So, I know Snow Patrol is old news, but they’re one of those bands whose music I have a good amount of (30 songs on iTunes and on my iPod), but who I never really recognize as being a great band. Until a song comes on that I really like and I find myself singing along going “who is this?” and then looking and realizing it’s Snow Patrol. I think it’s also because back in our FeedBurner office Eric used to play them loud on our speakers and I never knew who it was… and then I just knew them, without really knowing much about them. Anyway, the two Snow Patrol songs that I love are Chocolate from the Final Straw album and Hands Open from the Eyes Open album.

Chocolate

This could be the very minute
I’m aware I’m alive
All these places feel like home

With a name I’d never chosen
I can make my first steps
As a child of 25

This is the straw, final straw in the
Roof of my mouth falls as I lie to you
Just because I’m sorry doesn’t mean
I didn’t enjoy it at the time

You’re the only thing that I love
It scares me more every day
On my knees I think clearer

Goodness knows I saw it coming
Or at least I’ll claim I did
But in truth I’m lost for words

What have I done it’s too late for that
What have I become, truth is nothing yet
A simple mistake starts the hardest time
I promise I’ll do anything you ask…this time

Hands Open

It’s hard to argue when
you won’t stop making sense
But my tongue still misbehaves and it
keeps digging my own grave with my

Hands open, and my eyes open
I just keep hoping
That your heart opens

Why would I sabotage
the best thing that I have
Well, it makes it easier to know
exactly what I want with my…

Hands open and my eyes open
I just keep hoping
that your heart opens

It’s not as easy as willing it all to be right
Gotta be more than hoping it’s right
I wanna hear you laugh like you really mean it
Collapse into me, tired with joy

[x2]

Put Sufjan Stevens on
and we’ll play your favorite song
“Chicago” bursts to life and your
sweet smile remembers you, my

Hands open, and my eyes open
I just keep hoping
That your heart opens

It’s not as easy as willing it all to be right
Gotta be more than hoping it’s right
I wanna hear you laugh like you really mean it
Collapse into me, tired with joy

[x4]