Soon it will all be over:

mccreadyisgod

And we'll wonder if the ticket
Was worth the price of admission
As soon as we find the car.

The rides were nice, and the prizes were fine:

And the photo booth in the corner
Behind the cotton candy stand
Proves we were here.

And I'll keep the pictures in a box:

With the crumpled tickets
And your old school ID
And a letter you sent me once.

In the morning, I'll smell carnival in your hair:

Sawdust and barnyard animals
Freshly mown grass
And a hint of stale beer.

Soon it will all be over:

And I will dream of something else
Besides the ferris wheel and corn dogs
And cotton candy on your breath.

mccreadyisgod

Quick followup that doesn't deserve it's own thread:


I'm a Counting Crows fan, and while I consider them to be a listenable band, I've never thought their stuff was brilliant. Sometimes touching, but not brilliant. Then I was listening to their VH1 Storytellers disc (Disc 1 of Across a Wire) and the version of Round Here. One shining moment of brilliance:

I walk in the air between the rain,
Through myself and back again

It's cheesy and cliche, but I love that line.

coleen

i rather liked this offering as well as being a fan of the counting crowes. i think they have many moments of eloquent poignance...i'm rather fond of anna begins as a general rule and this little bit always gets me for reasons i'm not sure i understand myself:

"every time she sneezes i believe it's love
and oh lord, i'm not ready for this kind of thing"

even writing the phrase makes me wonder at why it is so powerful a moment for me, maybe its the swell of the music or the urgency/tenderness in the vocal delivery that tugs at my heart every time i hear it...but nonetheless...i love the counting crows no matter what anyone else has to say about em.

blueintheface

mccreadyisgod wrote:

Quick followup that doesn't deserve it's own thread:


I'm a Counting Crows fan, and while I consider them to be a listenable band, I've never thought their stuff was brilliant. Sometimes touching, but not brilliant. Then I was listening to their VH1 Storytellers disc (Disc 1 of Across a Wire) and the version of Round Here. One shining moment of brilliance:

I walk in the air between the rain,
Through myself and back again

It's cheesy and cliche, but I love that line.

i'd say that VH1 storytellers made me a Crows fan. I liked them until i heard the album adn now i love them. the whole CD is good, especially round here, and your right about Round Here and taht line, amazing