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Sometimes you watch a really thought-provoking movie like Perks of Being a Wallflower at 10 in the morning. And then you have a different outlook on the rest of your day. And sometimes on days like those you listen to an album that you've listened to a hundred times before, and today it strikes you differently. 

I'm constantly amazed at how that can happen. I have three songs in mind, all of them by the Format. The first is Tie the Rope, the second Give It Up, and the third A Save Situation.  Give them a listen:

Tie the Rope:

And I think I know why you never get too close.
It's cause you're too scared to.
When I'm with you, there's no point in breathing.

So, so you run away for no apparent reason
Cause you and I are changing with the seasons.
Don't give me an answer as to why you're leaving
The tables are full, but nobody's been dealing,
so fold your hand.
Come on and fold your hand.

Give it Up:

So give it up, throw your hats in the air,
And change just as they land, you're saying
"We'll get out of here."
But something tells me you're too scared to go.

So the stairs that you could climb
Are the ones you've left behind
and your eyes light up when you talk about the past.

God I miss the songs we used to sing,
Talking like getting away would be the greatest thing,
Well me, I got out, and you kept singing to me
Like that's really going to set us free.

A Save Situation:

It feels like you've been asleep for days.
The television is on, I can't stay awake. 
I'll fall down...again.
And when your friends leave,
Oh they get gone. 
It's such a pet peeve when you prove me wrong.
I'll fall down. And we all fall down.

I need to get back to Tempe.
It's been two years since I've been here before.
Back down to the streets that lead me,
The ones that keep me away from Glendale.
Open your eyes and let me in 
I swore to god I'd never swear 
And we all fall down
Yeah we all fall down...again


A Save Situation was the one that kind of slapped me in the face and made me rethink things differently. It's a new favorite.

Lesson for the day: Everybody has pain. And everybody deals with it in different ways. It's good to help people out when you can.  But it's important not to let wanting to alleviate other's pain get in the way of your own needs and happiness.

Those are my thoughts. Take 'em or leave 'em.