December 30, 2008

• Mysterious Unknown Song

  So as I came back from my journey to the East just before I reached my humble abode my last burned CD hit the last track and so I ejected it and turned to a completely random radio station.

  There played an interesting song that I quite liked and I thought “I want to listen  to this again.”  But I didn’t hear who sang it or what the name of the song was so I tried to remember one particular section of the song lyrics so I could use it to look it up online.

  Unfortunately… I fail. Other things took over my thoughts and I completely forgot to look it up. 

  And now… the song is haunting me! I can’t get the stupid thing out of my head no matter how many other songs I listen to. I really want to hear this song again! Even though my memory fades hour by hour and I remember less and less of it, I still feel like this is a song that I have to hear. I fear that if I don’t find this song soon I will be driven stark raving mad!  So I turn to you the Xanga community for your help and assistance.

  Here’s all the clues that I have to work with to figure it out as best I can describe it:

  1. the song was played on the regular radio, I don’t know what station but I think it’s a pretty popular song.
  2. I’m pretty sure the song was Rock or something similar to rock. It definitely wasn’t rap or blues or metal
  3. i felt like I’d heard the song before or at least the singer, maybe several times, so I think it was a popular artist or band
  4. the song didn’t feel old, it felt kind of new but then i don’t have a lot of musical experience so who knows
  5. the song was slow and somber it may have had faster parts but the section i remember was somber
  6. the lyrics felt a little “clever”, not like super clever. it wasn’t like a subtle poem, but it did feel like it was open to some interpretation, not mind numbingly obvious
  7. i don’t think it was a love song or not obviously primarily a love song
  8. the singer was male and the artist’s voice was fairly deep but not like super deep.

  OK and now for the main clue.  Here’s what I remember about the section that is stuck in my head.

  1. It’s a three sentence or three phrase or three line section of the song that repeats several times in the song
  2. There is an important keyword in the three phrase section that stands out strongly and might even be the name of the song or in the name of the song. It’s a word that feels powerful, like “tomorrow” or “forever”. It could even be one of those two words. It could be two words but I don’t think it’s more than 3 syllables.
  3. The first phrase in the section either starts or ends with the keyword and I’m leaning toward ends. I don’t know anything else about the first phrase.
  4. The second phrase definitely starts with or features the keyword very near the beginning of the phrase. So it’s something like “*keyword* blah blah blah” or “because *keyword* blah blah blah”. Since the first phrase ends with the keyword and the second phrase begins with it it gives a sort of cyclic turnaround feel to me.
  5. The second phrase has a kind of a negative or final feel to it. Like the concept of the second phrase feels like something closing or ending.
  6. The third phrase doesn’t feature the keyword but it has something to do with loneliness or mental life. Like it’s a phrase like “lost in my mind” or “caught in my head” or something like that.

  Sooo overall it’s something like
  “something something *keyword*,
  because *keyword* something something,
  (something like ‘lost in my mind’) ”

  And that’s all I know.  After watching a couple of episodes of Torchwood last night my roommate and I listened to dozens of songs and artists with her trying to help me narrow down the song and voice. We spent like three hours on this but still couldn’t find it.  However, a few artists stood out to me as maybe being the artist or similar, those include: Daughtry and 30 Seconds to Mars. But I might be completely mistaken about that all I know is I liked these artists and I liked the song so maybe there is some sort of correlation there.

  So… that’s all my weak clues. Is it possible for you to guess the song on that basis? If so, PLEASE TELL ME! You will have saved my life and earned my everlasting gratitude.

  Help me all you Xanga-won Kenobis you’re my only hope!

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