A week of love

The first time I heard the song was during my holidays spent back in Malaysia. My brother was in the driver's seat next to me, and we were chatting about the issues in our own lives - until the song was aired on the radio.
I suddenly pointed out to him that I like the tune of the song. And forgotten about it a second after that.

The second time I heard it was during my shopping hours spent with one of best friends. I went up to the person standing behind the cashier counter and asked him to give me the name of the song and the singer. He left his position to find the answer from his colleague. When he returned, I was ecstatic. I guess after you listen to the song you will know why I felt the way I did at that time.

The song is by James Morrison, and the title is "You give me something".
If you listen to the words carefully, it unfolds a story about an affair between a couple where the girl subtly confesses her love for the guy through her actions. She patiently waits for long hours just to spend a few moments of precious solitude with him; she holds him only at times when she thinks he's not aware.

The song goes on to tell that the guy actually guessed the underlined meaning behind her every move.

You give me something
That makes me scared alright

He confesses to have "meant to tread the water", but now he has "gotten in too deep". This sounds good for the girl. However, albeit admitting that "for every piece of me that wants you", he stops himself from showing it because "another piece just backs away". Soon, his lack of returned affection to the girl starts filling his consciousness ("I can say I've never bought you flowers"), but it is only because he "can't work out what they mean". He further explains his sorrow ("I never thought that I'd love someone - that was someone else's dream"), which binds him at a distance from true love. I see such a dilemma as another form of confession - its existence is only stigmatised once true love is felt.

(You give me something
That makes me scared alright)
This could be nothing
But I'm willing to give it a try
Please give me something
Cos someday I might call you from my heart
But it might a second too late
And the words that I could never say
Gonna go out anyway

The music beautifully unfolds the love story between the couple. The flexibility and simplicity of its melody allows every note to be expressed in raw emotions. The trumpet, being the most obvious sound aside from the singer's voice, is inherent with the singer in narrating the story, as well as depicting the various emotions felt at each stage. Thus, with the other instruments in a perfect blend, the romance behind true love confessions is not hard to feel.

At the last note, I sincerely hope that they tie the knot with true love as a witness to their bondage.

Today, I watched a romantic comedy called "27 Dresses". This movie was about a young lady who had been to 27 weddings, and is "always a bridesmaid, never the bride". She kept all the bridesmaid dresses, reminisces upon the event she had been to, and romanticises each of them. She particularly loves the articles under the "wedding" section of the newspaper, who incidentally was written by a cynical, wedding-hater journalist. This guy was attracted to her from the beginning because of her selfless attitude, and eventually persuaded her into doing some reflection about her bridesmaid life. He did this by adding some reality into her fantasies.

In the end, love perserveres through it all when the leading lady finally found the one. The show was based on a intrestingly cute idea, and built wonderfully from it. The scenes were refreshing, and conversations were witty and fun. It was enoyable throughout, but it was the last scene that touched the audience.

Weddings are all the same; if you have been to many, the procedures start to become routinised, and so are the roles played by all those who attended. But this show reminds you the meaning of weddings - they celebrate the finding of true love, which is, as cliche as it sounds, is really hard to find. No matter how routinised the programmes will always be, in the end, it is the love and affection gleaming from the blissful couple at each other that grabs the softest part inside of you. Then, you laugh and cry at the same time, sending off your best wishes to fortunate them.

This definitely is a week of love. Albeit through songs and movies. I hope that those who already listened to the song, and watched the movie, feel the love too. It's always nice to appreciate those around you, and understand the love they've given.