in other words

the butterlflies
are passive aggressive
and put their problems
on the shelf
but theyre beautiful

and here relies
the only thing thats real
are the kids that kid themselves
and the demise of the beautiful
what is beautiful?

the lyrics are a little nebulous here, but i like them. the passive aggressive butterflies pose a great image, and 'the demise of the beautiful' is a great way to put the idea that beauty fades.

falling

i dont
feel like im falling
no i dont
feel like im falling
no i dont
feel like im falling
down
to say hello to the ground

trees fall
and so do men
even the walls
start caving in
and you feel like
theres no
pretending for you

somehow, ben kweller manages to remind me a lot of keith green, not in lyrics, but in musical style. both use heavy piano, and a voice that makes listening a necessity. this particular song has been my favorite on the album since the first time i heard it. 'trees fall and so do men'. i hear that one...

the new wallflowers album came out on tuesday. since ive been so smitten with the other album, ive not listened to this one nearly as much as i normally would have, but ive listened enough to know the songs i really like. the lead singer, jakob dylan, is the son of better known bob dylan, just an fyi. :) gnelson described the group yesterday as 'dark', and i would agree with that assertion. on their previous album 'breach', there is a song called 'hand me down' that is just about the saddest song ive ever heard. if you wanna know what im talking about, pick up a copy off of your favorite file sharing app. the song on the newest album, 'red letter days' is

health and happiness
now maybe its not i dont care anymore
now maybe i just never did
you cant say that i have ever lied
because i kept the truth well hid

now tell me whats wrong?
theres something wrong

you keep it sad
and something you have never had
well suddenly feels gone

i wish you health
i wish you happiness
but absolutely nothin else

now thats just plain cruel. the song has this really slow feel to it, and the first time i heard it before i listened to the lyrics, i really liked it. after i listened, i was blown away. thats just an awful situation to think about. no matter what a relationship was or was not, thats just not right to act that way to anyone. the sad thing is, people really think this way. something i wrote a while back says what i feel:

the more i see
the less i love
the structure of this space

aimless men
rendering lives
confused in time and place

the same conclusion solomon came to. meaningless, meaningless, everything is meaningless.