Tokio Hotel is a German band that was HUGE when I was in Germany. I never listened to them, nor did anyone I know listen to them, because they looked so screamo. But when I came home and was playing Guitar Hero World Tour with my FHE brother, his girlfriend saw "Monsoon" by Tokio Hotel on the list and made us play it because they are one of her favorite bands. I was singing, of course, and I really liked the lyrics of the song. So I eventually got around to listening to some other songs from them.
There are two songs of theirs that really stick out to me:
Rette Mich
Zum ersten Mal alleine
In unserem Versteck.
Ich seh noch unseren Namen an der Wand
Und wisch sie wieder weg.
Ich wollt dir alles anvertrauen.
Warum bist du abgehauen?
Komm zurück
Nimm mich mit
Komm und rette mich,
Ich verbrenne innerlich.
Komm und rette mich
Ich schaff’s nicht ohne dich.
Komm und rette mich
Rette mich
Rette mich
Unsere Träume waren gelogen
Und keine Träne echt.
Sag das das nicht wahr ist,
Sag’s mir jetzt.
Vielleicht hörst du irgendwo,
Mein SOS im Radio!
Hörst du mich? Hörst du mich nicht?
Komm und rette mich
Ich verbrenne innerlich.
Komm und rette mich
Ich schaff’s nicht ohne dich.
Komm und rette mich
Rette mich
Dich und mich
Dich und mich
Dich und mich
[dich und mich]
Ich seh noch uns’ren Namen und wisch sie wieder weg
[dich und mich]
Unsere Träume waren gelogen
[dich und mich]
Und keine Träne echt
Hörst du mich? Hörst du mich nicht?
Komm und rette mich
Rette mich
Komm und rette mich
Ich verbrenne innerlich.
Komm und rette mich
Ich schaff’s nicht ohne dich.
Komm und rette mich
Rette mich
Rette mich
Rette mich
Rette mich
And Durch den Monsun (Monsoon in German)
Das Fenster öffnet sich nicht mehr
hier drin ist es voll von dir und mehr
und vor mir geht die letzte Kerze aus.
ich warte schon ne Ewigkeit endlich ist es jetzt soweit
da draußen ziehen die schwarzen Wolken auf.
Ich muss durch den Monsun
Hinter die Welt
Ans Ende der Zeit bis kein Regen mehr fällt
Gegen den Sturm am Abgrund entlang
und wenn ich nicht mehr kann denk ich daran
Irgendwann laufen wir zusamm
durch den Monsun
Ein halber Mond versinkt vor mir war der eben noch bei dir?
Und hält er wirklich was er mir verspricht.
Ich weiss das ich dich finden kann
Hör deinen Namen im Orkan
Ich glaub noch mehr dran glauben kann ich nicht
Ich muss durch den Monsun
Hinter die Welt
Ans Ende der Zeit bis kein Regen mehr fällt
Gegen den Sturm am Abgrund entlang
und wenn ich nicht mehr kann denk ich daran
Irgendwann laufen wir zusamm
Weil uns einfach nichts mehr halten kann
Durch den Monsun
Hey
Hey
Ich kämpf mich durch die Mächte
hinter dieser Tür
werde sie besiegen
Und dann führn sie mich zu dir
Dann wird alles gut
Dann wird alles gut
Wird alles gut
Alles gut
Ich muss durch den Monsun
Hinter die Welt
Ans Ende der Zeit bis kein Regen mehr fällt
Gegen den Sturm am Abgrund entlang
und wenn ich nicht mehr kann denk ich daran
Irgendwann laufen wir zusamm
Weil uns einfach nichts mehr halten kann
Durch den Monsun
Durch den Monsun
Dann wird alles gut
Durch den Monsun
Dann wird alles gut
They have three German cds and one English cds (full of songs from their other cds, just in English). The German is way more touching than the English...so that's why I'm posting them in German. :)
Friday, September 18, 2009
Saturday, September 5, 2009
Last Day
As everyone should know by now, I was working in a movie theater this summer. And as you could probably guess, my job became a big chunk of my life.
The point of movies is to pull you away from reality for a while, and completely envelop you in another world, sight, sound, and even touch. Working in a theater has that effect on you, too. There is nothing outside the theater world. You know no one except those you work with, you had no life before, you have no life after, because you will never stop working there.
I know that sounds horrible, like some kind of jumanji, and honestly, at times it was. But there were also wonderful times, when I loved everyone that I worked with, and I loved being at work and didn't want to leave after I got off. Now that it's over...I think it was honestly more the latter.
I learned SO MUCH from so many people that I worked with. I would like to sit here and list them all and what I learned from them...but that would be so long and ridiculous, just like all the rest of my blogs. So I will try to say it in one word for each person.
Abby: optimism
Adam: acceptance
Amber: adoration
Brandi: altruism
Brian: patience
Carolyn: gumption
Chad: charity
Dalan: forgiveness
Dale: affability
Glen: everything
James: cheerfulness
Jarrett: self-worth
John: appreciation
Julio: attention
Justin: progression
Karli: devotion
Keeley: amiability
Lisa: tenacity
Matt B: generosity
Matt H: philanthropy
Nicki: friendliness
Sarah: light-heartedness
Sharon: dedication
Sterling: laughter
Sue Ann: goodwill
Travis: kinship
Tyler B: enthusiasm
Tyler W: vivacity
Zach: affection
I doubt these are the things that anyone would expect they've taught me, but this is really how it went down for me. Most of them came from just one positive defining experience. Some came from a number of defining positive experiences, and some came from a conglomeration of defining positive and negative experiences. But no matter how I learned it, I am really grateful that I was able to work with these people. :)
The point of movies is to pull you away from reality for a while, and completely envelop you in another world, sight, sound, and even touch. Working in a theater has that effect on you, too. There is nothing outside the theater world. You know no one except those you work with, you had no life before, you have no life after, because you will never stop working there.
I know that sounds horrible, like some kind of jumanji, and honestly, at times it was. But there were also wonderful times, when I loved everyone that I worked with, and I loved being at work and didn't want to leave after I got off. Now that it's over...I think it was honestly more the latter.
I learned SO MUCH from so many people that I worked with. I would like to sit here and list them all and what I learned from them...but that would be so long and ridiculous, just like all the rest of my blogs. So I will try to say it in one word for each person.
Abby: optimism
Adam: acceptance
Amber: adoration
Brandi: altruism
Brian: patience
Carolyn: gumption
Chad: charity
Dalan: forgiveness
Dale: affability
Glen: everything
James: cheerfulness
Jarrett: self-worth
John: appreciation
Julio: attention
Justin: progression
Karli: devotion
Keeley: amiability
Lisa: tenacity
Matt B: generosity
Matt H: philanthropy
Nicki: friendliness
Sarah: light-heartedness
Sharon: dedication
Sterling: laughter
Sue Ann: goodwill
Travis: kinship
Tyler B: enthusiasm
Tyler W: vivacity
Zach: affection
I doubt these are the things that anyone would expect they've taught me, but this is really how it went down for me. Most of them came from just one positive defining experience. Some came from a number of defining positive experiences, and some came from a conglomeration of defining positive and negative experiences. But no matter how I learned it, I am really grateful that I was able to work with these people. :)
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
One Year
Today marks that I have officially been home from Germany for a year.
I've been dreading this day for a year. Especially since in that year the most traveling I've done is back and forth between Utah and Idaho.
I just wanted to organize some thoughts about the past year.
I finished two more semesters of school. I will start my last two in 9 days.
I changed my minor from Biology to Psychology. I'm very glad about this. I absolutely love the psych classes I've taken so far. They are almost, and sometimes even more, as thrilling as my English classes. I loved biology, and may someday pursue another degree in it for now, but I think English and psychology are much more compatible.
I lived in a house, rather than an apartment during the past school year. It was a different experience, but I think I prefer apartments for the college lifestyle because it is easier to make friends with your neighbors...because you have some. :)
My social circle at school started over, because everyone I was friends with before had gotten married, graduated, or transferred while I was in Germany. I'm very glad about this, because I changed so much in Germany and it was nice to be able to start over and make true, lasting friendships, and the old ones that were made of real substance have lasted through the distance and changes, so now I can say that all of my friends are beloved to me.
I did lose a few friends, but I think I'm better off for it. I think the biggest thing I learned this year was how to love others, and myself, for who they really, truly are. Pasts and futures don't matter; interests and hobbies don't matter; what matters is the heart and humanity of each person. Some people don't want to take the time and effort to get to know that aspect of other people, and I just feel sad for their hollow lives.
I was selected to attend and read a paper at the National Undergraduate Literature Conference in April. Made me feel really smart and professional and crazy English nerdy.
I worked for 4 months at a movie theater. I saw:
Monsters vs. Aliens
Wolverine
Star Trek
Angels and Demons
Terminator Salvation
17 Again
Ghosts of Girlfriends Past
Night and the Museum 2
Year One
Land of the Lost
The Taking of Pelham 123
The Proposal
Up
Public Enemies
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
My Sister's Keeper
Ice Age 3
I Love You, Beth Cooper
Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince
GI Joe
District 9
Julie & Julia
500 Days of Summer
Ponyo
Time Traveler's Wife
I saw Harry Potter the most (4 times) and my favorites were Star Trek and 500 Days of Summer.
I had 8 failed romances in the past year, and 1 successful one (so far).
I went camping with my family to Capitol Reef, which is definitely my most favorite National Park so far. I also went on a short backpacking trip with my dad and Camilla and Kristan.
I edited my friend's dad's book. I'm not sure what stage of production the book is in now, but I finished editing it about a month ago. That feels crazy accomplished for someone in my stage of life.
I've had red hair for almost a year. October 8th will be the official date for that one.
I lost 15 lbs this summer! My goal is 15 more before March 2011. Doable.
I only had 5 weddings this summer. Two friends from high school, one former missionary I met in Germany, one former roommate, and my Best Friend.
I only went to two concerts, Hinder on Oct. 25, and Cheap Trick/Poison/Def Leppard on August 25. Both were among the most amazing concerts I've ever seen.
I went to the dinosaur museum at Thanksgiving Point, which might be my most favorite museum ever. Tied with the Bean Museum, and the natural history museum in Vienna. I guess I like dead animals or something...
I didn't read a lot of books for fun...got too tied up with reading books for classes, but I did reread A Separate Peace which I love, and I read The Art of Seduction which is fascinating. I read my first Jane Austen (Pride and Prejudice) for my Fiction into Film class. I didn't hate it, as expected. Can't say it's my favorite though. Besides the line "what are men compared to rocks and mountains?" which is entirely true. I did acquire a lot of literature though, which makes me really happy. :)
I was introduced to a lot of new bands (new to me) that I love:
Blue Oyster Cult
Scorpions (both of those I already knew and loved the songs of, but didn't have the band name and songs together before. Happens a lot with classic rock)
Tokio Hotel
Rush (same as the other classic rock bands)
The Mars Volta
Lacuna Coil
Theory of a Dead Man
10 Years
Within Temptation
Side note: Is it sad that some of the biggest parts of my year revolve around music and movies?
I am very sad that it's been so long since I left my home in Europe, but I think I have grown in only good ways during this year, and I'm very excited for the year to come!
I've been dreading this day for a year. Especially since in that year the most traveling I've done is back and forth between Utah and Idaho.
I just wanted to organize some thoughts about the past year.
I finished two more semesters of school. I will start my last two in 9 days.
I changed my minor from Biology to Psychology. I'm very glad about this. I absolutely love the psych classes I've taken so far. They are almost, and sometimes even more, as thrilling as my English classes. I loved biology, and may someday pursue another degree in it for now, but I think English and psychology are much more compatible.
I lived in a house, rather than an apartment during the past school year. It was a different experience, but I think I prefer apartments for the college lifestyle because it is easier to make friends with your neighbors...because you have some. :)
My social circle at school started over, because everyone I was friends with before had gotten married, graduated, or transferred while I was in Germany. I'm very glad about this, because I changed so much in Germany and it was nice to be able to start over and make true, lasting friendships, and the old ones that were made of real substance have lasted through the distance and changes, so now I can say that all of my friends are beloved to me.
I did lose a few friends, but I think I'm better off for it. I think the biggest thing I learned this year was how to love others, and myself, for who they really, truly are. Pasts and futures don't matter; interests and hobbies don't matter; what matters is the heart and humanity of each person. Some people don't want to take the time and effort to get to know that aspect of other people, and I just feel sad for their hollow lives.
I was selected to attend and read a paper at the National Undergraduate Literature Conference in April. Made me feel really smart and professional and crazy English nerdy.
I worked for 4 months at a movie theater. I saw:
Monsters vs. Aliens
Wolverine
Star Trek
Angels and Demons
Terminator Salvation
17 Again
Ghosts of Girlfriends Past
Night and the Museum 2
Year One
Land of the Lost
The Taking of Pelham 123
The Proposal
Up
Public Enemies
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
My Sister's Keeper
Ice Age 3
I Love You, Beth Cooper
Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince
GI Joe
District 9
Julie & Julia
500 Days of Summer
Ponyo
Time Traveler's Wife
I saw Harry Potter the most (4 times) and my favorites were Star Trek and 500 Days of Summer.
I had 8 failed romances in the past year, and 1 successful one (so far).
I went camping with my family to Capitol Reef, which is definitely my most favorite National Park so far. I also went on a short backpacking trip with my dad and Camilla and Kristan.
I edited my friend's dad's book. I'm not sure what stage of production the book is in now, but I finished editing it about a month ago. That feels crazy accomplished for someone in my stage of life.
I've had red hair for almost a year. October 8th will be the official date for that one.
I lost 15 lbs this summer! My goal is 15 more before March 2011. Doable.
I only had 5 weddings this summer. Two friends from high school, one former missionary I met in Germany, one former roommate, and my Best Friend.
I only went to two concerts, Hinder on Oct. 25, and Cheap Trick/Poison/Def Leppard on August 25. Both were among the most amazing concerts I've ever seen.
I went to the dinosaur museum at Thanksgiving Point, which might be my most favorite museum ever. Tied with the Bean Museum, and the natural history museum in Vienna. I guess I like dead animals or something...
I didn't read a lot of books for fun...got too tied up with reading books for classes, but I did reread A Separate Peace which I love, and I read The Art of Seduction which is fascinating. I read my first Jane Austen (Pride and Prejudice) for my Fiction into Film class. I didn't hate it, as expected. Can't say it's my favorite though. Besides the line "what are men compared to rocks and mountains?" which is entirely true. I did acquire a lot of literature though, which makes me really happy. :)
I was introduced to a lot of new bands (new to me) that I love:
Blue Oyster Cult
Scorpions (both of those I already knew and loved the songs of, but didn't have the band name and songs together before. Happens a lot with classic rock)
Tokio Hotel
Rush (same as the other classic rock bands)
The Mars Volta
Lacuna Coil
Theory of a Dead Man
10 Years
Within Temptation
Side note: Is it sad that some of the biggest parts of my year revolve around music and movies?
I am very sad that it's been so long since I left my home in Europe, but I think I have grown in only good ways during this year, and I'm very excited for the year to come!
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