I went video-streaming over YouTube. After a few songs, I suddenly realized that I felt a special attachment to this one video by Barbie’s Cradle. It’s the video of their song titled The Dance. I was quite overwhelmed. You may find it less overwhelming but on my standards, the simplicity of the video gave an effect that left me an impression of being satisfied.
The Dance
Would you be interested in dancing with me?
And maybe tell me all your dreams
Talk to me like you would in your sleep
Don’t censor anything
Cause i wanna hear everything
There’s no innocence left to spoil
You can swear she’s not a little boy
We’ll fly tonight so far away
Where they will never find us
Use your wings and i will run fast
Cause that’s what i do when i’m not afraid
We’ve got it made up in our heads
We don’t have to wait for anyone or anything
Go anywhere we desire
So close your eyes become blind
From the world listen instead to the girl
She’ll tell you why she chose to fly
And you’re left behind
Just like me alone and free
We can smile when we’ve filled the void
And treated the burn
But until then i believe
We’re gonna have to learn
To discard any disguise we’re using Yes it’s hard and it’s never amusing
I immediately looked over the lyrics of the song and I found out how creative the writing was. It may actually pass out as an acceptable piece of work (in literary standards, of course). The Dance conversational monologue by a certain person who meets this one problematic figure in a dance. Read the rest of this entry »
Structuralism Notes:
The structure of this poem is somehow derived from the example of John Donne’s metaphysical poem The Flea. In this case, the conceit is actually the bottle of water in the table that both Amy and Jim partook of. Despite the differences of the form, there are still structural similarities like the male’s will to dominate the female and the phallic symbol which is the bottle also suggest meaning to the poem.
I was trained by my parents to be careful in making quick decisions. There’s actually wisdom when they say that our lives are governed by the choices we make. When you play soccer, you’ll understand what I mean.
At this moment, I’m beating the deadlines of my final papers. I’ve got to make a critical paper of Emily Brontë’s Wuthering Heights. I also have to make a critical analysis of one work of our upperclassmen’s thesis using the profound approaches we’re supposed to learn in CL122. I also have to study for my Philippine History and for my American Literature Exams. On top of that I also have to finish the requirements needed for me to join the Dumaguete National Writers Workshop. And all of them are due this week!
Fortunately I’ve scheduled my time in such a way that I can do the things I’m suppose to do. The problem lies on the strict compliance to the schedule. That’s important.
Another problem is money. Along with scheduling, budgeting is also important. I’ve learned to budget 500 pesos for a one-week stay in my boarding house. You have to be very careful with money. It’s good nowadays we already got payday loans to answer for immediate needs. What’s better is its faxless! Check the site for more details.
