"Tom's Diner" - Suzanne Vega
I wanted to write about this song, but it always seemed out of place. But considering that's how I've been feeling lately, I guess now it's only fitting to finally squish it in. The lyrics don't have much of a point. It's basically an on-going ramble of a woman observing people and things as she sits alone in a cafe, but by doing so she is actually attempting to distract herself from something hard to forget.
On another note, this song plays during the introduction of one of my favorite romantic films, Untamed Heart so I often think of running in the snow and getting ready in a hurry. Oh, and not to mention a diner ;). I would ,however, never wash my armpits over the bathroom sink and call that "clean!" Marisa Tomei is an emotional wreck, falling for the wrong kind of men and not realizing it until they leave her. Yet, she keeps on trying hoping that one day someone would find her.
Enter Christian Slater. I absolutely love him in this movie. Not because of his cheesy lines, but because of how he delivers them. I love the real Christmas tree and wishing on Mars. I love the fact that he eats ice cream when it's freezing outside and follows her home to make sure she's safe. And of course, when he grabs at his chest as if trying to protect his heart and utters, "Why does it hurt so much in here when you're not with me?" Men like this don't exist, but I'd sure like to feel this just the same.
I think of this film whenever the holiday season approaches. I'm just waiting for it to feel more like it before playing it again. Fortunately, in just a couple more days I will be consumed in cold weather and away from all this heat. I can't wait. I'm thinking about taking this movie with me. I can't wait for the feeling of holding a freshly brewed cup of coffee in a ceramic mug, all snugged up in a fleece blanket, popping this DVD in and waiting for winter to find me. At least I know this is a real possibility worth looking forward to. I'm getting goosebumps just thinking about being far from here and in an environment that I'm just not at all used to. It's going to be pretty damn refreshing.
Lyrics:
I am sitting
In the morning
At the diner
On the corner
I am waiting
At the counter
For the man
To pour the coffee
And he fills it
Only halfway
And before
I even argue
He is looking
Out the window
At somebody
Coming in
"It is always
Nice to see you"
Says the man
Behind the counter
To the woman
Who has come in
She is shaking
Her umbrella
And I look
The other way
As they are kissing
Their hellos
I'm pretending
Not to see them
Instead
I pour the milk
I open
Up the paper
There's a story
Of an actor
Who had died
While he was drinking
It was no one
I had heard of
And I'm turning
To the horoscope
And looking
For the funnies
When I'm feeling
Someone watching me
And so
I raise my head
There's a woman
On the outside
Looking inside
Does she see me?
No she does not
Really see me
Cause she sees
Her own reflection
And I'm trying
Not to notice
That she's hitching
Up her skirt
And while she's
Straightening her stockings
Her hair
Has gotten wet
Oh, this rain
It will continue
Through the morning
As I'm listening
To the bells
Of the cathedral
I am thinking
Of your voice...
And of the midnight picnic
Once upon a time
Before the rain began...
I finish up my coffee
It's time to catch the train
http://www.lyricsdomain.com/19/suzanne_vega/toms_diner.html
http://www.last.fm/music/Suzanne+Vega/+images/26371879
http://www.myspace.com/cowgaliris20
I wanted to write about this song, but it always seemed out of place. But considering that's how I've been feeling lately, I guess now it's only fitting to finally squish it in. The lyrics don't have much of a point. It's basically an on-going ramble of a woman observing people and things as she sits alone in a cafe, but by doing so she is actually attempting to distract herself from something hard to forget.
On another note, this song plays during the introduction of one of my favorite romantic films, Untamed Heart so I often think of running in the snow and getting ready in a hurry. Oh, and not to mention a diner ;). I would ,however, never wash my armpits over the bathroom sink and call that "clean!" Marisa Tomei is an emotional wreck, falling for the wrong kind of men and not realizing it until they leave her. Yet, she keeps on trying hoping that one day someone would find her.
Enter Christian Slater. I absolutely love him in this movie. Not because of his cheesy lines, but because of how he delivers them. I love the real Christmas tree and wishing on Mars. I love the fact that he eats ice cream when it's freezing outside and follows her home to make sure she's safe. And of course, when he grabs at his chest as if trying to protect his heart and utters, "Why does it hurt so much in here when you're not with me?" Men like this don't exist, but I'd sure like to feel this just the same.
I think of this film whenever the holiday season approaches. I'm just waiting for it to feel more like it before playing it again. Fortunately, in just a couple more days I will be consumed in cold weather and away from all this heat. I can't wait. I'm thinking about taking this movie with me. I can't wait for the feeling of holding a freshly brewed cup of coffee in a ceramic mug, all snugged up in a fleece blanket, popping this DVD in and waiting for winter to find me. At least I know this is a real possibility worth looking forward to. I'm getting goosebumps just thinking about being far from here and in an environment that I'm just not at all used to. It's going to be pretty damn refreshing.
Lyrics:
I am sitting
In the morning
At the diner
On the corner
I am waiting
At the counter
For the man
To pour the coffee
And he fills it
Only halfway
And before
I even argue
He is looking
Out the window
At somebody
Coming in
"It is always
Nice to see you"
Says the man
Behind the counter
To the woman
Who has come in
She is shaking
Her umbrella
And I look
The other way
As they are kissing
Their hellos
I'm pretending
Not to see them
Instead
I pour the milk
I open
Up the paper
There's a story
Of an actor
Who had died
While he was drinking
It was no one
I had heard of
And I'm turning
To the horoscope
And looking
For the funnies
When I'm feeling
Someone watching me
And so
I raise my head
There's a woman
On the outside
Looking inside
Does she see me?
No she does not
Really see me
Cause she sees
Her own reflection
And I'm trying
Not to notice
That she's hitching
Up her skirt
And while she's
Straightening her stockings
Her hair
Has gotten wet
Oh, this rain
It will continue
Through the morning
As I'm listening
To the bells
Of the cathedral
I am thinking
Of your voice...
And of the midnight picnic
Once upon a time
Before the rain began...
I finish up my coffee
It's time to catch the train
http://www.lyricsdomain.com/19/suzanne_vega/toms_diner.html
http://www.last.fm/music/Suzanne+Vega/+images/26371879
http://www.myspace.com/cowgaliris20
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