Monday, April 12, 2004

Death Cab for Cutie, "Tranatlanticism"

The Atlantic was born today, and I'll tell you how
The clouds above opened up and let it out
I was standing on the surface of a perforated sphere
when the water filled every hole
And thousands upon thousands made an ocean
making islands where no islands should go (oh no...)

Most people were overjoyed; they took to their boats
I thought it less like a lake and more like a moat
The rhythm of my footsteps crossing flatlands to your
door have been silenced forevermore
And the distance is quite simply much to far for me to row;
it seems farther than ever before (oh no...)

I need you so much closer...

So come on; come on...

There's something about this song... the lyrics paint a beautiful metaphor. The song has a narrative quality; I like that in music, especially if the story is subtle. I feel that loss - it's easy to identify with the lyrics, even if I've never been seperated from my lover by the Atlantic. The underlying emotions are universal. That's certainly a characteristic of a good song.

Kim once had a survey that I really liked. She put her playlist on random and recorded the results. I'll conduct the experiment right now.

10 Random Songs on my Playlist:
"Transatlanticism," Death Cab for Cutie
"Caught in the Act," Dylan Drazen (It's a whole album set, so I'm skipping through it)
"Clint Eastwood," Gorillaz
"You're so Great," Blur
"Boys," Britney Spears (I remixed this into the sophomore dance... I'm not normally a big Britney fan)
"Boys Don't Cry," by the Cure
"Sober," Muse
"For Someone I Love," Regina Carter
"New Star in the Sky," Air
"Hallelujah," Rufus Wainwright

Interesting. I think it's pretty indicative of the rest of my playlist. I have a lot of Supergrass and Coldplay on it as well, in addition to a lot more jazz. A huge selection of random techno. A little hip-hop. And a few choral songs. When I'm homesick, I listen to Kings' College Choir to remind me of my dad.

Oooh, Mary J. Blige just came on. She has such a great voice.

I need to make another round. And by the way, I'm putting my livejournal link on the side. It's been kinda on the down low - I've been trying to figure out what to do with that account. I think I might use it for lists and surveys. I would've put the previous entry in the LJ, but the website was down. So, it's on my blogger. I don't know why I haven't been publicising it... but a bunch of people from 'SC discovered it, so now it's out in the open. I might as well link back.