VIENNA

Working for the travel industry for over 5 years I am used to creating itineraries and enclosing descriptions of the places included on the itinerary. One of the most requested places to visit is Vienna. Back then if you are to ask me how I would describe Vienna.. here is my answer:

Vienna is an ideal-typical European city similar to Barcelona, London, Milan, Paris or Rome, but unlike the others it is very compact and easy to negotiate. Vienna is referred to by many as a unique onion, with each of the urban layers surrounding the oldest historic center being equally important to the overall flavor of the city. The Austrian capital therefore embraces all the traditions of a European city, from Roman foundations through to Gothic, Baroque and Historicism. Tourists are eager to visit Vienna because of the city's exciting combination of the royal-imperial flair of the past with the latest trends, the responsible cultivation of a precious heritage and charming traditions. But much more than old buildings turn Vienna into a city of beauty: one also finds excellent museums, fine art collections and world-renowned works of art in the city. Vienna boasts 50 theaters, including three opera houses and two theaters staging musicals, 100 museums.

And the description can go on and on...

A couple of years later, VIENNA is more than just a place on itineraries. It no longer represents the Austrian capital. Now... it represents me. Don't be too quick to judge that I have gone nuts. While I was streaming for songs to download and add to my play list, I came across VIENNA..a song by Billy Joel. To be honest, his genre was way out of my league but then I decided to listen to the song for the heck of it.

Good decision. I started to Google the lyrics while the song was playing..and when I finally got the grasp of what the song was about...I was in tears. It was me written all over it. The song described exactly how I felt. It was like facing a mirror and describing how I see myself at that moment.

I was in my mid twenties and going through the "finding myself" drama. There were a lot of things going on in my life and I wanted to embrace everything... without realizing that I have only one brain..one body. I can only take so much. I was a hero without a cause. I felt like a workhorse.. my life has become a routine. It didn't feel right.

This song changed my perspective. Made me look into my life.. my priorities. What is important..

Here is my song...

VIENNA

Slow down you crazy child
You're so ambitious for a juvenile
But then if you're so smart tell me why
Are you still so afraid?
Where's the fire, what's the hurry about?
You better cool it off before you burn it out
You got so much to do and only
So many hours in a day

But you know that when the truth is told
That you can get what you want
Or you can just get old
You're gonna kick off before you even get halfway through
When will you realize...Vienna waits for you

Slow down you're doing fine
You can't be everything you want to be
Before your time
Although it's so romantic on the borderline tonight (tonight)
Too bad but it's the life you lead
You're so ahead of yourself
That you forgot what you need
Though you can see when you're wrong
You know you can't always see when you're right(you're right)

You got your passion you got your pride
But don't you know that only fools are satisfied?
Dream on but don't imagine they'll all come true
When will you realize
Vienna waits for you

Slow down you crazy child
Take the phone off the hook and disappear for a while
It's alright you can afford to lose a day or two
When will you realize...
Vienna waits for you.

And you know that when the truth is told
That you can get what you want
Or you can just get old
You're gonna kick off before you even get halfway through

Why don't you realize...Vienna waits for you
When will you realize...Vienna waits for you

No Me Ames

It was during my tear jerky days when I fell in love with this song. I did not have any idea of what the lyrics meant but somehow it complemented the melancholic state that I was in..

There was something with the song that struck me. I would like to believe it was the melody of the song or was it the passion in Jeniffer Lopez' voice or the vulnerability of my emotions that lead me to listen to the song over and over again. I found solace in every moment that I lose myself in the song.

Take time to listen to it... I memorized the lyrics in Spanish mind you.

Dime por qué lloras
De felicidad
Y por qué te ahogas
Por la soledad
Di por qué me tomas, fuerte así,
mis manos, y tus pensamientos te van llevando

Yo te quiero tanto
Y por qué será
Loco testarudo, no lo dudes más,
aunque en el futuro haya un muro enorme,
yo no tengo miedo, quiero enamorarme.

No me ames, porque pienses que
parezco diferente
Tú no piensas que es lo justo,
ver pasar el tiempo juntos
No me ames, que comprendo,
la mentira que sería.
Si tu amor no merezco, no me ames,
mas quédate otro día

No me ames, porque estoy perdido,
porque cambié el mundo, porque es el
destino, porque no se puede, somos un espejo,
Y tú así serías lo que yo
de mí reflejo
No me ames, para estar muriendo,
dentro de una guerra llena de
arrepentimientos, no me ames para estar
en tierra, quiero alzar el
vuelo, con
tu gran amor por el azul del cielo


No sé qué decirte, esa es la verdad,
si la gente quiere, sabe lastimar
Tú y yo partiremos, ellos no se mueven,
pero en este cielo sola no me dejes

No me dejes, no me dejes, no me escuches,
si te digo "no me ames".
No me dejes, no desarmes,
mi corazón con ese "no me ames"
No me ames, te lo ruego, mi amargura, dèjame
Sabes bien, que no puedo, que es inútil,
que siempre te amaré

No me ames, pues te haré sufrir con este
corazòn que se llenó de mil inviernos
No me ames, para así olvidarte de tus días grises, quiero que me ames
sólo por amarme
No me ames, tú y yo volaremos,
uno con el otro y seguiremos siempre juntos
Este amor es como el sol que sale tras de la tormenta
Como dos cometas en la misma estella