The songs I can't stop listening to 12/28/12

1. Joseph Arthur - "Gypsy Faded"
2. Autolux - "Headless Sky"
3. Hunx And His Punx - "Too Young To Be In Love"
4. Fiona Apple - "Paper Bag"
5. Talib Kweli & Z-Trip - "Fly Away"
6. Tori Amos - "Pancake" (with "Ohio" [Neil Young] bridge)
7. Chicago - "25 Or 6 To 4"
8. Björk - "Hunter"

Theme songs for my Christmas holiday...some of them follow a pattern, others don't.

"Gypsy Faded" (written by Joseph Arthur, all rights reserved)

I'm ready and I'm letting go now
That is what I'm doing
And that's what this turmoil has been about
That and the rumors of who you've been screwing

I'm not burying my head in the sand
I say this with peace, love and understanding
I'm glad you're at some kind of peaceful place now
But darling you were definitely the last one of us standing

When you gypsy faded on us
I needed to say goodbye
But you gypsy faded on us

I guess there's always a chance of us coming back together
But that seems unlikely in this kind of weather
I just never saw it coming so forgive me the shock
Of becoming a stranger walking down my own block

I'm getting over it though
You are fading from my view
And soon I hope you will be gone
As I have been gone for you
I do however want to say that I wish you the best
Past the anger of betrayal and the need to second guess

When you gypsy faded on us
I needed to say goodbye
But you gypsy faded on us
Bye, bye

And I don't feel you anymore, oh
We were holding phantom hands
And I don't feel you anymore, oh
We were holding phantom hands

I don't want to stir this all back up
But leaving it vague has proved extra painful for me
It's easier to deal with things like this when they are clear
Whereas once I was blind, I can finally see
And like that old saying goes, when you let your bird fly
She comes back to you if she is really yours and free
Well this time you didn't come back so I guess you weren't mine
I still love you of course but I let go of the need

When you gypsy faded on us
I needed to say goodbye
But you gypsy faded on us
Bye, bye

Now you get what you wanted
Not to have anyone
Just to be all alone
Like a breeze inside a stone...

Why won't you do it with me?
I want to do it with you.

You are my bad boy
My little pile of joy.

When I saw you
I knew you were the one.
The way you looked at me
When it had only just begun.

And I went crazy again today, lookin' for a strand to climb
Lookin' for a little hope
Baby said he couldn't stay, wouldn't put his lips to mine
And a failure to kiss is a failure to cope
And I said honey, I don't feel so good, don't feel justified
Come on, put a little love here in my void
He said it's all in your head and I said so's everything but he didn't get it
I thought he was a man but he was just a little boy

She's got her ticket
I think she's gonna use it
Think she's gonna fly away...

Geek out.

You could have spared
her -- oh but no
Messiahs need
people dying in their
name

Shift gears real fast to old Chicago.

You could smell it
So you left me on my own
To complete the mission
Now I'm leaving it all behind

I'm going hunting
I'm the hunter...