no, i'm not in love (or AM I?!)... but lately i'm feeling pretty 'hopeless romantic' (you know, the kind who drools over the smallest gestures and saps about corny stuff... yeah.) and these 2 songs definitely get me in that mood.

1) the 'obsessive/self-indulgent' therapy song

Act Naturally
Semisonic

Our little secret just might be the kind of thing that you can't hide
It's growing like a tangled vine & rising like a river in the tide
And everybody knew when you walked into the room
I was just a fool for you, nothing I could do
Everybody sees you taking control of me
Well I'm not begging for release
I'm just begging darling please, please

Act naturally
Don't let our troubles show
Don't let anybody know
Till we get it figured out
Don't give them anything that they could doubt

Our little problem doesn't seem to be about to go away
As far as I can tell it's gonna keep on showing more with every day
And everybody look, yeah, that was all it took
I can't help believing they can read me like a book
So hide your feelings tight till we figure how to make it right
I don't know what I should but I
Would do it if I could

Act naturally
Just be beautiful
Just be casual
I'll be me before the fall
You be you before this all came down

Don't let our troubles show
Don't let anybody know
Till we get it figured out
Don't give them anything that they could doubt

Just be beautiful
Just be casual
I'll be me before the fall
You be you before this all came down

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2) the 'giddy schoolgirl in love' song

Fall To Pieces
Avril Lavigne

I looked away
Then I look back at you
You try to say
The things that you can't undo
If I had my way
I'd never get over you
Today's the day
I pray that we make it through

Make it through the fall
Make it through it all

[Chorus:]
And I don't wanna fall to pieces
I just want to sit and stare at you
I don't want to talk about it
And I don't want a conversation
I just want to cry in front of you
I don't want to talk about it
Cuz I'm in Love With you

You're the only one,
I'd be with till the end
When I come undone
You bring me back again
Back under the stars
Back into your arms

[Chorus]

Wanna know who you are
Wanna know where to start
I wanna know what this means

Wanna know how you feel
Wanna know what is real
I wanna know everything, everything

[Chorus without last line]

[Chorus]

I'm in love with you
Cuz i'm in love with you
I'm in love with you
I'm in love with you...

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and if you're asking how the friday orientation (however laaate it was), it went FINE. with sore feet and everything. the plus thing: the GOODIE BAG! haha :)

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