i NEVER rEALLy InTENded TO wRITE a bLOg aBOUT tHiS sONG oR EVeN pLANNed TO wRite abOUT THE aRTiSt, IT jUST haPPENS ThAT wHiLe i wAS SeARchiNG aBoUT tEAM aZKALS i StUMBLEd ON tHIS viDeo iNsteaD.
ofCOUrSE i HaVE ThE oPTioN tO dISREGard iT And BrAND iT aS aN iRReLEvaNT but sOMeTHiNG iN tHIs viDeO mADE mE tHINK tWICE.
iT's iNTRIGUING.
FiRST: iT'S tHE vIDEO iTSelf, i LoVe tHE poRTrAyaL OF tHE mAN bEHiND tHE LyRICS. tHE bRILLiANT uSE oF pROpS, fROM tHe ChalK DraWiNg tO tHE reeLS oF cASSETTE tAPES, tHE DrAMA cUT fROM tHE piCNiC maT, ouTLinINg tHE sKippinG rOPE, tHE fOLiagE oF LeAVes tO tHE blAcK siLHOUeTTe wAS fOR mE a woRK oF aRT.
SeConD: iT wAS tHE aRTiST, heR beAUtY, heR voIcE, tHE dResSeS aND gOSH i wAS sTuNNed hOW hIgH tHoSE hiLLs wAS! pLUS, tHE pIAnO wAS noT juST a pROPs sHE wAS pLAyiNG iT! tHE SettING waS aLSo wISELy cHoSEn, nOT tOO mUCH LiGHT aND HaVE a tOUcHED oF wARmNeSS.
THiRD: iT wAS tHE mELoDY aND tHE LyRICS. tHE fIRsT sTAnZa iT reMiNdeD mE oF tHE sONG sAMSON, aND tHE rEST i tHINK i hEArD fROM sOME oTHeR tRAcKs, buT wHaT cAUGHT mY inTErEST waS tHIS wORdS.
""But God keeps lying
God keeps lying
saying this is for the best and nothing here is wrong""
God keeps lying
saying this is for the best and nothing here is wrong""
fOR sOME reASONs i hAVE sMILED as i hEARD tHIS pHRasE..(wow.iT tAkES a LoT oF eFFoRT tO tELL tHAT tO GoD sTRAiGHTfORwaRdLy i gOTTa hANd iT tO hER.)
wHAT waS rEALLy aMUSiNg waS tHAT soME oF tHE wORDS eXPReSSed abOVE wAS meNTiONeD dUrING oUR vERY vERY sHORT cONVERsATiONs wITH mY fWeNDHIP bEfORE i hAVe eVER eNcOUNTER tHiS ViDeO.
wHAT waS rEALLy aMUSiNg waS tHAT soME oF tHE wORDS eXPReSSed abOVE wAS meNTiONeD dUrING oUR vERY vERY sHORT cONVERsATiONs wITH mY fWeNDHIP bEfORE i hAVe eVER eNcOUNTER tHiS ViDeO.
wE weRE jUSt tALKiNG aBOuT cRUsHES, eXPeRIeNCES aND tHe LikES, aND tHeN sHE sAID, mAYBE GoD wAS doiNG sOMEtHING tO cUT sHORT tHE mOMEnTS wItH hER aND heR cRUsHES , eiTHEr He tRANSfERS tHEM tO oTHER sCHOOLs, a SEnIOR aNd gRaDUaTeD aHEAd OF uS, oR jUST gONE, loST aND nOT yET fOUND. oFCoURSe i smiRK aT tHE iDeA... iT waS toO fUNNY tO bE tRUE....aND wHERE oN eARTH dID sHE gET tHOSE iDeAS!:D
gIVEN wE weRE iNfRONT oF tHE dAVAO mENTAL hOSPITAL i cOULD hAVE sHOVE hER sTRAIGHT inSiDe aND bE aDMITTED aS: hAVe dELUsIONAL tENdENCIES.
.AnYwAY, siNCe mt. sInAI waS tO fAR aCrOsS tHE ocEAN sO i jUST sAID "fWEnDsHIP, mAYBE GoD iS doiNg thAT fOR yOUr oWN gOOD"...weLL aS a cONcLUsION mAYBE iF fWENDsHIP wAS rEaLLy nOT iN hER rIgHT miNd mAYBE hER aNsWER woULd bE;
"But God keeps lying
God keeps lying
saying this is for the best and nothing here is wrong"".
God keeps lying
saying this is for the best and nothing here is wrong"".
...and tHaNkfULLY sHE dID'nt, tHAt gOT hER oFF tHE hOOk...haha ^^
mE & fWenDsHipIF yOU wANt tO wATcH tHE viDeO juST cLick oN tHE Link:
sINGLe giRL by Laura Jansen
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z39bAMeGM9Y&feature=fvwrel
