{"id":501,"date":"2011-08-27T00:37:24","date_gmt":"2011-08-26T16:37:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sanity-asylum.net\/blog\/?p=501"},"modified":"2011-08-27T00:37:24","modified_gmt":"2011-08-26T16:37:24","slug":"old-song-new-like","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sanity-asylum.net\/blog\/2011\/08\/27\/old-song-new-like\/","title":{"rendered":"Old Song; New Like"},"content":{"rendered":"

I was a huge fan of Backstreet Boys when they first broke out of the boyband scene about 15 years ago. \u00a0I bought almost every of their album, bought every magazine that featured them… I was just crazy over them. \u00a0I had a small crush on Nick, and I just loved Brian’s vocals. \u00a0After a few years, however, my interest in them waned after I graduated from JC…<\/p>\n

Today a new colleague was playing this song on her iPhone, and my ears instantly perked up. \u00a0Damn, the vocals sounded so familiar! \u00a0And the lyrics… oh my. \u00a0Although most love songs just have cliche lyrics, and this is no exception, but there are just a few lines that somehow clicked for me. After a quick check on SoundHound (and with confirmation from my colleague, of course), I got to know that the song she was playing was Drowning, by Backstreet Boys. \u00a0No wonder they sounded familiar!<\/p>\n

Enjoy their MV and lyrics below (with the bolded words being the meaningful stuff that somehow struck a chord within me):<\/p>\n

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Drowning – Backstreet Boys<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Don’t pretend you’re sorry
\nI know you’re not
\nYou know you got the power
\nTo make me weak inside
\nGirl you leave me breathless
\nBut it’s okay ’cause
\nYou are my survival
\nNow hear me say
\nI can’t imagine life\u00a0<\/strong>
\nWithout your love\u00a0<\/strong>
\nEven forever don’t seem\u00a0<\/strong>
\nLike long enough<\/strong><\/p>\n

‘Cause everytime I breathe
\nI take you in
\nAnd my heart beats again
\nBaby I can’t help it
\nYou keep me
\nDrowning in your love
\nEverytime I try to rise above\u00a0<\/strong>
\nI’m swept away by love\u00a0<\/strong>
\nBaby I can’t help it\u00a0<\/strong>
\nYou keep me\u00a0<\/strong>
\nDrowning in your love\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Maybe I’m a drifter
\nLate at night
\n‘Cause I long for the safety
\nOf flowing freely
\nIn your arms
\nI don’t need another life line
\nIt’s not for me
\n‘Cause only you can save me
\nOh can’t you see
\nI can’t imagine life
\nWithout your love
\nAnd even forever don’t seem
\nLike long enough<\/p>\n

‘Cause everytime I breathe
\nI take you in
\nAnd my heart beats again
\nBaby I can’t help it
\nYou keep me
\nDrowning in your love
\nEverytime I try to rise above
\nI’m swept away by love
\nBaby I can’t help it
\nYou keep me
\nDrowning in your love<\/p>\n

Go on and pull me under
\nCover me with dreams, yeah
\nLove me mouth to mouth now
\nYou know I can’t resist
\n‘Cause you’re the air
\nThat I breathe<\/p>\n

Everytime I breathe
\nI take you in
\nAnd my heart beats again
\nBaby I can’t help it
\nYou keep me
\nDrowning in your love
\nEverytime I try to rise above
\nI’m swept away by love
\nAnd baby I can’t help it
\nYou keep me
\nDrowning your love<\/p>\n

Baby I can’t help it
\nKeep me drowning
\nIn your love
\nI keep drowning
\nIn your love
\nBaby I can’t help it
\nCan’t help it no, no<\/p>\n

‘Cause everytime I breathe
\nI take you in
\nAnd my heart beats again
\nBaby I can’t help it
\nYou keep me
\nDrowning in your love
\nEverytime I try to rise above
\nI’m swept away by love
\nBaby I can’t help it
\nYou keep me
\nDrowning in your love<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I was a huge fan of Backstreet Boys when they first broke out of the boyband scene about 15 years ago. \u00a0I bought almost every of their album, bought every magazine that featured them… I was just crazy over them. \u00a0I had a small crush on Nick, and I just loved Brian’s vocals. \u00a0After a…<\/span><\/p>\n

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