two more RED songs for ya today... first is "Fight Inside," which was the first single released off the new CD. man, this song is incredible. we all have our good sides, and our dark sides. and the fight inside versus our dark sides can get very fierce and ugly; this song captures that struggle. i'll let one of the Red guys explain it, b/c he does a better job than i would: "Swinging from beautiful piano-driven verses to an explosive chorus—and a furious climax—the music captures the internal tug-o-war inside us all between good and evil, light and darkness, spirit and flesh, exploring that fragile barrier between overcoming and being overcome."

the 2nd song is Red's cover of "Ordinary World" by Duran Duran. this was one of my favorite songs back in the day (i've been known to do it at karaoke a few times). beautifully done, and yes, the song fits perfectly into the theme of the album: "Lyrically, the song just fit the overall theme of Innocence & Instinct by its longing for a return to something more familiar, more secure, more ordinary."

lyrics follow the songs.

Fight Inside

Enemy
Familiar friend
My beginning and my end
Knowing truth
Whispering lies
And it hurts again...

What I fear
What I try
The words I say and what I hide
All the pain
I want it to end
But I want it again

And it finds me
The fight inside is coursing through my veins
And it's raging
The fight inside is breaking me again

It's still the same
Pursuing pain
Isn't worth the light I've gained
We both know
How this will end
But I do it again

And it finds me
The fight inside is coursing through my veins
And it's raging
The fight inside is hurting me again
And it finds me
The war within me pulls me under
And without you
The fight inside is breaking me again

It's nothing (It's everything)
It's nothing (It's everything)
It's nothing (It's everything)
It's nothing, It's everything

And it finds me
The fight inside is coursing through my veins
And it's raging
The fight inside is hurting me again
And it finds me
The war within me pulls me under
And without you
The fight inside is breaking me again

It's breaking me
It's breaking me

I'm falling apart
I'm falling apart

Ordinary World

Came in from a rainy Thursday on the avenue
thought I heard you talking softly
I turned on the lights the TV and the radio
but still I can't escape the ghost of you

What is happening to me?
Crazy, some would say
Where is the life that I recognize?
gone away

And I won't cry for yesterday
there's an ordinary world
somehow I have to find
And as I try to make my way
to the ordinary world
I will learn to survive

Passion or coincidence once prompted you to say
pride will tear us both apart
Well now pride's gone out the window
cross the rooftops, run away
Left me in the vacuum of my heart

What is happening to me?
Crazy, some would say
where is my friend when I need you most?
gone away

But I won't cry for yesterday
there's an ordinary world
somehow I have to find
And as I try to make my way
to the ordinary world
I will learn to survive

What has happened to it all?
Crazy, some would say
Where is the world that I recognize?
Gone away

And I won’t cry for yesterday
There's an ordinary world
Somehow I have to find
And as I try to make my way
To the ordinary world
I will learn to survive

Everyone is my world (I will learn to survive)
Everyone, everyone, somehow (Somehow I have to find)

i come back from my xanga hiatus (i'm not really on one) to hype the new RED album. you know how after a band comes out with an amazing debut album, you get worried that it'll fall victim to the dreaded sophomore jinx? well, i'm glad to say that there's no jinx for RED! when i first got the new CD, i popped it in my car and was blown away by its mastery on my way to church. so powerful, emotional, moving, deep... no wonder this reviewer gave it a 10/10. also, this website is cool b/c it gives a short explanation by RED of each song's meaning.

i've delayed writing this entry because i didn't know which song to feature.. there's so many good ones, and in my eyes, the album forms a progression. it starts with the "Fight Inside" our minds and hearts between the good and the dark side. then there's the eye-opening "Death of Me" which reminds us that often our own mistakes lead to our own downfall. the next 3 songs are about love, and the confusion and pain that often accompanies it. anyway, here is my current favorite song on the album, it's entitled "Mystery of You." enjoy! and buy this album!

You always said we'd meet again
You always said You'd be here
Where are You now?
You touched the deepest part of me
The places I could not see
Just tell me why I'm so dark inside

Somewhere I will find
All the pieces torn apart
You just left behind
In Your mystery
Somewhere I will see
All You've taken from me
All You kept deep inside
In the mystery of You
The mystery of You

It's obvious You understand
The blood that's on my hands
Where are You now?
I'm paralyzed, I can't escape
Until I see Your face
Don't leave me all alone
You're all I know

You're all I know.....
You’re all I know..........
Don't go..........
don't go..........

Somewhere I will find
The pieces torn apart
You've hidden deep inside
The mystery of You
(Somewhere, somewhere)
The mystery of You
(Somewhere)