music, books, love and kindness: If the playlist fits...

"Someone To Love" by George Michael is such a pretty song. It's off his fifth studio album Patience. I love his voice. While he shares very little in common with Karen Carpenter, his clear, beautiful and sincere singing style sometimes makes me think he should be on the same list with her of great singers within the past fifty years.

Some people said, "If I could only care for you"

Some people said, "He will never love again"
Some people said, "You can see it in his eyes
He keeps it all inside and yet"
Some people say, "In time, we all teach ourselves to live this way"

And for a thousand days, I was lost
I thought never, never, never to be found
Underground
And don't you think I'm ready now?
So please send me someone to love

Please send me someone, someone to love
As much as I loved you
(The way I loved you, darlin')
Please, please send me someone, someone to love
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

Any time, any day, any time, any day now
Someone to love
Any time any day, any time, any day now
Please, please send me someone
Yeah, yeah someone
Just to hold me, now that you're gone

Some people say, "I hope you know I'm there for you"
Some of the people said, yeah yeah,
"Nothin' and nothing was just fine
You know how I get sometimes"

And for a thousand days, I was lost
I said, "Heaven knows I'm ready to be found"
Underground
But I think I'm ready now
So please send me someone to love

Please send me someone, someone to love
As much as I loved you
Please, please send me someone, someone to love
Please send me someone
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

Any time, any day, any time, any day now
Someone to love
Any time any day, any time, any day now
Please, please send me someone
Someone, someone, someone to love

So say that you will, because the nights are long
Without our song to sing
Just search the clouds until', until'
So say that you will
Show me right from wrong without our song to sing
Just search the clouds until', until'
Hey baby

Darlin' darlin' though I can't replace you, there's a
Space in my heart
A space that you left in my heart
Just give me somethin' that will pull me back from the blue
Oh send me someone like you

Darlin' darlin' no I can't replace you, there's a space in my heart
A space that you left in my heart
Just give me somethin' that will pull me back from the blue
Please send me someone to love

"Shivers" is the kind of song that really can give you shivers. I love the Divine Fits sound. And minus the first line, the track also speaks to how someone can make you feel, almost against your will.

I've been contemplating suicide,
But it really doesn't suit my style,
So I guess I'll just act bored instead
And contain the blood I would've shed?
And she makes me feel so ill at ease
My heart is really on its knees
But I wear a poker face so well
That even mother couldn't tell
And my baby's so vain
She is almost a mirror

And the sound of her name
Sends a permanent shiver
down my spine
down my spine

I keep her photo against my heart
Cause in my life she plays a starring part
All alcohol and cigarettes
There is no room for cheap regrets
She makes me feel so ill at ease
My heart is really on its knees
But I wear a poker face so well
That even mother couldn't tell
But my baby's so vain
She is almost a mirror

And the sound of her name
Sends a permanent shiver
down my spine
down my spine
down my spine
down my spine.