dilemma : "state of uncertainty or perplexity, especially as requiring a choice between equally unfavorable options."
Fort Minor, Where'd You Go
Saturday, March 26, 2005
First Day Of My Life
This is the first day of my life Swear I was born right in the doorway I went out in the rain, suddenly everything changed They're spreading blankets on the beach Yours is the first face that I saw I think I was blind before I met you Don't know where I am, don't know where I've been But I know where I want to go
So I thought I'd let you know That these things take forever, I especially am slow But I realized how I need you And I wondered if I could come home
I remember the time you drove all night Just to meet me in the morning And I thought it was strange, you said everything changed You felt as if you'd just woke up
And you said, "This is the first day of my life I'm glad I didn't die before I met you Now I don't care, I could go anywhere with you And I'd probably be happy"
So if you want to be with me With these things there's no telling We'll just have to wait and see But I'd rather be working for a paycheck Than waiting to win the lottery
Besides, maybe this time it's different I mean I really think you like me
I can't remember what I planned tomorrow I can't remember when it's time to go When I look in the mirror Tracing lines with a pencil I remember what came before
I wanted to think there was endless love Until I saw the light dim in your eyes In the dead of the night I found out Sometimes there's love that won't survive
New York City Such a beautiful disease New York City Such a beautiful, Such a beautiful disease
Laura kept all her disappointments Locked up in a box behind her closet door She pulled the blinds and listened to the thunder With no way out from the family store
We all told her things could get better When you just say goodbye I'll lay awake one more night Caught in a vision I want to deny
And did I mention the note that I found Taped to my locked front door It talked about no regrets As it slipped from my hand to the scuffed tile floor
I rode the train for hours on end And watched the people pass me by It could be that it has no end Just an action junkie's lullaby
We were full of the stuff that every dream rested As if floating on a lumpy pillow sky Caught up in the whole illusion That dreams never pass us by Came to a tattoed conclusion That the big one was knocking on the door What started as a mass delusion Would take me far from the place I adore
I'm so tired but I can't sleep Standin' on the edge of something much too deep It's funny how we feel so much but we cannot say a word We are screaming inside, but we can't be heard
But I will remember you Will you remember me? Don't let your life pass you by Weep not for the memories
I'm so afraid to love you, but more afraid to loose Clinging to a past that doesn't let me choose Once there was a darkness, deep and endless night You gave me everything you had, oh you gave me light
And I will remember you Will you remember me? Don't let your life pass you by Weep not for the memories
And I will remember you Will you remember me? Don't let your life pass you by Weep not for the memories Weep not for the memories..
Spend all your time waiting for that second chance For the break that will make it OK There's always some reason to feel not good enough And it's hard at the end of the day
I need some distraction or a beautiful release Memories seep from my veins Let me be empty and weightless and maybeI'll find some peace tonight
In the arms of the Angel far away from here From this dark, cold hotel room, and the endlessness that you fear You are pulled from the wreckage of your silent revelrie You're in the arms of the Angel; may you find some comfort here
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There's vultures and thieves at your back The storm keeps on twisting, you keep on building the lies That you make up for all that you lack It don't make no difference, escaping one last time It's easier to believe In this sweet madness, oh this glorious sadness
That brings me to my knees In the arms of the Angel far away from here From this dark, cold hotel room, and the endlessness that you fear You are pulled from the wreckage of your silent revelrie
In the arms of the Angel; may you find some comfort here You're in the arms of the Angel; may you find some comfort here