The Life and Times of the Creatively Stunted

This post was actually done yesterday, but due to technical problems I couldn’t post it until this morning. So cover your eyes, pretend it’s Thursday, and enjoy “Living Life”.

There’s not much I could say about the next song that it can’t say for itself. “Living Life” stands as one of the strongest examples of Daniel’s songwriting. His lyrical skill, when it’s on point, is absolutely unmatched, and these are some of the best words Daniel has written.

“Hold me like a mother would
Like I always knew somebody should
Although tomorrow don’t look that good
Well, it just goes to show
Though people say we’re an unlikely couple
I’m seeing double of you
Oh.

This is life
This is life
And everything’s all right
Living living living living living living living living life

Oh
Hope for the hopeless
I’m learning to cope
with the emotionless mediocrity
Oh.
Day-to-day living

Oh
I can’t help being restless
When everything’s so tasteless
And all the colors seem to have faded away.

Oh
This is life
This is life
And everything’s all right
Living living living living living living living living life

Hold me like a mother would
Like I always knew somebody should
Although tomorrow don’t look that good
Well, it just goes to show
Though people say we’re an unlikely couple
Dorris Day and Mott the Hopple

Oh…
Life!”

23. Daniel Johnston - Living Life