So today I finally thought of a name for this whole never-quite-off-the-ground thing I'm doing.

Emblem.

em·blem
n.
1. An object or a representation that functions as a symbol.
2. A distinctive badge, design, or device.
3. An allegorical picture usually inscribed with a verse or motto presenting a moral lesson.

I think it's fitting.

Title Me Please.

This one's about how sometimes my favourite bands can express how I'm feeling better than I ever could; how music can make me feel in love with being alive. I've slipped in lyrics and references as 'nods' to the bands in question too. How many can you pick up on?

We’ve forgotten how to have a good time
We go out but we keep it straight faced
We talk about life and loss and love
Forgive me if I sometimes see that as a waste.

We’ll all lie in graves with regrets
So why are we spending our lives under such restraint?
I’d rather face an awkward morning after
Than another boring respectable night...

Lose some sleep and say you tried,
Lets go and play crack the sky,
If you’re learning to live then now is the time
To make mistakes
Who destroyed your appetite?
You’re in the middle of the ride.
Let the glory of love make you feel alive,
For your own sake.

So when you hear a sad song, cry a little
And when you fall in love, fall hard.
The contents of your photo frames can always be replaced and changed
But you should always be proud of your scars.

You know I’m sorry but I’m sick
Of our pillow talk being politics.
There are kids who would kill for this...
Yeah, just a little bit.

And there are better ways to see my point of view,
Songs that could show you better than I could do.
That’s why I’m singing them now,
So you might stop to look around...

Do you think everything will stay this way forever?
Do you think anything will ever feel this good again?
I think not.

Lose some sleep and say you tried,
Lets go and play crack the sky,
If you’re learning to live then now is the time
To make mistakes.
Who destroyed your appetite?
You’re in the middle of the ride.
Let the glory of love make you come alive,
For your own sake.

Reasons Not To Sleep Tonight

Give me all you've got, give me your best shot
I've got a glass fucking jaw.
But you should know, that with every blow
I resolve to take one more.

All you can do is push me back,
One day I'll find a breakthrough.
Past all this shit, I'll never quit,
Finding ways to scream fuck you.

This world is abysmal, so fucking dismal, filled with hate and war
But we're all miracles, we could be incredible, we are not a lost cause.

We can fight this fucking world.
We can fall in love.
We can win this war with ourselves.
Just never give up.

We are all so beautiful, I feel duty bound to shoot for the stars.
Never let anyone tell you our dreams cannot be ours.

My every breath is a fuck you.

This life is hell but we live it anyway.
Because we all hope tomorrow will be a better day.