Collide by Howie Day

I was just chilling out at work (again!), reflecting on the songs that EIC had played the night before at Balaclava.

And this song immediately came to my head. I have heard them played it many times before, always reminding myself to go get it into my iPod, but I’d keep forgetting to. So I searched for it on youtube and here it is. It’s got an awesome tune, and the lyrics, I guess, just kinda means something somehow, but I can’t really grasp it.

Collide – Howie Day

The dawn is breaking
A light shining through
You’re barely waking
And I’m tangled up in you
Yeah

I’m open, you’re closed
Where I follow, you’ll go
I worry I won’t see your face
Light up again

Even the best fall down sometimes
Even the wrong words seem to rhyme
Out of the doubt that fills my mind
I somehow find
You and I collide

I’m quiet you know
You make a first impression
I’ve found I’m scared to know I’m always on your mind

Even the best fall down sometimes
Even the stars refuse to shine
Out of the back you fall in time
I somehow find
You and I collide

Don’t stop here
I lost my place
I’m close behind

Even the best fall down sometimes
Even the wrong words seem to rhyme
Out of the doubt that fills your mind
You finally find
You and I collide

Taking a Break

Taking a break from work, I went through the story I wrote last night and felt so proud of it again LOL. Did some amendmends and then suddenly felt quite drained and tired. I didn’t even set an alarm for this morning, and instinctively, I woke up without it. Damn. I was hoping to sleep in a little later today. Oh well

Suddenly thought about tomorrow and how much worse it would get….. Company family day, followed by primary school class gathering, then ZoukOut…..oh god……..

And so I went back to work. I think I should finish as much as I can today and hope not to do any over the weekend.

Unwell by Matchbox 20

As I was driving to work this morning, “Unwell” came on my iPod. I guess I’m not crazy, just a little unwell too.

Unwell – Matchbox 20  

All day
Staring at the ceiling
Making friends with shadows on my wall
All night
Hearing voices telling me
That I should get some sleep
Because tomorrow might be good for something
Hold on
I’m feeling like I’m headed for a
Breakdown
I don’t know why
I’m not crazy, I’m just a little unwell
I know, right now you can’t tell
But stay awhile and maybe then you’ll see
A different side of me
I’m not crazy, I’m just a little impaired
I know, right now you don’t care
But soon enough you’re gonna think of me
And how I used to be
Me
Talking to myself in public
Dodging glances on the train
I know
I know they’ve all been talking ’bout me
I can hear them whisper
And it makes me think there must be something wrong
With me
Out of all the hours thinking
Somehow
I’ve lost my mind
I’m not crazy, I’m just a little unwell
I know, right now you can’t tell
But stay awhile and maybe then you’ll see
A different side of me
I’m not crazy, I’m just a little impaired
I know right now you don’t care
But soon enough you’re gonna think of me
And how I used to be
I been talking in my sleep
Pretty soon they’ll come to get me
Yeah, they’re taking me away
I’m not crazy, I’m just a little unwell
I know, right now you can’t tell
But stay awhile and maybe then you’ll see
A different side of me
I’m not crazy I’m just a little impaired
I know, right now you don’t care
But soon enough you’re gonna think of me
And how I used to be
Hey, how I used to be
How I used to be, yeah
Well I’m just a little unwell
How I used to be
How I used to be

Wine, Women and Song

And Bala was good tonight. Too good. They played Coldplay. It was as if they were reading my mind.

It’s amazing how one glass of wine, good music and 140kmh can do to you. And on the way back, I was laughing uncontrollably, I don’t know why, as tears streamed down my face.