Lost Long Shot- The New Amsterdams

"I'd rather be foolish than be scared of my own mistakes"

I give up on my fantasy team.  Seriously.  The Apathetic Team (my team name last year) is back in action. Or lack there of.

http://www.notsosilentmommy.com/2011_02_01_archive.html#axzz1b6eRZMwh

Leave it to the New Amsterdams to create a good folky song that will make you feel better when losing something!

You’ve got a world wide face
And I’ve been away for a year
I’ll hide it in someplace safe
Where even the spies don’t hear
I’ve been a lost long shot
A prodigal son by trade
Somehow the words won’t stop
Even when deals are made

Time and space
We can be distant
Running a different race
And nobody really wins
And only the fools rush in
And only the frightened wait
I’d rather be foolish than
Be scared of my own mistakes

Sorry can't find a video of this!

Drunk or Dead- The New Amsterdams

"Live to wreck another day"

I got pretty drunk last night....and (don't make fun of me) it was my first time being drunk.  I have been tipsy before but never drunk.  I have some medical conditions that make getting drunk a little dangerous if done improperly.  So, in other words, this won't happen a lot.  But, hey, I was a college kid at a frat party.  Sue me. 



http://thetalkingmirror.com/one-word-answers-from-fratboy-chad

 I have just recently discovered this song.  It is pretty good.  I like the acoustic guitar and the fact that they have correctly introduced brass band without being tacky.  The New Amsterdams kind of remind me of a band that would be huge in the 90s. That whole Gin Blossoms/ Wallflowers thing going on.  PLUS they are from my sister state, Kansas, so they're pretty cool in my book. 

Little did I know it then
The pictures on the heads of pins
Be easier than living is
Easier to watch you die

Lost what little luck was left
It's not enough to pay the rent
Not enough to force repentance
Not enough to make you pray

And don't tell me about the sins of man
I've felt the sting of God's right hand

I find him after school in bed
And don't know if he's drunk or dead
A slow but steady breath means
Live to wreck another day

It's terrible to cross my mind
That I should do him in this time
And I could find a better life
Become a burden on the state

You can't run when it's all you know
You'll just have to wait to go

And you can't hurt me cause I've been true
Your horrid life caught up to you

But I got bruises that you can't see
If there's a god, take him from me

Couldn't find a video for this song. SO SORRY

The First Day of My Life- Bright Eyes

"You felt as if you just woke up"

So, since I didn't have access to my blog when I moved into my apartment, I wasn't able to post this song for that monumental day.  I cried when I moved out of my house, but it's time.  I need to live away from my parents, and pretty much on my own.  I'm starting my life, now.



http://www.flickr.com/photos/46884040@N05/5809101608/

 Bright Eyes kind of cracks me up.  His voice is kinda ridiculous (as he mentions in Road to Joy) but so fitting.  They really just have awesome musicality and lyrics.  Really love them.  I think this song was featured on a commercial where I heard it first.  Not quite sure though.  Regardless, its awesome.

This is the first day of my life
I Swear I was born right in the doorway
I went out in the rain
Suddenly everything changed
They're spreadin' blankets on the beach

Yours is the first face that I saw
I Think I was blind before I met you
I don't know where I am
I don't know where I've been
But I know where I want to go
So I thought I'd let you know
That these things take forever
I especially am slow
But I realized that I need you
And I wondered if I could come home

I remember the time you drove all night
Just to meet me in the morning
And I thought it was strange
You said everything changed
You felt as if you just woke up
And you said,
This is the first day of my life
I'm Glad I didn't die before I met you
But now I don't care I could go anywhere with you
And I'd probably be happy

So if you wanna be with me
With these things there's no telling
We'll just have to wait and see
But I'd rather be working for a paycheck
Than waiting to win the lottery

Besides maybe this time it's different
I mean I really think you like me

9-5: Silverlake- The New Amsterdams