Song 145

 Song 145

Hello you wonderful music lovers! Welcome back! Today I have a song called The Handwritten Letter by As It Is! I reviewed them before, but for a different song. I really love this one. It's really fun, and sweet as well. I believe it's kind of a love song, but it also reminds you to keep going. So without further introduction, here we go! The intro immediately starts us off, bringing a really fun beat. A nice blend of bass, drums, and guitar. Leading us into the first verse, which slows down briefly. "There's a song that sounds a lot like you, it pulls me up just like it pulls me apart. Optimistic meets a dismal tune, you're all the while broken and mended hearts." I love how emotional this first line is, very real and very raw. The pre-chorus: "You take my silences and make them less alone, a fresh coat of paint inside my coffin so it feels like home. I know I'm not enough, out on my own. No I'm not enough." I feel like this part is kind of subjective, because if you feel like you aren't anything without someone then maybe you might need to work on yourself a bit. But at the same time, your person could potentially be making you better. I don't know, kind of conflicted on this. The chorus: "I need you when I'm bruised and broken, it's all that keeps me here and hoping. I'm tangled in your mind unwoven, I need you when I'm bruised. I need you when I'm broken." I love this part, my person always makes me smile. Plus they make me feel good about myself, and well I just love them. The second verse: "There's a truth to finding all your lies, you make me love the way that I fall apart. Common misery is all we have, you're all the while dead ends and glowing starts." I actually love that I'm a mess sometimes now, because I have people that let me be myself. And that's really special. There isn't really a bridge, on this song. At least not musically, but there is background talking. It's from a bunch of people, talking about their struggles. That pretty much wraps this one up, The melody on this is just really fun, and I love the message in this. The song kind of fades out as it ends, a very common way to wrap up a song. But still very effective. I love it. 

That's it for this one, I hope you consider checking this one out. I will see you all next time! :) 

song 144

 Song 144

Hello, everyone welcome back to the blog! Today I have another Fall Out Boy song to review. It's called, The (Shipped) Gold Standard. Interesting title, I know. But that's FOB for you, at least it's not as long as some of their song titles. Let's get into this review! The intro is really nice, has some light strumming. Then it moves in with this, I can only describe it as a foot tapping beat. Leading us nicely into the first verse: "Sometimes I wanna quit this all and become an accountant now. But I'm no good at math and besides, the dollar is down. Plant palm trees on Lake Michigan before it gets cold, I gotta feel the wind chill again before I get old." The math part is so relatable, I have dyscalculia so math has always been a struggle for me. It still it sometimes. I also love the vocals on this part very smooth. The pre-chorus: "I wanna scream I love you from the top of my lungs, but I'm afraid that someone else will hear me." The first part of this, is something I really wanna do. Like you all know I'm in love with someone, and sometimes I just want the whole world to know. Next is the chorus: "You can only blame your problems on the world for so long, before it all becomes the same old song. As soon as we hit the hospital, I know we're gonna leave this town. And get new passports, and get, get, get, get, get out now." Honestly those are some good words to live by. "You can only blame your problems on the world for so long, before it all becomes the same old song." It's true, you can only blame other stuff for so long, before it becomes tiring. Second verse: "All the yes-men said no comment, my mouth got going. The wrong way, and all the calls started snowing. The time my dad caught me a horseshoe crab, and I asked him if throwing it back into the sea would bring our luck back." I'm not really sure what this part means, but I like it. The bridge: "Tell that boy I'll leave you alone, now. Like a stove I'll turn my love down, Supra and the prophet are both in the business of souls." Oh, ok I think I get it now. But I'll let you all interpret this as you will. The the chorus repeats for a final time. This is a easy listening song. Then with the little outro that there is, it's just the slow strum of the guitar. 

That's it for this review, thank you for reading this. I'll see you in the next one! :) 

song 143

 Song 143

Hey everybody, welcome back to the blog. The song I have for you today is Without You By Villain Of The Story (Stripped version) It's a really beautiful song, so let's get into it. The soft intro is really nice to listen to, and makes for a nice ease into the song. First verse: "I lie awake through these endless nights, I see your face when I close my eyes. Reach out my hand thinking that you're real, my heart skips a beat but there's nothing to feel." This song is about missing someone, whether they have passed on, or they're just not around right now. It's a great song for when you miss that special someone. Pre-chorus: "Come back, come back to me." It's short I know, I'm probably not sectioning this right. But this is what I'm hearing. The chorus: "I'd give it all away, I would give anything, for another day. Another day with you. Just take the pain away, there's not much more I can take. Living another day, another day without you." So beautifully painful. Second verse: "I still can't believe that you're out of reach, is this the way that is was meant to be? With you taken away from me, tell me that this is nothing but a dream." So much emotional pain coming through here. Then the rest of the song is the same, with the first verse and the chorus repeating. I love stripped down songs, this one was done all on piano. So beautiful. With the vocals, almost isolated you can really hear the passion and the longing in his voice. Then the song fades out, with the last notes of the piano. 

That's it for this review, thank you to everyone who has been reading these. It means the world to me, and if I have helped to broaden your music horizons, that's great! See you in the next one. 

Song 142

 Song 142

Hello everyone, the song I have for you today is Powerless (Acoustic) by Villain Of The Story. I have always felt like acoustic versions of songs, just hit different. This one was really beautiful! So without further introduction, let's get into it. There isn't an intro, it just jumps right in. First verse: "You wanna ask, why my heart has turned to ash. Even when the sun is shining bright, I'm cold as ice. You wanna know, how I ended up alone. Emptiness and shattered trust, left me buried in the dust." There's nothing like raw emotional lyrics, they speak to your soul. Pre-chorus: "I'd rather be numb, than deal with the pain. I'd rather be done, than have to live this way." So moving. The chorus: "Pull me up, pull me out of this. I am broken, I feel powerless. I've had enough, I'm crying out. For something or someone, to give me a reason to live." There's so much he's going through, and you can feel all the suffering in these little lines. Second verse: "Am I a ghost? Lost everything I loved the most, built myself so high up off the ground. Now I'm falling down, I'm in the dark. And I can't see, it feels like I forgot how to breathe. It's been so long, since I've felt strong. Should I give up? Is all hope inside me gone?" I wanna give this person a hug, I know what he's feeling. I think everyone has felt like this before. The bridge: "I am trying to hold on, but I am slipping. Please lift me up, I am searching for anyone. To pull me out of this tragic misery." I think I've already said, what needed to be said. So let's continue on. There is an outro for this song, so incoming! "Give me a sign that you can hear me, calling out for you. Can you hear me? Can you hear me? Calling out for you." Such a bitter sweet way to end this painfully beautiful song. When you're angry listen to the original version of this, but when you're feeling down and hopeless listen to this version. You'll get a lot out of it, both ways. Music has helped me connect to my feelings better, it puts them into perspective. So if you're like me and sometimes struggle with expressing how you feel, I recommend a good song. And this is one of them. 

Okay, that wraps up this review. (I know I didn't really comment on the instrumental part) but I wanted to focus on the lyrics for this one :) See you next time! 

song 141

 Song 141

Welcome back to the blog everyone! I have a really great love song today, I'm a sucker for love songs. They make me think of my person :) This love song is called I'm Yours by Villain Of The Story. A really good band, that I think needs more recognition. It has a really nice romantic tone to it, there isn't an intro, but sometimes it doesn't need one. The first verse: "I was lost in a storm, too blind to find my way out of the dark. Searching for something more, for a brand new start. I've been slipping away, so far from happiness. And I felt like I was too far gone, that night I saw you standing there across the room. And I couldn't breathe, everything is changing. Are you the one who's meant to save me?" Already a really great start, and very romantic. My person brought me out of a rough patch, so I can relate to this. Then we have the chorus: "Could this be the start of something new, can you carry the weight of this fragile heart? Maybe it's too good to be true, just promise me that we'll never fall apart. And I'm yours. I'm yours." The first half of the song is done on piano, but other instruments are in play further into it. I really love that chorus, it's so sweet! Second verse: "These last few weeks we've spent together, have seemed like a dream. I've never been so sure of anything, I'm letting go of the pain and the fear now. Things have never been so clear, when life leaves me broken and I search for, a reason to go on. I know that you are the answer beneath it all, with you I'd never fall." *sigh* For real though, I love it when songs exactly express how I'm feeling. The bridge: "And baby don't you see, you make me feel so free. Just think of all that we can be, I want to give you the world, because you mean the world to me, I'm yours." No comment, I think I've said it all. That last part the "I'm yours" part, repeats a few times. Then ends with a guitar strum. The vocals are also really good too. I'm so happy I found another love song, it feels good listening to love songs again :) 

Well that's it for this review, and if you have someone special in your life, show them this song :) See you in the next one! 

For my person <3

song 140

 Song 140

Hello everyone, welcome back to the blog! Today I have a song by a newer band, called Dark Divine. I think I reviewed a song theirs before, anyway they are really good. They kind of remind me of motionless in white, I think the metalcore genre is in good hands nowadays. But back to the song, the title is called Terrifier! Which is also a movie I believe, I haven't seen it though. Anyway we start off the song with a little intro with some lyrics. "(Terrified, terrified) (Till death do we be terrified) (Terrified, terrified) (Till death do we be terrified)" Giving us an amazing break down, which takes us into the first verse: "Terrified, terrified. Till death do we be terrified. Terrified, terrified. Till death do we be terrified. I'm so tired of wasting your time, and feeling like I'm not in the right state of mind. And everybody says I'm gonna be fine, but words mean nothing to the deaf and the blind. And I'm scared of what you'll think of me, if you see my insecurities. A victim of my own mentality. I don't want you to see this side of me." Very typical, about hiding your feelings, and the parts of ourselves we might not like. The pre-chorus: "I'm terrified from what I try to hide inside of me, my lies can't save me anymore. It's paralyzing to know where your demon's hiding. I don't even wanna try." No comment here. moving on to the chorus, which is also from the intro. "Till death do we be terrified. Terrified, terrified. Till death do we be terrified. Terrified, terrified. Till death do we be terrified." That makes sense, in a way. a lot of things in life are scarey. Second verse: "Here we go again, another day gone. Another pain from all of my mistakes, I'll never be free. From what I don't want you to see, a glass half full is still a heart half empty. My dead unwanted spirit loves to wander aimlessly, and the demons that I sought to destroy. Are starting to look just like me." Okay, now this part is talking about are inner voice, and inner thoughts. And maybe sometimes we don't always realize when, maybe we're the monsters. Next is the bridge: "I can't stand the sadness in your eyes, when you look at me the way I feel inside. I don't wanna leave myself behind, but I know that if I don't, I won't be able to survive! We're all just terrified!" Wow this part is really deep. I love it! The vocals on this track, are also really great. The screams are also perfectly placed. The bridge is slowed down a bit, it's really beautiful. Their lead singer Anthony is really talented. On the outro, we have some lyrics from one of the verses. and there's no instrumentals at the end, so the song just ends. This is a really good track, and you should listen to it. 

See you next time :) 

song 139

 Song 139

Welcome back to the blog, today I have a band that I never heard of. But I found the other day, they are from the UK and they're called WSTR, I don't know what that stands for. That's how it shows up on the bio on youtube music. They are a pop punk band, which you know I live for pop punk. I freaking love this genre, like I can't even tell you how much. So let's get into it. Starting with the intro, it has this really great hook. With just the light strumming of an electric guitar. Coming in hot with the drums. Put the two together, and it's amazing! First verse: "Is it these four walls that, are bringing you down? Or the fact that I'm gone, hardly ever around? You think I'm off to the ball, that's not the case at all hard floor. Back sore split feelings, have we lost all meaning?" No comment on this section, other than the fact that I love the set up. We move on to the chorus: "Are we stupid, or just incompetent? Cause the truth is I'm tired of doing this, God ***** I am just a human. I seldom see the sun, hate almost everyone." The chorus of this is so catchy, honestly pop punk is like the perfect genre for summer. And that part about the sun, I find very relatable because I am very pale, and when I do go outside I'm not usually out for very long. Because I will literally burn so fast, I do love going out when it's warm though. But yeah, I just find that funny. Second verse: "If you love ADHD, I'll be your cassanova. You'll deal with the repercussions, some of the facts that I can't get over. Hide everything sharp, leave me in the dark. With my complicated persona, if feelings get hurt, for better for worse. I'll bury my head in this closure ooh, yeah. I'll bury my head in this closure. But it'd be nice to know that know that, as the future takes shape. The scars will fade, if the history don't soil your name." A bit of a long second verse, but still really good. The bridge on this track, is just the chorus again. Only there's some background vocals as well. So you know what? I'm just gonna add that part in. "Are we stupid? (God**** I am just a human) Is it pointless? (I seldom see the sun, hate almost everyone)" there we go. On the outro, there's this part "Is it pointless? Yeah I mean everyone. Some of the facts that I can't get over." Then it ends with. "Hate almost everyone, yeah I mean everyone." Lol, that is not me. But some people probably feel that way, and that's ok. As long as you're not hurting anyone, you do you. :) 

That is it, first time reviewing this band. I have a couple more that I liked from them, and I will probably review those ones too. Until next time, keep on listening! :) 

song 138

 Song 138

Hello everybody, today I have a song that totally describes the state of the world right now. Specifically the people. It's called People Are Vomit by The Used. (I know I write about these guys a lot) First off, I want to talk about the cover art on this song. It is amazing! It has this really pretty teal, purple, and white colour scheme going on. And there's a picture of a skeleton, with roses shooting out of its mouth. Very aesthetically pleasing. Getting into the song itself, we start with an intro. It's one of those heavy sounding intros, the ones that make you wanna stomp your feet, and nod your head to the beat/base. There's also a little scream of the word no. There seems to be no first verse, it immediately goes into the pre-chorus. So let's go there now: "I don't wanna live in this American wasteland. United, we fall, and divided where we stand. Crowds of people fall to their knees, pledging allegiance to this disease. Violence is sometimes necessary. Dying in our sleep from the American dream." Sound familiar? Moving on to the chorus: "This future's f******* before it got started (before it got started) Is this what you wanted? (Is this what you wanted?) Is this what you need?" There's two parts to this chorus, which is why I decided to space them out. Here's the second part: "Ayy, ayy, whoa, oh, oh. This world's disgusting, people are vomit. (people are vomit) Is this what you wanted? (This what you wanted?) Is this what you need? Ayy, ayy, whoa oh oh." I feel like this was a pretty interesting take on the world, and yeah sometimes people suck. I think that captured that pretty well here. Not all people though, and not all the time. I mostly just like the edginess of this song. Moving on, there seems to be some form of verse in this next part, so here we go. "I can show you fear, in a handful of dust now. Tell me to pick a side, but I'm not sure I know how." It definately is the case where people are divided, but I hope this song can bring them together. The bridge: "I pledge allegiance to myself, pledge allegiance no one else. I pledge allegiance to myself, pledge allegiance to no one else." No comment here, I think this speaks for itself. The song ends with just one word, being screamed into existence. And that's the simple question of "Why?" I'd like to know too dude. 

That sums up this review, I will see you next time :) 

song 137

 Song 137

Hello my fellow music lovers! Welcome back to the blog! Today I have a great song for you, it's called SHOUT by girlfriends! The intro of this song is so freaking good. It has that nice drum beat, that goes so hard. There is some lyrics for the intro, so I'm gonna put those in here. "Shout, I gotta get it out. Shout, I gotta get it out." Sometimes you do just have to let out those feelings and emotions, and in some cases that's in the form of shouting. First verse: "I've got soap in my teeth, they were already clean. Hovered over the sink, why would you do this to me? For the thoughts that I think, or the words that I speak. I don't think you believe in my freedom of speech." I don't have any thoughts on this verse, so we'll just continue on. The pre-chorus: "We're the misfits, we're the broken. In the land of the lost and the hopeless, come from nothing, going nowhere. I gotta get it out, I'll show you what I'm all about." So the chorus is the same as what was in the intro, so we'll just move on to the second verse: "I'll tell you what's on my mind, but you don't wanna know. If I told you the truth, you would pull out the soap. And I can't match the taste of your hands in my face. No, I won't miss the days of watching what I say." I'm getting the sense, that they're talking about saying whatever the heck they want to say. Without worrying about what people think. Also this song is so different than what they usually do, this band I would describe is kind of pop punk. But this song has a more edgier vibe to it. The bridge: "Ever since I was young, they told me bite my tongue. Now there's blood in my mouth, I'm gonna spit it out." Okay, now I get it. Being silent your whole life, will make you finally want to say things as loud as you want. There is kind of an intro, with the chorus repeating for a final time, and an instrumental part. But other than that, the song just kind of ends. 

That's it for this episode, I really hope you go check this song out. And I will see you in the next one :)