CIRCLE by Edie Brickell and the New Bohemians

On a totally (un)related note, the following is one of my new favorite songs, even though it's actually from a couple of years ago (I think). I recently heard it on an episode of CBS's Cold Case, the only other televison show that makes me cry as much as Animal Cops does. The cold case of the evening was this little girl's murder back in the early '90s. The girl happened to be a nerd. So, at the end of the episode, the usual musical montage shows how everything is resolved. Those of you familiar with Cold Case know that Lilly always sees the deceased (she's such a great character, a recluse who can only connect with the dead people whose murders she's solving), nodding a thank you to her or something. So, the little nerdy girl rides her bicycle past Lilly. The bike has streamers and everything and she's wearing her glasses and a big, lumpy helmet. It's touching and the song didn't help my tear ducts either. Following are the lyrics. Download the song when you have a minute (Oh, and just for the record, I have no idea whether Edie Brickell and the New Bohemians are nerds. I know that they are very bohemian in that I-lived-through-and-never-managed-to-claw-my-way-out-of-the-70s sort of way, which probably makes them more cool than anything. But are they nerdy? Who knows, really. For the purposes of this blog, however, let's pretend like they are.):

Circle

Me, I'm a part of your circle of friends
and we notice you don't come around
Me, I think it all depends
on you touching ground with us.
But, I quit. I give up.
Nothing's good enough for anybody else
it seems.
And I quit. I give up.
Nothing's good enough for anybody else
it seems.

And being alone
is the best way to be.
When I'm by myself it's
the best way to be.
When I'm all alone it's
the best way to be.
When I'm by myself
nobody else can say goodbye.

Everything is temporary anyway.
When the streets are wet --
the color slip into the sky.
But I don't know why that means you and I are
- that means you and....
I quit -- I give up.
Nothin's good enough for anybody else it seems.
But I quit. I give up.
Nothing's good enough for anybody else it seems.

And being alone
is the best way to be.
When I'm by myself it's
the best way to be.
When I'm all alone it's
the best way to be.
When I'm by myself
nobody else can say...

Me, I'm a part of your circle of friends
and we notice you don't come around.

Halalalalalala