Stuck in My Head 11.25.2014 - The Promised Land

The Promised Land
by Bruce Springsteen

On a rattlesnake speedway in the Utah desert
I pick up my money and head back into town
Driving cross the Waynesboro county line
I got the radio on and I'm just killing time
Working all day in my daddy's garage
Driving all night, chasing some mirage
Pretty soon little girl I'm gonna take charge.

The dogs on main street howl,
'cause they understand,
If I could take one moment into my hands
Mister, I ain't a boy, no, I'm a man,
And I believe in a promised land.

I've done my best to live the right way
I get up every morning and go to work each day
But your eyes go blind and your blood runs cold
Sometimes I feel so weak I just want to explode
Explode and tear this town apart
Take a knife and cut this pain from my heart
Find somebody itching for something to start

The dogs on main street howl,
'cause they understand,
If I could take one moment into my hands
Mister, I ain't a boy, no, I'm a man,
And I believe in a promised land.

There's a dark cloud rising from the desert floor
I packed my bags and I'm heading straight into the storm
Gonna be a twister to blow everything down
That ain't got the faith to stand its ground
Blow away the dreams that tear you apart
Blow away the dreams that break your heart
Blow away the lies that leave you nothing but lost and brokenhearted

The dogs on main street howl,
'cause they understand,
If I could take one moment into my hands
Mister, I ain't a boy, no, I'm a man,
And I believe in a promised land
I believe in a promised land...

Top Ten Films So Far in 2014

We still have a good month and a half of award-bait films coming, but...I was sitting here thinking about what I've seen so far this year. I've grown weary of continual negativity. I feel as if no one wants to talk about what they loved, but only harp, over and over again, upon what they didn't like.

Here, in not particular order (except for Calvary, which is utterly brilliant, and I have no doubt will top my end-of-year list), are the ones that immediately jump to mind. The ones that moved me the most, that made me laugh the most, thrilled me the most, and made me think the most:





Calvary
Life Itself
Locke
The Trip to Italy
Birdman
Interstellar
Alan Partridge: Alpha Pappa
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
Gone Girl