Still Fighting It

I've secretly hated those blog posts which seemed to not have anything much on them except lyrics or song clips made by other people. You see, a blog post should be something that you made.

So why am I just all of a sudden airing out this "hate" at the risk of incurring the ire of my other blogger friends who might be "guilty" of the crime described above?
(Weird unrelated thing: I typed "dussen" at first instead of "sudden.")

Because I've decided to join in the fun, that's why! Nyahahahahaha.




-courtesy of TheHitman45-

STILL FIGHTING IT
by Ben Folds Five

Good morning, son.
I am a bird
Wearing a brown polyester shirt
You want a coke?
Maybe some fries?
The roast beef combo's only $9.95
It's okay, you dont have to pay
I've got all the change

Everybody knows
It hurts to grow up
And everybody does
It's so weird to be back here
Let me tell you what
The years go on and
We're still fighting it, we're still fighting it
And you're so much like me
I'm sorry

Good morning, son
In twenty years from now
Maybe we'll both sit down and have a few beers
And I can tell you 'bout today
And how I picked you up and everything changed
It was pain
Sunny days and rain
I knew you'd feel the same things

Everybody knows
It sucks to grow up
And everybody does
It's so weird to be back here.
Let me tell you what
The years go on and
We're still fighting it, we're still fighting it
You'll try and try and one day you'll fly
Away from me

Good morning, son
I am a bird

It was pain
Sunny days and rain
I knew you'd feel the same things

Everybody knows
It hurts to grow up
And everybody does
It's so weird to be back here.
Let me tell you what
The years go on and
We're still fighting it, we're still fighting it
Oh, we're still fighting it, we're still fighting it

And you're so much like me
I'm sorry

I first heard this song on NU107 back in college. That was also around the time I first heard "Kanlungan" by Noel Cabangon in the same station, before the song was used by McDonald's and eventually became famous. Yes folks, "Kanlungan" was played in NU107.

Problem was, I never got to hear the title of the song. The only clues I had at that time were: (1) it sounded so Ben Folds Five, and (2) I had goosebumps after hearing the song. I didn't know the title, and I wasn't even able to retain much of the words, save for "I'm sorry." I thought googling "I'm sorry" alone would be futile that I never even tried.

Of course it was only after many years that the thought of googling "Ben Folds lyrics I'm sorry" occurred to me. This was also during the time I discovered YouTube. This was around last year, 2006. I finally found the title which enabled me to look up the lyrics online and finally buy the song on iTunes.

One thing led to another, hence this blogpost.