“everything i ever wanted here”

by mjt in music, quotes

“But it couldn’t be better, I know
And it shouldn’t be easier
I should just stop waiting for the other boot to fall
– Glen Phillips, “Easier”

need an echo?

by mjt in quotes

“There was a young man who said, though,
It seems that I know that I know,
What I would like to see,
Is the ‘I’ that knows ‘me’,
When I know that I know that I know.”
–Alan Watts

why should i cry for you?

by mjt in quotes

Sometimes I see your face,
The stars seem to lose their place
Why must I think of you?
Why must I?
Why should I?
Why should I cry for you?
Why would you want me to?
And what would it mean to say,
That, “I loved you in my fashion”?

–Sting, “Why Should I Cry For You”

would you rather be happy, or know everything?

by mjt in art, quotes

via FlowingData:

“As intelligence goes up, happiness goes down. See, I made a graph. I make lots of graphs.”
–Lisa Simpson

set them free

by mjt in quotes

If you need somebody, call my name
If you want someone, you can do the same
If you want to keep something precious
You got to lock it up and throw away the key
If you want to hold onto your possession
Don’t even think about me

If you love somebody, set them free

If it’s a mirror you want, just look into my eyes
Or a whipping boy, someone to despise
Or a prisoner in the dark
Tied up in chains you just can’t see
Or a beast in a gilded cage
That’s all some people ever want to be

–Sting, “If You Love Somebody Set Them Free”