I have posted in awhile. been busy with lots of things with college and all that jazz. Finished my first week of college this week. It was pretty cool, but i can tell im going to go nuts once december rolls around. umm nothing too special is going on. my roommate went to a party, my friends went to a party, and im bored in my room. But whatever its cool (not in the temperature sense but im sweaty right now even though it hasnt been hot recently.) I dont know what eklse tosay. I wrote a song the other day. i like. i basically have it memorized. If anyone wants to ask me questions about what im doing/college life or any random mumbo-jumbo, im all ears and ill probably answer. so yea thats about it.
Peace 'n' Love
Saturday, August 28, 2010
Wednesday, August 4, 2010
11:59 is more than an album
Hey everyone! i know I have posted in a long time. I probably will post a lot less because school starts in 2 weeks technically, but i move in in a week.
I was thinking about my life while talking to a friend. I was talking about things that annoy me and i came to a certain thought. I can relate to a lot of the times that Ryan Star talks about in his debut album "11:59". I also told the friend before that i have waited more than a year for this album. This album is more than just another album to me. It basically sums up what i did, what i am doing, and what i need to do. So i shall go song by song and explain it in context to myself. This is more than just another album to me.
Brand New Day- "I've stayed in one place for too long, gotta get on the run again." I've been in NJ too long i think. Ive grown tired of the things that natives here call home. i see new things but still i need to get to a new place. This place doesnt fit me that much. I've lived here for eight years but i got to get on the run again. The chorus explains what i need to do. I need a sign, i need time to slow down when i move on so i can make myself into who i want to be. i want to accomplish my dream. and with everyday a new dream and life is opened. "Lets open our eyes to the brand new day"
Right Now- This has the idea of "carpe diem" written all over it. and when i opened my senior year with this song, i sort of failed to do that up until this summer. i knew i was gonna go away out of state, so i need to make the best of whats to come. "All we ever have is here right now, I'm where i want to be" This summer ive been to 5 concerts, and played 5 shows. Ive done things that i wanted to, lived in the moment. i feel like i needed to do that, because for awhile now i know i wont be able to. there is nothing anyone can do to stop me, i need to live my life for what i want to do.
Last Train Home- This song basically made me enjoy and continue to listen to Ryan. Its just honest, and leaves me with a happy/melancholy feeling. Its for the girl of my dream, the girl that i love yet the one i dont know yet/havent met. wait for me. ill be worth it. wait me for, just believe. this song is so incredible to me, whether live, rocked up, recorded or acoustic. it means so much to me
Breathe- This is a song that meant a lot to me, then became a single. If you know me, singles become despised by me. my least favorite songs off albums become singles. But if i take a step back, and actually listen to it, its a wonderful song. I know my life is to help people, and this song basically sums up that. i want to help people breathe, and "take the world off their shoulder and put it on me"
We Might Fall- This is a mix between live in the moment/future love song. i want to watch the world around me "live and die" and just enjoy the place i am at. But also telling a love that we might fall, but well get back up and make it somehow. we may not have much, but love is all that counts.
This Could Be the Year- The title sums it up, this could be the day. I could be made or be broken this day. Live in the moment its all you have. Dont let anyone take you down
Unbreak- This song goes with "Breathe" Help people, "unbreak" them, make them have a better life, and dont take anything from it.
Start a Fire- This is just a fun song to listen to. Its my only "club"-ish song i would listen to. The chorus is fun, just an all-around fun song.
Losing Your Memory- This song really really caught onto me last night. Im leaving. Tell everyone. This is most likely the end of my life in this area/time. People need to accept it, pretend that they want it, because most likely they do, dont react, just continue living your life. Its done, its over with, "the damage is done", things could have happened bad or good, but in the end im moving on. Everyone will "lose their memory" of me. Beach is cold at winter, i wake in somewhere else, remember when i leave, this is how goodbyes are gonna be, bitter but sweet. i kinda want to stay because of friends, but i need to keep my dream inside of me alive. i need to still move on, see new areas, get known somewhere else. Wake up, its time. just remember me the days after i leave
11:59- Dont leave, this could be the best night of our lives tonight. Live in the moment. Be who you are, become your dreams. Love the people around you. im waiting for my future love to take me away, yet she holds locket and waiting for me. I need to find who i am, and live in that moment.
As 11:59 approaches, i think about what Ryan Star says. "11:59 A moment of greatness. A moment when you are exactly who and where you want to be. Whats your 11:59?" My 11:59 is music. When i make songs, people enjoy it,and get it. they can relate like i relate to Ryan's album. When i play shows, close my eyes, im singing for myself and God, with others who seem to be there. I let go, find my 11:59. These songs mean more to me than just more words and notes. They mean something, strike a chord with me. Its more than just another artist with another album. Its Ryan Star's 11:59.
Peace 'n' Love
Mike
I was thinking about my life while talking to a friend. I was talking about things that annoy me and i came to a certain thought. I can relate to a lot of the times that Ryan Star talks about in his debut album "11:59". I also told the friend before that i have waited more than a year for this album. This album is more than just another album to me. It basically sums up what i did, what i am doing, and what i need to do. So i shall go song by song and explain it in context to myself. This is more than just another album to me.
Brand New Day- "I've stayed in one place for too long, gotta get on the run again." I've been in NJ too long i think. Ive grown tired of the things that natives here call home. i see new things but still i need to get to a new place. This place doesnt fit me that much. I've lived here for eight years but i got to get on the run again. The chorus explains what i need to do. I need a sign, i need time to slow down when i move on so i can make myself into who i want to be. i want to accomplish my dream. and with everyday a new dream and life is opened. "Lets open our eyes to the brand new day"
Right Now- This has the idea of "carpe diem" written all over it. and when i opened my senior year with this song, i sort of failed to do that up until this summer. i knew i was gonna go away out of state, so i need to make the best of whats to come. "All we ever have is here right now, I'm where i want to be" This summer ive been to 5 concerts, and played 5 shows. Ive done things that i wanted to, lived in the moment. i feel like i needed to do that, because for awhile now i know i wont be able to. there is nothing anyone can do to stop me, i need to live my life for what i want to do.
Last Train Home- This song basically made me enjoy and continue to listen to Ryan. Its just honest, and leaves me with a happy/melancholy feeling. Its for the girl of my dream, the girl that i love yet the one i dont know yet/havent met. wait for me. ill be worth it. wait me for, just believe. this song is so incredible to me, whether live, rocked up, recorded or acoustic. it means so much to me
Breathe- This is a song that meant a lot to me, then became a single. If you know me, singles become despised by me. my least favorite songs off albums become singles. But if i take a step back, and actually listen to it, its a wonderful song. I know my life is to help people, and this song basically sums up that. i want to help people breathe, and "take the world off their shoulder and put it on me"
We Might Fall- This is a mix between live in the moment/future love song. i want to watch the world around me "live and die" and just enjoy the place i am at. But also telling a love that we might fall, but well get back up and make it somehow. we may not have much, but love is all that counts.
This Could Be the Year- The title sums it up, this could be the day. I could be made or be broken this day. Live in the moment its all you have. Dont let anyone take you down
Unbreak- This song goes with "Breathe" Help people, "unbreak" them, make them have a better life, and dont take anything from it.
Start a Fire- This is just a fun song to listen to. Its my only "club"-ish song i would listen to. The chorus is fun, just an all-around fun song.
Losing Your Memory- This song really really caught onto me last night. Im leaving. Tell everyone. This is most likely the end of my life in this area/time. People need to accept it, pretend that they want it, because most likely they do, dont react, just continue living your life. Its done, its over with, "the damage is done", things could have happened bad or good, but in the end im moving on. Everyone will "lose their memory" of me. Beach is cold at winter, i wake in somewhere else, remember when i leave, this is how goodbyes are gonna be, bitter but sweet. i kinda want to stay because of friends, but i need to keep my dream inside of me alive. i need to still move on, see new areas, get known somewhere else. Wake up, its time. just remember me the days after i leave
11:59- Dont leave, this could be the best night of our lives tonight. Live in the moment. Be who you are, become your dreams. Love the people around you. im waiting for my future love to take me away, yet she holds locket and waiting for me. I need to find who i am, and live in that moment.
As 11:59 approaches, i think about what Ryan Star says. "11:59 A moment of greatness. A moment when you are exactly who and where you want to be. Whats your 11:59?" My 11:59 is music. When i make songs, people enjoy it,and get it. they can relate like i relate to Ryan's album. When i play shows, close my eyes, im singing for myself and God, with others who seem to be there. I let go, find my 11:59. These songs mean more to me than just more words and notes. They mean something, strike a chord with me. Its more than just another artist with another album. Its Ryan Star's 11:59.
Peace 'n' Love
Mike
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