Lyrically Speaking for August 22

Happy Friday everyone! This week I bring to you another song that I've been really into these past few weeks. Sometimes a song comes around that you just really enjoy listening to, not just for the lyrics but also because the melody is really great. I don't even mean great in that 'typical radio formula' sense where it gets stuck in your head. I'm referring to just a great song. For this week, I wanted to post a song that is inspiring in its poetry but also a song that is a fun driving song and I think can be classified as a 'summer song', whatever that means.

Personally, I find this song from 10,000 Maniacs interesting, thoughtful, poetic and observant of the world we live in. It reminds you to stay young at heart and enjoy life. I think all of us at times need this advice!

From the album Our Time in Eden, here is These Are Days:

These are the days These are days you’ll remember Never before and never since, I promise Will the whole world be warm as this And as you feel it, You’ll know it’s true That you are blessed and lucky It’s true that you Are touched by something That will grow and bloom in you

These are days that you’ll remember When May is rushing over you With desire to be part of the miracles You see in every hour You’ll know it’s true That you are blessed and lucky It’s true that you are touched By something that will grow and bloom in you

These are days These are the days you might fill With laughter until you break These days you might feel A shaft of light Make its way across your face And when you do Then you’ll know how it was meant to be See the signs and know their meaning It's true Then you’ll know how it was meant to be Hear the signs and know they’re speaking To you, to you