Write Your Wrongs

I wish I had more time to explore some of the new musicians that are surfacing on Soundcloud. I could get lost bouncing around all the incredible sounds posted on that website. For now please allow me to share a sad and strangely soothing song from Sian Sanderson and the Charm Offensive.

The song is called Write Your Wrongs. I think it’s superb!

Concrete Angel

The love interest in Gareth Emery’s song, Concrete Angel, is determined to hide herself behind a tall self-made brick wall. It seems it’s hard for her to be herself with the person she’s seeing. I get the impression she’s either been hurt badly by a former lover or for some reason has come to believe she has little to offer the world. She has fine-tuned the art of deflection and allows no one to see the essence of who she really is.

The singer, Christina Novelli, says: If you keep building these walls, brick by brick towers so tall, soon I won’t see you at all, until the concrete angel falls.

It’s sad when you feel you have to hide the real you. Oh, I know there are plenty of people who would misuse what they learn about you, but isn’t being vulnerable worth the risk of connecting with someone who really cares?

Be yourself.

Tear down the brick tower. There is someone out there who wants to know who you really are!

The Sound of Missing You

Well, let's see. I was at the gym this morning, jogging a little on the treadmill, lost in Ameerah's The Sound of Missing You, and suddenly I noticed I was asking myself, What is missing from my life? It's clear in the song that Ameerah is missing the person she has been with for awhile. She can dance with anyone she wants, but when you're missing someone you've grown close to, being beautiful and having oodles of choices doesn't make you less lonely.

Listen to the song. You'll hear what she's missing: hearing her partner's voice; what they had when they were together; what they would still have if they'd worked things out. Now all she hears is the sound of missing someone she loves.

When I was listening this morning I realized the missing you sound can come from many quarters: a failed relationship; a job you used to love without realizing it; a friend you lost contact with because you didn't want to make the effort to stay in touch; a pet that wandered off; a dream that died because you were too frightened to pursue it.

So beware! That missing you sound can slip up from the strangest places –– and knock you off your feet!