Entry #10 - Photographic Memories

I'm going to show you all my favorite song. It's by a band called Steam Powered Giraffe that my friend Stephan Luna showed me. It's called Photographic Memories. One of the many reasons I like this song so much is because of the lyrics. We all remember our pasts, right? I mean... We remember the sad moments more than the good moments sometimes. And I'm sure other people have memories that start off wonderful and then end on a sad note. It's those memories that etch themselves into our minds as though we have photographic memories.

Now I'm sure it seems weird to you that they look like robots. I assure you that there is a story to this. I enjoy their backstory and I have provided a link to it below for you to read and enjoy.

Steam Powered Giraffe Backstory

Lyrics:

Hope is very hard when

Hope is very hard when we

put ourselves out to sea

We've taken all the right steps

taken all the right steps but

which doors open with our keys

All the neon fires fired in our brains

We were thinking that the our world was in danger

but then we entered the fray

All the rest they could

not compare, your

smile said that you cared

and It felt so wonderful

Now all these memories I can't

wash them away, they are

destined to stay

and they feel like a heaven,

those pho-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-tah-

graphic memories

and they'll die on with me

[Interlude]

All your faults I did

cherish them all, I

helped you up when you'd fall

You did the same for me too

Into my life, you a-

rrived right on time, you

must have been a sign

and now I am left with all these

pho-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-tah-

graphic memories

and they'll die on with me

[Interlude]

Your eyes

burn two giant holes

straight to my heart

my love spills out

concurs you whole

now we're swimming

around in the love

and it soaks into our skin

though mine is metal

and yours is flesh

our differences make this the best

Love in town and we skip to every destination

we're putting on show everywhere we go

sparks fly from my lips

its an electric kiss

Static abound, frequency sounds

hand-in-hand we dance around

I'm generating lots of love holding your hand

They can hear our motors turning across the land

[Interlude]

Hope is very hard when

Hope is very hard when you've

lost the thing you had before

I took all the right steps

I took all the right steps and I

unlocked and opened the right door

All the neon fires died out in my brain

I grew numb to that feeling of pain

Why did you have to go?

All the rest they could

never compare, your

smile showed me that you cared

and It felt so wonderful

All those memories I can't

wash them away, they are

embedded in my brain

and I am all alone now

with these

pho-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-tah-

graphic memories

and they'll die on with me..

There are so many different genres of music out there. Each and every song tells a lot about who you are and they all tell different stories. Why do you listen to the music you like? Is it the beat? The singer's voice? Maybe the instruments used sound amazing to you. Or maybe you're like me and you enjoy music because of the lyrics involved and the storied told. I'm not saying instrumental music isn't good either. Even instruments can say a lot about a song. So what is your favorite song? What do you think that song says about who you are?

~The Luna Diviner, Rin