Song of the month (XIV)

February was my own ‘independent film month’. Probably because of the extremely cold weather forcing me to stay in most of the time, during the last month I’ve been watching even more films than usual and, for some reason, most of them were independent films, which I absolutely adore! It might be the unpredictable or unexpected endings. It might be the real-life, down-to-earth characters I can identify with. Or the fact that the films aren't just embellished stories but do actually have a soul, no matter how low their budget may be. Whatever the reason is, their warm imperfection fascinates me like no other films can do.

This month's pick is an amazing track that belongs to the soundtrack of Once, one of the little jewels I've watched recently. And guess what – the whole soundtrack was written and composed by the film’s two main actors!

  WHEN YOUR MIND’S MADE UP

(written by Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova)

So
If you ever want something
You call, you call
And I'll come running to fight
And I'll be at your door
And there's nothing worth running for

When your mind’s made up
When your mind’s made up
There's no point trying to change it
When your mind’s made up
When your mind’s made up
There's no point trying to stop it

You see you're just like everyone
When you share your falls
All you want to do is run away
And hide all by yourself
When there's fall, there's fall
There's nothing else

When your mind’s made up
When your mind’s made up
There's no point trying to change it
When your mind’s made up
When your mind’s made up
There's no point even talking
When your mind’s made up
When your mind’s made up
There's no point trying to fight it
When your mind, your mind

There's no point trying to change it
When your...

So
If you ever want something
Then you call, call
Then I'll come running