from inside your heaven

one good thing about singing in rish and vin's wedding is that i bought carrie underwood's cd. i needed to get a copy of inside your heaven and decided to buy the album. i loved both jesus take the wheel and don't forget to remember me from hearing them on the radio and seeing their mtvs. both songs made me cry (yes, i am admittedly, a crybaby), especially when i saw the mtv of jesus take the wheel because my maternal grandmother died of alzheimer's and it was one of the "stories" depicted there. her fourth single, which i believe is before he cheats, is a funny, funny song. it's about taking revenge on someone who cheated on her --- i think she has a disclaimer in her website saying that she never did any of it. that's probably the reason why i find it so funny... because i couldn't imagine her doing any of those things. i like it because aside from it being humorous, it's so different from her first two singles.

here are a few snippets from my favorite tracks:

jesus take the wheel

"... Jesus take the wheel
take it from my hands
'cause i can't do this on my own
i'm letting go
give me one more chance
save me from this road i'm on
Jesus take the wheel..."

don't forget to remember me

"... here’s a map and here’s a bible if you ever lose your way
just one more thing before you leave
don’t forget to remember me...

... tonight i find myself kneelin’ by the bed to pray
haven’t done this in a while so i don’t know what to say
but Lord i feel so small sometimes in this big old place
yeah i know there’s more important things
but don’t forget to remember me..."

starts with goodbye

"... i guess it’s gonna have to hurt
i guess i’m gonna have to cry
and let go of some things i’ve loved
to get on to the other side
i guess it’s gonna break me down
like falling when you’re trying to fly
it’s sad, but moving on with the rest of your life
starts with goodbye...

i just can't live a lie

"... i know i could say we’re through
and tell myself i’m over you
but even if i made a vow
a promise not to miss you
now and try to hide the truth inside
i fail cause i just can’t live a lie..."

whenever you remember

"... whenever you remember times gone by
remember how we held our heads so high
when all this world was there for us
and we believed that we could touch the sky
whenever you remember i’ll be there
remember how we reached that dream together
whenever you remember..."

it's no wonder she won american idol. she's a really talented singer and i'm sure she'll go a long, long way.