I have many but I will post three:
First is Death Cab For Cutie's "Passenger Sear" from their album Transatlanticism (which is spectacular; filled with love and misery). Talks about the security and safety felt in the tiny insignificant moments between lovers, and how in those moments a feeling of endless joy and love can hit you. even briefly. To quote the song:
Quote:
I roll the window down
And then begin to breathe in
The darkest country road
And the strong scent of evergreen
From the passenger seat as you are driving me home.
Then looking upwards
I strain my eyes and try
To tell the difference between shooting stars and satellites
From the passenger seat as you are driving me home.
"do they collide?"
I ask and you smile.
With my feet on the dash
The world doesn't matter.
When you feel embarrassed then i'll be your pride
When you need directions then i'll be the guide
For all time.
For all time.
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Second would be the short but emotionally charged "Fever Dream" from Sam Beam's album (also known as
'Iron & Wine')
our endless numbered days. It goes:
Quote:
Some days her shape in the doorway
Will speak to me
A bird's wing on the window
Sometimes I'll hear her when she's sleeping
Her fever dream
A language on her face
I want your flowers like babies want God's love
Or maybe as sure as tomorrow will come
Some days, like rain on the doorstep
She'll cover me
With grace in all she offers
Sometimes I'd like just to ask her
What honest words
She can't afford to say, like
I want your flowers like babies want God's love
Or maybe as sure as tomorrow will come
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Third is perhaps my favorite album of all time; not a huge fan of the artist in general but the album always allows me to feel some sort of release. The song "I See Monsters" by the artistically prolific Ryan Adams is perhaps the most romantic piece ever written on one of the most romantic albums ever. The peice really hits hard. The album is filled with gems like a cover of oasis' Wonderwall, Please Do not Let Me Go (a peice about broken lovers having an affair and clutching onto the only thing they feel, desperately) and English Girls Approximately (a love note... it's just a very genuine discription of a real love)
goes like this:
Quote:
Baby, I know you cannot hear me now
'Cause you're fast asleep
But I love you now
Colors inside your head go spinning around
Like a ferris wheel
Exploding and falling to the ground
Oh, people are screaming, people are screaming
My baby, she's dreaming
Oh, people are shouting, people are freaking
I'm just staring at the ceiling
Waiting for the feeling
Oh, oh but when she calls,
I know she's the one
Makes me want her harder
Makes me want to be a little stronger
Still I see monsters
Still I see monsters
Baby, I know you cannot hear me now
'Cause you're flying around
At the speed of sound
Colors inside your head go spinning around
Like a ferris wheel
Exploding and falling to the ground
Oh, people are screaming, people are screaming
My baby, she's dreaming
Oh, people are shouting, people are freaking
I'm just staring at the ceiling
Waiting for the feeling
Oh, oh when she calls
I know that she's the one
Makes me want it harder
Makes me want to be a little stronger
Still I see the monsters
Still I see the monsters
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