The Tradition

A little background for why I'm writing this post.  As many of you know  March Madness is going on.  Every year my neighbor holds this contest that anywhere from 30-60 people are involved in.  The entry fee is $10.00.  To play in this tournament a player selects eight teams.  These teams seed numbers must add up to 32 points.  You can have more points than 32, but you can't have less than.  To pick your teams you normally pick tow teams from each division (west, midwest, south, and east).  You pick one team from the top of the bracket and one from the bottom.  Below is a bracket for this years tournament.  My selections are as  follows:

 As of yesterday (March 14, 2007), I have learned to play four songs on my amazing Bass.  They are as follows:

1. Smells Like Teen Spirit by Nirvana
2. Come As You Are by Nirvana
3. Brain Stew by Green Day
4. In The End by Linkin Park 

Here is the lyrics for each of the songs:

1. SMELLS LIKE TEEN SPIRIT     
   Load up on guns, bring your friends
   It's fun to lose and to pretend
   She's overboard and self-assured
   I know, i know , a dirty word

   Hello, hello , hello how low,
   Hello, hello, hello,how low,
   Hello, hello, hello…

   With the lights out, it's less dangerous
   Here we are now, entertain us
   I feel stupid, and contagious
   Here we are now , entertain us
   A mulatto, an albino, a mosquito,  my libido,
   Yeah

   I'm worse at what I do best
   And for that gift I feel blessed
   Our little group has always been
   And always will until the end

   Hello, hello, hello, how low
   Hello, hello, hello, how low
   Hello, hello, hello

   With the lights out, it's less dangerous
   Here we are now, entertain us
   I feel stupid and contagious
   Here we are now entertain us
   A mulatto, an albino, a mosquito, my libido,
   Yeah

   And i forget just why i taste
   Oh yeah, i guess it makes me smile
   I found it hard, it's hard to find
   Oh well, whatever, nevermind

   Hello, hello, hello, how low
   Hello, hello, hello, how low
   Hello, hello, hello

   With the lights out, it's less dangerous
   Here we are now, entertain us
   I feel stupid and contageous
   Here we are now, entertain us
   A mulatto, an albino, a mosquito, my libido,

   A denial (x9)

2. COME AS YOU ARE     
   Come as you are, as you were
   As I want you to be
   As a friend, as a friend
   As an old enemy
   Take your time
   Hurry up
   The choice is yours
   Don't be late
   Take a rest
   As a friend
   As an old…

   Memoria (x4)

   Come, doused in mud
   Soaked in bleach
   As i want you to be
   As a trend, as a friend
   as an old…

   Memoria (x4)

   And i swear that i don't have a gun
   No i don't have a gun
   No i don't have a gun

   Memoria (x4)

   No i don't have a gun
   And i swear that i don't have a gun
   No i don't have a gun
   No i don't have a gun
   No i don't have a gun
   No i don't have a gun

   Memoria (x2)

3. Brain Stew lyrics

   I'm having trouble trying to sleep
   I'm counting sheep but running out
   As time ticks by
   And still I try
   No rest for crosstops in my mind

   On my own… here we go

   My eyes feel like they're gonna bleed
   Dried up and bulging out my skull
   My mouth is dry
   My face is numb
   fucked up and spun out in my room

   On my own… here we go

   My mind is set on overdrive
   The clock is laughing in my face
   A crooked spine
   My sense's dulled
   Passed the point of delerium

   On my own… here we go

   My eyes feel like they're gonna bleed
   Dried up and bulging out my skull
   My mouth is dry
   My face is numb
   fucked up and spun out in my room

   On my own… here we go

4. In The End

   (It starts with)
   One thing / I don’t know why
   It doesn’t even matter how hard you try
   Keep that in mind / I designed this rhyme
   To explain in due time
   All I know
   time is a valuable thing
   Watch it fly by as the pendulum swings
   Watch it count down to the end of the day
   The clock ticks life away
   It’s so unreal
   Didn’t look out below
   Watch the time go right out the window
   Trying to hold on / but didn’t even know
   Wasted it all just to
   Watch you go
   I kept everything inside and even though I tried / it all fell apart
   What it meant to me / will eventually / be a memory / of a time when I tried
   so hard

   And got so far
   But in the end
   It doesn't even matter
   I had to fall
   To lose it all
   But in the end
   It doesn't even matter

   One thing / I don’t know why
   It doesn’t even matter how hard you try
   Keep that in mind / I designed this rhyme
   To remind myself how
   I tried so hard
   In spite of the way you were mocking me
   Acting like I was part of your property
   Remembering all the times you fought with me
   I’m surprised it got so (far)
   Things aren’t the way they were before
   You wouldn’t even recognize me anymore
   Not that you knew me back then
   But it all comes back to me
   In the end
   You kept everything inside and even though I tried / it all fell apart
   What it meant to me / will eventually / be a memory / of a time when I
   I tried so hard

   And got so far
   But in the end
   It doesn’t even matter
   I had to fall
   To lose it all
   But in the end
   It doesn’t even matter

   I’ve put my trust in you
   Pushed as far as I can go
   And for all this
   There’s only one thing you should know
   I’ve put my trust in you
   Pushed as far as I can go
   And for all this
   There’s only one thing you should know
   I tried so hard
   And got so far
   But in the end
   It doesn’t even matter
   I had to fall
   To lose it all
   But in the end
   It doesn’t even matter