This is one of my new insta-happy songs, “The Show” by Lenka. Happy lyrics? Check. Adorable singer? Check. Smiling tomato puppets and happy bluebird puppets? Check and check. There’s something that’s just fun about Lenka literally floating and flying through different scenarios, seemingly with girl-next-door superpowers, while singing optimistically about finding her way in life that picks me up whenever I’m feeling down.
Lyrics: I’m just a little bit caught in the middle / Life is a maze and love is a riddle / I don’t know where to go, can’t do it alone / I’ve tried, and I don’t know why…
Slow it down, make it stop / Or else my heart is going to pop / ‘Cause it’s too much, yeah it’s a lot / To be something i’m not / I’m a fool out of love / ‘Cause I just can’t get enough…
I’m just a little bit caught in the middle / Life is a maze and love is a riddle / I don’t know where to go, can’t do it alone / I’ve tried, and I don’t know why / I’m just a little girl lost in the moment / I’m so scared but I don’t show it / I can’t figure it out, it’s bringing me down / I know i’ve got to let it go… / And just enjoy the show
The sun is hot in the sky / Just like a giant spotlight / The people follow the signs / And synchronise in time / It’s a joke, nobody knows / They’ve got a ticket to the show….
I first heard this song a few months ago on WFIV 105.3 and never heard the DJ announce who the song was by or even what it was called. Enter Google search, which led me to Michael Franti & Spearhead. This song makes me happy every single time I hear it. I’ve also enjoyed discovering more of the group’s music, including the single “Yell Fire,” currently being used as part of FX’s awesome Rescue Me season five promo. I hope this song puts a smile on your face the way it does mine.
Lyrics: This one goes out to you and yours worldwide / I say hey I’ll be gone today But I’ll be back all around the way / It seems like everywhere I go The more I see the less I know / But I know one thing / That I love you I love you / I love you / I love you
I’ve been a lot of places all around the way / I’ve seen a lot joy and I’ve seen a lot of pain but I don’t want to write a love song for the world / I just want to write a song about a boy and a girl Junkies on the corner always calling my name / And the kids on the corner playing ghetto games When I saw you getting down well I hoped it was you / And when I looked into your eyes I knew it was true I say Hey I’ll be gone today / But I’ll be back all around the way It seems like everywhere I go / The more I see the less I know But I know one thing / That I love you I love you / I love you / I love you
Now I’m not a highly metaphysical man / But I know when the stars are aligned you can bump into person in the middle of the road / Look into their eyes and you suddenly know Rocking in the dance hall moving with you / Dancing in the night in the middle of June My momma told me don’t lose you / ‘Cause the best luck I had was you I said Hey I’ll be gone today / But I’ll be back all around the way It seems like everywhere I go / The more I see the less I know But I know one thing / That I love you I love you / I love you / I love you
And I said rocking in the dance hall moving with you / I said Hey momma hey momma close to you Rocking in the dance hall moving with you / I said hey papa, hey papa close to you Rocking in the dance hall moving with you / I said Hey Momma close to you Rocking in the dance hall moving with you I said Hey momma, hey momma, hey momma, hey momma Hey momma, hey momma, hey momma, hey momma What you gonna do?
My momma told me don’t lose you / Cause the best luck I had was you And I know one thing that I love you / I said I’ll be gone today but I’ll be back all around the way / It seems like everywhere I go The more I see the less I know / I said I’ll be gone today But I’ll be back all around the way / It seems like everywhere I go The more I see the less I know / But I know one thing that I love you I love you (3x) I love you (3x) I love you (3x)
