Wide Awake

I have always been a quite a fan of Katy Perry, the California born singer plus song writer and actress. Apart from her beauty (as she is seen on screen) I always liked her unique voice. She is a talented singer who has been nominated for 8 Grammy Awards, and has been the only artist to be in the top ten of the Billboard Top 100 for more than 52 consecutive weeks. I guess I don’t need to give this introduction to her and I’m sure many of you know that she is an outstanding singer of our time. This post is not just about her actually, but also about her song, “Wide Awake” which I found fascinating. It caught my eyes when I was browsing through some of the videos on my iPad app called “Frequency” which delivered high resolution (1080p) videos to my iPad. At first, I was keen on listening to her voice, and the melody of the song, not necessarily the lyrics (it always come second to me). So I was sold at the first instant since the music, video and her singing was just brilliant. Next I looked into the lyrics more closely and found that to be so close to what we experience in our lives. When I listen to this song it takes me through a journey of my own experience. Hence I decided that this song deserves a place on my Blog (not that its so honourably Lol).

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Lyrics (Courtesy: http://www.Metrolyrics.com)

I’m wide awake
I’m wide awake

I’m wide awake
Yeah, I was in the dark
I was falling hard
With an open heart
I’m wide awake
How did I read the stars so wrong
I’m wide awake
And now it’s clear to me
That everything you see
Ain’t always what it seems
I’m wide awake
Yeah, I was dreaming for so long

[Pre-Chorus]
I wish I knew then
What I know now
Wouldn’t dive in
Wouldn’t bow down
Gravity hurts
You made it so sweet
Till I woke up on
On the concrete

[Chorus]
Falling from cloud 9
Crashing from the high
I’m letting go tonight
(Yeah I’m) Falling from cloud 9
I’m wide awake
Not losing any sleep
I picked up every piece
And landed on my feet
I’m wide awake
Need nothing to complete myself – nooohooo
I’m wide awake
Yeah, I am born again

Outta the lion’s den
I don’t have to pretend
And it’s too late
The story’s over now, the end

[Pre-Chorus]
I wish I knew then
What I know now
Wouldn’t dive in
Wouldn’t bow down
Gravity hurts
You made it so sweet
Till I woke up on
On the concrete

[Chorus]
Falling from cloud 9
Crashing from the high
I’m letting go tonight (yeah, I’m letting go)
I’m Falling from cloud 9
Thunder rumbling
Castles crumbling
I am trying to hold on
God knows that I tried
Seeing the bright side
But I’m not blind anymore…
I’m wide awake
I’m wide awake

[Chorus]
Yeah, I’m Falling from cloud 9
Crashing from the high
You know I’m letting go tonight
I’m Falling from cloud 9
I’m wide awake
I’m wide awake
I’m wide awake
I’m wide awake
I’m wide awake

Simplicity

I have always wonder why cannot some of the reading materials be simple and easy to understand. For example, I have been working on an essay on The World Cinema, and I found almost all the documents written on the topic to be awfully complicated. Now some of you might question my vocabulary and fluency in English. But that’s not the point. Although I’m happy to admit that I’m not 100% fluent in English, except for the native english speakers, more than half of the world is just like me. The point I’m trying to make here is that, the bottom line of the communication media should be is to be able to “communicate” a message across the people. When you write something for the world, why not make it simple so that many people can understand it. Unless it is written for an “intended audience”, in which case the readability is controlled. Perhaps this is why wikipedia is so popular. Not because it has almost everything on it, but because it is written in simple language. Had it been so advanced, with journalistic jabbering, I highly doubt it would be such a success.

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Express yourself

Unlike a decade a go, nowadays feelings and thoughts are widely expressed and spoken of. People don’t have to find someone who would listen to them. Thanks to the popular media such as internet, which hosts various social networking sites and blogs, and mobile telecommunication technologies, people express their feelings more frequently and freely. When you look at them, you might think that there is so much going on in people’s lives now. But these complexities were already there from the beginning. The only difference is that expression was limited. However it doesn’t necessarily say anything about the quality of these expression. Whatever post in the media is subject to own interpretations. Yet some would argue that it would bring more open discussion compared to old one-to-one system. As the number of perspectives would be limited if you share your expressions with just one in person whereas it can be millions in social media. However, we share our feelings on social media. Yet how many of us can actually express true feelings over such media with limited number of words? And without seeing most of the non-verbal emotions, without listening to the depth of the voice, how can we draw conclusions on what we see on, for instant, Facebook status? Yes, there are smily faces and emotion icons but who are we kidding? You can read a lot by looking into someone’s eyes, sometimes without saying a word. Social media to express feelings, therefore, is ineffective.

However I must note that, if you simply need to get over your feelings, or just wanted to clear your head, social media is probably a very effective tool. You are likely to get attention you need, which might help you to get over your feelings. Although I don’t think you should rely on it too much. An intervention from a few best friends would be thousand times better than millions of “likes”.

Head and Shoulders Above

I don’t know whether to smile, I don’t know whether to cry.. Smile because I’m happy and I’m proud, cry because I cannot join you.. Not that I don’t have a right, but because I need to. Yet, I’m certain it won’t make any difference. “fallen flowers won’t climb back”. You have already begun your journey alone. But, let this one be with everyone you love. Through a crowd full of people you care.

Needs and Reasons

Once I saw this quote on Facebook which has been shared by a friend of mine as a wall post. It got me thinking because the words have a meaning.

“If someone needs to leave you, there is no point of asking reasons. Why?Because for a need, thousands of reasons can be created”

This holds true in many occasions, from the student leaving a classroom early, to giving up a relationship with your family. If there is no need involved, then we humans will create one too. But then again, there is a reason why we call it a “need”. Because it is essential for our survival. Does it means that if someone needs to leave you that is because it is essential for their survival?