I watch it crush me

(Chile)

We're in the same boat haha. This day just ain't doing it for me. I've been feeling exhausted throughout the day for no apparent reason, I didn't even feel like going to my dance classes. So I skipped house (also because I worked OT), but went to hip hop. And it was awesome. So at least I had my one hour of happiness today. The rest is just blargh, bye bye, tack och hej, du är inte välkommen åter. 

Good thing Moby knows how to sum up this day:

see the storm is broken
in the middle of the night
nothing left here for me
it's washed away
the rain pushes
the buildings aside
the sky turns black
the sky
wash it far
push it out to sea
there's nothing left here
for me
i watch it lift up to the sky
i watch it crush me
and then i die

speak to me baby
in the middle of the night
pull your mouth
close to mine
i can see the wind coming down
like black night
so speak to me
like the winds outside
it's broken up, pushing us
hear the rain fall
see the wind come to my eyes
see the storm broken
now nothing
speak to me baby
in the middle of the night
speak to me
hold your mouth to mine
'cause the sky is breaking
it's deeper than love
i know the way you feel
like the rains outside
speak to me



/Sara

PS. Något roligt iallafall, hittade en vitlök längst bak i kylskåpet och det har börjat växa ut gröna blad ur den haha. Hilarious! Så nu har vi en vitlöksväxt i köket!

Life begins after Coffee

Hello and good morning. When I woke up I thought it was Monday. Thank goodness it wasn't. I still get to rest a little before Monday and a new, tough week has to start. Last night I was at Laura's place. We watched White Chicks and ate yummy fruits and nuts. A night in, simple and nice. After that I came home and listened to Moby. Sometimes past midnight I  just sit down and just listen to the music, read the lyrics and drown in it all. Moby is to me almost what Burial is to Laura. His music emanates feelings I sometimes think I'm alone to feel. The lyrics are sometimes so accurate they make me cry. My absolute favorites are Porcelain, When it's cold I'd like to die and Lie down in darkness.

x
Sara

I have a thing for lyrics. I write them down in notebooks. I think I have 6 notebooks full of my favorite lyrics. I wonder how many hours I've devoted to writing down all of them. Well, I guess there are worse things to spend your time on.

...

Midnight is long

The life I knew is gone

There is nothing that I've ever seen

Darker than it's been

The Sun is gone

The lights have gone to sleep

I never knew the dark could be so deep

Somewhere you are warm

But I'm never going home

...

(Moby-Gone to Sleep)

Can't wait for March to fly past. Spring is on its way and then Summer's going to be here and that is going to be amazing.

Another favorite set of lyrics (Signs of love by Moby, of course):

...

Away we could run

I can see the light come peering through the sky in my mind

Closing people come in but also lying on the floor

I would hold you in my arms until we both are home

I would hold you in my arms until we both are all alone

....

Oh, and last but not least, today's breakfast. It was so good I just had to post a photo. Millet porridge with paleo egg nog (soy milk, egg yolks, coconut milk, agave syrup and spices). Looking forward to getting myself to the gym in a couple of hours for some core workout and then my house and dancehall classes. Hope you all have a relaxed Sunday!

x

Sara

Let's talk MUSIC

GIRLS: I hereby challenge you to post your 10 favorite songs.

Today's been nice. I slept until 10 AM, which was really nice. I usually wake up at around 7, true to my habits, so I'm always happy if I sleep longer. Weird enough. Why do I want to sleep longer when I wake up well rested and alert at 7 AM? Anyway. Yesterday was great, I died of laughter while watching White Chicks. I've seen it a bunch of times, but I still laughed so much my tummy hurt. 
Today I've been at the gym, surprise surprise, working my abs and then I had a couple of dance classes, house and dancehall.

Since Eve's pretty good at posting music I thought I'd share some music too. I'm going to share my 10 favorite songs ever. They're not in any particular order, so you know. Here we go...

1. Massive Attack - Unfinished Sympathy
I've loved this song since I was a kid. I found it on my stepdad's CD and have been into Massive Attack ever since. Love.



2. Jeff Buckley - Mojo Pin
Buckley's voice is so haunting. Hallelujah was probably the first song I heard by Buckley. Grace is an amazing album, and Mojo Pin makes me shiver every time I hear it.



3. The National - About Today (Can't choose only one, I have too many favorites. So I just picked one of my absolute favorites)
This is a band that really hits me on a lyrical level like no other band does. I have parts of their lyrics scribbled in every single notebook I have (and I have plenty of them).



4. Radiohead - Where I end and you begin
Radiohead's songs also hit me on a lyrical level. And Thom Yorke's voice. This song has the absolute best lyrics. EVER.



5. Led Zeppelin - Kashmir
No doubt one of the greatest songs ever written.



6. The Smiths - How soon is now
To be honest, I'm not a huge fan of the Smiths, but this song is absolutely phenomenal. I can never get tired of it.



7. Lupe Fiasco - Streets on fire
Weird choice, you might think, but I adore this song. There's this depth to it, this darkness, so great.



8. Burial
Can't go through this list without Burial. I had a hard time picking the song here too, but then I found this full album mix and thought... You might as well get the whole package. YOU'RE WELCOME. But since I have to choose one song, I'll choose Rival Dealer because that's the song I listen to the most at the moment.



9. Foo Fighters - Come Back
Foo Fighters was my favorite band when I was younger. I was supposed to go their concert a few summers back but I forgot. I had the ticket and everything. Well actually my friend had it and I was supposed to meet him up. On the day of the concert he called and I almost had a heart attack. I'd forgotten about the concert and was in another city hours away. TRUE STORY. #bitter



10. Evanescence - Lost in Paradise
Always tough picking the 10th song. There's a few to choose from. I could've gone with Jimi Hendrix, I could've picked a song by Kanye. It could've been Jump Around by House of Pain, something by Moby or Arcade Fire. But hey, here I am, baring my soul, admitting to absolutely loving this song and every other song ever written and performed by Amy Lee. Hello, little emo-Sara. I know you're in there. Her haunting voice... And the lyrics, the lyrics... AND the piano, obviously. One day I'm going to learn to play all of her songs on the piano.




So that's it. It has come to it's end. But this won't be the last song. Girls, I want your top 10. Right now.

Much love

Sara