My Actressy Romantic Side

This song recently was introduced to me by my musician friend who can play the guitar better than anyone I've ever laid eyes on (and I pray he never ever ever reads this). I can't try and hide the fact that I'm a John Mayer fan (believe me, I've tried). Although some of his songs are very borderline metro-sexual, flamboyant-for-any-man-to-be-singing, and pansyish (i.e. Your Body is a Wonderland), I like many of his sadder songs that are slow and melodramatic. When he swoons and pleads about unrequited love, I relate. So yes, I can appreciate him as an artist and a fabulous guitar player. Plus he's hot.

Like it or hate it, here's a song for you.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_KGMmRVPo0

And let me pass on the lyrics as you try to discover why I'd post this song.


"Slow Dancing In A Burning Room"

It's not a silly little moment,
It's not the storm before the calm.
This is the deep and dying breath of
This love that we've been working on.

Can't seem to hold you like I want to
So I can feel you in my arms.
Nobody's gonna come and save you,
We pulled too many false alarms.

We're going down,
And you can see it too.
We're going down,
And you know that we're doomed.
My dear,
We're slow dancing in a burning room.

I was the one you always dreamed of,
You were the one I tried to draw.
How dare you say it's nothing to me?
Baby, you're the only light I ever saw.

I'll make the most of all the sadness,
You'll be a bitch because you can.
You try to hit me just to hurt me
So you leave me feeling dirty
Because you can't understand.

We're going down,
And you can see it too.
We're going down,
And you know that we're doomed.
My dear,
We're slow dancing in a burning room.

Go cry about it - why don't you?
Go cry about it - why don't you?
Go cry about it - why don't you?

My dear, we're slow dancing in a burning room,
Burning room,
Burning room,
Burning room,
Burning room.

Don't you think we oughta know by now?
Don't you think we shoulda learned somehow?
Don't you think we oughta know by now?
Don't you think we shoulda learned somehow?
Don't you think we oughta know by now?
Don't you think we shoulda learned somehow?
Don't you think we shoulda learned somehow?
Don't you think we shoulda learned somehow?
Don't you think we shoulda learned somehow?
Don't you think we shoulda learned somehow?