Foolish Thoughts

I know. I know. I know.  It’s been a while.  Please forgive me.  I have no excuse, other than being completely lazy.  I know, I’ve wrote those exact words before, here.  I’m working on it, so deal with it.  I’m really trying to write everyday, though not blogging everyday.  However, I’ve found that when I set myself goals, tasks, and challenges, I do everything and anything to achieve them.  So, I’ve challenged myself to post once a week.  I know, once before I took on the challenge of posting everyday for a week, but it was too much.  I did it of course, only because I would rather eat glass than fail.  So, for now, I’m sticking to a post a week.

Now that’s out of the way, I would like to introduce you to my latest obsession, Alison Sudol, the lead vocalist and pianist for A Fine Frenzy.  Wow, the girl can sing.  Not only can she sing, but she plays the piano like no other and she was self taught, which makes me fall in love with her that much more.  The entire album, One Cell in the Sea is unbelievable.  I’ve never heard melodies and chords arranged like this before.  Then when you pair them with Alison’s voice; soft, sweet, sad, soulful… ugh, I can’t describe it.  She’s simply amazing.  Right now the song I have on repeat is Ashes and Wine.  I had heard it several times before and liked it.  But while listening to it the other day something changed.  I’m not sure if before I was busy with something else or my mind was a million miles away, but for some reason this time I was focused on the lyrics.  And this particular time, one of probably a dozen, this line grabbed me: “shut it out, I’ve got no claim on you now.”  I literally almost had to stop the car.  I was so enthralled and captivated with her voice that I had never listened to what she was saying.  I had to go back and listen from the beginning.  Every word floored me.  Once I got to the chorus that was it.  I became a tear soaked, snotty mess.  It was horrible.  God only knows what other cars around me were thinking.  I would be lying if I said this was the only song on the album that did this to me.  I’m not one to cry, ever.  I don’t like to do it.  But a tear or two…or a hundred were shed on, Almost Lover, Think of You, Last of Days, Near to You, Whisper, and The Well (this song is a bonus track added on the DVD when you buy the album, which you should run out and do RIGHT NOW).

I’ve added a live version of Ashes and Wine and decided to give you the lyrics as well.  The song is beautiful, but turns into something else when you read and feel the words.  Enjoy.

don’t know what to do anymore
I’ve lost the only love worth fighting for
I’ll drown in my tear storming sea
that would show you,
that would make you hurt like me

all the same,
I don’t want mud-slinging games
it’s just a shame
to let you walk away