[Reckless Beat & SOTD] AURORA – Forgotten Love

RECKLESS BEATS is a musical feature where I incorporate a little music into this bookish blog.

Welcome back to another episode of Reckless Beats~

EHEM

So….

As you can well see from the title, I’m still on an AURORA binge, so here’s some more. Hope you enjoy! XD

Today’s feature song is FORGOTTEN LOVE, both studio and live performance versions. I honestly have to say that BOTH as stunning and I can’t choose which one I enjoy listening to more. The live performance is more subdued than the original studio production, but it still has SUCH musicality and profound depth that I just wail at how GOOD THIS OTHERWORLDLY BEING IS.

UGH.

Listen and see for yourself…

Forgotten Love (Live Performance)

Forgotten Love (studio version)

LYRICS:

Can you tell if I’m cold?
If I’m out of daydreams?
If I lose what is loved
Will a new love awake me?
I am touched by wonder
When I’m blind in the dark

But you drown me in daylight
Don’t swim with me darling
I prefer the sound of you
When you are away

If I am left with a rose in my hand, let it die
It’s the beauty in forgotten love
And I don’t care if you don’t understand why I cry
It’s the beauty in forgotten love

I forget how emotions dance when they aren’t inside of me
I forget how the sun feels when she isn’t around me
And my dreams become sweeter when something is missing
I’m in love with the hunt itself
It makes me feel alive, alive

If I am left with a rose in my hand, let it die
It’s the beauty in forgotten love
And I don’t care if you don’t understand why I cry
It’s the beauty in forgotten love

Reslianna Faresuu
Hongaaah firlessiranna
Faressu hongaaah
Firelessinaniree suranna
Rukireee rukireee
Resilanna faresuu
Hungaaah
Firelessina firelessina firelessina

I release my body and there is no ghost of you inside my mind
I am moving on and thank God you let me try
You are the reason I can dance
Within a fire of goodbyes, of goodbyes
I can lie in a dark room without the feeling that I’m lonely
Oh, (it’s the beauty in forgotten love)

If I am left with a rose in my hand, let it die
It’s the beauty in forgotten love
And I don’t care if you don’t understand why I cry
It’s the beauty in forgotten love
Oh, oh, oh, oh, ah (it’s the beauty in forgotten love)
Oh, oh, oh, oh, ah (it’s the beauty in forgotten love)

[Reckless Beat & SOTD] AURORA – Apple Tree & The Seed

RECKLESS BEATS is a musical feature where I incorporate a little music into this bookish blog.

Welcome back to another episode of Reckless Beats~ Been awhile, huh? oTL Sorry ’bout that…

Anyway, I’m featuring the wonderful and eccentric AURORA today! She’s… literally, like if Björk and Luna Lovegood had a child together. xD I’m not kidding. Just watch this interview with NME if you don’t believe me:

The two songs I’ve been ABSOLUTELY IN LOVE WITH since hearing them a few weeks ago is Apple Tree and The Seed, two very different, but deeply connected pieces, artistically woven to tell a story… OUR story… the human story.

I hope as you listen to these songs, they fill you with wonder and maybe cause you to look at the world just a little differently the next time you bother to actually stop, pause, and SEE.

First up is: Apple Tree

Second up: The Seed

LYRICS FOR APPLE TREE:

All of my life I’ve been hunting
I’ve been a girl, I’ve been a boy
Digging my feet into the ground, like an apple tree
Wanting to live with a purpose
Skin is a word, love is not a sin
People are bad, people are good
Just like the moon is a stone
But it’s a star when it’s dark and now she’s hiding

If you’ve seen where the heart is, you’ve seen it’s color
If I ever knew how we could guide it
I would take care of its children, become their mother
If I ever knew how we could hide it, hide it
(Ah ah)

Let her save the world, she is just a girl
Let him save the world, he is just a boy
Let her save the world, she is just a girl
Let him save the world, he is just a boy

Hunger is quiet if you do it right
Hunter is loud and predictable, scaring away every prey
So they’re gone before the hunter arrives
Would you be kind to put away the sword
You cannot cut away what we’ve got
You cannot kill what we are
We are not here in physical form

You’ve seen where the knife is, its dark location
If I ever knew how we could guide it
I will cut into our anger, make your emotion
If I ever knew how we could hide it, hide it
(Ah ah)

Let her save the world, she is just a girl
Let him save the world, he is just a boy
Let her save the world, she is just a girl
Let him save the world, he is just a boy

Ah, ah
Oh, oh
Ah, ah
Can we carry the weight of mortality? (Oh, oh)
The explosions around you is your symphony

Let her save the world, she is just a girl
(Oh, oh) Let him save the world, he is just a boy
(Ah, ah) Let her save the world, she is just a girl
(Oh, oh) Let him save the world, he is just a boy

LYRICS FOR THE SEED:

Just like the seed
I don’t know where to go
Through dirt and shadow, I grow
I’m reaching light through the struggle
Just like the seed
I’m chasing the wonder
I unravel myself
All in slow motion

You cannot eat money, oh no
You cannot eat money, oh no
When the last tree has fallen
And the rivers are poisoned
You cannot eat money, oh no
You cannot eat money, oh no
You cannot eat money, oh no
When the last tree has fallen
And the rivers are poisoned
You cannot eat money, oh no
Oh no

Suffocate me
So my tears can be rain
I will water the ground where I stand
So the flowers can grow back again
‘Cause just like the seed
Everything wants to live
We are burning our fingers
But we learn and forgive

You cannot eat money, oh no
You cannot eat money, oh no
When the last tree has fallen
And the rivers are poisoned
You cannot eat money, oh no
You cannot eat money, oh no
You cannot eat money, oh no
When the last tree has fallen
And the rivers are poisoned
You cannot eat money, oh no
Oh no

Feed me sunlight, feed me air
In a place where nothing matters
Feed me truth and feed me prayer (dancing around a shooting star)
And every cell remembers
Feed me sunlight, feed me air (that have taken us this far)
I see images of killer whales
Feed me truth and feed me prayers (sleeping in a desert trail)
Dreaming of a parallel world where nothing ever hurts
Dreaming of a parallel world where nothing ever hurts

You cannot eat money, oh no
You cannot eat money, oh no
When the last tree has fallen
And the rivers are poisoned
You cannot eat money, oh no
You cannot eat money, oh no
You cannot eat money, oh no
When the last tree has fallen
And the rivers are poisoned
You cannot eat money, oh no
Oh no

I hate hiatuses… 8D

Hi peeps. How are you doing? Is life treating you well? Do you want to cry? Do you want to laugh? Do you want to scream?

(Honestly, do you. I’m not judging. I’m pretty much at my wits end too, so yeah. I’m HERE WITH YOU IN SPIRIT 🖤 🖤 🖤 )

So, really short and uninspired post, but basically it’s to let you guys know I’m going to try posting SOMETHING today. Maybe in a couple hours.

Since today’s Monday and that means Reckless Beats, you’ll definitely have some new music to jam out to very soon. I promise. xD

Not sure when I’ll get back to posting some book reviews and bookish things, but I’ll at least TRY to keep this blog going until things calm down on my end.

Until then, my lovelies. Stay strong! Keep calm and read on! 💛

Hey Guys! I’m Sorta-ish Back!! (Extended Hiatus + Slightly Personal Post)

Hullo my lovelies~ I am returned!

I’ll get straight to the point though. You probably won’t see any posts from me for a little while because of just SO MUCH going on in my life right now. I was supposed to start HauntoberFest before I went away for NYCC… THAT didn’t happen. I wanted to create my own version of Inktober (but with books instead…) but that… ehhhhhh… will probably be postponed to the middle till the end of the month. Day in day out, I am finding myself not having enough hours in the day to come up with new content for you all, and for that I’m sincerely sorry. 😔 I will try to make a really great Post!NYCC entry for you guys as soon as things settle down on my end and I’m over certain traumas associated with my otherwise wonderful weekend.

What I can say for now, is that NYCC was SUPER fun and amazing this year, while also being SUPER wrought with drama and stupidity and strife that no one really needed nor wanted but still happened regardless. I won’t go into details but it would appear a longtime friend and I may no longer be friends after all this, which quite frankly is annoying as fuck but what can you do about it? I’m not going to apologize or beg or try to justify my actions, nor am I going to put up with their bullshit either just because we’re supposed to be “friends”. That relationship is a two-way street, one that they’ve conveniently chosen to ignore or push aside when I thought I could open up about some of the shit I’m going through right now (and even other times before). And they wonder why I’m so damned secretive and such and barely open up. Maybe it’s because—as they’ve proven—no one would believe me, or even if they did they’d try to downplay my suffering and say it can’t possibly be as bad as I say or that I’m lying.

I honestly don’t need that sort of twisted relationship in my life, so if they want to end it… fine. I don’t really get attached to people anyway, as I’ve seen they just let you down—but when you meet some who are there for you and just “get it” without needing explaining or cajoling… it’s really wonderful.

But anyway! Enough of that! I don’t have the time to be concerned with any of this. The shitfest that is my life right now is certainly not waiting around for me to get over or deal with any of this, so I just gotta keep moving, keep doing what needs to be done!

And I have SOOOOO much to do, it isn’t even funny. 😭😭😭😭😭

With that being said, I think I’ll say adieu for now and hopefully see you all soon!

Wish me luck! 😤 I hope all of you stay well and continue reading~

Cheers!

Today is National Poetry Day!

As children, one of the first poems we learn starts out, “Roses are red/Violets are blue…” Even as children, poetry causes us to pause and bask in the beauty of language. National Poetry Day occurs annually in the U.K. and Ireland on a Thursday in late September or early October. This year’s events are set for October 3 and focus on the theme of change. Admittedly, poetry is different things to different people. It can be whimsical or angry, sensitive or quiet. Most of all, poetry is most effective when read out loud for others to share.

National Poetry Day Activities

1. Attend a poetry workshop National Poetry Day presents poets in unusual settings. You can attend a “Poetry as Therapy” group or be part of a “Poems in the Kitchen” setting while sipping a cup of tea and munching a scone. Libraries, bookshops, hospitals, and public transit are all preparing events to excite everyone about the fun of poetry.
2. Take the stage How about belting out a poem during Poetry Karaoke? National Poetry Day has a plethora of activities for those who want to do more than sit quietly on the sidelines. Take a number and spit your poem during a poetry slam. A song is merely a poem set to music so try that too.
3. Involve the children One of the big goals of the National Poetry Day events is to expose young people to the power of poetry. Both reading and writing poetry are creative ways to involve children early in literature. National Poetry Day makes it cool to hang out in the library for a day of activities centered on the spoken word. Organize or attend the various children’s literary festivals that are in store.

More Activities

1. Write poetry
2. Read some famous classic poets.
3. Read some famous modern poets.
4. Copy favourite poems and place them in odd places throughout your day: in the lunchroom, on a desk, at the supermarket, at the car wash. Spread a little poetry around for the day. You might brighten or enlighten someone’s day!

Update About Impending Hiatus & Comic Con!

As many of you may know, NYCC (New York Comic Con) is just around the corner, and I’m basically spending this week getting ready to head out on my yearly adventure. 🤩 With that being said, I’m not gonna be able to post much until after NYCC is over (so, I’m looking at maybe next Monday-ish? or unless I actually have a free moment to myself over this exciting weekend),

I also haven’t read anything new recently either, so that’s another reason why this hiatus is forthcoming. /fail oTL There’s also a whole lotta extra chaos around me in the home life too, which has things quite precariously hanging by a thread. (No, I won’t go into that, but just know I’m managing as best I can with everything.)

Honestly I wasn’t sure I’d be able to go this year. Money’s been tight and the home front has been crazy for awhile, but I decided “Fuck it! This is LITERALLY the ONE THING I look forward to each year. I’m going. I’m having fun. I’m enjoying myself and I’m coming back with TONS of material and free stuff to make the post-NYCC blues more bearable and to share with you guys.”

That’s just been the mindset and it’s not going anywhere. It’s just not.

Life might be trying to screw me over left and right, but I’m NOT letting it take away my joy. Fuck that shit in every language. 😤

But anyway, what I think I WILL do because it’s simple and doesn’t take much time is share with you guys my daily music choices, if y’all are interested in that stuff, and maybe who I’m hoping to meet, interview, or come across over my 4-Day extravaganza!

More on that tomorrow, probably… or later tonight. We’ll see.

In the meantime, comment below if anyone else is going to NYCC?! I’m not usually one to have meetups or anything (I like being a ghost 🤣) but I’d actually be pretty curious to meet some of you IRL.