I kiss 2009 goodbye with love. Not really interested in looking back on anything terrible, I am just looking forward.
woke up with blankets in buildings with jaws
stuck to the sheets, clammy with noon
we wish for night-time, a darkening screen
hoping the heart is just a machine
oh, there was home
oh, there was home
this one is vicious, a sinister lean
we haunted the staircase where small ghosts have been
we knew that heaven was stretched out and wide
pinned to the sky, pinned to the sky
oh, there was home
oh, life is long and hollow
oh, life is long and hollow
we hate this city and its drone
we hate this city and its drone
so black out a million screens
and wire up the floor
baby we can get you anything you want
anytime you want
but you'll wonder what its for
so black out a million screams
and wire up all the floors
baby we can get you anything you want
anytime you want
but you'll wonder what its for
And, I have to say, 2010 has been a good year for me. I really have loved every minute of it so far. Minimal hangovers, amazing friends, my grandma's birthday party with lots of family ... AND I have already given my bathroom a makeover.
My first meal in 2010 was a Big Mac from McDonald's (of course). My first kiss has made me belly-laugh every single day so far. My daughter has hugged me every day. And I have been happy.
There is a common saying about life being too short. But I think life is long. Life is long. Days are long. Days are full of worrying, fighting, working, thinking, wasting, trying, failing, hating, comparing, gossiping, conspiring, grieving, leaving, regretting, talking ... dreaming, loving, traveling, achieving, laughing, inspiring, smiling, living, running, listening, kissing, illuminating, learning, sharing, drinking, reading, forgiving, resolving, renewing ... Life is too long to spend it being miserable. So I am going to try.
Really try.
"Auld lang syne" literally translated to English is "old long since" or, idiomatically as "long, long, ago".
Oh, hello 2010.
Oh, life is long and hollow ...
Cue my own New Year's Auld Lang Syne : Handsome Furs Hate This City
woke up with blankets in buildings with jaws
stuck to the sheets, clammy with noon
we wish for night-time, a darkening screen
hoping the heart is just a machine
oh, there was home
oh, there was home
this one is vicious, a sinister lean
we haunted the staircase where small ghosts have been
we knew that heaven was stretched out and wide
pinned to the sky, pinned to the sky
oh, there was home
oh, there was home
oh, life is long and hollow
oh, life is long and hollow
oh, life is long and hollow
oh, life is long and hollow
we hate this city and its drone
we hate this city and its drone
we hate this city and its drone
we hate this city and its drone
so black out a million screens
and wire up the floor
baby we can get you anything you want
anytime you want
but you'll wonder what its for
so black out a million screams
and wire up all the floors
baby we can get you anything you want
anytime you want
but you'll wonder what its for
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