Sweet Melancholy

"The Dreaming Dead" - Jesse Sykes and the Sweet Hereafter

What did I have
Oh what did I have
Search for the diamond
Shine through the door
Whatever I did, lord
I would do again
Oh, what did I have then?

Don't say it's over
Hilltop leaves turn gold and red
Don't say it's over
Cuz your black eyes remind me
Of the dreaming dead

Turn up the future
Turn off the past
Only in your arms
Will this fire last
Whatever I did lord
I would do again
What did I have then?

Don't say it's over
Hilltop leaves turn gold and red
Don't say it's over
Cuz your black eyes remind me
Of the dreaming dead

Don't say it's over
Hilltop leaves turn gold and red
Don't say it's over
Cuz your black eyes remind me
Of the dreaming dead

True Love's First Kiss

A kiss will say it all. Some people may think it's sentimental or untrue, but I disagree. A kiss, a real kiss, the kiss of love, transports and transforms.

"At the first kiss I felt something melt inside me that hurt in an exquisite way. All my longings, all my dreams and sweet anguish, all the secrets that slept deep within me came awake, everything was transformed and enchanted, and everything made sense." ~ Herman Hesse

Artists That Can Transform Frustration into Common Ground

It's like alchemy. Grooveness.

Sheryl Crow, "Say What You Want"

Short order politicians
Supersonic blind ambition
Beneath your angel wings
Lurk some really nasty things

I saw you ranting on TV today
I heard you tell me to reload
You got a lot of nerve to talk that way
Someone unplug the microphone

So tired of all the fighting
Cynicism and back-biting
Can't even hear myself think
You pour the Kool-Aid and then we drink

So much noise
So much chatter
Does the truth even matter?

Say, say what you want to
Even though you never mean it
Say, say what you want to
Ain't got time to be wasting time
Say, say what you want to

A better day
is always on its way
And love and compassion reign
If you really knew
What's in front of you
Would you hear the things you say?

We had a chance and now we're gonna blow it
Say, say what you want to
If this is America you'd never know it

Ignorance is patriotic
Reason is idiotic
Winds of change keep on blowin'
If this is America you'd never know it

So much noise
So much chatter
Does the truth even matter?

Say, say what you want to
Even though you never mean it
Say, say what you want to
Ain't got time to be wasting time
Say, say what you want to
We had a chance and now we're gonna blow it
Say, say what you want to
If this is America you'd never know it

All you little ones with open hearts
Don't let hatred tear your world apart
And if you wonder who is wrong or who is right
Better go ask God
"Shine some light!"

Earthquakes and Jihad Jane
Talking heads and hate campaigns
If aliens should land today
Who would be more afraid?
Us or them?

Say, say what you want to
You gotta say it, say it
Say, say what you want to
Whatever's on your mind
Say, say what you want to
Gimme a microphone, baby
Say, say what you want to
Oh-oh, oh-oh, out of the things I wanna say

(scat)
Are you lovers?
Are you haters?
We got something to say, yeah-yeah-yeah, ohh