I Choose You

Wow! I can’t believe it’s been more than a year since I posted some new lyrics. Well, let’s just say I’ve felt a bit inspired lately. The first few lines of this one came to me as I was brushing my teeth last week — random, right? We’ve all been in a situation where we have confusing feelings for someone and we’re pretty sure they have some sort of feelings for us, but neither one of us had the courage to come right out and say it. So we dance around the issue…for…a…long…time. Although this isn’t completely autobiographical, I can definitely identify with the lack of courage stuff! xoxo

We’ve danced around this for such a long time
We’ve memorized all the moves
You go left, I go right
But one of us is going to have to choose

I don’t mind taking the lead
As long as I know you’ll follow me

Whichever way your arrow goes
I wanna let you know I’m gonna follow
Tell me, can’t you see it in my eyes?
We’re better together
Than our hearts would ever be apart
I know it might seem like such a big surprise
But no matter what we have to go through
This is me saying it out loud
I choose you

It’s like I woke up one morning and my heart’s changed
It beats to every word you’ve ever said
Wondering if you feel the same
Or if these feelings are all in my head

‘Cause it’s not every day that someone comes along
Knowing all the words to your favorite song

Whichever way your arrow goes
I wanna let you know I’m gonna follow
Tell me, can’t you see it in my eyes?
We’re better together
Than our hearts would ever be apart
I know it might seem like such a big surprise
But no matter what we have to go through
This is me saying it out loud I choose you

And I knew we got it right
Knew we got it right
When you showed up on my porch that night
Showed up on my porch that night
You looked me in the eyes and said…

Whichever way your arrow goes
I wanna let you know I’m gonna follow
Tell me, can’t you see it in my eyes?
We’re better together
Than our hearts would ever be apart
I know it might seem like such a big surprise
But no matter what we have to go through
This is me saying it out loud I choose you

Whichever way your arrow goes
I wanna let you know I’m gonna follow
Tell me, can’t you see it in my eyes?
We’re better together
Than our hearts would ever be apart
I know it might seem like such a big surprise
But no matter what we have to go through
This is me saying it out loud I choose you

[Photo via We Heart It]

32

With my birthday coming up in less than one week (can you tell I’m excited, as usual?!?!?), I’ve age on the brain. I suppose it’s only natural. And then I found the beginning of these lyrics that I started nearly a year ago, and I couldn’t resist doing a parody of Taylor Swift’s 22, which is one of my favorite songs. It’s so interesting to compare and see just how much your life can change in the span of a single decade. Granted, my version is meant to be tongue-in-cheek, but it still holds true, don’t you think, friends? xoxo

It feels like the perfect night
To play some yahtzee
And bake homemade cookies
Oh yeah, oh yeah
It feels like one of those nights
To Facebook-stalk my ex and pretend I don’t care

Because we’re overworked, overwhelmed and overanalytical
We’re still trying to figure out who we’re meant to be, oh yeah
Because every time we look in the mirror, we wonder why life didn’t turn out like Sex and the City

Here we goooo…

I can’t be the only one who
Can’t believe they’re 32
Let me put my glasses on and try to find my lost youth
You can’t move forward without looking back
Am I turning into my mom
Did I really just say that?
Guess I’ll just keep enjoying the ride
And keep grooving like I’m 32, 32, 32

It feels like the perfect night
For a tall glass of root beer
But not with caffeine because it keeps me awake
oh no, oh no
It feels like the perfect night to have a heart-to-heart with my cat
He’s the only one who’s ever understood me anyways

Here we goooo…

I can’t be the only one who
Can’t believe they’re 32
Let me put my glasses on and try to find my lost youth
You can’t move forward without looking back
Am I turning into my mom
Did I really just say that?
Guess I’ll just keep enjoying the ride
And keep grooving like I’m 32, 32, 32

Tonight, tonight, tonight
We’ll throw caution, caution, caution to the wind, wind, wind
Everything will be alright, alright, alright
Just as long as we’re in bed by 10

I can’t be the only one who
Can’t believe they’re 32
Let me put my glasses on and try to find my lost youth
You can’t move forward without looking back
Am I turning into my mom
Did I really just say that?
Guess I’ll just keep enjoying the ride
And keep grooving like I’m 32, 32, 32

I can’t be the only one who
Can’t believe they’re 32
What’s girl to do
When she realizes she’s really 32, 32, 32??

[Photo via We Heart It]

Don’t Make Me

I’ve had the idea for this one in my head for awhile, and it’s actually based on one specific person (who shall remain nameless, of course…). Sometimes, I just want to scream, “You know what? Don’t stir up all these feelings in me if that’s all they’re ever going to be…feelings.” There are just certain people who string our hearts along, and even if they don’t know it, it can hurt. Have you ever felt this way, friends? xoxo

I feel like a slow-burning candle in an empty room
Slowly burning down to tiny flickering embers
And you, you ran off with those matches
Just look at what you’ve done…do you even remember?

I tried to stop myself from falling in love with you
But now I can’t stop myself from wanting to

Oh, baby, I’ve got you to thank
You stole my heart and ran away
It’s a haunted kind of lonely
The kind where you’re gone but still here
It’s quiet but I can still hear your voice pulling me in
Oh, baby, don’t make me fall if you won’t be there to catch me

It’s this kind of unfinished emotion that keeps me up at night
Wondering what you’re doing and if you wish you could go back
‘Cause there I was, standing on the edge of something
It was bigger than myself and something I never planned

You’re leaving much too soon
To leave me in this empty room

Oh, baby, I’ve got you to thank
You stole my heart and ran away
It’s a haunted kind of lonely
The kind where you’re gone but still here
It’s quiet but I can still hear your voice pulling me in
Oh, baby, don’t make me fall if you won’t be there to catch me

I tried to stop myself from falling in love with you
But now I can’t stop myself from wanting to

Oh, baby, I’ve got you to thank
You stole my heart and ran away
It’s a haunted kind of lonely
The kind where you’re gone but still here
It’s quiet but I can still hear your voice pulling me in
Oh, baby, don’t make me fall if you won’t be there to catch me

Oh, baby, I’ve got you to thank
You stole my heart and ran away
It’s a haunted kind of lonely
The kind where you’re gone but still here
It’s quiet but I can still hear your voice pulling me in
Oh, baby, don’t make me fall if you won’t be there to catch me

[Photo via Le Love]

I Felt It

I’ve been thinking about my tendency to fall for guys who are either unavailable or the sorts of guys I really, really shouldn’t be falling for. But, well, I can’t exactly get my heart in step with my head. I wrote this one about a certain experience I had a couple years ago. Can you relate, friends? xoxo

Falling in love with you, that was the easy part
I fell with my eyes closed and my heart open
But maybe, maybe I should have been looking down
At least then, I’d have known you wouldn’t be there to catch me
Those memories, they replay in my mind like stars burning through the night
And if I’d known then what I know now
You’d still mean something to me

Every little laugh like a thousand symphonies
Every time your eyes pierced through mine
I felt it, I felt it
Like a thousand drops in the ocean
My heart felt it, though you’d never know it
I bit my tongue to keep those words locked away
I know I shouldn’t say it, so I’ll just write it down instead
I felt it, I felt it


I wonder if you ever think of me
Or if time has replaced me in your memory
Maybe I wanted you too damn much
Maybe I was naive to think that would be enough
In a different time and place, would there ever be a chance for us?
Or would we just be another one of my mistakes?


Every little laugh like a thousand symphonies
Every time your eyes pierced through mine
I felt it, I felt it
Like a thousand drops in the ocean
My heart felt it, though you’d never know it
I bit my tongue to keep those words locked away
I know I shouldn’t say it, so I’ll just write it down instead
I felt it, I felt it


I know I shouldn’t say it, so I’ll just write it down instead
I know I shouldn’t say it, so I’ll just write it down instead


Every little laugh like a thousand symphonies
Every time your eyes pierced through mine
I felt it, I felt it
Like a thousand drops in the ocean
My heart felt it, though you’d never know it
I bit my tongue to keep those words locked away
I know I shouldn’t say it, so I’ll just write it down instead
I felt it, I felt it

Every little laugh like a thousand symphonies
Every time your eyes pierced through mine
I felt it, I felt it
Like a thousand drops in the ocean
My heart felt it, though you’d never know it
I bit my tongue to keep those words locked away
I know I shouldn’t say it, so I’ll just write it down instead
I felt it, I felt it

[Photo via Le Love]

Name On My Heart

I actually wrote this one while waiting for my bus after my doctor’s appointment this morning (update: Ears are clean as a whistle!). It’s about a guy I knew a couple years ago — a guy I knew I shouldn’t be falling for, but gosh darnit, he made it nearly impossible not to. Have you ever met someone like that, friends? xoxo
It’s days like these when I want to shout it out and not keep it in

When your face dances across my mind like a vision in the wind
It’s such a beautiful tune
How is it that you make me want to fall
When I barely know you at all
I wonder if you feel it too
 
‘Cause I don’t know where to start, but your name’s on my heart
I never expected this, but it’s jumping out of my chest
Never thought you could make me forget
Don’t you know I carry you around with me
You’re my light in the dark ’cause, boy, your name is on my heart
 
It’s that feeling I get every time that you walk by
My, oh, my, I can feel those sparks fly
Well, I’d tell you everything if only I could be honest
‘Cause your laugh, your eyes, your smile
It all feels so right
Before you walk away, let me leave you with one promise
 
‘Cause I don’t know where to start, but your name’s on my heart
I never expected this, but it’s jumping out of my chest
Never thought you could make me forget
Don’t you know I carry you around with me
You’re my light in the dark ’cause, boy, your name is on my heart
 
It’s that feeling I get every time that you walk by
My, oh, my, I can feel those sparks fly
My, oh, my, my heart’s racing
 
‘Cause I don’t know where to start, but your name’s on my heart
I never expected this, but it’s jumping out of my chest
Never thought you could make me forget
Don’t you know I carry you around with me
You’re my light in the dark ’cause, boy, your name is on my heart
 
‘Cause I don’t know where to start, but your name’s on my heart
I never expected this, but it’s jumping out of my chest
Never thought you could make me forget
Don’t you know I carry you around with me
You’re my light in the dark ’cause, boy, your name is on my heart

[Photo via Le Love]