Tunes & Tales: The Spirit Room

I have a deep love for Michelle Branch, particularly her first album. I was obsessed with Everywhere when it was first released, and that was quickly followed by an obsession with every single song. (Fun fact: The first time I ever sang for a school assembly, I actually sang All You Wanted.) I recently started listening to it again, and I still think that it's a killer album all in all. I thought I'd share it for this month's Tunes & Tales in the hopes of finding fellow Michelle Branch fans out there!

VIBE: Pop acoustic

WHY: It's a great mix of moods, with songs that have catchy beats and smart lyrics.

TRY: I love all of the ones she released as singles, but You Get Me has always been a fave.

Everywhere / Unspoken

And when I touch your hand 

It's then I understand 

The beauty that's within 

It's now that we begin 

You always light my way 

I hope there never comes a day 

No matter where I go 

I always feel you so 

'Cause you're everywhere to me 

And when I close my eyes it's you I see 

You're everything I know 

That makes me believe 

I'm not alone 

You Get Me / When We Collided

So what if I see the sunshine

In the pouring rain

Some people think I'm crazy

But you say it's okay

You've seen my secret garden

Where all of my flowers grow

In my imagination

Anything goes

I, I am all you want

They, they just read me wrong

You get me

When nobody understands

You come and hold my hand, baby

All You Wanted / The Last Time We Say Goodbye

If you want to

I can save you

I can take you away from here

So lonely inside

So busy out there

And all you wanted

was somebody who cares

You Set Me Free / The Shadow Queen

There's a will

There's a way

Sometimes words just can't explain

This is real

I'm afraid

I guess this time there's just no hiding, fighting

You make me restless

You're in my heart

The only light that shines

there in the dark

Something to Sleep To / The Score

He wakes up to the sound

So scared that she's leaving

He wishes she were still asleep next to him

Hoping she will change

In my mind

Everything we did was right

Open your eyes, I'll still be by your side

How could I ever have been so blind?

You give me something to sleep to at night

Here with Me / Make It Last

There's not a minute that goes by every hour of every day

You're such a part of me

But I just pulled away

Well, I'm not the same girl you used to know

I wish I said the words I never showed

I know you had to go away

I died just a little, and I feel it now

You're the one I need

I believe that I would cry just a little

Just to have you back now

Here with me

Sweet Misery / Sacrifice

I was blind

But oh, how you could see

You saw the beauty in everything, everything and me

I would cry

And you would smile

You'd stay with me a little while

If She Only Knew / Second Chance Summer

Your heart is in your throat and I'm speaking my mind

Though it looks as if it's over

I'm still not over you

'Cause I still love you like I did before

I know for sure that you still feel the same way I do

If only she knew

I’d Rather Be in Love / Isla and the Happily Ever After

I cannot help it I couldn't stop it if I tried

The same old heartbeat fills the emptiness I have inside

And I've heard that you can't fight love, so I won't complain

'Cause why would I stop the fire that keeps me going on?

'Cause when there's you, I feel whole

And there's no better feeling in the world

But without you I'm alone

And I'd rather be in love with you

Goodbye to You / Queen of Shadows

Of all the things I've believed in

I just want to get it over with

Tears form behind my eyes

But I do not cry

Counting the days that pass me by

I've been searching deep down in my soul

Words that I'm hearing are starting to get old

It feels like I'm starting all over again

The last three years were just pretend

And I said,

Goodbye to you

Goodbye to everything I thought I knew

Drop in the Ocean / The Perilous Sea

Love took me by the hand

Love took me by surprise

Love led me to you

And love opened up my eyes

And I was drifting away

Like a drop in the ocean

And now I realize that 

nothing has been as beautiful

As when I saw heaven's skies

In your eyes