Ironick

Arrival by Pale 3 featuring Beth Hirsch

Just came across this absolutely haunting song on Pandora. It's from the soundtrack of Crash:

Here's the mp3. The deep piano chords at the beginning are exactly the kind I play with when I goof around on the piano. I can't play at all, but I can make those kinds of chords.

I've been trying to decipher the lyrics for the past hour. Since I can't find a lyric site to upload them to, I'm posting them here. Enjoy!

Arrival

<indistinct>

our stop has come to pass
one that chose the hold
we did our best to do the things that we were told -- to bring
wisdom from the motive

another season to life
maybe the best one of your life

the check is hiding in as gently as he can
through pain, through vanity's depression

if you breath it through the air
you can find -- that has no possession

another season to life
maybe the best one of your life
horizon straight for you
they always see us through

you've arrived

hoo hoo hoo hoo hoo hoo
hoo hoo hoo hoo hoo hoo hoo hoo
hoo hoo hoo hoo hoo hoo
hoo hoo hoo hoo hoo hoo hoo hoo

another season to life
maybe the best one of your life
horizon straight for you
they always see us through

<indistinct>

Babel

I don't normally submit reviews to Netflix, but I disliked Babel so much that I felt compelled to speak out. Here is what I said:

I almost rated this "hated it" because the concept of the movie Babel--the lack of communication that besets the world is completely undercut by the script. Not a single element of the plot is driven by any kind of miscommunication! In other words, not a single one of the problems highlighted in this film is in any way caused by any kind of misunderstanding. For all of the time spent showing the difficulty of communication, in every important way the characters are actually able to effectively communicate. If anything, the movie shows how remarkably well we communicate across cultures today.

So not only is this film filled with cardboard characters driving a simplistic conceptual plot--the concept is self-contradicting!