Let It Be Me

When it comes to music to contemplate by, Ray LaMontagne has nicely cornered that market, in my eyes. He could take something as chipper as Happy Birthday and turn it into something that will make you really sleepy. I would absolutely love to hear him cover AC/DC's Thunderstruck, JUST to hear what he could turn it into, except it would keep him from making more of the music that he truly excels at.

Like •Let It Be Me•. This track instantly calms me down, so much so that I will sometimes need to force myself to NOT listen to it if I have had a rough day and need to work through my anger rather than suppress it. My brain tends to view music as soundtrack material. This song is the scene where the hero, down on his luck and at the end of his rope, looks into the eyes of that one girl who has been there for him through thick and thin and realizes that the one he has been looking for has been next to him the whole time. What's better than that?


There comes a time
A time in everyone's life
When nothing seems to go their way
When nothing seems to turn out right
There may come a time
You just can't seem to find your place
For every door you open
Seems like you get two slammed in your face

That's when you need someone
Someone that you can call
When all your faith is gone
It feels like you can't go on
Let it be me
Let it be me
If it's a friend you need
Let it be me
Let it be me

Feels like you always coming up last
Pockets full of nothing
Ain't got no cash
Don't matter where you turn
You ain't got no place to stand
You reach out for something and they slap your hand

I remember all too well
Just how it feels to be all alone
You feel like you'd give anything
For just a little place you can call your own

That's when you need someone
Someone that you can call
When all your faith is gone
It feels like you can't go on
Let it be me
Let it be me
If it's a friend you need
Let it be me
Let it be me
Let it be me
Let it be me
If it's a friend you need
Let it be me
Let it be me
Let it be me