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I gots all the feels after watching The Way Way Back. So I wrote a song about it :) enjoy

#original #song #acoustic #folk #the way way back

Wow... :/

Just wrote disturbingly depressing lyrics... They don't have a structure, and they don't rhyme. But who am I trying to please anyway...

It was weird when it happened. It never happened to me before. It's kind of like I just opened up and I wasn't writing them, my brain was just spilling out. I wasn't thinking about what I was writing, it was just a stream of consciousness. And what came out kind of worries me... :P I didn't know I hated society that much! ha ha

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Here's my entry for the Hank's Face remix.

It was fun to make, so... here it is! :)

Reblog and all that stuff :)

Enjoy!

#vlogbrothers #Hank Green #john green #hanks face #remix #contest #edwardspoonhands #fishingboatproceeds

Tiny Glowing Screens, Part 2

There’s 7 billion 46 million people on the planet And most of us have the audacity to think we matter Hey, you hear the one about the comedian who croaked? Someone stabbed him in the heart, just a little poke But he keeled over ‘cause he went into battle wearing chain mail made of jokes Hey, you hear the one about the screenwriter who passed away? He was giving elevator pitches and the elevator got stuck halfway He ended up eating smushed sandwiches they pushed through a crack in the door And repeating the same crappy screenplay idea about talking dogs 'til his last day Hey, you hear the one about the fisherman who passed? He didn’t jump off that ledge He just stepped out into the air and pulled the ground up towards him really fast Like he was pitching a line and went fishing for concrete The earth is a drum and he’s hitting it on beat The reason there’s smog in Los Angeles is ‘cause if we could see the stars If we could see the context of the universe in which we exist And we could see how small each one of us is Against the vastness of what we don’t know No one would ever audition for a McDonalds commercial again And then where would we be? No frozen dinners and no TV And is that a world we want to text in? Either someone just microwaved popcorn Or I hear the sound of a thousand people pulling their heads out of their asses in rapid succession The people are hunched over in Boston They’re starting app stores and screen printing companies in San Francisco They’re grinning in Los Angeles like they’ve got fishhooks in the corners of their mouth But don’t paint me like the good guy ‘cause every time I write I get to choose the angle that you view me and select the nicest light You wouldn’t respect me if you heard the typewriter chatter tap tap Tapping through my mind at night The same stupid tape loop of old sitcom dialogue And tattered memories of a girl I got to grind on in high school Filed carefully on rice paper My heart is a colored pencil But my brain is an eraser I don’t want a real girl, I want to trace her from a catalogue Truth be told I’m unlikely to hold you down Cause my soul is a crowded subway train And people keep deciding to get on the next one that rolls through town I’m joining a false movement in San Francisco I’m frowning and hunched over in Boston I’m smiling in Los Angeles like I’ve got fishhooks in the corners of my mouth And I’m celebrating on weekends Because there are 7 billion 47 million people on the planet And I have the audacity to think I matter I know it’s a lie but I prefer it to the alternative Because I’ve got a tourniquet tied at my elbow / I’ve got A blunt wrap filled with compliments and I’m burnin it You say to go to sleep but I been bouncing off my bedroom walls since I was hecka small We’re every age at once and tucked inside ourselves like Russian nesting dolls My mother is an 8 year old girl My grandson is a 74 year old retiree whose kidneys just failed And that’s the glue between me and you That’s the screws and nails We live in a house made of each other And if that sounds strange that’s because it is Someone please freeze time so I can run around turning everyone’s pockets inside out And remember, you didn’t see shit

Watsky, is fucking amazing.

Can't wait to see him in May.

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So, I just finished Looking For Alaska in 2 days, and John Green is a genius. So I started writing a song. First verse and chorus, and a little short sound clip of what it might sound like (if it's not acoustic). Enjoy. (It's makes sense if you've read the book)

The Great Perhaps:

I’ll be wherever your footsteps fall

Fireworks exploding

Who is this girl I love

Because I know that it can’t happen

And I know know you’re collapsing

You and me and the other guys

Only three months in

You sure took me by damn surprise

When you told me this could happen,

But you don’t want it to fall apart

Cuz life’s been ripping from it’s seams since you were 8 years old

A tiled kitchen floor

Has never felt so cold

We’ll just lie with your hand in mine

Your head on my chest

Drinking on cheap bottles of wine

And I left this town

Cuz those people they just bring me down

I never knew that life could be

So happy with it’s misery

You thought me how to survive

I’ll teach you how to live

Or you can take your life

I try to love you less

And I know right well, you shouldn’t be

Kissing me right now, I’ll keep you locked up in my memory

You’re my Great Perhaps

And I let you go

Into the crash

#looking for alaska #john green #hank green #vlogbrothers #vlog #brothers #the fault in our stars #tfios

The Hunger Games

Call it the next Twilight (please don't), call it the next Harry Potter, or just call it The Hunger Games, because, well, that's what it is. It truly is a great book. Not necessarily great writing, but the ideology behind it is something great. It's a young adult novel, so of course it wont be a beautifully written piece of artistic vision, but besides that, it's one of my favourite, if not, my favourite book. Many people in my year have read this book, and they enjoyed it also, but I see their enjoyment perhaps as just a simple, on the surface, it is what it is enjoyment. But I got something else from it. Something great. I don't know weather it was intended to be read this way, I think it is, but I got a really strong message from just the first book, and I feel that from just reading little previews of the next two books, they follow this view even more.

And it all begins with politics. Something I FUCKING HATE! Absolutely no interest, I couldn't care less about the idiots who screwed up our country. But there is one aspect I'm interested in, and that's the way things are controlled, the way society around us works, freedom and power.

Throughout the book / movie I see an underlying theme of power, and similar to the "Occupy Wall Street" protests, The Hunger Games shows us where the power really lies. In this post-apocalyptic world, the 12 districts in Panem are all controlled by The Capitol, ie. 12 districts = 99%, The Capitol = 1%. The Capitol capitalise, if you will, on the districts, they use them, and force them into an inhumane arena of murder, disease and death just for the main sake of entertainment (granted, there is something about punishment for the rebellion or something, but they never go into much detail on that). I see this as a reflection of our own modern day society and the drastic nature of our reality TV. We feed our entertainment hunger off watching other people, do nothing but purely exist. And perhaps, this story shows where that may be going if people don't realise that they're actually just wasting their time on nothing.

Anyway, back to the politics side of things...

This bastardised, corrupt society is unfortunately a symbol of our own society. The fascist Capitol represent the leaders, the rich and the powerful. That 1% control us, the other 99%, and there's not a thing we can do about that. Or is there? This is where the story of Katniss and Peeta comes in. At the end when there is just the two of them left and they settle on both of them dying, rather than one of them leaving the arena alive. Here we see the power the ordinary people have over the 1%. Just before they kill themselves, we see The Capitol give in. Katniss & Peeta found a weakness, showing their power over what would presumably be the reigning power. I enjoyed this part, as we see there is always a possibility of anything thing happening. It also shows the fact that without that 99%, the 1% have power over nothing, which leads back to, who is in control? The 1% that controls the 99%, of the 99% who give the 1% their power, in turn showing the sheer power of the 99%.

Anyway, I'm finished with this for tonight, I might continue with this at a later date, but I'm tired and I've got my Irish orals tomorrow, so...

See yall later ;)

I'm Feeling Very Rebellious!

I've been listening to lots of Flobots and Rise Against lately and certain people in my school ie. the principal, is a complete communist bastard.

I wrote I song. Not a rap, but not really sung. I know it's weird reading lyrics because you can't really get the music, but what ever... here 'tis.

I Refuse.

I refuse to be left in the dark

while so many others are used just to fill up a chart

its nothing new, its all numbers and facts

there no time to react, we’ve got deaths to be tracked we must all counter-act these

inhumane ways of life, doesn’t work? start a fight

and its all just building your bank and your image of thanks

we should be proud of our leaders, they do so much for us all

take some cash here and there, close their lips pass some laws

it doesn’t work here like that and it cant anymore

you’ve got this growth on your back and we’re growing some more

it’s just all money and games, nothing can ever change

we’ve got the numbers with us, it will never be the same

I refuse to be left in this way

if no body else stands we can choose here our own words to say

free speech, it don’t exist anymore, it’s all the corporate whores

and we will rise to this chance, to stand up raise our hands

we’re always told what to think, since we’re kids we’re in sync

be the same, all behave, follow rules, be the slaves

to our modern society, we all listen to fools

nows our chance, take a stand we’ll live by our own rules

stop a fight with a war, where have I seen this before

you’d think you’d learn from mistakes

raise the price, raise the stakes

I’m just trying to see sense in a word that’s as dense

as its corrupt, stupid leaders, we wont stop, it's still tense,

I refuse to be lead

I refuse to play dead

I refuse to be the same

We are many, we are one

You start a war, a war we’ve already won.

Music...and things...

My new saying... "A song a day, keeps homeless away"

That's my new thing for Lent, I'm going to try write a song a day. Whether it's words, or a cool guitar riff or whatever... Then at at the end of it I'll spend a few days not study for this big L.C. (from my mock results I think I'll be grand w/o a few days of study :P) and record a little EP of what I think are the best ones...

Speaking of which, over mid-term I recorded an acoustic EP. I have 3.5/5 songs recorded, I'll put a link to the audio at the end of this blog (I still need to re-do a few vocals :P) of the ones I have done.

But I think it's a good plan... If I really want to make my music things happen (which I'm not even sure about, I might just stay with the production end of things).

anyway, that was just random randomness I thought I'd start writing... and this is what happens.

See you on the flip, flop.

It's Not Over - http://dl.dropbox.com/u/877147/Ice%20%26%20Snow.mp3

Runaway - http://dl.dropbox.com/u/877147/Runaway.mp3

Long Story - http://dl.dropbox.com/u/877147/Long%20Story.mp3

here's my little preview of what I do.

Songs

The last thing I posted on this was lyrics to "Constellations" by Enter Shikari. Until their new album, I didn't really listen to, or like, Enter Shikari but their new album is amazing and especially the song "Constellations". That song is now in my top 10 songs and I only started listening to this band! I think I'll do a list of my top 10 favourite songs... Here we go! In no particular order:

1. The Adventure - Angels & Airwaves

2. We'll All Be - The Maine

3. Everything Must Go - Taking Back Sunday

4. Reckless Abandon - Blink-182

5. Constellations - Enter Shikari

6. Vox Populi - 30 Seconds to Mars

7. Gravity (Live version) - John Mayer

8. Meteor Shower - Owl City

9. Watch the World - Box Car Racer

10. Daylight - Matt & Kim

There's my top 10 as of now, and that I could remember. :)

SEE YA ON THA FLIPPERY FLOPPERY

Packing the last few shirts into a bloated suitcase The last glimpse of comfort and the ticking clock face I swear those hands move faster every day I'm more confused than ever but I don't beg or pray 'cause the Sparkling light from the morning sun Is all we should need to feel one. I reach the station with just minutes to spare, I glance at my watch time's going faster these days I swear, Eyes focus up now to the train time table board There's only two platforms to be explored, And it's then that I admit it to my self, That I am lost so lost But your the constellations That guide me There's a train at 12, destination disaster. It's running on time as time runs faster On platform two it's destination sustainability It's delayed though it was suppose to arrive at 11:50. Platform one it says stand behind the yellow line But I sit on the platform edge and just gaze at the time. My mind wanders back to our oblivious existence I'm all choked up now with the threat of distance As the train bound for disaster chokes up to the station, I don't board it cause I decide that it's the wrong destination, But the train bound for sustainability is nowhere to be seen And I'm lost so lost Where are the constellations That guide me? And then I realize that We need to use our own two feet to walk these tracks, And we have to squad up and we have to watch each others backs, When forgiveness is our torch and imagination our sword Well I'll tie the ropes of hate and slash open the minds of the bored And we'll start a world so equal and free Every inch of this earth is yours all the land and all the sea Imagine no restrictions but the climate and the weather Then we can explore space together Forever And I'm lost so lost Where are the constellations And I'm lost so lost You are the constellation

Enter Shikari

Constellations

Don't be fooled into thinking That a small group of friends Cannot change the world!

Enter Shikari

Pack of Thieves

Money?

Ever wonder how a few numbers on a page or a few pieces of paper can mean the difference between having a big house in Hollywood or a small hut in a shanty town, new designer clothes or pieces rags, food or starving, life or death?

Money's a funny thing. I suppose it's kinda of is a thing you can have control over, like becoming a super rich entrepreneur but most of the time, you're born into it. You either get lucky or you don't. If you're reading this, then you're one of the lucky ones. Our little first world problems are funny aren't they!

"Uh, the internet's so slow here! FML!"

"Uh, my laptop running out of battery and the charger is all the way on the other side of the room!"

"OMG! I can't believe I just got fraped! LOL!"

We live a good life. Weather you think so or not. If not, slap your self in the face and look around you. While our country may be billions in debt, we still live a comfortable, very very comfortable life.

This whole thing about money came into my head lately because we're trying to decide where to go for our 6th year holiday. We're trying to find a good place to stay and there's not as much arguments, as discussions about what to pay and where to stay. (Trying not to be dickish, but we all hate those guys who go around showing off their money) I don't really have a problem with the prices and stuff. I have a bit in the bank account, I'm a wise saver and investor :P (except when it comes to buying Quicksilver, I'm a sucker for some expensive Quicksilver clothes :P). And it made me think about the future.

Somehow everything always makes me think about the future. I'm just at that part of my life I guess. But I started to think about it and I kind of started to panic (but not really, maybe that's a bit of an exaggeration). How will I make money when I'm older?My dad makes a good living growing potatoes and selling them to Tayto, but I HATE FARMING! It just aint my thing. I'm more interested in music. As much as I love writting music and I would love performing it in front of thousands of people, my heart lies more with the production aspect of music. While it is a good industry to make lots of money in, you really need to make it big, and produce shitty pop music, which is really not what I want at all. But that's the millionaire producers, I just hope i can stick to the rock bands and make a good living from doing what I love.

Anyway, see ya later :) on tha flip to tha flop

CIAO!!

Sup

NO. WAY! 2 Blogs in a row! After yesterday's super deep blog post I think I'll lighten the mood today :) But I must say, I'm quite proud of my sentence "We’re just organisms, living off each other, using emotional symbiosis to feed off each other and survive." I'm going to quote that anytime I can. :) he he

Anyway. I listen to music yes? Doesn't everyone? Quote from one my favourite movies

-"Do you like music?"

-"Do you like breathing?"

If you can name that movie, I will marry you RIGHT NOW!! :)

So, the movie's called "It's kind of a funny story" and it's a movie about this 16 year old kid who's depressed and admits himself to a hospital. It's not as morbid as it sounds. It's actually quite funny and really entertaining. Zach Galifianakis is in it!!! :P The guy from the Hangover?! You know? The wolfpack guy?! Anyway, I really enjoyed it for some reason. Beneath the obvious story of a depressed teenage kid who goes to hospital and falls in love with a girl, there's a message somewhere. At the very last scene where it show the main character just cycling through a town, I felt good :P Like life is waiting to begin (AVA reference!) and I can make my life what I want it to be. There's just a good, positive message behind it, that I really liked.

Anyway, I'm off to bed :)

Guten Nacht! Schlafen gut...

See yall of the fliperyflop

JEEZUZ!!!

Well, I haven't been here in a long long time! like 3 months nearly!!! So, hows life going? Well, mine's been interesting! Lately I've been going to a lot of college open days (and by a lot I mean 2 :P) and it's just all so "AHHH!!" like, you when you're younger you always watch all the big 6th years walk around being all 6th-year-y and talking about colleges and the leaving cert. and all 6th-year-y things. But once you're actually in it and it's happening it's kinda surreal... Like, I have to make up my decision about my future like, now basically.

I just had my christmas exams there. They finished on Friday and it went pretty well. I did well (I think/hope) in them, except music was a bit BLEH because I don't know if I did well in it or not. Music is one of those things you can't really predict how well you did in it because you never know what way you should answer the questions! AHH! :P

Anyway... Screw it all! What will happen, will happen and there's nothing anyone can do about it. It's Life. Life. Life. Life. Life. Life. Life.

When you say it so many times it kinda loses it's meaning.

If there is one.

That just got deep.

See ya! :P

On the fliipper flopper! :D :D :D

poop.. just to lighten things up a bit!

After Midnight

i can’t get my feet up off the edge i kinda like the little rush you get when you’re standing close to death and you’re driving me crazy

hold on as we crash into the earth a bit of pain will help you suffer when you’re hurt, for real when you’re driving me crazy

from your lips, the word’s a robbery do you grin inside? you’re killing me all along we talked of forever i kinda think that we won’t get better it’s the longest start, the end’s not too far away did you know? i’m here to stay

we’ll stagger home after midnight sleep on and off in the stairwell we’ll fall apart on the weekend these nights go on and on and on

i can’t get your voice out of my head all i can hear are many echoes of the darkest words you said well, you’re driving me crazy

i can’t find the best in all of this but i’m always looking out for you cause you’re the one i miss you were driving me crazy

we’ll stagger home after midnight sleep on and off in the stairwell we’ll fall apart on the weekend these nights go on and on and on

LOVE IT!! :P he he

anyhooxel..

This is my first blog from my bed in schooooool! It's fun to have internet here! I can actually keep in contact with the outside world! It's actually pretty fast here too! I'm getting like 2Mb/s! ha ha...WOAH! it's crazy! ha ha... :P

Anyway, I don't really know what to say... so, untill I have something to write I bid you adieu.

OH! And I covered Constructive Summer by The Hold Steady in memory of Summer 2011! he he :P

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/877147/Constructive%20Summer.mp3

Let The Journey Begin

Oh dear. Here I am. Again. Sitting in bed. Blogging.

I have blogged since school started and I guess that I probably won't be doing it much. Because of the whole Leaving Cert thing.

Anyway, so far school is good craic :P I'm boarding this year so it's even more fun! and now I get more study in so it's all good.

I've decided that I'm going to study my ass of for the Leaving Cert because it's only like a tiny bit of my life and it directs where m life goes... (well, not really, but college is fun!)

Anyway, I don't really know what to say now... but yeah...

OH YEAH! Also, I have decided that I want to be fluent in German, so ye, there's that.

And I couldn't think of a title so I just threw in the title of the song I was listening to. :)

Hello There!

Well, hello there. I haven't done this in a LONG LONG time!

Remember when I kept going on about Germany and how I can't wait to go and stuff? Well, that's over and done with. I'm home nearly a week now!

So how was Germany? I'm kinda tired now so I won't go into too much detail, but lets just say that it was the best 3 weeks of my life!!!

Seriously though! I had the time of my life. I made so many new friends from all over the world and I can't wait to go back next summer to meet them all again! Some people are even coming over to Ireland for St.Paddy's day!

I picked a bad time to start blogging again because I'm really tired! I'm gona go to sleep now and listen to Angels & Airwaves new song... It's possibly one of my favourite AVA songs EVER!!! I just frickin LOVE it! (ha ha... pun!). Here it is. Hope you enjoy!

DON'T PRESURE US. ANXIETY!

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