April 2012
29 posts
#thisismylife today? today is absolutely perfect.
Throwing this up here to thank everyone who sent me greetings. It’s only 1:35 in the afternoon and already I feel like I’m the Ball Swim equivalent of affection. :)
—N.
“When we were children, we used to think that when we grew up we would no longer be vulnerable. But to grow up is to accept vulnerability, to be alive is to be vulnerable.”
—Madeleine L’Engle (via lajoiedespetiteschoses)
“Sometimes things become possible if we want them bad enough.”
—T.S. Eliot (via julie911)
sheisnoelle.bandcamp.com →
sheisnoelle.bandcamp.com
Sometimes, it’s not about waiting for life to offer you what it can.
Sometimes, it’s about taking what you have and doing what you can.
And then taking it further than you expected.
There are a lot of people who deserve thank yous for this and as much as I would like to list you all down, I might probably run out of space — or worse, I might forget someone and I can’t have that.
So to my lovelies, to my friends, to my family and all of you who have been waiting for something big to happen — this is one of the small things that make up that big thing. Thank you. I hope you enjoy the songs.
*Individual tracks will be downloadable at your price of choice (and yes, 0.00 USD counts as a price) midnight of 16 April 2012. The idea of getting paid for my music is great, but I -want- people to have the opportunity to enjoy my music.
Sharing Our Voices feature: Noelle Pico →
anjeasandro.blogspot.com
“Writing music is not unlike telling a story. Take any song and in it you will find landscapes and characters and narratives and concepts that resonate in their universality. Always, you will find that as a cohesive whole it speaks and breathes and relates, because music – no matter the language it is written in – once it touches you, it echoes the things that you know and feel. It is your witness, your mirror image, your darkest incarnation, your best friend.” | READ MORE
Thanks so much again to Angie Sandro for inviting me over to write for her blogpost series, Sharing Our Voices. I know I said it before, but I will say it again for good measure — SOV is an amazing idea and it is a pleasure for me to take part in it! —N.
Coffee & Nonsense (Piano ver.)
Noelle Pico
I originally wrote this song for guitar back in 2006, even though I’m not exactly well-versed in that particular instrument. But as the years have gone by, I found that the more that I thought about how C&N would sound best… or, I suppose you could say, how it could sound “truest” to the way it is in my heart, I started to think that maybe… since it’s a song that speaks for me, it would be better if I could play it on the instrument that I know and can express myself through best.
This version was recorded at home, still clearly in it’s draft stages, but I’m rather proud of how it’s come out.
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Coffee & Nonsense
Music & Lyrics: Noelle Pico
how are we doing tonight?
won’t you tell me how it’s been?
your eyes have a story again
so why don’t you begin;
let’s sit back and get comfy,
times like these are far-between and few;
yes i want to hear all about it (oh, all about it)
over a cup of coffee for two;
and the road is filled outside (outside)
the night is soothing, oh, soothing to my mind
guess i’ve got a lot to contemplate now,
but maybe it’s better if we don’t make sense inside;
it’s okay to wish for things… right?
to brood a little over dreams that are worthwhile;
i shield my eyes and think quiet (quiet),
i want to speak up, but i can’t begin to look in your eyes;
and the road is filled outside (outside)
tonight is soothing, oh, soothing to my mind
yes, i’ve got a lot to contemplate now
and maybe it’s better if we don’t make sense inside;
i never did like drinking coffee,
it always puts me straight to sleep,
i guess i always believed
that you’d be here to drink it up for me;
and the road is filled outside
the night is soothing, oh, soothing to my mind
you’re something i contemplate on
but maybe it’s better, if things don’t make sense inside
If there is someone on your friends list who makes your world a better place just because they exist and who you would not have met without the Internet, then post this same sentence in your journal ♥
I post this every year on my personal journal. I think this deserves a spot here this time. And my lovelies, you all know who you are. Have a great morning/afternoon/evening. —N.
