emily brown.

last night i attended an emily brown concert.  to say she is one of the most inspirational and moving musical artists of all time would be an understatement.  she was amazing, unreal, pristine... for one night, emily brown was my supreme role model. 

if you haven't heard of her, go listen.  all her songs are definitely recommended for the enriching of the human soul.

There are only so many ways 

That I can tell you I love you 

Without telling you I love you 

And I have reached the limit of days 

That I can tell you I love you 

Without telling you I love you 

I give up 

I'll be blunt- 

You're all I need and you are everything I want 

Is this real? 

Would you know? 

All you gotta do is hold your breath and close your eyes and plug your nose 

And take the plunge 

There are only so many times 

That I can think that I love you 

Without blurting out "I love you!" 

And I am on the self-drawn line 

I do believe that I love you 

And I need it, I love you 

I give up 

I don't care 

'Cause when you're here I breathe you in like you're the air 

Is this truth? 

We'll find out 

'Cause I don't think this is what life is all about 

Living lost 

I give up 

I need you 

When you're not here, I don't know how to make it through 

You're my sun 

You're my sky 

The funniest thing is that I'm just discovering why 

I could die

b.

the beauty of music.

dear world.

music is one of the greatest beauties ever created.  it brings you joy, it shows who you are, it is the perfect symbol of peace and serenity.  music is the glue that holds the world together.  to show patriotism, we make music.  to show love, we make music.  to show feelings, we make music.  to show anger, we make music.  to calm down, we use music.  to pump up, we use music.  to feel the spirit, we use music. music is something that touches your soul more than most words can alone.  

today, too many people fake their music choice because of style. they want to be like everybody else, they want to fit in a certain style, they want a certain boy to like their interests.  they fake their music because they want to fit in. popularity is not worth compromising the thing that makes you you. music.

i challenge the world to listen to the music YOU like.  not the music your crush listens to, not the music the world listens to, not the music one particular clique or style listens to, listen to what you love.  music will free your soul and inspire and enlighten your existence.

b.

*Picture via realsimple.com

for julia, in deep water.

The instructor we hire
because she does not love you
Leads you into the deep water,
The deep end
Where the water is darker—
Her open, encouraging arms
That never get nearer 
Are merciless for your sake.

You will dream this water always
Where nothing draws nearer,
Wasting your valuable breath
You will scream for your mother—
Only your mother is drowning
Forever in the thin air
Down at the deep end.
She is doing nothing,
She never did anything harder.
And I am beside her.

I am beside her in this imagination.
We are waiting
Where the water is darker.
You are over your head,
Screaming, you are learning
Your way toward us,
You are learning how
In the helpless water
It is with our skill
We live in what kills us.
-John N. Morris

and this is what beauty is.  it digs deep inside your soul and tells you this is right.

b.