MGMT / Time to pretend
I’m feeling rough, I’m feeling raw, I’m in the prime of my life.
Let’s make some music, make some money, find some models for wives.
I’ll move to Paris, shoot some heroin, and fcuk with the stars.
You man the island and the cocaine and the elegant cars.
This is our decision, to live fast and die young.
We’ve got the vision, now let’s have some fun.
We’ll choke on our vomit and that will be the end
We were fated to pretend
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What I like about this song is that it becomes a pretension in itself, masquerading its satirical lyrics with its high-pitched, cheerful sound. This song is for my generation and for myself. We have this tendency to be allured by our (sometimes hedonistic) aspirations in life.
It really is possible to be close friends with people you haven’t even met yet. Music makes it happen.
I miss my friends from San Diego.
The XX / Intro
If I had to choose an intro song for life, this would make the cut.
Foster The People / Ruby
You’ve got time to figure it out,
I’m here so don’t be scared.
All alone, rest your head on my lap when you’re down.
Ruby, don’t go.
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I wish I was Ruby to someone.
College feat. Electric Youth / A Real Hero
Back against the wall and odds
with the strength of a will and a cause
Your pursuits are called outstanding
You’re emotionally complex
Against a grain of dystopic claims
not the thoughts your actions entertain
and you, have proved, to be
a real human being and a real hero.
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Somebody should give Cliff Martinez an award for this song and for the entire score of Drive. Watch the film and appreciate this song in a totally different light.
People will never understand what kind of gratitude I have for these five guys. My affection for this humble band from San Diego has become much more than a regular case of fan syndrome. It has become a friendship and a genuine human connection that their music and lyrics have built over the different seasons of my life. Their songs have been imprinted in the fibers of my being and with that, I will keep on living for an existence that is beyond this moment here.
Thank you Jon, Tim, Chad, Drew and Jerome.
The Paper Kites / Bloom
Can I be close to you?
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For that one person I’m still hoping to be close with.
Sarah McLachlan / Fallen
Though I’ve tried, I’ve fallen
I have sunk so low
I messed up
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This year had it’s good and bad days (I’ll write more about it later) but in general, this 2011 reminded me how everything was going downhill in a particular aspect of my life. So here goes the song that perfectly describes it.
Foster The People / Houdini
Focus on your ability
Gain again what they want to steal
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Catchy beat + unconventional songwriting + awkward dance moves on stage = three cutie pies under the name of Foster The People
Switchfoot / Another Christmas (Old Borego)
It’s almost New Year, San Diego
Another Christmas in Old Borego
In my case, it’s another Christmas in good ol’ Bacolod. I wonder where I’ll be this time next year.
