Closing speech

"I'd always heard your entire life flashes before your eyes a second before you die. First of all, that one second isn't a second at all. It stretches on forever, like an ocean of time. For me, it was lying on my back at Boy Scout camp, watching falling stars. And yellow leaves from the maple trees that lined our street. Or my grandmother's hands, and the way her skin seemed like paper. And the first time I saw my cousin Tony's brand-new Firebird. And Janie. And Janie. ... And ... Carolyn.
I guess I could be pretty pissed off about what happened to me, but its hard to stay mad when there's so much beauty in the world. Sometimes I feel like I'm seeing it all at once, and it's too much. My heart fills up like a balloon that's about to burst. Then I remember to relax, and stop trying to hold on to it, and then it flows through me like rain, and I can't feel anything but gratitude for every single moment of my stupid little life.

You have no idea what I'm talking about, I'm sure. But don't worry. You will someday. "

from American Beauty

Piece by piece

First of all must go
Your scent upon my pillow
And then I'll say goodbye
to your whispers in my dreams.
And then our lips will part
In my mind and in my heart,
Because your kiss
Went deeper than my skin.

Piece by piece
is how I'll let go of you
Kiss by kiss
Will leave my mind
one at a time
One at a time

First of all must fly,
My dreams of you and I,
There's no point of holding on to those
And then our ties will break,
For your and my own sake,
Just remember,
This is what you chose

Piece by piece
Is how I'll let go of you
Kiss by kiss,
will leave my mind
one at a time
One at a time

I'll shed like skin,
Our memories of lazy days,
And fade away the shadow of your face

Piece by piece
Is how I'll let go of you
Kiss by kiss,
Will leave my mind one at a time
One at a time
One at a time
One at a time....

Piece by Piece, Katie Melua

Nothing at all...

Rows and flows of angel hair
And ice cream castles in the air
And feather canyons everywhere
I’ve looked at clouds that way

But now they only block the sun
They rain and snow on everyone
So many things I would have done
But clouds got in my way

I’ve looked at clouds from both sides now
From up and down, and still somehow
It’s cloud illusions I recall
I really don’t know clouds.... at all

Moons and junes and ferris wheels
The dizzy dancing way you feel
As every fairy tale comes real
I’ve looked at love that way

But now it’s just another show
You leave them laughing when you go
And if you care, don’t let them know
Don’t give yourself away

I’ve looked at love from both sides now
From give and take, and still somehow
It’s love’s illusions I recall
I really don’t know love at all

Tears and fears and feeling proud
To say I love you right out loud
Dreams and schemes and circus crowds
I’ve looked at life that way

But now old friends, they are acting strange
They shake their heads, and they tell me that I’ve changed
Well something’s lost, but something’s gained
In living every day

I’ve looked at life from both sides now
From win and lose and still somehow
It’s life’s illusions I recall
I really don’t know life at all

I’ve looked at life from both sides now
From up and down, and still somehow
It’s life’s illusions I recall
I really don’t know life... at all

Both Sides Now, Joni Mitchell (from Love Actually Soundtrack)

Fim

Neste infinito fim que nos alcançou
guardo uma lágrima vinda do fundo
guardo um sorriso virado para o mundo
guardo um sonho que nunca chegou

Na minha casa de paredes caídas
penduro espelhos cor de prata
guardo reflexos do canto que mata
guardo uma arca de rimas perdidas

Na praia deserta dos dias que passam
Falo ao mar de coisas que vi
Falo ao mar do que conheci...

No mundo onde tudo parece estar certo
guardo os defeitos que me atam ao chão
guardo muralhas feitas de cartão
guardo um olhar que parecia tão perto

Para o país do esquecer o nunca nascido
levo a espada e a armadura de ferro
levo o escudo e o cavalo negro
levo-te a ti... levo-te a ti para sempre comigo...

Na praia deserta dos dias que passam
Falo ao mar de coisas que senti
Falo ao mar do que nunca perdi.

Fim, Toranja

Princípios

Podíamos saber um pouco mais
da morte.
Mas não seria isso que nos faria
ter vontade de morrer mais depressa.

Podíamos saber um pouco mais
da vida. Talvez nao precisássemos de viver
tanto, quando só é preciso é saber
que temos de viver.

Podíamos saber um pouco mais
do amor. Mas não seria isso que nos faria deixar
de amar ao saber exactamente o que é o amor, ou
amar mais ainda ao descobrir que, mesmo assim, nada
sabemos do amor.

Nuno Júdice

Dentro de mim

Dentro de mim
Por dentro de mim

É pena quase não poder ficar
És quente quando a luz te traz
Quase te vi amor
Quase nasci sem ti
Quase morri

Dentro de mim
Ficas dentro de mim
Por dentro de mim
Estás dentro de mim

Silêncio. Lua. Casa. Chão
És sitio onde as mãos se dão
Quase larguei a dor
Quase perdi
Quase morri

Dentro de mim
Estás dentro de mim
Por dentro de mim
Ficas dentro de mim

Sempre só mais um homem
Mais humano
Mais um fraco..
Sempre..
Só mais um braço
Mais um corpo
Mais um grito
Sempre..

Dança em mim!
Mundo, vida e fim!
Dorme aqui
Dentro de mim..

É pena quase não poder ficar
No sítio onde as mãos se dão
Quase fugi amor
Quase não vi
Vamos embora daqui
Para dentro de mim

Música de Filme, Toranja

Linger

If you,
if you could return
Don't let it burn, don't let it fade
I'm sure I'm not being rude
But it's just your attitude
It's tearing me apart
It's ruining everything

I swore,
I swore I would be true
And honey so did you
So why were you holding his hand?
Is that the way we stand?
Were you lying all the time?
Was it just a game to you?

But I'm missing you
You know I'm such a fool for you
You've got me wrapped around your finger
Do you have to let it linger?
Do you have to,
do you have to,
do you have to let it linger?

I thought the world of you
I thought nothing could go wrong
But I was wrong, I was wrong

If you,
if you could get by
Trying not to lie
Things wouldn't be so confused
And I wouldn't feel so used
But you always really knew
I just wanna be with you

But I'm missing you
You know I'm such a fool for you
You've got me wrapped around your finger
Do you have to let it linger?
Do you have to,
do you have to,
do you have to let it linger?

Linger, The Cranberries

Silence is Easy

In a manner of speaking
I just want to say
That I could never forget the way
You told me everything
By saying nothing

In a manner of speaking
I don't understand
How love in silence becomes reprimand
But the way that I feel about you
Is beyond words

Oh,
give me the words
Give me the words
That tell me nothing
Oh,
give me the words
Give me the words
That tell me everything

In a manner of speaking
Semantics won't do
In this life that we live
Live we only make do
And the way that we feel
Might have to be sacrified

So in a manner of speaking
I just want to say
That I just like you
I should find a way
To tell you everything
By saying nothing.

Oh,
give me the words
Give me the words
That tell me nothing
Oh,
give me the words
Give me the words
That tell me everything

In a Manner of Speaking, Nouvelle Vague (Tuxedomoon cover)

All you need is (to) look

"Whenever I get gloomy with the state of the world, I think about the arrivals gate at Heathrow Airport. General opinion's starting to make out that we live in a world of hatred and greed, but I don't see that. It seems to me that love is everywhere. Often it's not particularly dignified or newsworthy, but it's always there - fathers and sons, mothers and daughters, husbands and wives, boyfriends, girlfriends, old friends.
When the planes hit the Twin Towers, as far as I know none of the phone calls from the people on board were messages of hate or revenge - they were all messages of love.
If you look for it, I've got a sneaky feeling you'll find that love actually is all around."

in Love Actually, 2003