We Were Never Being Boring

I live with music in my head, every day.  While I'm no accomplished musician, I know that my life is coloured by a soundtrack.  A set of songs that make things go round and round, taking me to times of the past, present and the possible future.

The Pet Shop Boys and the cast of Being Boring's excellent video

Pet Shop Boys' "Being Boring" is one of those songs which I never get tired of listening.  It's a song that makes me reminisce those loved ones, many lost, never returned.

It's a song about where I was, where I am, and where I may be.  It reminds me of Canada, my long hair, and the soft northwestern winds near my ears.  It reminds me about dreaming of becoming a diplomat, and takes me on a trip to where I am now.. A diplomat, always afraid of being boring.

A British blogger called the song the best ever pop song.  I can't agree more.  As I always feel the history of my life pass before me every time I hear the song. 

My favourite part says: "I never dreamt that I would get to be / The creature that I always meant to be / But I thought in spite of dreams / You'd be sitting somewhere here with me..."

Here are the lyrics to the song, and if you wanna hear it just one more time, just hit this link:

http://grooveshark.com/#!/s/Being+Boring/4DjxRS?src=5

BEING BORING
PET SHOP BOYS 

I came across a cache of old photos
And invitations to teenage parties
"Dress in white" one said, with quotations
From someone's wife, a famous writer
In the nineteen-twenties
When you're young you find inspiration
In anyone who's ever gone
And opened up a closing door
She said: "We were never feeling bored
 
'Cause we were never being boring
We had too much time to find for ourselves
And we were never being boring
We dressed up and fought, then thought: "Make amends"
And we were never holding back or worried that
Time would come to an end"
 
When I went I left from the station
With a haversack and some trepidation
Someone said: "If you're not careful
You'll have nothing left and nothing to care for
In the nineteen-seventies"
But I sat back and looking forward
My shoes were high and I had scored
I'd bolted through a closing door
I would never find myself feeling bored
 
'Cause we were never being boring
We had too much time to find for ourselves
And we were never being boring
We dressed up and fought, then thought: "Make amends"
And we were never holding back or worried that
Time would come to an end
We were always hoping that, looking back
You could always rely on a friend
 
Now I sit with different faces
In rented rooms and foreign places
All the people I was kissing
Some are here and some are missing
In the nineteen-nineties
I never dreamt that I would get to be
The creature that I always meant to be
But I thought in spite of dreams
You'd be sitting somewhere here with me