music for the soul

It’s been another long week where I feel like every moment is spent working towards another deadline. One of those weeks where the sheer magnitude of the task ahead can occassionally freeze you in fear, rather than just letting you get on with the task at hand.

Like so often before it’s music that is keeping me sane, and today it is the quirky tunes of Jens Lekman that bring a smile to my face:

i was slicing up an avocado
when you came up behind me
with your quiet brand new sneakers
your reflection i did not see
it was the hottest day in august
and we were heading for the sea
for a second my mind started drifting

you put your arms around me
you put your arms around me
you put your arms around

blood sprayed on the kitchen sink
whats this? i had time to think
i see the tip of my index finger
my mind is slowly creating a link
from your mouth speaks your lovely voice
the best comments ive ever heard
oh honey you’ve cut off your finger

i bet thats gotta hurt
you put your arms me
you put your arms me
you put your arms around

i must’ve passed out on the porch
id never seen so many bright stars
when i wake up im in the waiting room
of the local e.r.
my hand is wrapped in toilet paper
and my shirts all blood red
i see you standing there like an angel

and i say baby i must be dead
you put your arms around me
you put your arms around me
you put your arms around me