It’s For the Best

okay, i heard today that the public wants a viewing for the Michael Jackson memorial? ew, are you serious? the man was creepy looking enough when he was alive! he made good music, but no one can honestly argue that his physical looks weren’t unnerving toward the end. he looked like a ventriloquist dummy. a regular memorial with pictures and videos is more than enough, why do people want to see the corpse? unless it’s the loonies who think this whole thing is a publicity stunt. whatever, viewings with regular people are creepy, and they look normal. when a person already looks like another lifeform, that just makes it worse. dead bodies are gross. leave it alone.

today’s (yesterday’s) song is It’s For the Best by Straylight Run

this song is about growing up and remembering how much better, easier problems were when you were young. yeah i know that’s what the song was about a few days ago, but i don’t pick ‘em. The Format’s Nate Ruess isn’t credited, but anyone who’s heard him sing in The Format knows that it’s him. he sings back up and harmonies, a little bit of solo work in the bridge. it’s a great blend of vocals and i love singing along with it. my favorite line is “i was saved by grace but destroyed by naivety”. we all know that feeling when you’re so overly optimistic because you think you’ve made the right decision, but then you find out you were completely wrong and everything you thought you knew crumbles. i love this song, i’d recommend it to anyone.

and it takes more time
than i’ve ever had
drains the life from me
makes me want to forget
as young as i was
i felt older back then
more disciplined
stronger and certain
but i was scared to death of eternity
i was saved by grace but destroyed naivety
and i lie to myself
and say it was for the best

and now faith is replaced
with a logic so cold
i disregarded what i was
now that i’m older
and i know so much more
than i did back then
but the more i learn
the more i can’t understand
and i’ve become content with the life i lead
where i drink too much and don’t believe in much of anything
but i lie to myself
and say it’s for the best

we’re moving forward but holding ourselves back
and we’re waiting on something that’ll never come
we’re moving forward but holding ourselves back
and we’re waiting on something that’ll never come

i lie to myself
and say that it’s for the best