Song Lyrics vs. Life

Gman

Shared on Fri, 06/22/2007 - 05:47

Everybody has listened to a song and felt philosophical or emotional connection between your life and what the artist is conveying through his music.  Most people have certain types of music they listen to depending on their activities.  In the weeks leading up to Halo2's release, my friend Paul and I created a soundtrack to play H2 by, it included the likes of DaRude, Fear Factory, Metallica, Megadeth, and...well, I'll list all of them some other time.  The point being that we felt these songs motivated us to play better and, while true or not, it certainly felt like it.  I can honeslty point to a time where, with two witnesses watching, I played Team Slayer match after match with depressing results.  My buddy, Paul aqain, put in a band called Dope, with a song called Die MOTHERF*&#)R Die, and I promptly pulled an overkill and 30+ kills in the game. 

So, while having demonstratably experienced the effects of music on my play, I wonder if anyone else finds this to be true for them. 

Oh, I have a MySpace account which I rarely go to unless my mother and/or sister insist upon it, but on the site, they ask you to choose a song to define you/yourspace.  I immediately chose "This is your life", by the Dust Brothers.  It's a song from the Fight Club soundtrack and I've long felt of the song as completely apropos to me.  Any of you have a personal theme song?

While the lyrics are specific to Fight Club in some instances, the sentiment that I feel is there.  Reprinted below for your edification.

THIS IS YOUR LIFE
THE DUST BROTHERS

And you open the door and you step inside
We're inside our hearts
Now imagine your pain as a white ball of healing light
That's right, your pain
The pain itself is a white ball of healing light
I don't think so

This is your life, good to the last drop
Doesn't get any better than this
This is your life and it's ending one minute at a time

This isn't a seminar, this isn't a weekend retreat
Where you are now you can't even imagine what the bottom will be like
Only after disaster can we be resurrected
It's only after you've lost everything that you're free to do anything
Nothing is static, everything is appaling, everything is falling apart

This is your life, this is your life, this is your life, this is your life
Doesn't get any better than this
This is your life, this is your life, this is your life, this is your life
And it and it's ending one-minute at a time

You are not a beautiful and unique snowflake
You are the same decaying organic matter as everything else
We are all part of the same compost heap
We are the all singing, all dancing, crap of the world

You are not your bank account
You are not the clothes you wear
You are not the contents of your wallet
You are not your bowel cancer
You are not your grande latte
You are not the car you drive
You are not your fucking khaki's

You have to give up, you have to give up
You have to realize that someday you will die
Until you know that, you are useless

I say let me never be complete
I say may I never be content
I say deliver me from Swedish furniture
I say deliver me from clever arts
I say deliver me from clear skin and perfect teeth
I say you have to give up
I say evolve, and let the chips fall where they may

This is your life, this is your life, this is your life, this is your life
Doesn't get any better than this
This is your life, this is your life, this is your life, this is your life
And it and it's ending one-minute at a time

You have to give up, you have to give up
I want you to hit me as hard as you can
I want you to hit me as hard as you can

Welcome to Fight Club
If this is your first night, you have to fight

Comments

madwoman's picture
Submitted by madwoman on Fri, 06/22/2007 - 07:35
Although, I don't listen to tunes when I play, (honestly, it would be a distraction for me-ya know singing in the mic-bouncing around), I do however listen to music on my walkman when I do my walking/jogging at night. It makes the time go faster, and more enjoyable.
TDrag27's picture
Submitted by TDrag27 on Fri, 06/22/2007 - 08:03
Be my friend punk! www.myspace.com/itarapms I hate myspace.

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