Sunday, March 29, 2009

Song of the Day


**3/29/09

Spill Canvas - Self-Conclusion

--------------This powerful acoustic play-by-play from Spill Canvas is not your sweetheart's fluff ballad. It's a reality check to the struggles, the confusion, and the seemingly impossible will to see the next day. "Self-Conclusion" is the hand that reaches out, the voice that says "hold on" and the heart that truly and deeply cares. Even at the worst moments, those lowest points that seem unbearable, there is a tiny glimmer of hope that you'll continue.

Nick Tomas' lyrics hurt - his words are stark and unapologetic, and yet comforting and encouraging. There is passion in every syllable, every cry, every breath.


Listen to "Self-Conclusion" from The Spill Canvas' album, One Fell Swoop.
"Fade in, start the scene
Enter beautiful girl
But things are not what they seem
As we stand at the edge of the world.
"Excuse me sir,But I had plans to die tonight
Oh, and you are directly in my way
And I bet you're gonna say it's not right
My reply:
Excuse me miss,But do you have the slightest clue
Of exactly what you just said to me
And exactly who you're talking to?
She said, "I don't care, you don't even know me."I said,
"I know but I'd like to change that soon, hopefully.
"Yeah, we all flirt with the tiniest notion
Of self conclusion in one simplified motion
You see the trick is that you're never supposed to act on it
No matter how unbearable this misery gets
You make it sound so easy to be alive
But tell me how am I supposed to seize this day
When everything inside of me has died
My reply:
Trust me girl
I know your legs are pleading to leap
But I offer you this easy choiceInstead of dying, living with me
She said, "Are you crazy? You don't even know me."
I said,
"I know but I'd like to change that soon, hopefully.
"Yeah, we all flirt with the tiniest notion
Of self conclusion in one simplified motion
You see the trick is that you're never supposed act on it
No matter how unbearable this misery gets
I would be lying if I said that things would never get rough
And all this cliche motivation, it could never be enough
I could stand here all night trying to convince you
But what good would that do?
My offer stands and you must choose"
All right, you win, but I only give you one night
To prove yourself to be better than my attempt at flight
I swear to God if you hurt me I will leap
I will toss myself from these very cliffs
And you'll never see it coming."
"Settle precious, I know what you're going through
Cause ten minutes before you got here I was gonna jump too.
"Yeah we all flirt with the tiniest notion
Of self conclusion in one simplified motion
You see the trick is that you're never supposed act on it
No matter how unbearable this misery gets

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