Somebody That I Used to Know - Jackson Guthy & Ariel Winter

Talent can be found in surprising shapes, forms - and places. I happened upon this cover of Gotye's Somebody that I Used to Know by Jackson Guthy (who BTW I can see becoming a new favourite of mine). The song features Ariel Winter who plays Alex on Modern Family. I had no idea miss lady could sing, but she has got a great voice and the duo are a perfect fit on this song. 

Thanks to @itsJulieBowen for tweeting this video. 

Shifting Sands

 

I can't tell you how I feel,

So I'll just write it down

To get it out my head.

So many things I'd like to say.

Like so many prisoners

Locked up in my chest.

We used to be,

We used to be...

I could say all the words

I think you'd somehow

Want to hear from me

But it wouldn't matter.

It wouldn't mean a thing

Cause in the end, 

You can always see

Straight through me.

We used to be,

We used to be...

I wish that we could've stayed 

The way we were back then

But time moves fast,

The moments pass 

And even good things must end.

We tried to build a castle 

On shifting sand

But in the changing of the seasons

It slipped away

Right through our hands.

We used to be, 

We used to be...

I will always cherish

The memories of you.

Blood Bond

After all that we've been through,

The highs, the lows

And all the shit we had to do.

After all the good times, 

The heartbreak,

The betrayal,

This is my truth,

Our holy grail:

When it comes down to the wire,

When we've lost friends and siblings,

Fathers and mothers,

We can cling to each other.

You and I,

We are brothers.

Dog Days

It's one of those days.

One of those days

Where the world seems closed.

It's one of those days

Where la vie en rose

Has faded into

Life in shades of brown and beige and gray.

It's one of those days.

One of those days 

When you just want to say,

I give up.

It's one of those days

When pounding the pavement

Sends shock waves straight up to your brain

Leaving you with a mother of a headache.

It's one of those days.

One of those days

Where even the possible 

Looks improbable,

Intangible,

Unhaveable.

One of those days

Where what you thought you knew

Becomes untrue

And you stand reeling, 

Focusless
In a haze of apathy,

Wandering blindly through a foreign reality.

It's one of those days.

One of those days

When faith is all that's left,

When you can't even trust yourself,

When all the things you felt

Are uncertain,

When you're bowed and twisted and bent

A heavy, sinking slave to gravity,

When all that's left
Is to stay right where you've knelt.

Possible.

Haveable.

Believeable.

Tangible.

Hands uplifted,

Reaching for the unfathomable,

Holding out for your miracle.

Comedy Break : GloZell Green - Cinnamon Tried to Kill Me

The sun has made its grand début bringing actual warmth at last - after months of rain, snow and all around gloomy weather, I have to say this is a welcome change. In token of my joy I'd like to share this video by one of my favourite Youtube personalities - GloZell Green. It's a straight shot of pure, unadulterated silliness delivered in true GloZell fashion : music, on screen lyrics, clouds of cinnamon... what more could a guy ask for?

Thanks for bringing the laughs Glo'!

Figuring

 
even sparrows

can be pierced by arrows

in mid-flight

apples red

are sometimes fed

to swine in their despite

a little honey

can make the tummy

feel just right

and drops of rain

on window panes

make music in the night

the hands of time

reveal the rhyme

within the reason of life

and some old folk

can do more work

than can be acheived by youthful might

Stardust

Stars cold and distant,

Stars silver and beautiful,

Stars blue and gold,

Familiar yet aloof.

Stars shine for others

And for themselves;

For everyone

And no one in particular.

Standing naked in the night,

Bathed in starlight,

Awash in the astral glow,

Glittering and white.

Stars shine bright,

Fade with the daylight.

Leave me to consciousness,

Abandon me to forgetfulness.

Let me wander comfortless

Through the desert of wakefulness.

Stars return.

Guide me home.

Bring back the dreams

I once called my own.

Stars stand still.

Keep me in

The land of twilight.

Stars don't go,

Postpone tomorrow.

I don't want to come down from this height

Hold off on the dawn,

Keep singing your song

Lead me to the place where I belong.

Stars shine bright,

Stay with me tonight,

Embrace me in your shimmering light.

Stars, 

Nenuphars

And astral cars.

Bright light, 

Sparkling white.

Stars keep watch 

O'er the silent night.

Chillin' Livin'

Purple days,

Summer rays

Shine their light

Through shimmering haze.

Juicy fruit,

Playful brook

Dance and skip

In sleepy woods.

Laughter and mirth

A myriad of births

Serve to swell

The living worth.