Counting Stars - OneRepublic

The obvious, work bums me out. I guess its all in my own attitude. I'm tired and when I'm off from work (like today), I sorta sit around and not do a whole lot. This can attributed to working 40 hours a week, or also my occasionally crippling anxiety and by association depression problems. It's all excuses though I think. I'm at least writing something so I don't feel like a total jerk and wasted my day off.

I contacted the company I work for in reference to the music they play in my store. They said it was up to the district manager what kind of music is played. Oh boy, well forget about asking her. When I was still fairly new at my job, I neglected to say "hello" to her when she came in the door because I was with a customer at the register. Needless to say, my manager wasn't pleased based on the district manager telling her I didn't greet her. The irony though is I was never officially even introduced to the district manager; she never said hello to me. This is the vicious cycle of retail or probably any workplace; you're told one thing, but shown something else entirely different. They never "practice what they preach". It's beyond infuriating. Especially when you 8-10 hours a day hearing the same songs over and over. This brings me to my next victim.

I'm really starting to relate to this song lately but unfortunately, we gotta hear the crap-fest below

I HATE

OneRepublic. I'll hear these guys' songs at least a few times a day. As of late, it's neck and neck between "Love Runs Out" and "Counting Stars" as far as repeated playings go. I can't stand hearing them, this goes for "I Lived" which is another one of their s"hits". "Counting Stars" was used in an ad for a Patrick Wilson TV show in which I don't think is even on anymore. I've also heard it without the little acoustic introduction in other stores I've shopped at. I'm guessing that portion of the song makes it more "adult contemporary"? I've noticed most of the songs I hear just sound like contemporary Christian music to me. I'm wondering if that's partly intentional or not. bleechhh. In "Counting Stars" he does say "praying" a lot though... Hmmm.. Well apparently one of this guys went to a Christian high school, so there ya go! 

ugh, I just really hate this song. I'm sure there's some sort of underlining deep meaning, but holy crap, it's just so derivative and just stupid sounding. There's that short guitar intro and then the rest sounds like a Casio demo. "Take that money/watch it burn" just *vomits*. Just make it go away! Read the words below.

"Counting Stars" 

[Chorus:]

Lately I've been, I've been losing sleep

Dreaming about the things that we could be

But, baby I've been, I've been praying hard

Said no more counting dollars, we'll be counting stars

Yeah, we'll be counting stars

[Verse 1:]

I see this life like a swinging vine,

Swing my heart across the line

In my face is flashing signs,

Seek it out and ye shall find.

Old but I'm not that old

Young but I'm not that bold

And I don't think the world is sold

I'm just doing what we're told

And I I I I feel something so right by doing the wrong thing

And I I I I feel something so wrong by doing the right thing

I could lie, couldn't I, couldn't I?

Every thing that kills me makes me feel alive.

[Chorus:]

Lately I've been, I've been losing sleep

Dreaming about the things that we could be

But, baby I've been, I've been praying hard

Said no more counting dollars, we'll be counting stars

Lately I've been, I've been losing sleep

Dreaming about the things that we could be

But, baby I've been, I've been praying hard

Said no more counting dollars, we'll be-we'll be counting stars

[Verse 2:]

Baby. I feel her love and

And I feel it burn down this river every time

Hope is our four-letter word, make that money watch it burn

Old but, I'm not that old

Young, but I'm not that bold

And I don't think the world is sold

I'm just doing what we're told

And I I I I feel something so wrong by doing the right thing

I could lie, couldn't I, couldn't I?

Everything that drowns me makes me wanna fly

[Chorus:]

Lately I've been, I've been losing sleep

Dreaming about the things that we could be

But, baby I've been, I've been praying hard

Said no more counting dollars, we'll be counting stars

Lately I've been, I've been losing sleep

Dreaming about the things that we could be

But, baby I've been, I've been praying hard

Said no more counting dollars, we'll be-we'll be counting stars

Oh, take that money watch it burn,

Sing in the river the lessons I learned

Take that money watch it burn,

Sing in the river the lessons I learned

Take that money watch it burn,

Sing in the river the lessons I learned

Take that money watch it burn,

Sing in the river the lessons I learned

Everything that kills me makes me feel alive

[Chorus:]

Lately I've been, I've been losing sleep

Dreaming about the things that we could be

But, baby I've been, I've been praying hard

Said no more counting dollars, we'll be counting stars

Lately I've been, I've been losing sleep

Dreaming about the things that we could be

But, baby I've been, I've been praying hard

Said no more counting dollars, we'll be-we'll be counting stars

Take that money watch it burn,

Sing in the river the lessons I learned

Take that money watch it burn,

Sing in the river the lessons I learned

Take that money watch it burn,

Sing in the river the lessons I learned

Take that money watch it burn,

Sing in the river the lessons I learned

Here's some "interesting" quotes from the YouTube video: 

Read their "SameThatTune" entry where "Counting Stars" is compared to Madonna's 2005 song, "Hang Up". 

In lieu of that, my next entry will be a "like" of Madonna's "Live To Tell".