MusicBoxDiary: Better Place

by: Rachel Platten

The sixth track on Rachel Platten’s Wildfire Album

[Verse 1]
I'll tell the world (I'll sing a song)
It's better place since you came along
Since you came along
Your touch is like sunlight through the trees
Your kisses are the ocean breeze
Everything's alright, when you're with me

[Chorus]
And I hold my favorite thing
I hold the love that you bring
But It feels like, I've opened my eyes again
And the colors are golden and bright again
There's a song in my heart
I feel like I belong
It's a better place since you came along
It's a better place since you came along
[Verse 2]
I see the whole world in your eyes
It's like I've known you all my life
We just feel so right, so I pour my heart into you hands
It's like you really understand, you love the way I am

[Chorus]
And I hold my favorite thing
I hold the happiness you bring
But It feels like, I've opened my eyes again
And the colors are golden and bright again
And the sun paints the skies
And the wind sings our song
It's a better place since you came along
It's a better place since you came along

[Outro]
Now I'm alright, Now I'm alright
Everything's alright
Cause It feels like, I've opened my eyes again
And the colors are golden and bright again
There's a song in my heart, I feel like I belong
It's a better place since you came along
It's a better place since you came along

MusicBoxDiary: She Used To Be Mine

 by Sara Bareilles

From her 5th studio album, What’s Inside: Songs From Waitress

[Verse 1]
It's not simple to say
That most days I don't recognize me
That these shoes and this apron, that place and its patrons
Have taken more than I gave them
It's not easy to know
I'm not anything like I used be, although it's true
I was never attention's sweet center
I still remember that girl

[Chorus 1]
She's imperfect, but she tries
She is good, but she lies
She is hard on herself
She is broken and won't ask for help
She is messy, but she's kind
She is lonely most of the time
She is all of this mixed up and baked in a beautiful pie
She is gone, but she used to be mine

[Verse 2]
It's not what I asked for
Sometimes life just slips in through a back door
And carves out a person and makes you believe it's all true
And now I've got you
And you're not what I asked for
If I'm honest, I know I would give it all back
For a chance to start over and rewrite an ending or two
For the girl that I knew

[Chorus 2]
Who'll be reckless, just enough
Who'll get hurt, but who learns how to toughen up
When she's bruised and gets used by a man who can't love
And then she'll get stuck
And be scared of the life that's inside her
Growing stronger each day 'til it finally reminds her
To fight just a little, to bring back the fire in her eyes
That's been gone, but used to be mine
Used to be mine

[Refrain]
She is messy, but she's kind
She is lonely most of the time
She is all of this mixed up and baked in a beautiful pie
She is gone, but she used to be mine

MusicBoxDiary: Lazy Daisy

She's a lazy daisy
Watching the sun turn
Into rain and maybe
Waiting for something
To take the pain
She don't know why
It doesn't shine
In her rainbow sky
Everytime

She won't say
How the word can play
She won't say
How you can stay

She's a lazy daisy
Painting pictures in her head
Sweet like candy
Loving all of what is said
She don't know why
It doesn't shine
In her rainbow sky
Everytime 


-UpDharmaDown

MusicBoxDiary: Exhale

EXHALE
by Plumb

Its okay
To not be okay
This is a safe place
This is a safe place
Don’t be afraid
Don’t be ashamed
There’s still hope here
There’s still hope
No matter what you’ve done
Or who you are
Everyone is welcome
In His arms
 
Chorus
Just let go
Let His love wrap around you
And hold you close
Get lost in the surrender
Breathe it in, until your heart breaks
And exhale, exhale

Spirit come
Tear down the walls
That only you can
That only you can
Reconcile, this heart to yours
Right now God, right now
Oh God
We breathe in your grace
We breathe in your grace
And exhale
Oh God
We do not exist for us
But to share your grace and love
And exhale

MusicBoxDiary: Dont' Speak

DON'T SPEAK
by No Doubt

[Verse 1]:
You and me
We used to be together
Everyday together
Always

I really feel
That I'm losing my best friend
I can't believe, this could be
The end

[Pre-Chorus]:
It looks as though you're letting go
And if it's real well I don't want to know

[Chorus]:
Don't speak
I know just what you're sayin'
So please stop explainin'
Don't tell me cause it hurts
Don't speak
I know what you're thinkin'
I don't need your reasons
Don't tell me cause it hurts

[Verse 2]:
Our memories
They can be inviting
But some are altogether mighty
Frightening

[Pre-Chorus]:
As we die, both you and I
With my head in my hands I sit and cry

[Chorus]

[Bridge]
It's all ending
We gotta stop pretending
Who we are

[Verse 3]:
You and me
I can see us dying
Are we?

[Chorus]

[Outro]:
Don't tell me cause it hurts
I know what you're sayin'
So please stop explainin'
Don't speak, don't speak, don't speak ohh
I know what you're thinkin'
And I don't need your reasons
I know you're good, I know you're good
I know you're real good, oh
Don't, don't

Hush, hush, darling
Hush, hush, darling
Hush, hush
Don’t tell me ‘cause it hurts


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This song has a soft spot in my heart.
And that's all I should say.
Don't Speak.

MusicBoxDiary: Tell Her You Love Her

Tell Her You Love Her
Echosmith

Tell her a story
Tell her the honest truth
You treat her better
Make sure to see it through

Don't be just everything thing she wants
Be everything she needs
When she says she loves you
Tell her you love her too

Oh oh oh oh oh oh

Give her a reason
A reason to love all you do

She'll tell you secrets
You'll tell her secrets too
She'll tell you all her hopes and dreams
You'll tell them too

When she says she loves you
Tell her you love her too
But don't you run away run away
When you get tired
Cus this will slip away slip away
And start a fire
That can never be put out
Oh hurry time is running out
But don't you run away run away
Before you say
You love her (oh oh oh x2)

When she says she needs you
Tell her you need her too
You tell her clearly
Speak what your heart wants you to
Tell her she's lovely
Always tell her the truth

When she says she loves you
Tell her you love her too
But don't you run away run away
When you get tired
Cus this will slip away slip away
And start a fire
That can never be put out
Oh hurry time is running out
But don't you run away run away
Before you say
You love her (oh oh oh x2) 

MusicBoxDiary: BLURRY

[Verse 1]

Everything's so blurry and everyone's so fake
And everybody's empty and everything is so messed up
Pre-occupied, without you I cannot live at all
Now the world surrounds you, I stumble then I crawl

And you could be my someone, you could be my seed
You know that I'll protect you from all of the obscene
I wonder what you're doing, imagine where you are
There's oceans in between us but that's not very far

[Chorus]

Can you take it all away
Can you take it all away
When you shoved it in my face
This pain you gave to me
Can you take it all away
Can you take it all away
When you shoved it my face


[Verse 2]

Everyone is changing, there's no one left that's real
So make up your own ending and let me know just how you feel
Cause I am lost without you, I cannot live at all
Now the world surrounds you, I stumble then I crawl

You could be my someone, you could be my scene
You know that I will save you from all of the unclean
I wonder what you're doing, I wonder where you are
There's oceans in between us but that's not very far

[Chorus]

Can you take it all away
Can you take it all away
When you shoved it in my face
This pain you gave to me
Can you take it all away
Can you take it all away
When you shoved it my face
This pain you gave to me

[Bridge]

Nobody told me what you thought
Nobody told me what to say
Everyone showed you where to turn
Told you when to run away
Nobody told you where to hide
Nobody told you what to say
Everyone showed you where to turn
Showed you when to run away

[Chorus]

Can you take it all away
Can you take it all away
When you shoved it in my face
This pain you gave to me
Can you take it all away
Can you take it all away
When you shoved it my face
This pain you gave to me
No, this pain you gave to me
This pain you gave to me

[Outro]

Can you take it all
Can you take it all away
The pain you gave to me
This pain you gave to me
This pain you gave to me
Take it all away
This pain you gave to me...

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One of my ultimate favorite songs ^_^

 

experience #EARGASM with Dharma Lights

Beyond all the traffic in my head these past weeks - there's a part of me that wanted to be somewhere else. Of course it's not in the 1D concert!!! It just pisses me to not being able to watch the Dharma Lights - The Illumination of Up Dharma Down's Music.

If you know me personally or you've been following this blog - you'd know that I am a fan of UpDharmaDown (to bits and pieces!) All I could do is read articles and view photos from the concert - dead envious! 

Check out this blog post for more reason why i am sobbing over this - reverbmanila.

MusicBoxDiary: HALLELUJAH

Sharing one of my all time favorite worship songs.

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HALLELUJAH

VERSE 1

They say Your love is stronger

You take away all the shame

The name above all other names

Is holy, You’re holy

VERSE 2

My soul finds rest in Your arms

You light the way to heaven

Even when my world fades away

I stand and sing “Hallelujah”

“Hallelujah”

CHORUS:

You are the Lord, let out heart sing praise

Ohh oh, let our heart sing praise to You

Halle, Hallelujah

Halle, Hallelujah

Repeat Verse 1 & 2

Chorus 2x

Bridge :

Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelu---jah (2x)

Repeat Chorus 2x

MusicBoxDiary: UP

UP

Olly Murs feat. Demi Lovato

I drew a broken heart

Right on your window pane
Waited for your reply,
Here in the pouring rain
Just breathe against the glass
Leave me some kind of sign
I know the hurt won't pass, yeah
Just tell me it's not the end of the line
Just tell me it's not the end of the line
[Demi]
I never meant to break your heart,
Now I won't let this plane go down
I never meant to make you cry
I'll do what it takes to make this fly
Ooh, you gotta hold on
Hold on to what you're feeling
That feeling is the best
The best thing, alright!
I'm gonna place my bet on us,
I know this love is heading
In the same direction
That's UP!
You drew a question mark,
but you know what I want
I wanna turn the clock, yeah
Right back to where it was
So let's build the bridge, yeah
From your side to mine
I'll be the one to cross over,
Just tell me it's not the end of the line, oh
Just tell me it's not the end of the line
[Demi]
I never meant to break your heart,
Now I won't let this plane go down
I never meant to make you cry
I'll do what it takes to make this fly
Ooh, you gotta hold on
Hold on to what you're feeling
That feeling is the best
The best thing, alright!
I'm gonna place my bet on us,
I know this love is heading
In the same direction,
That's UP!
Girl, I know we could climb back
To where we were then
Feeling here with my heart,
Put my heart in your hand
Well, I hope and I pray that you do understand
If you did, all you have to say is
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
I'm waiting for ya
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
[Demi]
I never meant to break your heart,
Now I won't let this plane go down
I never meant to make you cry
I'll do what it takes to make this fly
Ooh, you gotta hold on
Hold on to what you're feeling
That feeling is the best
The best thing, alright!
I'm gonna place my bet on us,
I know this love is heading
In the same direction,
That's UP!

MusicBoxDiary: BRIGHT by Echosmith

_BRIGHT_

I think the universe is on my side
Heaven and Earth have finally aligned
Days are good and that's they way it should be

You sprinkle star dust on my pillow case
It’s like a mooning brushed across my face
nights are good and that's the way it should be

You make sing ooohhh la la laaa
You make a girl go oohhh oohhh
I’m in love, love

Did you see that shooting star tonight?
Were you dazzled by the same constellation?
Did you and Jupiter conspire to get me?
I think you and the Moon and Neptune got it right
‘Cause now I’m shining bright, so bright
Bright, so bright

And I see colors in a different way
You make what doesn’t matter fade to grey
Life is good and that’s the way it should be

You make sing ooohhh la la laaa
You make a girl go oohhh oohhh
I’m in love, love

Did you see that shooting star tonight?
Were you dazzled by the same constellation?
Did you and Jupiter conspire to get me?
I think you and the Moon and Neptune got it right
‘Cause now I’m shining bright (oooohhh) so bright
And I get lost (ooohh) in your eyes

Did you see that shooting star tonight?
Were you dazzled by the same constellation?
Did you and Jupiter conspire to get me?
I think you and the Moon and Neptune got it right
I think you and the Moon and Neptune got it right
I think you and the Moon and Neptune got it right
‘Cause now I’m shining bright, so bright
Bright, so bright
Bright, so bright
And I get lost in your eyes tonight

MusicBoxDiary: Four Five Seconds

FOUR FIVE SECONDS

Rihanna / Kanye West / Paul Mccartney

I think I've had enough, I might get a little drunk
I say what's on my mind, I might do a little time
Cause all of my kindness, is taken for weakness

Now I'm Four Five Seconds from wildin'
And we got three more days 'til Friday
I'm just tryna make it back home by Monday, mornin'
I swear I wish somebody would tell me
Ooh that's all I want

Woke up an optimist, sun was shining I'm positive
Then I heard you was talkin' trash
Hold me back I'm bout' to spaz

Now I'm Four Five Seconds from wildin'
And we got three more days 'til Friday
I'm just tryna make it back home by Monday, mornin'
I swear I wish somebody would tell me
Ooh that's all I want

And I know that you're up tonight
Thinkin' how could I be so selfish
But you called bout a thousand times wondering where I been
Now I know that your up tonight
Thinkin' how could I be so reckless
But I just can't apologize, I hope you can understand

If I go to jail tonight, promise you'll pay my bail
See they want to buy my pride, but that just ain't up for sale
See all of my kindness, is taken for weakness

Now I'm Four Five Seconds from wildin'
And we got three more days 'til Friday
I'm just tryna make it back home by Monday, mornin'
I swear I wish somebody would tell me
Ooh that's all I want

MusicBoxDiary: trulaloo

TRUE LOVE

Pink feat. Lily Allen

Sometimes I hate every single stupid word you say,
Sometimes I wanna slap you in your whole face.
There's no one quite like you, you push all my buttons down,
I know life would suck without you.

At the same time I wanna hug you, I wanna wrap my hands around your neck.
You're an ******* but I love you, and you make me so mad I ask myself
Why I'm still here, or where could I go? You're the only love I've ever known, but I hate you, I really hate you, so much I think it must be...


True love true love
It must be true love
Nothing else can break my heart like true love
True love, it must be true love
No one else can break my heart like you


Just once try to wrap your little brain around my feelings
Just once please try no to be so mean
Repeat after me now R-O-M-A-N-C-E
Come on i'll say it slowly (Romance)
You can do it babe


At the same time, I wanna hug you
I wanna wrap my hands around your neck
You're an ******* but I love you
And you make me so mad I ask myself
Why I'm still here, oh where could I go
You're the only love I've ever known
But I hate you
I really hate you, so much
I think it must be


True love true love
It must be true love
Nothing else can break my heart like true love
True love, it must be true love
No one else can break my heart like you


[Lilly Allen]
Why do you rub me up the wrong way
Why do you say the things that you say
Sometimes I wonder how we ever came to be
But without you i'm incomplete

I think it must true love true love
It must be true love
Nothing else can break my heart like true love
True love, it must be true love
No one else can break my heart like you, like you
No one else can break my heart like you

--o--

This is the perfect song!!! Just saying. 

This will be in my daily playlist - looped until day out.

****!!!

MusicBoxDiary: I Was Here - Beyonce Knowles

I WAS HERE

Beyonce Knowles

I wanna leave my footprints on the sands of time  

Know there was something that, and something that I left behind 

When I leave this world, I'll leave no regrets, to  

Leave something to remember, so they won't forget
 

I was here  

I lived, 

I loved  

I was here  

I did, 

I've done, everything that I wanted 

And it was more than I thought it would be  

I will leave my mark so everyone will know I was here
 

I want to say I lived each day, until I die  

And know that I meant something in, somebody's life  

The hearts I have touched, will be the proof that I leave  

That I made a difference, and this world will see
 

I was here I lived, 

I loved 

I was here  

I did, I've done, everything that I wanted  

And it was more than I thought it would be I will leave my mark so everyone will know
I was here 

I lived, 

I loved  

I was here I did, I've done, everything that I wanted  

And it was more than I thought it would be  

I will leave my mark so everyone will know I was here
 

I just want them to know  

That I gave my all, did my best  

Brought someone to happiness  

Left this world a little better just because
I was here
I was here 

I lived, 

I loved 

I was here  

I did, I've done, everything that I wanted  

And it was more than I thought it would be I wanna leave my mark so everyone will know I was here.
 

(I lived), 

I lived (I loved), 

I was here (I did), 

I did (I've done), 

I was here (I lived), 

I lived (I loved), 

I loved I was here
(I did), I did (I've done)
I was here

MusicBoxDiary: Everything Has Changed

Taylor Swift's Everything Has Changed music video featuring Ed Sheeeran

This is definitely one of the cutest videos I've seen, honestly.

Why? There's something in this video that makes my heart smile =)

All I knew this morning when I woke
Is I know something now, know something now I didn't before
And all I've seen since 18 hours ago is green eyes and freckles and your smile in the back of my mind making me feel like
I just want to know you better know you better know you better now
I just want to know you better know you better know you better now
I just want to know you better know you better know you better now
I just want to know you know you know you

Cause all I know is we said hello
And your eyes look like coming home
All I know is a simple name, everything has changed
All I know is you held the door
You'll be mine and i'll be yours
All I know since yesterday is everything has changed

And all my walls stood tall painted blue
But i'll take them down, take them down and open up the door for you
And all I feel in my stomach is butterflies the beautiful kind
Making up for lost time, taking flight, making me feel like

I just want to know you better know you better know you better now
I just want to know you better know you better know you better now
I just want to know you better know you better know you better now
I just want to know you know you know you

Cause all I know is we said hello
And your eyes look like coming home
All I know is a simple name, everything has changed
All I know is you held the door
You'll be mine and i'll be yours
All I know since yesterday is everything has changed

Come back and tell me why
I'm feeling like i've missed you all this time
And meet me there tonight
And let me know that it's not all in my mind

I just want to know you better know you better know you better now
I just want to know you know you know you

Cause all I know is we said hello
And your eyes look like coming home
All I know is a simple name, everything has changed
All I know is he held the door
You'll be mine and i'll be yours
All I know since yesterday is everything has changed

All I know is we said hello
So dust off your highest hopes
All I know is pouring rain
And everything has changed
All I know is a new found grace
All my days, i'll know your face
All I know since yesterday is everything has changed

MusicBoxDiary: Clarity

CLARITY

Zedd feat. the Foxes (Acoustic version) 

High dive into frozen waves
where the past comes back to life
Fight fear for the selfish pain
And it's worth it every time
Hold still right before we crash
Cause we both know how this ends
our clock ticks till it breaks your glass
And I drown in you again

Cause you are the piece of me
I wish I didn't need
Chasing relentlessly
Still fight and I don't know why

If our love is tragedy why are you my remedy
If our love's insanity why are you my clarity

walk on through a red parade
And refuse to make amends
It cuts deep through our ground
And makes us forget all common sense
Don't speak as I try to leave
Cause we both know what we'll choose
If you pull, then I'll push too deep
And I'll fall right back to you

Cause you are the piece of me
I wish I didn't need
Chasing relentlessly
Still fight and I don't know why

If our love is tragedy why are you my remedy
If our love's insanity why are you my clarity

...Why are you my clarity
...Why are you my remedy
...Why are you my clarity
...Why are you my remedy

If our love is tragedy why are you my remedy
If our love's insanity why are you my clarity

here's to NEVER

BOOM! SHE'S FINALLY BACK!!!

Seeing her new Here's to Never growing UP music video almost made me cry (sniffs). The boyish slash rockstar slash bada** child-like Avril has returned. And it is such a pleasure to watch her - it's like "back-to-the-future" kind of feeling for me. The lyrics and the beat is so-Avril...you'd know the first time you hear it. She's even with his original band. It's like she just woke up one day and decided to wear her comfy shirt/jeans/sneakers.

This is the Avril I have come to love during my younger years. Seeing her wear the same clothes in her Complicated music video is heart-warming. It's like she's sending a message that she's still that girl - nothing has changed.

Wow! This is such a HIGH.

 2002 - Complicated

2013 - Here's to Never growing UP

The "Red Letter Day" Hunting

Back in 2006 I have stumbled on an OPM album of a not-so-famous band of which I accidentally loved! I was able to get a hold of all tracks of their album Stop, Look & Listen.

I'd bet you haven't heard of them or any of their song. The band's name is Red Letter Day. :)

Because of an unfortunate event, my computer got reformatted years ago and I lost all my files including my oh-so-treasured music tracks. Until to the present time (5 years has passed na) I am still trying to find sources in the internet world where I can download below.

Stop, Look And Listen Album[2006] - Red Letter Day

1. Sana (4:31)
2. Carcinogenic (4:34)
3. Stop, Look And Listen (5:13)
4. Blunder (2:26)
5. Drift (3:39)
6. Only Me (2:53)
7. How It Feels (4:05)
8. Paalam (4:18)
9. Somebody Else (4:16)
10. Panaw (4:28)
11. We're Done (4:09)

 

MusicBoxDiary: Feelings

Feelings

by Up Dharma Down 

from album Capacities

Breaking through the night
In this cold farenheit
Shadows have left
Crying got old

Bland and bittersweet
Wondering what went wrong
There goes all hope
There goes all hope

But the feeling
It tries to escape
Bleeds through the light even when I close my eyes
Its not seething
The weight on this shoulder
I can’t wait to chase the fiction home
And carry on

Favors in reverse
Songs are unrehearsed
When I get through this
I hope I get through you
Stains on my mind
The cloud on that hour
The minute you closed the door
My eyes washed the floor

Baby baby its hard to say
But there seems to be no other way
You left and you were right
So I have to let us down this time
Cause I can

Cause I can’t feel it
No other way but down
No other way but down
You said so yourself
It’s just
It’s just a feeling
It’s just a feeling

What are you crying for
What are you crying for
When its just a feeling
God knows you can get through this

I wanna know
Do you feel anything
As you go on your way
Driving home
As I sleep alone tonight
I wanna know
Do you feel anything
For me
Before I go
Before I go, forever

MusicBoxDiary: Blackbird

One of my favorite Beatles song - Blackbird.

Blackbird singing in the dead of night 

Take these broken wings and learn to fly  

All your life  

You were only waiting for this moment to arise

 
Blackbird singing in the dead of night  

Take these sunken eyes and learn to see  

All your life  

You were only waiting for this moment to be free
 

Blackbird fly, blackbird fly  

Into the light of the dark black night

Blackbird fly, blackbird fly  

Into the light of the dark black night

Blackbird singing in the dead of night  

Take these broken wings and learn to fly  

All your life 

You were only waiting for this moment to arise  

You were only waiting for this moment to arise  

You were only waiting for this moment to arise