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A couple of good songs....
Saturday, March 11, 2006 7:14 AM
Was listening to some music a coworker of mine brought in to work today... she's into country and bluegrass and there were a couple of songs in what she played for me that I swear could almost have been written specifically for Firefly... they certainly speak to me, so I thought I'd share the titles and lyrics for anyone interested!This first one is just SO River to me, it's amazing. It's called Falling Into You, and would work great for a vid, could focus on Simon and River, or could even be worked as a Mal/River or Jayne/River I'm sure if that's your thing... It's by Kasey Chambers, who's a definate country artist, though this song isn't particularly country... Worth a listen:
<b>Falling Into You by Kasey Chambers</b>
I've been crushed like paper
I've been washed like rain
I've been scared of sleeping
In case I wake up the same
I've been broken and battered
I've been lost in my home
I've been cryin' a river
I've been cold as a stone
But falling into you
It carries me far enough away
And everything you do
It lightens up my darker side of day
I just hope that the wind
Doesn't blow you away
I've been left unattended
I've been thrown like a ball
I've been rolled with the punches
And I didn't feel a thing at all
I've been crossed by the wires
I've been blinded by the light
I've been burnt by the fire
I've been kept out of sight
But falling into you
It carries me far enough away
And everything you do
It lightens up my darker side of day
I just hope that the wind
Doesn't blow you away
I just hope that the wind
Doesn't blow you away
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It's really a great song...
She also wrote one called "The Captain" and I just so hear Inara thinking the lines to this one... turning her back on the guild and finally embracing Serenity as her home... there's just one line that refers to a 'father' which I haven't figured in yet, but everything else works for me, especially the last lines... This one's a bit more country, but still listenable for those who aren't into that...
<b>"The Captain"
By Kasey Chambers</b>
Well I don't have as many friends because
I'm not as pretty as I was
I've kicked myself at times because I've lied
So I will have to learn to stand my ground
I'll tell 'em I won't be around
I'll move on over to your town and hide
And you be the Captain
And I'll be no-one
And you can carry me away if you want to
And you can lay low
Just like your father and if
I tread upon your feet you just say so
'Cos you're The Captain, I am no-one,
I tend to feel as though I owe one to you
Well I have handed all my efforts in
I searched here for my second wind
Is there somewhere here to let me in I asked
So I slammed the doors they slammed at me
I found the place I'm meant to be
I figured out my destiny at last
Did I forget to thank you for the ride
I hadn't tried I tend to runaway and hide
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And the last I'll share is very easy listening like (this is the kinda song you'd be dancing to at a wedding), but the lyrics just completely define Inara waiting for Mal to say what she really wants him to... ;o) yep, Mal/Inara shipper at heart here... It's called Just Tell Me You Love Me by England Dan and John Ford Coley\
<b>Just Tell Me You Love Me
By England Dan And John Ford Coley</b>
many times, i wished you were here
through the velvet shadows of my dreams
many times, i wished you were near
through the darkness as it came but it seems
that you, you never said what i needed to hear
just tell me you love me
whisper words i so long to hear
let this time not be borrowed
let it be ours to share
if you tell me you love me
it will lead the way to your heart
through the mirrors of silence
you love me
quietly i've waited for the memory
born of our first kiss
patiently, ive waited
for the moment you will take me to world
that i ive never seen that world before
just tell me you love me
whisper words i so long to hear
let this time not be borrowed
let it be ours to share
if you tell me you love me
it will lead the way to
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