Musings on Music

I'm obsessed with two songs at the moment. For me, songs and smells are strongly attached to memories. Ask me about a period of time in my life, and I can probably give you at least one song and one smell that I associate with it.

As for right now...

First, one from John Mayer's album Room for Squares (my favorite!). I'd always overlooked this song, though. It's called "3 x 5". Here's a link. And here are the lyrics:

I'm writing you to
Catch you up on places I've been
And you, held this letter
You probably got excited, but there's nothing else inside it

Didn't have a camera by my side this time
Hoping I would see the world through both my eyes
Maybe I will tell you all about it when I'm
In the mood to lose my way with words

Today skies are painted colors of a cowboy cliche
And strange how clouds that look like mountains in the sky
Are next to mountains anyway

Didn't have a camera by my side this time
Hoping I would see the world through both my eyes
Maybe I will tell you all about it when I'm
In the mood to lose my way but let me say

You should have seen that sunrise with your own eyes
It brought me back to life
You'll be with me next time I go outside
No more 3x5's

I guess you had to be there
I guess you had to be with me

Today I finally overcame
Trying to fit the world inside a picture frame
Maybe I will tell you all about it when I'm in the mood to
Lose my way but let me say

You should have seen that sunrise with your own eyes
It brought me back to life
You'll be with me next time I go outside
No more 3x5's
Just no more 3x5's

The second song, "Dejame Vivir", is new to my iTunes library. It's from a Spanish group called Jarabe de Palo. I like the entire album, actually. For you Spanish speakers, here's the "letra" and a link. It's simple and really pretty.

Déjame vivir
Libre
Como las palomas
Que anidan en mi ventana
Mi compañía
Cada vez que tú te vas

Déjame vivir
Libre
Libre como el aire
Me enseñaste a volar
Y ahora
Me cortas las alas

Y volver a ser yo mismo
Y que tú vuelvas a ser tú
Libre
Libre como el aire

Déjame vivir
Libre
Pero a mi manera
Y volver a respirar
De ese aire
Que me vuelve a la vida
Pero a mi manera

Y volver a ser yo mismo
Y que tú vuelvas a ser tú
Libre
Pero a tu manera

Y volver a ser yo mismo
Y que tú vuelvas a ser tú
Libre
Libre como el aire