Bells of New York City – Josh Groban
I thought quite hard this morning of what I would be doing for my English class today. So the idea was I put a song at the last 10 minutes of every session. Students will have to fill in the blank of a song lyric. There will be a word missing in each line. This is not new indeed. I rather make it fun for me and to meet my music appetite. Basically, deep in me, I like showing others how different my taste in music is 
Also, just to introduce people around me a very good music they may ignore.
And today, I played Bells of New York City. It’s very beautiful. Both the melody and the lyrics. Josh is able to bring people in the situation like in this song. New York is a never sleep city and always crowded. However this song describes the silence in one part of New York. So New York is not always about Madison Square Garden but can be about a silence high place in a breezy night. I just felt this song also represents what’s in me. I’ve been thinking of what my Mexican friend suggested me yesterday, that I should let myself go from the past story. No more time and place for fairy tales. Unfortunately, he’s very true, so damn true. I admit that. So i decide to let myself go from the thought of the past, officially.
Well, back to the song. This is an interesting one. I gave students the sheet and let them hear the song and write down the missing word. At the second round of the song, right in the word Illuminate, students made noisy. A little earthquake. I didn’t notice it as I was standing while they were sitting on the floor. And we were on the third floor! Still, they were very polite. Asking should we go. As i didn’t really feel the shake, I tried to make sure if it was really happening. Some looking at me and said Yes, this is earthquake (with the look of asking whether I allow them to go out of the class). I didn’t move, and one student smilingly in anxious said that the shake was still on. Then I told them to leave the class. This was a small earthquake but it’s worrying me because it happened in two days in sequence. 5.4 RS can be bad when you’re in the wrong place. What I remember is those innocent eyes asking for my permission to leave the class. They should’ve left without telling me as I’m not responsible for themselves in this situation. Next time they should do it when there’s such case. They are just very sweet.
I do appreciate them and Bells of New York City will remind me of this whole feeling. Today’s class and the new step i take.
There’s a pale winter moon in the sky coming through my window
And the park is laid out like a bed below
It’s a cold, dark night and my heart melts like the snow
And the bells of New York City tell me not to go
It’s always this time of year that my thoughts undo me
With the ghosts of many lifetimes all abound
But from these mad heights I can always hear the sound
Of the bells of New York City singing all around
Stay with me, stay with me
Refuge from these broken dreams
Wait right here oh wait with me
On silent snow filled streets
Sing to me one song for joy and one for redemption
And whatever is in between that I call mine
With the street lamp light to ILLUMINATE the gray
And the bells of New York City calling me the stay
The bells of New York City calling me to stay
*I bet this song is dedicated to all Yankees
