failure
And that failure’s no success at all
The cloak and dagger dangles
Madams light the candles
In ceremonies of the horsemen
Even the pawn must hold a grudge
Statues made of matchsticks
Crumble into one another
My love winks, she does not bother
She knows too much to argue or to judge
The bridge at midnight trembles
The country doctor rambles
Bankers’ nieces seek perfection
Expecting all the gifts that wise men bring
The wind howls like a hammer
The night blows cold and rainy
My love she’s like some raven
At my window with a broken wing
Subtle, gestures, unspoken, authenticity, fragilities, mysteries, trust, understanding, listening, presence
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Strong sign of mutual attraction, respect, trust, affection in contrast to a date with another person in the fall, November 7th/8th, that ended with another Bob Dylan song that had a different outcome for the narrator.
That song was…
“‘Til I Fell in Love with You - Version 3” | Bob Dylan | Fragments - Time Out of Mind Sessions (1996-1997): The Bootleg Series, Vol. 17
Well my nerves are exploding
And my body is tense
I feel like the whole world
Got me pinned up against the fence
I been hit too hard
Seen too much
Nothing can heal me now
But your touch
I just don't know what I'm gonna do
I was alright 'til I fell in love with you
Well my house is on fire
Burnin' to the sky
Well I thought it would rain
But the clouds passed by
And I feel like I'm comin'
To the end of my way
But I know God is my shield
And he won't lead me astray
Still I don't know what I'm gonna do
I was alright 'til I fell in love with you
Boys in the street
Beginnin' to play
Girls like birds
Flyin' away
When I'm gone
You will remember my name
I'm gonna win my way
To wealth and fame
Yet I just don't know what I'm gonna do
I was alright 'til I fell in love with you
Well junk's pilin' up
Takin' up space
My eyes feel
Like they're fallin' off my face
Sweat fallin' down
I'm starin' at the floor
I'm thinkin' about that girl
Who won't be back no more
I just don't know what to do
I was alright 'til I fell in love with you
Well I'm tired of talkin'
I'm tired of tryin' to explain
My attempts to please you
They were all in vain
Tomorrow night
Before the sun goes down
If I'm still among the livin'
I'll be Dixie bound
Still I just don't know what I'm gonna do
I was alright 'til I fell in love with you
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In retrospect this is exactly what happened on that previous date with the other person, they were not interested and it drove me a bit mad for a bit, whereas with this other person it’s much more like Love Minus Zero, mutual connection, respect, trust
Tuesday, December 24, 2024 (138)
Q: Should I embrace the chaos of my decision to self-publish my graphic novel?
“Dance Apocalyptic” | Janelle Monae | Dance Apocalyptic
Dance apocalyptic (ooh!)
Bands they make her dance apocalyptic now
Bands they make her dance apocalyptic (ooh!)
Bands they make her dance apocalyptic now
(Ahh!) Bands they make her dance apocalyptic
You're goin' crazy, the hitmen always find you
Do that dance, smokin' in the girls' room
Kissin' friends, it's over like a comic book
Explodin' in a bathroom stall (ah!)
She's so freaked out, worried 'bout the bomb threats
You bought a house, but I'm allergic to the house pets
Credit cards, they bought a new wife
For shiny little lonely men
But I really, really want to thank you for dancing 'til the end
You found a way to break out
You're not afraid to break out
But I need to know if the world says it's time to go
Tell me, will you freak out?
(Smash, smash, bang, bang
Don't stop, chalang-alang-alang)
But I need to know if the world says it's time to go
Tell me, will you break out?
Smash, smash, bang, bang
Don't stop, chalang-alang-alang
Smash, smash, bang, bang
Don't stop, chalang-alang-alang
You gotta laugh at the zombie in the front yard
Take a bath, but nothin' gets the funk off
You're on TV, rockin' and a-rollin'
'Cause the dead just love to rock and roll
Sick and tired of food tasting plastic
You wanna cry, but they grew up without a real kitchen
Askin' why the pain is always equal
But the joy just never spreads around
But I really, really want to thank you for dancing 'til the end
You found a way to break out
You're not afraid to break out
But I need to know if the world says it's time to go
Tell me, will you freak out?
(Smash, smash, bang, bang
Don't stop, chalang-alang-alang)
But I need to know if the world says it's time to go
Tell me, will you break out?
Smash, smash, bang, bang
Don't stop, chalang-alang-alang
Smash, smash, bang, bang
Don't stop, chalang-alang-alang
You're going crazy, the hitmen always find you
Do that dance, smokin' in the girls' room
Kissin' friends, keep a-rockin' and a-rollin'
'Cause the dead just love to rock and roll
So freaked out, worried 'bout the bomb threats
Bought a house, but I'm allergic to the house pets
Credit card, you're workin' and a-bobbin'
Just to make enough to pay your rent
But I really, really want to thank you for dancing 'til the end
You found a way to break out
You're not afraid to break out
But I need to know if the world says it's time to go
Tell me, will you freak out?
(Smash, smash, bang, bang
Don't stop, chalang-alang-alang)
But I need to know if the world says it's time to go
Tell me, will you break out?
Smash, smash, bang, bang
Don't stop, chalang-alang-alang
Smash, smash, bang, bang
Don't stop, chalang-alang-alang
I've been-
Look at you
You look just like a little old earthquake
Break it, break it
You got to break it
Ain't no order in this courtroom
(Smash, smash, bang, bang)
Y'all goin' to jail (don't stop, chalang-alang-alang)
What's the matter?
Your chicken tastes like pork?
You have triplets instead of twins?
Does your food taste plastic?
Fun dance song mixture of world ending but have fun with chaos
Other Notes: Song is from 2013 the year I started project
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It’s chaos but have a good attitude during it and it will be ok!
Wednesday, December 25th, 2024 (139)
Q: How come sometimes it feels like no one cares about you and your work?
“Pt. 1: Your Everyday Prelude” | Colin Cannon | Intermission (Farewell)
OK, can you feel the air, cann you see it, I do not know what part of reality again, this thing comes over me
Instrumental/NA
beautiful guitar, mixed with experimental archival words, classical guitar, ambient
Other Notes - Colin Cannon was a childhood friend who I was close to and we listened to music together as he learned to play guitar, he’s not a famous artist but he still makes amazing music and never gave up
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Just like my old childhood friend Colin there’s value in never giving art, and maybe this is still just my everyday prelude :)
Thursday, December 26th, 2024 (140)
Q: How to feel about making this Instagram reel book trailer, will it help sales and visibility?
“Main Title (The Notebook” | Aaron Zigman | The Notebook (Original Motion Soundtrack)
Instrumental/NA
piano score soft, sweet, lovely
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I put a frame or two from The Notebook with Rachel McAdams into the book trailer…which felt like a good omen to get this song for this shuffle
Friday, December 27th, 2024 (141)
Q: How to feel about following someone to a concert but then not connecting with them there because they said their phone died
“Honky Tonkin” | Hank Williams | Lovesick Blues (August 1947-December 1948)
When you are sad and lonely and have no place to go
Come to see me, baby, and bring along some dough
And we'll go honky tonkin', honky tonkin'
Honky tonkin', honey baby
We'll go honky tonkin' 'round this town
When you and your baby have a fallin' out
Call me up, sweet mama, and we'll go steppin' out
And we'll go honky tonkin', honky tonkin'
Honky tonkin', honey baby
We'll go honky tonkin' 'round this town
We're goin' to the city, to the city fair
If you go to the city, baby, you will find me there
And we'll go honky tonkin', honky tonkin'
Honky tonkin', honey baby
We'll go honky tonkin' 'round this town
We goin' honky tonkin', honky tonkin'
Honky tonkin', honey baby
We goin' honky tonkin' 'round this town
a classic Hank Williams country song from the 1940s
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I went to the hyper-pop equivalent of this 80 years later trying to honky tonk with this person but she didn’t show up, and I felt too old for honky tonkin’ with that crowd
Satuday, December 28th, 2024 (142)
Q: Is it poor form to share a mentor’s emails on Instagram reels?
“Mind Yo Business” | Lakeyah, Latto | Mind Yo Business
First off, b—, mind yo' business
Bad b—, everyday like Christmas
Attitude, on "f— you, pay me"
It take more than a Bentley to date me
Got me f-- up, I don't trust 'em (I don't trust 'em)
If he ain't got more than me, can't f— him
Got me f— up, I don't trust 'em (I don't trust 'em)
If he ain't got more than me, can't f— him
Ooh, I love when they chase me (I love when he chase me)
Good luck if you tryna replace me (nah)
220 on the dash like Stacy (ayy)
And yeah, a n— fine, but, he move too janky (move too janky)
Got me f— up, I don't trust 'em (I don't trust 'em)
If he ain't got more than me, I can't f— 'em (b—, I can't f— 'em)
If he don't got more than me, I duck 'em (I duck)
P— gon' pop like a pea, I bust him (p—, pop, pop)
Bad b— gon' shop, no gimmicks (no gimmicks)
Brand new drop top, not rented (not rented)
And every time a b— start, I finish (I finish)
If it ain't money in the text, don't send it (n—, don't send it)
First off, b—, mind yo' business (b—, mind yo' business)
Bad b— everyday like Christmas (b—, I'm bad)
Attitude, on "f— you, pay me" (yeah)
It take more than a Bentley to date me
It got me f— up, I don't trust 'em (I don't trust 'em)
If he ain't got more than me, can't f— him
Got me f— up, I don't trust 'em (I don't trust 'em)
If he ain't got more than me, can't f— 'em (Latto) (ayy)
N—, please, got me f— up (f— up)
Lyin' on that little d—, you ain't touch nothin' (h— nah)
Daddy cop me the Lamb', did his big one (skrrt)
How y'all f— on a rich n— and ain't gettin' some (what?)
P— tight, fat, wet, no smell (uh)
I be buyin' Birkins like them b— on sale (yeah)
He be in the field but he ain't in the NFL (brrt)
B—, I bagged my n— way before the BBL (haha)
B— twice my age, but ain't half as paid (yeah)
If he ain't gettin' more than me, then he ain't gettin' no play (yeah)
Only business that I mind is the one that pay (one that pay)
My kids' kids gon' have they way, b— (have they way)
First off, b—, mind yo' business (mind yo' business)
Bad b-- everyday like Christmas (bad b—)
Attitude on "f— you, pay me"
It take more than a Bentley to date me
dis rap song
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Perhaps I should have minded their business
Sunday, December 30th, 2024 (143)
Q: How to feel about going back to one volume instead of two books for the graphic novel?
“Pumped Up Kicks” | Madism, MKJ, Felix Samuel | Pumped Up Kicks
Robert's got a quick hand
He won't look around the room, he won't tell you his plan
Got a rolled cigarette
Hanging out his mouth, he's the cowboy kid
Yeah, found a six shooter gun
In his dad's closet, in a box of fun things
I don't even know why
But he's coming for you, yeah he's come for you
All the other kids with the pumped up kicks
You'd better run, better run, outrun my gun
All the other kids with the pumped up kicks
You'd better run, better run, faster than my bullet
Daddy works a long day
He be coming home late, and he's coming home late
And he's bringing me a surprise
'Cause dinner's in the kitchen and it's packed in ice
I've waited such a long time
Yeah, the sleight of my hand is now a quick pull trigger
I reason with my cigarette
And say your hair's on fire, you must have lost your wits, yeah
All the other kids with the pumped up kicks
You'd better run, better run, outrun my gun
All the other kids with the pumped up kicks
You'd better run, better run, faster than my bullet
All the other kids with the pumped up kicks
You'd better run, better run, outrun my gun
All the other kids with the pumped up kicks
You'd better run, better run, faster than my bullet
All the other kids with the pumped up kicks
You'd better run, better run, outrun my gun
All the other kids with the pumped up kicks
You'd better run, better run, faster than my bullet
remix of original by foster the people
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One of the most significant rock songs about mass shooters, and it’s a remix, suggesting it’s good to remix the work back to original form, not just stick with what it had become
Monday, December 31st, 2024
Q: How am I doing with my book?
“All Of The Lights” | Kanye West | The Bling Ring Soundtrack
All of the lights (all of the lights)
(Lights, lights) All of the lights
Turn up the lights in here, baby
Extra bright, I want y'all to see this
Turn up the lights in here, baby
You know what I need, want you to see everything
Want you to see all of the lights
Fast cars, shooting stars
All of the lights, all of the lights
Until it's Vegas everywhere we are (all of the lights)
If you want it, you can get it for the rest of your life
If you want it, you can get it for the rest of your life
Somethin' wrong, I hold my head
MJ gone, our nigga dead
I slapped my girl, she called the feds
I did that time and spent that bread
I'm heading home, I'm almost there
I'm on my way, headed up the stairs
To my surprise, a n— replacing me
I had to take him to that ghetto university
Lights
Cop lights, flashlights, spotlights
Strobe lights, street lights
(All of the lights, all of the lights)
Fast life, drug life, thug life
Rock life every night (all of the lights)
Turn up the lights in here, baby
Extra bright, I want y'all to see this
Turn up the lights in here, baby
You know what I need, want you to see everything
Want you to see all of the lights
Restraining order, can't see my daughter
Her mother, brother, grandmother hate me in that order
Public visitation, we met at Borders
Told her she take me back, I'll be more supportive
I made mistakes, I bumped my head
Them courts sucked me dry, I spent that bread
She need her daddy, baby, please
Can't let her grow up in that ghetto university
Lights
Cop lights, flashlights, spotlights
Strobe lights, street lights
(All of the lights, all of the lights)
Fast life, drug life, thug life
Rock life every night (all of the lights)
Turn up the lights in here, baby
Extra bright, I want y'all to see this
Turn up the lights in here, baby
You know what I need, want you to see everything
Want you to see all of the lights
I'm gettin' mine, baby
Gotta let these n— know, yeah
Gettin' right, babe
You should go and get your own
I'm gettin' mine, baby
Gotta let these n— know, yeah
Gettin' right, babe
You should go and get your own
Unemployment line, credit card declined
Did I not mention I was about to lose my mind? (My mind, my mind, my mind)
And also was about to do that line (line, line, line)
'Kay, okay, you know we going all the way this time (time)
We going all the way this time
We going all the way this time
We going all the way this time
We going all the way this time
Turn up the lights in here, baby
Extra bright, I want y'all to see this
Turn up the lights in here, baby
You know what I need, want you to see everything
Want you to see all of the lights
Whoa, whoa, oh
(I tried to tell you, but all I could say was, oh)
Whoa, whoa, oh
(I tried to tell you, but all I could say was, oh)
Whoa, whoa, oh
(I tried to tell you, but all I could say was, oh)
Whoa, whoa, oh
(I tried to tell you, but all I could say)
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Kanye West is usually a sign of going for my dreams