Life Less Ordinary

Life Less Ordinary
by Carbon Leaf

Live a life less ordinary,
Live a life extraordinary with me.
Live a life less sedentary,
Live a life evolutionary with me.
Well I hate to be a bother,
But it's you and there's no other, I do believe.
You can call me naive but...
I know me very well (at least as far as I can tell),
And I know what I need.

The night you came into my life,
Well it took the bones of me, took the bones of me.
You blew away my storm and strife,
And shook the bones of me, shook the bones of me.
By the way, I do know why you stayed away...
I will keep tongue-tied next time.

Live a life less ordinary,
Live a life extraordinary with me.
My face had said too much,
Before our hands could even touch,
To greet a 'hello'
(So much for going slow...).
A little later on that year,
I told you that I loved you dear,
What do you know?
This you weren't prepared to hear.
I'm a saddened man, I'm a broken boy,
I'm a toddler with a complex toy,
I've fallen apart, since the ambush of your heart.

The night you came into my life,
Well it took the bones of me, took the bones of me.
You blew away my storm and strife,
And shook the bones of me, shook the bones of me.
By the way, I do know why you stayed away,
I will keep tongue-tied but...

Honey understand, honey understand,
I won't make demands.
Honey understand, honey understand,
We could walk without a plan.
Honey understand (honey), honey understand,
I won't rest in stone all alone.
Honey understand, honey understand,
I'm all ready to go...
But you already know...

Live a life less ordinary,
Live a life extraordinary with me.
If I could name you in this song,
Would it make you smile and sing along?
This is the goal: to get into your soul.
If I could make you dance for joy,
Could that be the second-chance decoy?
The bird-in-hand I would need
To help you understand?

The night you came into my life,
Well it took the bones of me, took the bones of me.
You blew away my storm and strife,
And shook the bones of me, shook the bones of me.
By the way, I do know why you stayed away,
I will keep tongue-tied next time.
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I heard this song for the first time Saturday while I was climbing....and I think it fits so many things so well...

It fits a current moment...one that is passing I fear.

It fits what I want...I want someone who will live a life less ordinary with me. Someone who will want to live a life extraordinary with me.

Climbing today was another great experience. It was great to climb with great friends, although all did not come with us and not all decided to make the climb through the entire cave...it was amazing.

When we got to the sheer rock walls, one friend decided he would not attempt to climb it at all. So he climbed out and waited on the top of the rocks for us. My other friend I felt almost decided the same...but he started to give it a go. He was nervous because he could not see anything--I kept telling him that I could see, and he was fine. Finally, I told him I would drop down and be his guide...that he could use my shoulders to stand on. So I did just that, and we made it through with his feet planted on my shoulders.

The rest of the dark sections were a challenge, but I was able to lead him through and we both made it through safely.

Believe it or not, this has everything to do with the song.

I realized today that moment kind of describes how I want to be with my future significant other...I want them to trust me to lead them through what I know. That I will hold them up when the ground below is too far....that I can see and I will not let them fall.

But I want the same in return--when they can see, they will lead me. Carry me as far as I need help with.

I want someone who can take care of me....someone who wants to. but oftentimes I wonder if I make it too difficult to care for me....

I regularly think that the only person I know I can rely on is myself. I am trying to change that.

I need someone who want to live a life less ordinary with me...live a life extraordinary with me.