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Friday, December 30, 2005
2005 Top Charts!
Every now and then one hears a song that captivates and from then onwards hears it a few more times, only to find that the melody gets more melodious and the lyrics get more meaningful, suiting to one's circumstances. And that is the basis for which I picked my 2005 top charts - the 10 songs which, at first listen, sound ordinary but as I hear them more they become nothing less than pearls to my ears. A dear friend once browse through the music in my iPod and I revealed more or less the few favourites I had this year, only to add in "Yea...come to think about it, they're mostly sad songs!" Alright folks, I know Christmas' just over and the new year is dawning and everyone's in a festive oh so jolly seasonal mood, but mostly what I'm thinking about is what happens after this festive oh so jolly season. I guess you know what I'm referring to.
The songs below mean a lot to me and I took a long long time to sieve through my whole playlist to come up with them. It's always fun for me to do so, to scroll through the thousand songs I have and to pick the top 10. This year, unlike the past where I based the top 10 on playcount, I've chosen this year's top 10 that represent melody and lyrical jewels (of course playcount still plays a part). Also, beside the main song, I've also included another song or 2 by the same artiste. This other or 2 songs also mean a lot but because I wanted the top 10 and not 100 of 2005, I've decided to include them under the same artiste. As you look through the chart, please take a moment to enjoy the lyrics and should you so wish for a listen to the song, just tag or drop me a mail. Without further adue, let me present to you ladies and gentlemen, (*drum rolls*) WB's 2005 top charts!
1. Christmas Lullaby (AMY GRANT - see also IMAGINE) Be near me, Lord Jesus I ask Thee to stay Close by me forever And love me I pray Bless all the dear children In Thy tender care And take us to Heaven To live with Thee there
A boy sings along to this song. I leave home and this comforts me "Be near me Lord Jesus; love me I pray". 2. Shiver (NATALIE IMBRUGLIA - see also I WON'T BE LOST & TORN) I walk a mile with a smile I don't know I don't care where I am But I know it's alright Jump the tracks Can't get back I don't know anyone around here But I'm safe this time Cos when you tell me tell me tell me stupid things like you do Yes, I have to have to have to change the rules I can't lose
We talk and talk round it all Who'd have thought we'd end up here But I'm feeling fine In a rush never trust You'll be there If I'd only stop and take my time Cos with you I'm runnin runnin runnin Somewhere I can't get to Yes I have to have to have to change the rules I'm with You
I first heard this song in the medical centre and then I was thinking, what a repetitive and boring song. But then, I like her. So I bought her album and started to hear this more often. And then it started. Everytime when I hear this song, it reminds me of God. Even as I prepare to leave for Australia, these lines comfort me "I walk a mile with a smile, I don't know, I don't care where I am, But I know it's alright. Jump the tracks, Can't get back, I don't know anyone around here. But I'm safe this time". I imagine myself there alone and I can depend on no one but myself. Or not. Because He's there wherever I'm there. It's only with Him that I can go to places I can't get to on my own. It talks about how one (myself) is always trying to win(I can't lose) but in the next part, it talks about surrendering everything and change the rules, be with Him.
3. Learning to Breathe (SWITCHFOOT - see also YOU)
Hello, good morning, how you do? What makes your rising sun so new? I could use a fresh beginning too All of my regrets are nothing new So this is the way that I say I need you This is the way that I'm Learning to breathe I'm learning to crawl I'm finding that You and You alone can break my fall I'm living again, awake and alive I'm dying to breathe in these abundant skies
There're many things I have to learn. Learn to do on my own.
I often want a fresh beginning so I can find myself break free from an old part of me. But with a fresh beginning also means that a part of me that I wouldn't want to break away from would be missing too.
4. Lion (REBECCA ST. JAMES) Wise eyes, you see the core of me Your gentleness melts me And now I know that words cannot describe the power that I feel when I'm with you This is not a dream that I'm living This is just a world of Your own You took me from all that I knew Shown me how it feels to hope With You with me, facing tomorrow together I can learn to fly Feels like I'm living in the lion's mouth, but the lion is Peace and power, love forever Who am I to stand before You? I am speechless But in my weakness You are here and all is well
"Who am I to stand before You?" - this line strikes me. 2 things. I am small and insignificant, therefore am not qualified to stand before the supreme all knowing and powerful Lord. But it's because that I am small and He's big, that Him being here makes everything well. I am an ironic person. Through the course of the year I know that I need Him. But I always feel unqualified and not worthy. Yet only He alone would make me justified - it makes me think about the things that we should face and confront yet often push them back out of fear. But knowing He's here, it's sufficient and all is well.
5. The Promise (SECRET GARDEN)
This comes from their 2nd album. A classical piece.
6. Our Last Summer (A*TEENS - see also HEARTBREAK LULLABY)
Oh yes those crazy years, that was the time of the flower-power But underneath we had a fear of flying Of getting old, a fear of slowly dying We took the chance Like we were dancing our last dance I can still recall our last summer I still see it all In the tourist jam, round the Notre Dame Our last summer Walking hand in hand Paris restaurants, our last summer Morning croissants, living for the day worries far away Our last summer
Makes me think about the last few weeks that I would spend here in Singapore...
7. When Christmas Comes to Town (from THE POLAR EXPRESS) I'm wishing on a star
And trying to believe
That even though it's far He'll find me Christmas Eve I guess that Santa's busy Cause he's never come around I think of him When Christmas Comes to Town
Presents for the children Wrapped in red and green All the things I've heard about But never really seen
This song helps me come to terms with the certain doubts that I have.
8. Blind (LIFEHOUSE) I would fall asleep only in hopes of dreaming that everything would be like is was before but nights like this it seems are slowly fleeting they disappear as reality is crashing to the floor after all this time I never thought we'd be here never thought we'd be here when my love for you was blind but I couldn't make you see it couldn't make you see it that I loved you more than you'll ever know a part of me died when I let you go
Look at it not from a negative point of view and you'd understand.
9. Theme from Sword3
2nd of 2 classical pieces. Always reminding me of my childhood (had this as a present when I was in ?Sec 1 when I was in Taiwan. Tricked my grandpa into buying this for me. Hehe. Yea...my adorable grandpa from Taiwan)
10. Nullabor Song (KASEY CHAMBERS - see also IF I WERE YOU) When it's quiet out here A hundred miles away You can hear the train on the line The whistle blows just to break the silence I wave just to break the time I close my eyes I think of runnin' water I think of runnin' away But the fires burnt to ashes And it's darker than before But I can see as clear as day If I'm not here in the morning I'll cry a river of tears I'll learn to live in a new town But my heart is staying here
