Adam Young, Owl City & Happiness
Adam Young is a genius. Just in case you are wondering who this is, Young is the lead singer (may I say the only singer) of this beautiful band called Owl City. He has the knack of producing happy and cheerful songs (much like Mika). Sometimes though, the lyrics could be tinged with sadness, the pain of loss and separation and such topics that songwriters elaborate upon. But Young's manner of dealing with them are different -- a very cheerful tune, uplifting chords, lots of instruments and electronica. The overall effect is one of happiness, songs that would transport you to another land. There is 'Fireflies' -- a song that I try and listen to everyday, especially before going to sleep and waking up in the morning. It's such a pleasure hearing such vibrant and happy tunes the last thing in the day when you hit the bed and the first thing when you open your eyes and generally potter around, trying to make sense of a new day and a new world. There is a lot of guitar, piano, a lot of keyboard music and different kinds of tunes that I cannot pinpoint (I am no musician, though I do play the guitar and a fair bit of drums).
"I'd like to make myself believe that planer Earth turns slowly,
It's hard to say that I'd rather stay awake when I'm asleep 'cause everything is never as it seems....."
Young seems to capture my mood perfectly, even those which I cannot express in words but which somehow lurk at the back of my head. The song makes me think of xylophones and their tantalisingly echoing, haunting notes. The colour yellow and green. Haze and mist. Thoughts of glowing fireflies, millions of them, lightning bugs, a ten thousand hugs (and more), teardrops, misty eyes and farewell, fox trots, disco balls, bizarre dreams, sleeplessness, a fantasy world out there -- it is all there in 'Fireflies'. The same happens to me most of the time. Unable to sleep, I weave fantasies and stories into an unending web in my head, "because my dreams are bursting at the seams." My dreams and stories mostly include people I know (family, friends, acquaintances, past friends, boyfriend, pets, someone I communicated with on my way home, etc etc).
Then there is 'Vanilla Twilight'. It is 'our song', IB's and mine. It is a song that defines separation and distance in a very beautiful way, very unlike the lovesick lyrics popularised by a few boy bands. "The silence isn't so bad till I look at my hands and feel sad 'cause the spaces between my fingers are right where yours fit perfectly...." Could separation be defined any better? I swear each time I feel alone and look at my hands, I can only think of IB's fingers intertwined with mine. And I look down and a tear wells up and the throat chokes. It takes me to the verge of tears until I think of, "When violet eyes get brighter and heavy wings grow lighter, I'll taste the sky and feel alive again." Which makes me think of the time when IB will return and I will run into his arms and won't EVER let him go. And how it will be a happily-ever-after.
"As many times as I blink I'll think of you tonight...."
There are night when I have been awake, lying on the bed, staring at the ceiling and wondering what the future holds. I would love to lie under the stars but the pesky mosquitoes and assorted bugs on the terrace would make it a real problem. Plus, lying in the balcony wouldn't be effective as neither the moon nor the sky would be fully visible from there. So I lie in bed, blinking, my mind in a whirl, concocting a thousand different scenarios, what-ifs and what-nots.
If I ever meet Adam Young, I will tell him just a single thing: That his songs make me happy. Incredibly happy and cheerful. They take me to a different dimension, another world where clouds are cotton candy, pinkness abounds and marshmallows grow everywhere. I will shake his hand and give him a hug and say "thank you".
Song of the Day: Vanilla Twilight (Owl City, needless to say).
P.S. There are several songs I like, notably 'Umbrella Beach' 'Peppermint Winter', 'Alligator Sky', 'Deer in The Headlights'. But the two mentioned above are my absolute favourites.
"I'd like to make myself believe that planer Earth turns slowly,
It's hard to say that I'd rather stay awake when I'm asleep 'cause everything is never as it seems....."
Young seems to capture my mood perfectly, even those which I cannot express in words but which somehow lurk at the back of my head. The song makes me think of xylophones and their tantalisingly echoing, haunting notes. The colour yellow and green. Haze and mist. Thoughts of glowing fireflies, millions of them, lightning bugs, a ten thousand hugs (and more), teardrops, misty eyes and farewell, fox trots, disco balls, bizarre dreams, sleeplessness, a fantasy world out there -- it is all there in 'Fireflies'. The same happens to me most of the time. Unable to sleep, I weave fantasies and stories into an unending web in my head, "because my dreams are bursting at the seams." My dreams and stories mostly include people I know (family, friends, acquaintances, past friends, boyfriend, pets, someone I communicated with on my way home, etc etc).
Then there is 'Vanilla Twilight'. It is 'our song', IB's and mine. It is a song that defines separation and distance in a very beautiful way, very unlike the lovesick lyrics popularised by a few boy bands. "The silence isn't so bad till I look at my hands and feel sad 'cause the spaces between my fingers are right where yours fit perfectly...." Could separation be defined any better? I swear each time I feel alone and look at my hands, I can only think of IB's fingers intertwined with mine. And I look down and a tear wells up and the throat chokes. It takes me to the verge of tears until I think of, "When violet eyes get brighter and heavy wings grow lighter, I'll taste the sky and feel alive again." Which makes me think of the time when IB will return and I will run into his arms and won't EVER let him go. And how it will be a happily-ever-after.
"As many times as I blink I'll think of you tonight...."
There are night when I have been awake, lying on the bed, staring at the ceiling and wondering what the future holds. I would love to lie under the stars but the pesky mosquitoes and assorted bugs on the terrace would make it a real problem. Plus, lying in the balcony wouldn't be effective as neither the moon nor the sky would be fully visible from there. So I lie in bed, blinking, my mind in a whirl, concocting a thousand different scenarios, what-ifs and what-nots.
If I ever meet Adam Young, I will tell him just a single thing: That his songs make me happy. Incredibly happy and cheerful. They take me to a different dimension, another world where clouds are cotton candy, pinkness abounds and marshmallows grow everywhere. I will shake his hand and give him a hug and say "thank you".
Song of the Day: Vanilla Twilight (Owl City, needless to say).
P.S. There are several songs I like, notably 'Umbrella Beach' 'Peppermint Winter', 'Alligator Sky', 'Deer in The Headlights'. But the two mentioned above are my absolute favourites.
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