Music Monday

I’ve been listening to the new Kelly Clarkson cd, “My December“, that was released a feel weeks back. It’s a pretty good CD, though stylistically Kelly has changed to be a bit less pop and a bit more rock. While it is a good third effort from one of my fave American Idols, I cannot say that the album as a whole is her best. From the times I’ve listened to the whole CD, I can only say there is maybe 2-3 good songs that are top 40 worthy. Nevertheless, I’ll try to feature some of these during Music Monday.

Today’s song is “Sober” — her new single, a relatively slow ballad from Kelly that soars dynamically to really show off her vocal skills. I must say that from all of Kelly Clarkson’s albums, she always seems to sing many songs that I can relate to personally very well. This song is one of them…

Live @ AOL Sessions video:

MP3:

Lyrics here:

And I don’t know
This could break my heart or save me
Nothing’s real
Until you let go completely
So here I go with all my thoughts I’ve been saving
So here I go with all my fears weighing on me

Three months and I’m still sober
Picked all my weeds but kept the flowers
But I know it’s never really over

And I don’t know
I could crash and burn but maybe
At the end of this road I might catch a glimpse of me
So I won’t worry about my timing, I want to get it right
No comparing, second guessing, no not this time

Three months and I’m still breathing
Been a long road since those hands I left my tears in but I know
It’s never really over, no

Wake up

Three months and I’m still standing here
Three months and I’m getting better yeah
Three months and I still am

Three months and it’s still harder now
Three months I’ve been living here without you now
Three months yeah
Three months I hurt

Three months and I’m still breathing
Three months and I still remember it
Three months and I wake up

Three months and I’m still sober
Picked all my weeds but kept the flowers