northern sky

It’s been a long week. In a way, I can’t wait to get on that plane and fly East to Sabah for my planned break. Yet there are things that are holding me back from fully enjoying the anticipation and excitement of the trip – matters of the mind… matters of the heart.

I’m nearly all packed with some last-minute items to ponder upon whether I should bring with me or just leave behind; they’d make nice little luxuries but not really necessary. One thing I’m definitely bringing along with me though – my iPod for a little entertainment when I have time to myself. It’s been faithfully keeping me company with tunes to suit my moods, soothe my worries, lift my spirits, calms my thoughts.

A friend recently introduced Nick Drake to me, and I’ve been pretty hooked since to his compositions. He was a painfully shy artist, and had an untimely death. The song Northern Sky was featured in the movie “Serendipity”, quoted to be "the greatest English love song of modern times". To listen, click the play button on the mood barometer right click here, "save target as...", download... play.

Something to keep you company over the weekend.

I never felt magic crazy as this
I never saw moons knew the meaning of the sea
I never held emotion in the palm of my hand
Or felt sweet breezes in the top of a tree
But now you're here
Brighten my northern sky.

I've been a long time that I'm waiting
Been a long that I'm blown
I've been a long time that I've wandered
Through the people I have known
Oh, if you would and you could
Straighten my new mind's eye.

Would you love me for my money
Would you love me for my head
Would you love me through the winter
Would you love me 'til I'm dead
Oh, if you would and you could
Come blow your horn on high.

I never felt magic crazy as this
I never saw moons knew the meaning of the sea
I never held emotion in the palm of my hand
Or felt sweet breezes in the top of a tree
But now you're here
Brighten my northern sky.

Nick Drake