#alternativity

Why Worry by The All-American Rejects The All-American Rejects (2002)

I worry I wonder all the time why worry It's killing me Forget about it.

I whisper Remember what she did Don't miss her Set me free She won't allow it.

* Angry and gone And the list goes on and on If it's love, I will differ I'm being lost being with her.

** I can't move on, I can't take it She, she says we won't ma-a-ake it now. **

Believing, The things I did were wrong, I'm leaving It fades a-way Forget about it.

She's binding Can't do a thing alone, rewinding Times before Can't live without it.

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I don't know But you did, but you did, but you did Please don't go Now my feelings for you they're now lost 'Cause we're through anymore I'll write you I'll call you Now...

Being lost being with her Being lost being with her Being lost Forget about it.

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Vindicated by Dashboard Confessional Spider-Man 2 (2004)

Hope dangles on a string Like slow-spinning redemption Winding in and winding out The shine of it has caught my eye And roped me in So mesmerizing so hypnotizing I am captivated I am.

* Vindicated I am selfish I am wrong I am right I swear I’m right Swear I knew it all along And I am flawed But I am cleaning up so well I am seeing in me now The things you swore you saw yourself.

So clear Like the diamond in your ring Cut to mirror your intention Oversized and overwhelmed The shine of which has caught my eye And rendered me so isolated So motivated I am Certain now that I am.

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So turn Up the corners of your lips Part them and feel my fingertips Trace the moment, fall forever Defense is paper thin Just one touch And I’d be in too deep now To ever swim against the current

So let me slip away So let me slip away So let me slip away So let me slip against the current

So let me slip away So let me slip away So let me slip away So let me slip away

* Vindicated I am selfish I am wrong I am right I swear I’m right Swear I knew it all along And I am flawed But I am cleaning up so well I am seeing in me now The things you swore you saw yourself.

Slight hope It dangles on a string Like slow spinning redemption.

Valentine by Shades Apart Eyewitness (1999)

Sometimes she fades away She's seen too many movies Killing enough rainy days With nothing else to do.

We'll make our escape Like the end of Casablanca Taking off from a dark runway With nothing left to lose.

The sun is shining somewhere Somewhere far away I could sell everything and go there Just to hear her say, listen my.

* Valentine, say the line We can be famous for tonight Superstar, there you are Bigger than life in black and white Valentine, say the line We can just leave it all behind Say the line, my valentine.

Just like roman holiday A princess and a schemer Killing an ordinary day Any way they choose.

Back in Hollywood Convertibles and palm trees Matinee movie-stars and sunscreen I wonder if it's true.

The sun is rising somewhere Brighter every day We'll forget everything and go there Nothing's in the way, listen my.

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Leave it all behind...

Sometimes she starts to fade With starry eyes she tells me "I want a place in the sun" She's not the only one.

The sun is shining somewhere Somewhere far away If we just pack our bags and go there Everything will change.

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We can just leave it all behind We can just leave it all behind We can just leave it all behind We can just leave it all behind Valentine.

In many ways an alternative version but also perhaps the most original nativity ever #Banksy

In many ways this is an alternative version of the nativity but in many way, it is more original than any other you will see this Christmas. Directed by Danny Boyle, Riham Isaac and produced by Banksy, the trio attempt to tell the modern-day story of Bethlehem alongside the traditional one, to great effect. Nothing brings home the troubles of the West Bank, like seeing the nativity story of peace…

Coming to TV screens on Sunday 17 December, 9pm, is The Alternativity, a unique observational arts and documentary commission for BBC Two. This hour-long film sees creative visionary Danny Boyle travel to Bethlehem to capture a festive performance of the nativity quite unlike any other. In March this year, graffiti artist Banksy opened The Walled Off Hotel in the little town of Bethlehem – a…