we are one tonight

these days i'm going back to my bad habit of thinking the worst of people. or maybe i've only just realized that i was at it so frequently (how about almost every person i meet). it's my bad and my apology goes out to all i've offended. i don't understand how i can reply a smile from a stranger by turning away. it's not so much towards the more elderly, and that makes me feel a little better. by the time i turn back he/she's already looked away thinking 'ok wtf'. and anybody who shares any bit of regional (intra-unit) news i label immediately as 'gossippers'.

i think i need to stop passing all the bad gas around and start paying it forward, all the love and kindness people and God have been giving me.

i never really liked 'we are one tonight' by switchfoot until i saw the video and got a rough idea what they're trying to say. in the video, people transform (digitally) to other people from all walks of life. troubled teenagers to even more troubled moms, 9-5ers to the lead guitarist of the band, the lead guitarist of the band's hand strumming his guitar to a kid strumming a piece of paper with his crayon. the idea is (i think) no matter who you are, where you come from, what you stand for, what differences we have between us, at the end of the day, we are still the same. two eyes, one tongue, no matter how different i am from you, strip down these differences and facades, you and i are born of the same mould.



All rise, all fall
I'll fail you all
We built these cities to stand so tall
We've lost our walls

I don't want to lose it, coming down
With the whole world upside-down
I don't have a soul to trust in now
With the whole world upside-down

We are one, tonight!
And we're singing it out!
We are one, tonight!
And we're dreaming out loud!
And the world is flawed
But these scars will heal
We are one, tonight!
Tonight!
Tonight!
Tonight!

Two eyes, one tongue
I've come, undone
I'm no victim
I paid these dues
I came to lose

I don't want to fight about it now
With the whole world upside-down
I don't have a soul to trust in, now
With the whole world upside-down

We are one, tonight!
And we're singing it out!
We are one, tonight!
And we're dreaming out loud!

And the world is flawed
But these scars will heal

I don't want to lose a common ground
With the whole world upside-down
I don't want to fight about it now
And the world was burning out

Let's slow the evening down
Slow it down
Slow down
Please slow down
Down
Down

The stars are comin' out!

We are one
We are one
We are one
We are one tonight
We are one tonight
And were singing it out
We are one tonight
And were dreaming out loud
And the world is flawed,
But these scars will heal

We are one tonight
Tonight

before you get the wrong idea, i just wanna tell you that the we are one tonight video is quite funny and really meaningful. not boring at all in my opinion. i hope you like the video. i love it more everytime i watch it.

you and i, just the same soul