City

I dug out my old Natalie Imbruglia CD the other day.... it's one of those I almost wore out in high school, y'know.
Today is the last day of the year. I think New Year's Eve is such a strange holiday. It's very symbolic - you get a fresh start, a new beginning, you get to "erase" the past year's mistakes and proudly display your clean slate.
But it's not really that special. When I was in 7th grade, my family was in Hawai'i over the holidays. We celebrated Wisconsin's "new year" at 8pm (because of the time difference). It's much less exciting at 8pm.
New Years is just this random excuse to get crazy and spray champagne at people to show your overwhelming happiness about the newness of a higher numbered year.
I just don't get it.
I always seem to have some time to sit down and reflect on the past year's events on Dec 31st. All I can say about this one is that I'm very happy it's almost over. I suppose there were some good days, but all in all, it was way too fucking dramatic and ridiculous. Then I think... but I AM dramatic and ridiculous all the time, aren't I?... so 2006 isn't going to be any better, is it? Ugh.
I guess I should be optimistic about the future... so much *unknown* and so many possibilities. It could be great. I just need to stop making stupid decisions. Here's to *that*...

Here's some Natalie for you...
City

Had a dream, had a drowning dream
I was in a river of pain
Only difference this time
I wasn't calling out your name, yeah
Has it ended before it's begun
You hold on, and I try to run but

Anybody heading in my direction, away from the city
Anybody wanna change the way they feel, step inside
Doesn't really matter where you wanna take me
Away from the city
I wanna start again, I wanna start again
I wanna take it back, I wanna start again
Start again

Funny how those friends forget you when you tired of their games
You miss a show or a party that blows
And they've forgotten your name, yeah
And you wonder what you've become
They pull you back when you try to run

Well anybody heading in my direction, away from the city
Anybody wanna change the way they feel, step inside
Doesn't really matter where you wanna take me
Away from the city
I wanna start again, I wanna start again
I wanna take it back, I wanna start again
Start again

I left the me I used to be
I wanna see this through
Left the me I used to be
If only you'd see it too
Well I wonder what you've become
You pull me back when I try to run

Well anybody heading in my direction, away from the city
Anybody wanna change the way they feel, step inside
Doesn't really matter where you wanna take me
Away from the city
I wanna start again, I wanna start again
I wanna take it back, I wanna start again
Start again