Sunday, April 20, 2008

"Make It There"

So here's this song I heard recently. It's really beautiful with the tune and everything and it's kinda hard to get an impression with just the words... But I've been having some issues with deciding if I like to lyrics and what they're saying. What do you guys thing about it?

This italic means a girl sings it
The plain means a boy sings it
And bold means they sing together.


There he goes

He's walking by
And he doesn't
Even know
How I love him
More than anything.

There she goes
She's walking by
And she can't
Even see
That I love her
More than anything

There are places in my mind
I wanna go with you
Things I can't do
All by myself
We have memories to make
And a life to share
I've just got to make
It there.

I know I'll never be
What I want so bad to be for him.
And there's no point
In going on
When anyone else'll be wrong.

I came as soon as I heard
Will she be ok?
I heard about a river
Did it happen just today?
Why'd she go?

There are places in my mind
I wanna go with you
Things I can't do
All by myself
We have memories to make
And a life to share
Won't I ever make
It there?

My heart said
I was wrong
But my head
Wouldn't listen.
Now all he's got
Left of me
Is a big
Gray slab of stone.
I wish I'd known.

The years go by and night by night
I lie in my bed.
I can't seem to get her voice
Or pretty face out of my head.
I'm breathing on my own.
I wish I'd known.

There are places in my mind
I wanna go with you
Things we can't do
All by ourselves
We had memories to make
And a life to share
But we never made it there.

She haunts me dreams
Both day and night
And each and every time
I just wish I could forget

That I never made him (her) mine.

'Cause there were
Places in my mind.
I had to go
With her.
Things that I can't do all by myself
And memories we should have made
And a life we could have shared
But we never made it there.

There are places in my mind
I'll never go with you.
Things you'll (I'll) have to do
All by yourself (myself)
We had memories to make
And a life to share.
But we never made

No we never made
No we never made
No we never made
No we never

No we never made
It there.

Thursday, April 17, 2008

Signing Away My Childhood.

Today was an interesting experience.

Work. That was normal.

Drama practice. That was normal.

Meeting with the guidance counselor at Jefferson High School. Not normal.
At 2:00 today, my mom, dad, and I went and had a meeting with the guidance counselor at Jeff. We were asking questions about the Vocational, or "Jobs" program. I gave them my information, and I will most likely be attending Jeff part time next year.

I'm terrified.

After that, we got food. Normal.

Open House at the Christina Training Center. Not normal.
We arrived, got a tour, then information about the school itself. Gave my information, signed on the dotted line.
What this means is that starting June 9th, I will be at CTC 8:30-4:30, Monday-Friday. Starting in August, I'll only be there four hours a day. I will graduate with a cosmetology license around the same time I graduate from high school.

In the words of my mother who so thoughtfully expressed what I did today, I "signed away the rest of my childhood."

That makes me very sad. I freaked out a little bit. I'm scared. I'm excited. I'm hoping I'm doing the right thing. I'm concerned. I'm sad. I hope I'm ready.

Childhood, I'll miss you. But don't worry, I'll visit as often as I can.

Wednesday, April 16, 2008

Boys.

Boys are interesting beings. Personally, at this point in time, I don't know how to feel about them. Let me explain.

First, they're cute, innocent little babies... Then you have to change diapers. Granted, you have to do that with girls as well. There are many many things I could go into about girls, but let's keep this one on topic, shall we?
After diapers, they become "little kids." Little kids are dangerous. They thing tractors are awesome, mud is great, and a combination of the two is to die for. They're sweet. They'll play with girls and it won't be a big deal. Occasionally there will be the boy who wants to marry all the girls... Watch out for him.
Then they become computer zombies. About ten until fourteen, computer/video games. All. The. Time. During this time, they also frequently neglect the idea of personal hygiene. That usually hits around 13, when Mom doesn't make them anymore.
Then the real trouble starts. They notice girls. Honestly guys, girls are not that spectacular; and chances are she'll break your heart rather than look at you. But it happens. The guys like the girls, the girls like the guys, and we get trouble. Suddenly your best friend since third grade is trying to kiss you. Not cool. Why, you may ask? Hormones. Terrible stuff.
When the guy likes the girl, and the girl likes the guy, it's not uncommon for this thing called "dating" to happen. Or at least something like dating. A "couple" is formed, and they're happy for about three weeks, if you're lucky. Then they get tired of you.
Sometimes a girl is just sitting there and her friend asks her out. Boom. What? Confusion. Then it happens a lot. But girls, being the silly beings that they are, refuse their love, because they love another. Often that other winds up being a complete jerk, but the girl is too preoccupied with his sexy hair to notice how he treats her.
So when the girl finally gets the guy she wants, it is nearly inevitable that one or the other will end up with its heart broken.
Eventually, a girl will wind up married. Then there are options. He can work too much, cheat, drink, gamble, or any combination of those and other things. She will wonder where the guy she fell in love with went.
The sad truth of all this, is that there are those out there who believe every word of it. Please ladies, don't. Some of it is true, some of it may be true. But I certainly don't expect to end up the sad wife who sits at home, waiting for her honey to get there to pass out from exhaustion.

Honestly guys, I don't know where this one came from.