i never knew...

okay, by accident, i came across 'smells like teen spirit' by tori amos, while randomly watching videos on Launch.

tori amos! singing that smash hit by nirvana. i thought there was an error in the database system. but as i continued listening, it wasnt a lie.

n from what it seems, its nothing new, as a matter of fact, its from an album that's 12 years old, back in '92!

and i never knew.

but she did such a wonderful job with just her voice and piano. imagine that rock song played on piano. and with her voice and piano, the song is almost haunting. it sticks in your mind like a curse. its played so dark, mysteriously, just the way tori amos sings most of her songs.

and i actually wanted to say this long ago, but there's another side to the meaning behind goo goo doll's 'here is gone.' lyric-wise, it seems like its about a relationship issue, where the guy and the girl cant seem to click, but i watched the interview for the video, and it takes a twist at an alternate reality. its also about youths not caring about what goes on in the world, but just immersed in their own little world of freedom. i should so have taken the hint in the video where a girl walks into her house from the pool, to see her mom in some awkward motion. that implied that while the girl was in sync with her own pace in her world, she views the rest of the world in a fast paced place she cant be bothered to catch up.

god, and i didnt see that coming. but somehow, its an interesting aspect. while everything around you moves on, you stay behind in the world that you want to live in. and its a system of thought so appealing. and to see the video again after finding out what the meaning behind the video was, i so want to be one of the guys in the group of people. and watch the world go on in their own pace, while we enjoy whatever that's left behind for ourselves.

wow, its one of the brightest idea for a video ive ever encountered.

also, ive said previously, but the real meaning behind another one of their song, 'black balloon,' a personal favourite of mines, is actually about someone's drug addiction and how the world around that person leaves it all behind, while that person gets deeper and deeper into addiction, and eventually, death.

and i never knew...