Parade - CHABA

This is a song that I heard about a year ago while in Iraq.  It was used as an ending for the Anime, Naruto.  It's actually an incredibly awesome anime that is paired with an equally incredible song.  I really like the old school sound to it.  I listen to almost all kinds of music from many places, and Japanese music really has a special place in my heart.  (Especially since I can speak a decent amount)

It's called  "Parade"  by  "Chaba"
Here is the Youtube vid:



Here are the Lyrics:  (Full URL here: http://www.kiwi-musume.com/lyrics/chaba/parade.html )
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The wind blows and it hurts, my love won’t go away
What should I take with me? There’s only one
It’ll never come again, never come again, it’d be stupid to throw it away
That innocent image
Surely won’t end…

Set your heart in love on fire, cross through a thousand dreams
Run right and left, through the world you hold in your hand
The clouds scatter and the sun goes down again
And the one-person parade begins to move
An adventure, a lucky day, heartbeat rising, light and darkness, an encounter, life, mutual love

If you say something, the words make me
Smell your hair, inhale it, and cuddle up closer
I don’t know, I don’t know, I won’t know just from appearance
So I want, I want to get deeper
It’s like a dream…

Set your heart in love on fire, cross through a thousand dreams
Run right and left, through the miracle of meeting
The clouds scatter and the sun goes down again
And two parades melt into the night sky

There’s a night everyone’s waiting for, deep in their pockets
I hope you’ve found someone who lights you up, swims to you when you hold out your arms
With the same scenery as you

Set your heart in love on fire, cross through a thousand dreams
Run right and left, through the world you hold in your hand
The clouds scatter and the sun goes down again
This incomplete parade moves everywhere
Mikansei no pareedo de doko made mo
An adventure, a lucky day, heartbeat rising, light and darkness, an encounter, life, mutual love...

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Nature's Serenity

I came across some music on Pandora from Tim Janis [Pandora] .
"Believing that music can be more than entertainment, the composer began his Music with a Mission project, with the purpose of encouraging understanding and cognizance between different people and cultures. "
His music is pretty good, and very relaxing.  I really like his album art.  I posted all the good ones below, that seem to fit with his theme of the beauty and peace of nature.
Sometimes I fear that at man's current rate of progress, we may one day rape earth of its natural beauty.

I absolutely love theses reflection pix.  

There's nothing for me to say, that you inevitably won't see yourself, after but a mere glimpse at this scene.

I like how there is rapids right here by this house.  What a sweet place that would be to live.

This one is incredible. A misting waterfall above, and a gentle rolling stream below. 

Conifers creep up the rock face, while deciduous trees line the water.

I like how the trees at the base of the lake resemble the mountain in the background. 

Polar opposites attract.

Really neat pic of autumn at its best. That hue of orange is incredible.

Notice the green grass beneath the leaves on the ground.

What little bit of green is left on the tree's leaves tries to forgo its inescapable turn.

I really like this pic a lot. Fog rols in from the left, creeping up the hill to the right.

A small flock of trees opposite of a budding meadow of yellow and white.

The reflection is incredible here. Clearly a sunrise or early shot. 

This pic must be pretty high up in the mountains.