Fantasy Man

This diamond’s growing in the mountains
beneath the pressure of all time
that glow in hope and expectation
waiting for your hands to find
‘cause only you could reach inside me
and figure out the worth
of a life I live providing
what it was you needed most

And if everything is measured
by the hole it leaves behind
then this mountain has been leveled
and there’s no more diamonds in the mine
go on now just leave it
the timing wasn’t right
and the force that swept us both away
was too strong for us to fight

Fantasy man you are always
one step ahead of me
well I never heard a warning
I haven’t got things right
the sun came out this morning
and filled my room with light
so go now you are forgiven
let’s put it down to lie
the story of two lovers
would dance both edges of the night

In the station you were standing
not knowing what you want
and the secrets that we’re defending
have become our only bond
just be patient while I wait here
journey’s out of sync
while you’re out there running in the chaos
I need some time to think

Fantasy man you are always
one step ahead of me
well I never heard a warning
I haven’t got things right
the sun came out this morning
and filled my room with light
so go now you are forgiven
let’s put it down to lie
the story of two lovers
would dance both edges of the night

so i’ve had this song stuck in my head for the past, like.. three days or so. it’s such a brilliant song and the lyrics are, in my opinion, a work of genius. oh marketa irglova, you’re so brilliant!

on a related note (to the previous post that is): i got to meet Marketa Irglova once (hahaha no pun intended) in houston when The Swell Season was on tour. i had been wanting to go to that concert for the longest time, but had no one to go with so i decided not to go. well, the night before the concert my friend tre told me about this song called “Blood” and so i looked it up the next morning on youtube. in the side bar it was like “you’d be interested in the swell season” and so i clicked on those videos and then i was just really really sad that i couldn’t go to the concert. well, i was walking to class all mopey and i ran into jeff and i told him all about the concert and the coincidence on youtube and all that and he was like “why don’t we go?” and i was like “you better be serious”. short version of the story: when we finished our classes, we met up, drove to houston, bought tickets at the door, and got second row spots at the concert! and then we got to meet rachel yamagata and glen hansard and marketa! moral of the story: spontaneity can lead to some really amazing experiences!

on a related note (to the previous post that is): i got to meet Marketa Irglova once (hahaha no pun intended) in houston when The Swell Season was on tour. i had been wanting to go to that concert for the longest time, but had no one to go with so i decided not to go. well, the night before the concert my friend tre told me about this song called “Blood” and so i looked it up the next morning on youtube. in the side bar it was like “you’d be interested in the swell season” and so i clicked on those videos and then i was just really really sad that i couldn’t go to the concert. well, i was walking to class all mopey and i ran into jeff and i told him all about the concert and the coincidence on youtube and all that and he was like “why don’t we go?” and i was like “you better be serious”. short version of the story: when we finished our classes, we met up, drove to houston, bought tickets at the door, and got second row spots at the concert! and then we got to meet rachel yamagata and glen hansard and marketa! moral of the story: spontaneity can lead to some really amazing experiences!

Love!! 

Love!! 

Sunday night activity. Home alone and wanted to watch a musical, but Once is so much better than a musical! And I completely forgot that Glen and Marketa signed my copy after a show in Houston-double win!!

Sunday night activity. Home alone and wanted to watch a musical, but Once is so much better than a musical! And I completely forgot that Glen and Marketa signed my copy after a show in Houston-double win!!

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like!  i’ve listened to this song a billion times already. Marketa Irglova and Glen Hansard are magic together. I love the simplicity and elegance of this song. it basically makes my soul burst

GETS ME EVERY TIME!!!!