To anyone who is still reading, I am back. I'm sorry it took so long for another update. I suck. Anyways, I don't have a lot of homework, so I actually have time to write a new blog entry.
Hm... What to talk about, what to talk about...
Well, to start off I had a good break. The last two weeks of school have been a little hard to get into the swing off, but you know. That's school.
Anyways, I'm going to talk about the new We The Kings album, as I promised. Except I can kind of see you guys being like "And? So?"
And I don't really have an answer for you.
Basically, I really like Smile Kid. I thought it was really good and I was really proud of it. I can't stop listening to it.I'm actually listening to it right now, but that's to help me write this. :P
So here's the break down:
My favorite songs are She Takes Me High (probably the most anticipated for me, since they played it on the GK Tour. Was anyone else excited to here that song finalized?), Promise the Stars, Spin, What You Do To Me and the acoustics. I just love the acoustics. They always sound so good. Something about them makes me love the song even more. I think it's the fact that you can hear the song so much better. If that makes sense...
I think what I'm trying to say is that it's so much more raw, and I love hearing Travis Clark's voice like that. I love his voice.
I really love the chorus of Promise the Stars. It's so catchy and I like listening to it while I walk to school in the morning (in the cold. If any of you have been to Maryland in the winter, you know that bitter, windy, dry cold I'm talking about).
Again with Spin I love the chorus. But I also love the lyrics. It's very up beat, which isn't exactly different from We The Kings usually. And I mean, that's not a bad thing. I'm extremely happy with the up beat songs. But my favorite lyric is "Even if we fall we'll be okay/ grab hold of your heart". Personally, I know I need that reminder that everything is going to be okay. I think we all need to spend a little more time living in the moment. I know I do. As Ms. Liz calls me "Little Miss Perfectionist". All too true...
I also forgot that one of my absolute favorites (did I already say that? If I did, then this is in addition. I do that a lot...) is The Story of Your Life. I read on altpress.com, an interview about the album with Travis (which I can't seem to dig up... Damn...). He said his inspiration for The Story of Your Life was imagining being written in a girl's diary. If you listen to the song, you get it. But I, again, love the lyrics. "Nothing ever really makes sense/ if you keep searching you'll find me/ hidden in side you."
Okay, and I'm going to get really kind of, philosophical on you, but "me" doesn't have to be a guy. I mean, in my case it wouldn't be (besides the fact that there isn't a guy in my life at the moment. Not even remotely.). "You're shaking/ you're not sure of the ending". I think, to me, this song speaks to the uncertainty that we all have. Whether it be school, a guy, your future in general. I mean, I hate thinking about my future. I really don't like talking about it. It freaks me out. But, that "me", that's the strength (for lack of a better word) you have inside of you. Nothing ever really makes sense, but just keep going because you'll find that reason, or that strength to make sense of everything. We're not doomed. None is. It's just a matter of trying to make sense of everything that is happening. And nothing is going to make sense at the moment. But it will.
Okay, and now for the songs I really didn't care for.
I don't know if you saw this one coming, but I'm not a huge fan of We'll Be A Dream.
I can hear you now and it's NOT because I dislike Demi Lovato and feel that she's ruining one of my favorite bands. It's not that at all. If anything, I respect Demi Lovato. I think that it's reasonable that she did a song with WTK. That's fine. She has a good voice and rock seems to fit her. I just don't understand why a girl who is 16 (my age) would want to be shooting for super stardome right now. I mean, it's the same with Miley Cyrus. I think it's rediculous. But why I like Demi more than Miley is because Demi hasn't been in a music video looking like she should be in Southwest DC standing on a street corner.
You get where I'm going.
Anyways, I'm just not a huge fan of the song. Not into that particular power ballad. There is something about it that doesn't sit right with me. Demi does kick Travis' vocal ass in this song, which he admitted to in AP. Still, I'm just not in love with the song. At all. Not in love with the lyrics and the composition I'm just not falling over for.
Rain Falls Down is also not a favorite, except I like it more than We'll Be A Dream. I'm just not in love with the We The Kings ballads. I mean, this is their sophomore album, so there is plenty of time for progress on anything.
Oh, and for all you that read my blog on the WBC at my school or know about WBC picketing at the ATL concert (I feel that that would be more of you...) here is a funny little clip, making fun of Sherly Phelps. :]
