Flame Free Confession III: Even More Flame Free (Part 1)

The thing that got me confused is he’s pronouncing those words very differently than he did in the studio version of the song (if you look it up and listen to the chorus you’ll see).

In the live version, he’s pronouncing “hear” like “her,” same for the other words. That sounds very weird to me (mind you, a non-native speaker), as the correct pronunciation is “heer.”

I thought about it being a feature of his accent too, as I surely don’t expect to recognize all the different accents that are found in America, but I’ve heard him talk and he doesn’t pronounce those words like that. I was curios if anyone found that weird as he is effectively changing the last vowel completely.

I think he was trying to convey emotion but it just comes off as some kind of palsy.

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I don’t know the answer to your question, but I love this song so, so much and also love the CF kid’s accompanying story.

I confess an awareness that it isn’t actually an appropriate response to your post.

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I love pretty much all of Onerepublic’s songs.
The one you linked is one of my favorites, the other ones being If I lose myself, All the right moves, Good life, Can’t stop, Feel again, Something I need, Preacher, Better, Wanted, Connection, in no particular order, and many others.

Ryan Tedder is one of the most impressive singers I’ve heard in my life. They are gonna do some concerts in Italy and I’m so butthurt about all the tickets already being sold out when I found out.

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Hmm, I’ll have to listen to those. I just moved Love Runs Out back onto my workout playlist. I got bored with it at some point, but this thread motivated me to cycle it back in. In addition to I Lived and Love Runs Out, I have Wherever I Go and Counting Stars. The last is my least favorite.

He’s shifting between his head voice and chest voice but he either lacks the vocal control or he’s just really tired.

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Speaking of which, do we know if @yogi is alive ?

I was wondering the same just yesterday and debating whether to post this or not (but you tagged the wrong user)

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That’s the one thing that really is at the heart of the issue for myself that has me annoyed. There are certain guys in the past and present who give their opinion on training that never post pics or videos . But allot time you can tell by what they say or how they say it ,one can tell they are not full of shit. For me it’s the ones who keep making claims about themselves and sidesteps providing any proof .

We should have a graveyard thread where we just @ people we worry have disappeared off of the edge of the earth. Just edit and remove the name whenever they pop back. Recently went looking for @Rizla81, but didn’t receive a callback.

Another idea is a Hall of Fame-thread for statements that should be community stickied.

Like this one,

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Or a hall of shame for those special clown dicks. Which a member did start awhile back which was halted.

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I’d rather focus on the positives.

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That’s cool also and not a bad idea. I would say go ahead and start it.
You just need to overlook me at times since I’ve gotten old bitter and jaded over time on here. Which I will admit to.

Is being able to do that freely not the best part about getting older?

sugar coat

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I got 3 paragraphs into an article about different types of meat, particularly organ meats in a diet, before I realised it was talking about your pets diet…

Now considering whether to follow the advice anyway lol EDIT: My dog is pretty lean and muscular after all.

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I confess that it’s fantastic to be a non-smoker. I’m a week in. It’s great to be able to breathe, my skin has color, my stomach symptoms have improved somewhat (not totally gone, but that’s okay), and I’m happier because I know I don’t need a cigarette every half hour anymore, or ever. Definitely looking forward to my next workout session. Also saved $100 by not smoking this week and got a $2,000 laptop for $950 online. Works like a charm, I would have missed the deal if I spent that money I earned on smokes.

I finally quit, I didn’t think I’d be able to but I am beyond happy I did. Mental health is definitely improving, I also haven’t taken Lexapro in about a month and the withdrawal symptoms are dying down from that. I’m sitting at 180 pounds now.

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Bought some pepperoni sticks a while ago at a convenience store, tasted like shit. Looked at the package, it was Pup-aroni - dog treats.

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Oh my god.

Mmmm crude protein