SENIOR+LOUNGE

ATTENDANCE: Jojo, Memop,

Possible videos to view:
 * www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4BlEbEVCeM longer video
 * www.youtube.com/watch?v=baJmAnds6oA short one

**Discussion:**
Topics discussed, questions and responses to questions:


 * Conclusions, ideas, unresolved issues to share with large group:**

Songs picked and explanations:
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=My song choice for ‘The Orange Houses’, is Fade to Black by Metallica.- Yousef Beljafla =

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= Metallica wrote this after their equipment was stolen in early '84 and they had to start all over again, James Hetfield's favorite amp was stolen, after this happened he became very depressed. He wrote this song thinking he was going to give up on Metallica and life in general. = =I believe that the incident in ‘84 in which all of their equipment stolen may have inspired the song, or had a big part in the song being made, that being said, the meaning of the lyrics are on a much bigger scale. He/the band goes through life feeling empty, even with all of their tours and fame, and everything in their life seems a bit more trivial to them, and nothing else matters because they don't deeply care for anything. Ultimately, they reach the thought "why do we live here, and go on through life..." which falls into direct relation with Jimmi as he contemplated suicide throughout the story; the song conveys the feeling of hopelessness, like there is no other option. It's more about feeling like killing yourself rather than actually doing it. =

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7C90sLh5Ok

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=“Life it seems will fade away =

= Drifting further every day =

=Getting lost within myself =

= Nothing matters, no one else =

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=I have lost the will to live =

= Simply nothing more to give =

= There is nothing more for me =

= Need the end to set me free =

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= Things not what they used to be =

= Missing one inside of me =

= Deathly lost, this can't be real =

= Cannot stand this hell I feel =

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=Emptiness is filling me =

=<span style="color: #a0522d; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;"> To the point of agony =

=<span style="color: #a0522d; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;"> Growing darkness taking dawn =

=<span style="color: #a0522d; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;"> I was me but now he's gone =

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=<span style="color: #a0522d; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">No one but me can save myself =

=<span style="color: #a0522d; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;"> But it's too late =

=<span style="color: #a0522d; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;"> Now I can't think =

=<span style="color: #a0522d; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;"> Think why I should even try =

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=<span style="color: #a0522d; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;"> Yesterday seems as though =

=<span style="color: #a0522d; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;"> It never existed =

=<span style="color: #a0522d; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;"> Death greets me warm =

=<span style="color: #a0522d; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;"> Now I will just say goodbye” = <span style="color: #a0522d; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">Fade to Black – Metallica

Tyler - Mr Rager - Kid Cudi


 * Returning to study hall before 2:00media type="file" key="03 Chemicals Collide.mp3" width="240" height="20" align="center"**