Sunday, December 24, 2006

Emotionally Charged Towel #9


Oh there is nothing like the tingle in your head when you come across a song that seems to want you to discover it. It wafts into your ears and eventually your spine, finally settling into your bloodstream. It clicks like a series of gears and pulleys and just seems to start a hum in your head that feels like it was always supposed to be there. The latest song to give me this feeling is from former Canadian folkie turned hot popular singer Nelly Furtado and her Timbaland produced song SAY IT RIGHT.
On the surface, Timbaland constructed a fanatastic beat and flow that turns the song into a kind of urban dream complimented by Ms. Furtado's simple and sweet lyrics. Deep down I see that the song works for me by coming at an introspective time in my life.
As I close 2006 and step towards 2007 (and what will be my 30th year moving around this planet) I look at what directions I am trying to grow towards as a person and have especially found myself focused on over the last two months. 90% of my mind is often aimed at adventures of a romantic nature and this year had a couple of incidents that did a number on me. I'm proud to say that I'm actually learning to let go of situations that only serve to complicate my life and mind and move towards relationships that will actually work for me. I can clearly see the things that I actually want in a companion and not just the things that I don't want. That's one gigantic checker hop across the board. King me.
SAY IT RIGHT moved through my mind as a song with lyrics I've heard myself say in my own head. I too have tried to steer people into certain directions while trying to show that I myself am flawed and looking to change. I try hard because I want a companion who will come along with me so we can support each other on our endeavours. I end up, however, singing this song to someone who doesn't want me to sing to them. Someone who's happy not hearing anything at all. They think that I don't care about them or how they feel when, ultimately, I want to care about them more than they've ever imagined. There's my problem. I push forward and waste my voice because I can't say correctly what I'm feeling and would like to happen. The time has arrived to change that behaviour. I have a lot to offer, and a lot to sing about so maybe I'll just save my song for someone who wants to hear it. I'm hoping to be able to see that person a lot easier soon.
Anyhoo, here's the lyrics to the aforementioned song with a bonus You Tube of the video so that you can follow along. Ps- If Timbaland produced at least one song for every recording artist in the world I think he could very well save the music industry.