"Everything, Everything is Still a Blur"

Lyrically Speaking X

Written by: Ccep J. Dew, West Coast Editor

“Turn the lights out… this shit’s way too fucking
bright… why not poke my eyes out… if you wanna
mess with my eyesight?… just let me get my head
right… where the hell am I?... who are you?... what'd
we do… last night?...” –Britney Spears, “Blur”, Circus

For the past couple of weeks, I have attempted to write this 10th edition of “Lyrically Speaking”. My cup runneth over with lyrics—as the quotes painted on my home-office’s walls display—but none of them seemed to be worth discussing. I wasn’t inspired.

Twice, I sat down and scribbled out bullshit about clever minds and coincidences and something else that is not even worth remembering. I knew what I had written lacked substance and I was embarrassed to submit it; so, I didn’t. Instead, I secretly grew more and more aware that this could be the first month that I had nothing lyrically to speak about. Then, I bought Britney Spears’ newest album.

Before you begin to go down the list of drama surrounding the starlet, I urge you to give the album a try. A few songs, for me, are definite misses, but some like “If You Seek Amy”—which a friend’s hubby pointed out sounds awfully close to a two-word expletive phrase—are simply intoxicating whether we want to admit it or not.

To read more from Ccep's article, click the link below:

http://etmmagazine.info/Editorials/2009/06/2009_06_lyricallyx.html