"Takeoffs and Landings - Ataris

"Takeoffs And Landings"

On this coldest of January nights
We drive out past the runway and watch the planes go flying by
The runway lights are the deepest blue like the colors of your eyes
So close them tight and kiss me one last time

If you could go anywhere right now
Where would you go?
And would you miss me when you get there?
There's no place that I would rather be
Please don't let me go falling from the sky
The "fasten seatbelt" sign just needs to go out
If only you could be right here by my side
Home wouldn't seem so far from here

Passport, customs, carry on, remember
To shut off all of your electronic devices
Fell asleep on Tuesday woke up Monday afternoon
I slept right through your International Date Line

If you could go anywhere right now
Where would you go?
And would you miss me when you get there?
There's no place that I would rather be
Please don't let me go falling from the sky
The "fasten seatbelt" sign just needs to go out
If only you could be right here by my side
Home wouldn't seem so far from here

Please don't let me go falling from the sky
The "fasten seatbelt" sign just needs to go out
If only you could be right here by my side
Home wouldn't seem so far from here

"C'est La Vie" - Quietdrive

I've been waiting all right... *sigh*




Back then you know we felt much younger
We never though that we'd get older
We got crazy we got carried away
But we made our mistakes
There's not a thing I would change

She's been waiting
I've been chasing dreams and all my expectations
Always holding out for something more

C'est la vie, say no more
To all that I've promised
For all that I've hoped for and nothing more
C'est la vie, say no more

We never listened no we never learned
When it comes to messing up
You know we all took a turn for the worst
For the better
If we're going down now
Then we're going down together

She's been waiting
I've been chasing dreams and all my expectations
Always holding out for something more

C'est la vie, say no more
To all that I've promised
For all that I've hoped for and nothing more
C'est la vie
If I could be honest
If I could take back all I've said

Because she's been waiting
I've been chasing dreams and all my expectations
C'est la vie, say no more
C'est la vie

You say that you love me
You say that you care
But I know you better
Yes I know you better
You say that you need this
But I only need these simple words
(She's been waiting I've been chasing)

C'est la vie, say no more
To all that I've promised
For all that I've hoped for and nothing more
Sing C'est la vie
I've had to many lovers who've walked out on me

But she's been waiting
I've been chasing dreams and all my expectations
C'est la vie, say no more
C'est la vie

She's been waiting
I've been holding on
She's been waiting
I've been holding on

"Rewrite" - Asian Fung Fu Generation

English Translation:

Wanting to spit out the jarred thoughts is
Because there's no other proof of my existence
My future that I should've grabbed hold is
Conflicting between "dignity" and "freedom"

Wanting to erase the distorted afterimage is
Because I'll see my limit over there
In the window of the excessively self-conscious me
There are no dates in last year's calendar

Erase and rewrite
The pointless ultra-fantasy
The unforgettable sense of being

Revive
Rewrite
Even meaningless imagination is the driving force that creates you
Give it your whole body and soul

After cutting my feelings that grew, I cry
After realizing that after all, I'm just a mediocrity, I cry

Erase this depressed heart, this dirty lie
And rewrite
The pointless ultra-fantasy
The unforgettable sense of being

Revive
Rewrite
Even meaningless imagination is the driving force that creates you
Give it your whole body and soul


And for those who might want it...
Japanese Lyrics:

kishinda omoi o hakidashita ino wa
sonzai no shoumei ga hokani nai kara
tsukanda hazu no boku no mirai wa
songen to jiyuu de mujun shiteru yo

yuganda zanzou o keshisaritai no wa
jibun no genkai o soko ni miru kara
jiishiki kajou na boku no mado ni wa
kyonen no karendaa, hitsuke ga nai yo

keshite riraitoshite
kudara nai chougensou
wasureranu sonzaikan o

kishikaisei
riraitoshite
imi no nai souzou mo kimi o nasu gendouryoku
zenshin zenrei o kure yo

mebaeteta kanjou kitte naite
shosen tada bonyou shitte naite

kusatta kokoro o, usugitanai uso o keshite
riraitoshite
kudara nai chougensou
wasureranu sonzaikan o

kishikaisei
riraitoshite
imi no nai souzou mo kimi o nasu gendouryoku
zenshin zenrei o kure yo

"Fine Again" - Seether

I want to be happy... I want it all to be alright. But I just don't see it all playing out that way. *sigh* Such a weight on my shoulders, every damn day.




"Fine Again"

It seems like every day’s the same
and I’m left to discover on my own
It seems like everything is gray
and there’s no color to behold
They say it’s over and I’m fine again, yeah
Try to stay sober feels like I’m dying here

And I am aware now of how
everything’s gonna be fine one day
Too late, I’m in hell I am prepared now,
seems everyone’s gonna be fine
One day too late, just as well

I feel the dream in me expire
and there’s no one left to blame it on
I hear you label me a liar
‘cause I can’t seem to get this through
You say it’s over, I can sigh again, yeah
Why try to stay sober when I’m dying here

And I am aware now of how
everything’s gonna be fine one day
Too late, I’m in hell
I am prepared now,
seems everyone’s gonna be fine
One day too late; just as well

And I’m not scared now.
I must assure you,
you’re never gonna get away
And I’m not scared now.
And I’m not scared now. No…

I am aware now of how
everything’s gonna be fine one day
Too late, I’m in hell
I am prepared now
seems everyone’s gonna be fine
One day too late, just as well
I am prepared now,
seems everything’s gonna be fine for me
For me; for myself.
For me, for me, for myself
For me, for me, for myself

I am prepared now for myself
I am prepared now and I am fine... again

"The Good Book" - Quietdrive

Well I had a dream that I
Couldn't pick apart from the sky
The earth and the trees
The ground and the breeze
The day and the night

And I figured out that my life
Was inside the blink of an eye
One day you're asleep
One day you're awake
And one day you die

Oh, life is a dream that we barely control
It tears at the seams that reality holds
But every time I try to explain it...

I can't fix it
I can't feel it
I lost my hands I lost my soul
But the more and more I try to control it
The more and more it gets out of control
Oh, the good book says I'm weak
But I'm just unlucky that's all...
The good book says I'm weak
But I'm just unlucky that's all

Well I had a dream that I
Traded my eye for an eye
But words became the dream
The books started to sing
The pixels came alive

Oh life is a dream only time will erase
We build up the walls with a smile on our face
And every time I try to explain it...

I can't fix it
I can't feel it
I lost my hands I lost my soul
But the more and more I try to control it
The more and more it gets out of control
Oh, the good book says I'm weak
But I'm just unlucky that's all
The good book says I'm weak
But I'm just unlucky that's all
Oh, the good book says I'm weak
Hell, I must be human after all...

"Afloat" - On The Rocks

What the hell is going on...? I'm just trying to keep my head above water.




Floating with the wind, I am drifting East
It's like I calmed the ocean still and put the waves to sleep
But the tides are changing, No it ain't the same
There lies a faith in the absence of control they say...

One step forth, and I try to get back
A coward's fear on trail with the weakest faith in man
You call me out my comfort, you call me out the boat
To walk on my own alone, alone

Chorus:
Sometimes I am lost on the open water
Sometimes I am thrown by the wind and the waves
Sometimes I'm swimming in the deep end
Can I stay Afloat, Stay Afloat

The Ocean is deep below my feet
Afraid of what's to come, so I slowly start to sink
I was waiting for my ending, But then you grab my hand
Just like I knew you would, you would

Chorus:
Sometimes I am lost on the open water
Sometimes I am thrown by the wind and the waves
Sometimes I'm swimming in the deep end
Can I stay Afloat, Stay Afloat

In the rain, there is a storm, barely breathing as I paddle...
I am sinking- Does it matter?
In my final breath, my only hope , you come to save me...

Chorus:
Sometimes I am lost on the open water
Sometimes I am thrown by the wind and the waves
Sometimes I'm swimming in the deep end
Can I stay Afloat, Stay Afloat

"Way Out" - Quietdrive

Fuck. There is no better word to describe my life right now: fucked. I lost Phoenix, and now I've lost my job... What the fuck, universe? Are you really trying to screw with me these days?




"Way Out"

Wake up alone staring at the ceiling wondering how
It will go a part of me will never know
Yeah I don’t know where I’ll end up but I know where I came from
And where I’ve been and what I’ve done isn’t who I will become

I gotta find a way out, way out
I gotta find a way out of my life
I promise I’m being honest I can turn this all around
If I can find a way out, way out
If I can just make it out alive
I’ll make the best of it, the best of it
Wish I could see what I left behind
(Wish I could see what I left behind)
Wish I could see what I left

Run down the hall in hope of finding answers but there’s none at all
What am I even looking for?
Yeah I don’t know what I gave up but I know what I turned down
and if I knew then what I know now that I could turn it all around

I gotta find a way out, way out
I gotta find a way out of my life
I promise I’m being honest I can turn this all around
If I can find a way out, way out
If I can just make it out alive
I’ll make the best of it, the best of it
Wish I could see what I left behind
(Wish I could see what I left behind)
Wish I could see what I left behind

Can we try to forget
Let the past just breathe regret
Can we try to forget
Can we make it until the end

I gotta find a way out, way out
I gotta find a way out of my life
Over the past three years I’ve promised myself that you could change my life

If I can find a way out, way out
If I can just make it out alive
I'll make the best of it, the best of it
Wish I could see what I left behind
(Wish I could see what I left behind)
Wish I could see what I left behind

(Wish I could see what I left behind)