#SongLyricSunday ♫ “Beauty In the Beast” – Gavin Rossdale

Am I the only one blown away by the fact that it’s already time for Daylights Savings again? Ugh. I think all the states in the same time zone should have the same practices, therefore I vote that we jump on board with Arizona and put an end to the nonsense! While I’m waiting for that to [never] happen, you should hop on over to Jim’s blog, A Unique Title For Me, to check out all of the song picks for today!

This week’s theme is: Animal

Soooooo many choices! But I already posted at least 3 of my favorite animal themed songs during #Rocktoberfest and didn’t want to do a repeat this soon. Def Leopard’s “Animal” is my ALL TIME favorite for this theme – but also “Mouth” from the American Werewolf in Paris soundtrack and “Rooster” by Alice In Chains. I came really close to choosing Maroon 5’s “Animals”, simply because I love it and I love Adam Levine and why not watch him get naked? (Don’t laugh, that was a serious question.) And while the video is quite disturbing in so many ways, it’s also not, because Behati Prinsloo is his wife in real life, so is it really stalking? LOL

Mostly, I just didn’t pick it, because there’s a good chance someone else will and I prefer to broaden musical horizons with songs people are less likely to already know about. This song is off Gavin Rossdale’s 2008 solo album Wanderlust, which is a hint to the musical style used for the tracks. This isn’t “Bush” style grunge rock, it’s altogether different. You’ll have to decide for yourself, but for me, the whole album makes me want to write an epic, futuristic and most likely dystopian tale. Enjoy!

In the heart of the city,
 I'm awake now,
I'm in the buzz, open to the night.
 You're the libertine.
 You're philistine
 When I first saw you,
 I knew I was done.
 
You are the fuel again,
 You, I arise
 Feeling invincible, this moment's mine.
 
Strangest landscapes,
 See the sky flip inside out,
 Turning nightmares into dreams that bring you around.
 There's danger in the street,
 That's the beauty in the beast.
 There's danger in the street,
 That's the beauty in the beast.
 
In the blink of an eye,
 You seem to get me.
 You are my fox, but I can't see your lie
 I am the wheel,
Another on my heart,
 I know this road goes back to the start
 
You are the fuel again,
 You, I rise
 Feeling invincible this moment's mine
 
Strangest landscapes,
 See the sky flip inside out,
 Turning nightmares into dreams that bring you around.
 There's danger in the street,
 That's the beauty in the beast.
 There's danger in the street,
 That's the beauty in the beast.
 
Yellow moon works while everyone's asleep.
 Sometimes what you want is just out of reach.
 
Strangest landscapes,
 See the sky flip inside out,
 Turning nightmares into dreams that bring you around.
 There's danger in the street,
 That's the beauty in the beast.
 There's danger in the street,
 That's the beauty in the beast.
 
Strangest landscapes,
 How you make me come around
 Turning nightmares into dreams that bring you around
There's danger in the street [Repeat: x 5]
(Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh)
 That's the beauty in the beast

♫♪♫♪

Songwriters: Gavin Rossdale / D. Stewart
Beauty in the Beast lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, BMG Rights Management

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