Random Song Lyrics: How to Save a Life

Step one you say we need to talk
He walks you say sit down it’s just a talk
He smiles politely back at you
You stare politely right on through
Some sort of window to your right
As he goes left and you stay right
Between the lines of fear and blame
And you begin to wonder why you came

Where did I go wrong, I lost a friend
Somewhere along in the bitterness
And I would have stayed up with you all night
Had I known how to save a life

Let him know that you know best
Cause after all you do know best
Try to slip past his defense
Without granting innocence
Lay down a list of what is wrong
The things you’ve told him all along
And pray to God he hears you
And pray to God he hears you

Where did I go wrong, I lost a friend
Somewhere along in the bitterness
And I would have stayed up with you all night
Had I known how to save a life

As he begins to raise his voice
You lower yours and grant him one last choice
Drive until you lose the road
Or break with the ones you’ve followed
He will do one of two things
He will admit to everything
Or he’ll say he’s just not the same
And you’ll begin to wonder why you came

 

Just in case you’re wondering, no, my blogging hasn’t degraded so far in quality that I’m now resorting to posting only song lyrics. Afterall, if this were a forum, that would be violating point 3 of the guidelines to good posts: “Threads which contain only song lyrics have exactly no value.”

But there are some really powerful songs out there… I think I’m repeating myself by saying that.

Anyway life’s been busy, school’s been busy, and friends have been busy. When did our lives turn so crazy?! And I think that when people say “it only gets worse”, they’re not overstating it one bit. So let’s do this right, shall we? =)

Shakey

You know that feeling that adrenaline gives you? That burst of superhuman speed/reaction time/lack of judgement? I get that a lot. But then afterwards I feel out of breath, I’m shaking, and I can’t hold my hand still.

Warmups

The second term of the 2006/2007 winter academic year has officially begun. And what a start it has been! But first, the prologue.

The ski trip was awesome! For the weekend we (Danny, Anthony, Aimie, Kezia, Jeff, Jamie, and I) went to Silverstar. We did so much skiing (and boarding)! Skied the first night there in freezing temperature and wind, where I couldn’t find my toque. The second day was absolutely beautiful, though! Sunny clear sky, and some great snow! We went on all sorts of runs from green to black. Conclusion… greens are the hardest. Highlights of the trip… jumps on the Milky Way; creepy Susie girl; christmas tree; watching movies till 2; instant noodles; whoring of said instant noodles; OWNING the right side in the scavenger hunt.

Hmm, I’m looking to switch cell phones/plans/companies but not sure what I should get. With the new mandate for number portability coming March 14th, I think I’ll wait till then. Maybe I can get my home number ported to my phone, and maybe there will be a price war in an effort to get people to switch.

This term is a mystery to me at the moment. All my courses are called EECE. The only exception is MATH, which is instantly hard. But apparently my prof, Joel Feldman, is one of the best at UBC so that should help. I’m hoping desperately that I’ll have more free time. I don’t know if that’s possibly with seven courses, plus choir, plus dance, plus Qigong, plus co-op job applications. On average we have to apply for like fourty jobs before getting one for co-op! So that’s basically like an hour spent on co-op every single day.

I’m finding more and more that I’m really part of the UBC community now, though. Now it seems that everywhere I go, and every class I’m in, I know people, whether they’re friends or just aquaintances. I see friends walking around outside or in hallways or in the sub all the time. And more than that, I’m meeting lots of people! Connections! Networking! Today I met a cool guy from Campus Crusade through Aimie.

I’m also finding that some of my profs are actually real people. You know, like with real personalities, lives, and interests and all! But only some of them.

Hmm, my life is changing and I’m not sure how to interpret and adapt to that change.