So this song has been on repeat for the last few hours. And normally I would think this song is way too cheesy and go listen to some Muse or Arctic Monkeys or Cut Copy or Metric or SOMETHING, but right now cheesy is what I really, really need. (Before this song I was listening to “Something There” and “Beauty and the Beast” from the Beauty and the Beast soundtrack…ㅇㅇ) At a time like this, cheesy is so incredibly soothing. The reeeally soft, smooth voices, the simple lyrics, the whole loveydovey-ness about it all. I’m really not a loveydovey person usually unless I’m…pms-ing. really. All my emotionalass blog posts were me pms-ing and thus going all emo or cheesy and shit. Maybe I’m pms-ing right now, too. TMI? TMI. It’s okay I like making people feel uncomfortable.
Anyway, back to the song. Since I’m not a lyrics person, I can listen to one song for a whole month and still not know the lyrics. On top of that, I probably wouldn’t understand them either. Because everyone talks about how all these lyrics are poetic and whatnot but I really don’t understand poetry for shit. What the fuck are those people on drugs saying anyway? I mean, yeah, those poetic lyrics often sound nice and all that but I really have no fucking idea what they’re saying (sorry Turner, I still love you and try to understand your lyrics by reading 547825094378520 reviews…that’s how I found out that you were talking about your dick for “My Propeller”…Alexa Chung 이랑 sex 잘해라) So yeah, personally I like simple, easy lyrics. Nothing brilliant. Just a few words about whatever the fuck they’re talking about.
And speaking of simplicity, I also like simple melodies, simple bass lines, simple riffs (right now at least…this changes all the time). Simple, simple, simple. I tend to think that less is more. The more concise you are, the stronger of an effect you have with your words. The fewer the good memories, the more you cherish each one you had. etcetc…you get the point.
And this is all ironic right now because I’m being anything but concise and simple and I’m not actually getting to the point by saying the title or artist.
But that was the point.
The Way I Am – Ingrid Michaelson
If you were falling, then I would catch you
You need a light, I’d find a matchCuz I love the way you say good morning
And you take me the way I amIf you are chilly, here take my sweater
Your head is aching; I’ll make it betterCuz I love the way you call me baby
And you take me the way I amI’d buy you Rogaine when you start losing all your hair
Sew on patches to all you tearCuz I love you more than I could ever promise
And you take me the way I am
You take me the way I am
You take me the way I am
MV is pretty wtf though.
