The Story

On a note completely unrelated to the body of this post, I became a redhead today. I'm pretty sure I really like it.

So, I've fallen in love with the Grey's Anatomy soundtrack CDs. I got Volume 1 quite a while ago and listen to it in my car all the time. My Granny and Poppa me Volumes 2 and 3 for Christmas and while Volume 2 was not my favorite (it was still good and has an absolutely hilarious song for a bad day on it called "I Hate Everyone"), Volume 3 is amazing. Songs that will speak to you, make you smile, and put a skip in your step through the day. No matter what you may think of the show, the current storylines, or the actors, I have great respect for the ability of Alexandra Patsavas, the Music Supervisor, to find lesser-known bands with absolutely rockin' music and give them exposure in such a popular show. They do use popular music as well, but the stuff that peppers the show, that moves the scenes from emotion to emotion, is from these lesser-known bands.

The song on Volume 3 that really got to me is the last track on the disk. Brandi Carlile's "The Story" reminds the listener that without someone to share our lives with (interpret that as you will--friends, family, significant other), life doesn't really mean a whole heck of a lot. Her voice is soft to start, but becomes more harsh as she explores the ways that she shares herself with this other person. And when it rocks out, you want to rock out with it. The first time I listened to it, I had tears in my eyes. I think they were more grateful tears, knowing that I have so many people in my life to share it with.

The Story
All of these lines across my face
Tell you the story of who I am
So many stories of where I've been
And how I got to where I am
But these stories don't mean anything
When you've got no one to tell them to
It's true...I was made for you
I climbed across the mountain tops
Swam all across the ocean blue
I crossed all the lines and I broke all the rules
But baby I broke them all for you
Because even when I was flat broke
You made me feel like a million bucks
You doI was made for you
You see the smile that's on my mouth
It's hiding the words that don't come out
And all of my friends who think that I'm blessed
They don't know my head is a mess
No, they don't know who I really am
And they don't know what I've been through like you do
And I was made for you...
All of these lines across my face
Tell you the story of who I am
So many stories of where I've been
And how I got to where I am
But these stories don't mean anything
When you've got no one to tell them to
It's true...I was made for you