Here’s Hoping
One of my joys in life is that there is great deal of overlap in my son’s musical interests and mine. I get the sense from other parents that we might be a little odd in that respect. We do like a lot of the same music, though our tastes do diverge at points. The nice thing about it is that we get to have really interesting conversations about music and bands and often introduce each other to new artists or material. Just yesterday he pointed out to me that the English band InMe had a new album out that I hadn’t gotten yet. That led to a long and involved conversation about the fact that we both tend to like UK bands, often more than US groups. We speculated at length about why that might be without coming to any real conclusions. It’s a pleasure being able to have a simple conversation like that with my son.
All that aside, here is what I think is my favorite track off that new album…
Here’s Hoping by InMe
Shot down
You knew that I was lonely by the shiver in my voice
It seems like everybody’s hoping, but we never make the right choice
And we hold on
And we’re not afraid, we run to the sun
I just wanted to know who you are
It never ends my best friend
I just wanted to see you, it feels like you’ve given up…
…On me, I can see it in your eyes
Seems like everybody’s coping, but we never make a stand
And we hold on
And we’re not afraid, we run to the sun
I just wanted to know who you are
It never ends my best friend
I just wanted to see you, it feels like you’ve given up
It feels like you’ve given up
With my foot in my mouth I don’t remember what I’ve said
Best day of my life I don’t remember
Something tells me your not so innocent, we hold on
And we’re not afraid, we run to the sun
I just wanted to know who you are
It never ends my best friend
I just wanted to see you, it feels like you’ve given up
With my foot in my mouth I don’t remember what I’ve said
Best day of my life I don’t remember
With my foot in my mouth I don’t remember what I’ve said
Best day of my life I don’t remember, I don’t remember
The words are really intense. I need to send this on to John…
M~
I’ve always been a sucker for cool lyrics.
By the way, thanks a lot for getting me addicted to Knighthood on Facebook. I just may lose my job over how much time I spend trying to kick other peoples butts. (Just kidding, just kidding!!!)
I do love it though…but man, it’s tough to win!
I tend to like British and Euro bands more so than American as well. I suspect that the likely reason is because Europe in general is able to appreciate a much broader and less limited musical catalog. American music is narrow and tends to sound all the same.
~S
I think that’s great Mike that you and your son share such common interests and are able to talk at lengths about it. It keeps the lines of communication open for other things as well. My youngest son and I share a lot of the same musical tastes, mostly because he really likes a lot of the “old school” music (his words not mine) like Johnny Cash, Metallica, etc…it’s fun listening to a lot of his stuff and vice versa and I notice that he does talk to me a lot more about other things as well because of it.
Stacie
My kids area impressed that I know the lyrics to most songs we ever hear, no matter where we are, but right now, they’re taste lingers around the High School Musical soundtracks and Kidz Bop albums. One day, however, I hope they share my fondness. It’s so fun you and your son have this connection. Like Stacie says, it so serves as the inroad to keeping you communicating in other areas of life.
I like the words too. I’ll have to listen to it now
I still listen to a lot of the British musicians we were exposed to in the 80s. I have been trying to find Spandau Ballet’s catalog on cd, but the only thing I can find is a couple of “best of” collections. Outside of Trans-Siberian Orchestra, the most recent artists I have any interest in are the Cruxshadows (thank you John Ringo!) and Evanescence.