Sucker for You

The things you said, 

The words you spoke,

The lies you told,

My heart they broke.

And just when I felt I could take no more,

I see you come back through the door

Arms outstretched, a smile so wide...

And just like that,

I find

I've already let you back inside.

One for a Rainy Monday

I have already posted stuff about these two but I happened across this video and felt the need to give them some props for this interpretation of Rihanna's You Da One. Maybe it's the effect of the this Monday rain and gloom but, I feel like the duo have taken the song and brought a softness and (for lack of a better word at this point). Check out more of the girls work on their Youtube channel VanJess24.

Click the song title to access the Rhinna's version if you need a refresher. ^_^

Today's Groove: Alabama Shakes

This group is really grooving! I absolutely love their vibe. Hope you guys enjoy^^. Thanks to Ms. Alicia Keys for this latest musical treasure. Check her out at http://thekeysofalicia.tumblr.com/.

No Frills

Ah, to be absolutely carefree!

Maybe, just maybe

If I forgot the comparisons and just be me

I'd see

I'd be flying 

Fetterless, 

Chainless, 

Painless 

And weightless,

Ever blessed,

Making my way into the West.

No harness;
No tether,

No stress
No anxiety

Or heavy duress,

Just free

To be

Simply 

Me.

Sugar Addict

 You’re bad for me

The way junk food

Is bad for the body;

The way water

Is bad for electricity;

The way that deforestation

Is bad for the honeybee.

But just like a craving

For homemade apple pie,

Your sweetness is a pleasure

I can’t bring myself to deny.

I’ve set myself limits,

Gone on diets,

Shut you out with strongbolt and latches;

Even tried a 12-step programme

And patches.

But nothing compares

To the rush you give me,

So even when I’m full

I always return

And wait at your table

For seconds and thirds…

At the end of the day

I know that you know,

Despite the words I say,

When it comes to you honey

I just can’t stay away.

Age of Enlightenment

Scattered.

That's what my thoughts are.

Unfocused .

That's what you could call my efforts.

Potential.

Is what everybody says I've got,

though it goes unharvested

More often than not. But,

Little

Would more accurately describe 

The things I've accomplished in my life.

Aware.

Is what I have become;

Enlightement,

My goal for the long run.

Open,

The position in which I place my mind.

Prepared

To receive you with arms open wide.

Weekend Oasis

Been a long week;

I can't take no mo'.

Waiting impatiently 

For the whistle to blow.

Quiting time

And I go charging out the door.

Monday come round too quickly 

To hang back doin' extra chores.

I don't know

How other people do it

Or what 

It takes to get them through it.

All I know is come the weekend,

My brain gets disconnected.

And in those precious hours

No thoughts

Of work gon' get resurrected.

So, if you feel me

Get in line.

Shake the lead out,

'Cause it's party time.

No need to get

Dressed up to the nines.

Come as you are

And you'll be just fine. 

This life is short 

So let's kick it into high gear.

Not gonna sweat the small stuff,

Ain't got one second to spare.