365 project "who needs sleep? well you're never gonna get it! who needs sleep? tell me what's that for?"

138.

artist:barenaked ladies
album:stunt

this is one of my most favorite albums ever, but its so underrated. i remember deciding to put it on my ipod a few years back, and didn't realize it until later, but i had ranked every song on the album as a five star song. this was not done on purpose, but rather because i like the album so much.

i remember living in the dorm at waynesburg and listening to this album all of the time while i was doing pretty much anything in the dorm room. it made me happy there while most other things just made me sad and want to go home.

i used to know all the lyrics to the song "one week" but now i only know the stuff that everyone who has ever heard the song knows. i guess its been too long and the rest of the lyrics just kind of fell out of my head.
its really hard for me to pick a favorite song from this album. "call and answer" gets stuck in my head even when i haven't heard it for months..."if you call/ i will answer/ if you fall/ ill pick you up/and if you court this disaster/ill point you home." its such a sad, beautiful song. "light up my room" is another that i just love to hear, and tend to hit repeat when it comes on. "If you question what I would do/To get over and be with you/Lift you up over everything/To light up my room." i want to be in love like that. if you listen to the whole song, i feel like the main character is saying that no matter how awful things are, i love you and that is the most important thing. none of the other stuff matters, even being radioactive. its just such a sweet message.

i know this is one of the more popular albums i own, so there's a good chance that you own it, too, or did at one time. i suggest listening to it at the next chance you get and see what pictures you can draw in your mind.