I know #MusicMonday is really late today guys, but work is still killing me and leaving me zero time to do anything but… well, work. So, I’m sorry this one is late but it’s a really good song. It’s “God of a Girl” by Georgi Kay, and just the opening lyrics should grab you as much as they did me. This song also speaks to me so hard right now. Hope you love it just as much. <3
Lyrics
She breathes in whiskey, and she breathes out smoke, into the face of the monster, in the mirror. Where she comes and goes, in the mirror.
Where nobody knows who she is, or what she wants from herself, from them all. In the mirror is her own world, in the mirror she’s a god of a girl. A god of a girl, in her own world. She’s a god of a girl. In her own world, in her own world…
She shuts her eyes, and she counts to ten. The world looks better now, things are clearer, than they’ve ever been. Things are clearer, than she’s ever seen.
I breathe in gin, and I breathe out the dark, into the face of the monster, in the mirror. Where I see myself, in the mirror, I’m a god of a girl. A god of a girl. I see myself, I’m a god of a girl, when I see myself, when I see myself.
You are my religion. You are my connection. You are my addiction. You are mine.
She’s a god of a girl, in her own world. She’s a god of a girl, in her own world In her own world. She’s a god of a girl. In her own world, she’s a god of a girl.
Honestly, I had to double-check that I hadn’t already used ‘This Life’ by Josef Salvat on a previous #MusicMonday because this song has been on my writing playlist forever. But, apparently, I have not which means you all definitely need to hear it. In general I just LOVE Josef Salvat’s voice, and music, but this is one that just always catches my ear and makes me fall in love all over again. From the alternate from spoken word style lyrics to him singing with a strong instrumental backing is … phenomenal. Of course, like most of my favs, the lyrics are phenomenal too. Enjoy, lovelies!
PS – I didn’t realize this but the last #MusicMonday was number 100! This is 101, but I just had to acknowledge that achievement. I’ve done this for over 100 weeks! Crazy! Fortunately, I still have many more songs to share, lovelies.
Favorite Lyrics
Let me get straight to it, I’ve bit off more than I could chew. I felt the sting and slap of failure, missed my due, like a hard knife, cutting through a slice of ego of ambition yeah put me off my mission. I’ve been wandering alleys in a dirty shirt, taking this and that ’cause I had so much hurt. I’m not plying you with liquor for your tongue to get a flicker, I just need to tell my story, if you’re drunk I’ll get done quicker.
Hey, hey, gotta keep the hope up, gotta keep your eye on the prize. Hey, hey, gotta keep the highs up, I’m an optimist of the most dangerous kind. There is more to this life, I must believe there is more to this life. There is more to this life, I must believe that there is more to this life.
Let me get straight to it, there’s more explaining I could do, but I am here just for diversion, as are you. Don’t mean to jump the gun, but we could have some fun. There’s little sense in dishing, since I’ve noticed you’re not listening. (Ohh…) I’m feeling fairly lucky, I’ve been surfing shadows of success in my dreams. And, yes, I know my guard’s down, but I don’t mind if you see.
It’s #MusicMonday and I have one of my favorite artists ever on for it. Halsey’s ‘Young God’ is amazing (as is everything on the BADLANDS album, which I am known to loop in its entirety for days on end). There’s just something about her incredible voice, and the awesome music / lyrics that she always has, that make me an insta-fan for everything she does. If I ever get to see her in concert I might faint. #swoon Anyway! I am so busy in life I can barely breathe right now, but Roulette Redux is kicking ass, people are loving my story ‘Unrestrained’ and I am doing SO MANY THINGS that I will be able to tell you lovelies about soon. So soooonnnnn! We just have to be patient (which sucks) but at least we have good music to listen to in the meantime. Go on and enjoy! ^_^
Lyrics
He says, “Ooh, baby girl, you know we’re gonna be legends. I’m the king, and you’re the queen, and we will stumble through heaven. If there’s a light at the end, it’s just the sun in your eyes. I know you wanna go to heaven, but you’re human tonight.”
And I’ve been sitting at the bottom of a swimming pool for a while now, drowning my thoughts out with the sounds.
But do you feel like a young god? You know the two of us are just young gods, and we’ll be flying through the streets, with the people underneath, and they’re running, running, running. But do you feel like a young god? You know the two of us are just young gods, and we’ll be flying through the streets, with the people underneath, and they’re running, running, running again.
He says, “Oh, baby girl, don’t get cut on my edges, I’m the king of everything and oh, my tongue is a weapon. There’s a light in the crack that’s separating your thighs, and if you wanna go to heaven you should fuck me tonigh.t”
And I’ve been sitting at the bottom of a swimming pool for a while now, drowning my thoughts out with the sounds.
But do you feel like a young god? You know the two of us are just young gods, and we’ll be flying through the streets, with the people underneath, and they’re running, running, running. But do you feel like a young god? You know the two of us are just young gods, and we’ll be flying through the streets, with the people underneath, and they’re running, running, running again.
It’s #MusicMonday and I know this one is really late guys, but my kiddo kept me up all night sick, and she has pneumonia and my brain is fried. Still, I seriously love this song, and it’s so badass! ‘Ordinary Life’ by Wild Wild Horses has great energy, awesome lyrics, and it’s a song I love. Better late than never, right? I’m posting this and then crashing because I’m running on almost no sleep but I hope you take a few minutes and listen, lovelies.
Lyrics
This is not a drill Let your head empty and your heart fill Hindsight won’t save us Only catch us and cage us I won’t be that bloke who lost hope and never spoke his mind
Fear is not the answer ‘Cos these kids aren’t sick They are dancers You can tell from their faces They’re culture creators With flags in our hands Claim this land as our canvas now
It took a little dark to see those lights Blood on my hands, sweat in my eyes Walk me down the tunnel, but know that I I know, I know This is no ordinary life
This is a call to arms, sound the alarm This revolution was born in our hearts We are world changers in tee shirts and trainers We are the heartbeats of the streets that raised us Your dreams don’t seem so strange to me Life without risk, that’s living dangerously Passion’s contagious, hands full of aces We’re calling it all in because…
It took a little dark to see those lights Blood on my hands, sweat in my eyes Walk me down the tunnel, but know that I I know, I know This is no ordinary life
Fear is not the answer ‘Cos these kids aren’t sick, they are dancers.(x2)
It took a little dark to see those lights Blood on my hands, sweat in my eyes Walk me down the tunnel, but know that I I know, I know This is no ordinary life
It’s #MusicMonday and I am excited to share this one because I am such a fan of “Hurt” by Nine Inch Nails, and when I heard this cover by Of Verona I immediately fell in love. They took the raw/grunge feel of the original, with the tweaks made by Johnny Cash’s cover in 2002, and made it sound sweet and beautiful without losing the dark edge to it. I’m actually a big fan of this band anyway, so I wasn’t surprised when they showed up on my Discover Weekly with Spotify, and I think it’s a great week to share it since I’m in the middle of lots of busy stuff at the day job and with the author job. I really hope you’ll take a few minutes to listen and enjoy, lovelies!
Lyrics
I hurt myself today to see if I still feel. I focus on the pain, the only thing that’s real The needle tears a hole, that old familiar sting. Try to kill it all away, but I remember everything.
What have I become? My sweetest friend? Everyone I know, goes away in the end. You could have it all, my empire of dirt. I will let you down, I will make you hurt.
I wear this crown of thorns, upon my liar’s chair. Full of broken thoughts, way beyond repair. Beneath the stains of time, the feelings disappear. You are someone else, I am still right here.
What have I become?
My sweetest friend?
Everyone I know,
goes away in the end.
And you could have it all,
my empire of dirt.
And I will let you down,
I will make you hurt.
If I could start again, a million miles away, I would keep myself, I would find a way.
It’s funny that today’s #MusicMonday is ‘Monster’ by Aaron Richards, because it really just happened to be the next song on my playlist, but since it’s coming out just after ‘Imperfect Monster’ it seems like destiny. Although, this is a very soothing, soft song, and I love the vocals, it’s really the lyrics that make it so damn perfect for the book, even though I honestly didn’t plan it! So make sure you read them while you listen, lovelies!
Lyrics
There’s no excuse for what I do, can’t justify the way I feel inside. I try to change, pick up the broken pieces and rearrange, but it’s no use.
I can’t hide. Peel away my cracked disguise, shine a light on all my lies, no more living life in denial.
I am a monster, I’ll hurt you. And everyone I touch, in the end, will be burned too. So keep your distance from my love, or wind up a victim of my lust. Don’t say I didn’t warn you. Don’t say I didn’t warn you. Oh, oh, oh…
No excuse for what I do, can’t justify the way I feel inside. I try to change, pick up the broken pieces and rearrange, but it’s no use.
I can’t hide, from myself though I’ve tried.
I am a monster,
I’ll hurt you.
And everyone I touch, in the end,
will be burned too.
So keep your distance from my love,
or wind up a victim of my lust.
Don’t say I didn’t warn you.
Don’t say I didn’t warn you.
Oh, oh, oh…
Do you look at me differently now? Now that you see what I can be? Can you save me? Can you change me? No, you can’t!
