Music of the Day

I know some runners are vehemently against listening to music while running. For some good reasons- listening to music with headphones and a loud volume makes you less aware of your surroundings which is dangerous for those of us that run on roads. Also, specifically with regards to barefoot running, listening to music with slower tempos can affect your cadence which needs to be pretty high when running barefoot.  I don't adhere to the "cadence must be above 180+" stance, but I do try to keep a pretty short stride and try to have soft, quick step.  I solve these problems by listening to mostly upbeat, faster music and just using the speaker of my iPhone rather than headphones. BONUS: passers-by get to listen to my awesome tunes.

I use the Pandora app and a couple of songs that I really liked running to this morning (on my M.I.A. channel) were:

Miike Snow, Animal

All the lyrics because they're all good:

There was a time when my world
Was filled with darkness
Then I stopped dreaming now
I'm supposed to fill it up with something

In your eyes I see the eyes of somebody
I knew before, long ago
But I'm still trying to make my mind up
Am I free or am I tied up?

I change shapes just to hide in this place
But I'm still, I'm still an animal
Nobody knows it but me when I slip
Yeah I slip, I'm still an animal

There is a hole and I tried to fill it up with money
But it gets bigger till your horse is always running
In your eyes I see the eyes of somebody
That could be strong

Tell me if I'm wrong
And now I'm pulling your disguise up
Are you free or are you tied up?

I change shapes just to hide in this place
But I'm still, I'm still an animal
Nobody knows it but me when I slip
Yeah I slip, I'm still an animal

Kid Cudi, Dat New, "New" (Explicit lyrics)

Favorite lyrics from this: "Blood Sweat and Tears Homie I'm made of it" and the hook "You can look all over but you'll never find/ (hot shit) like mine/ WOOP... it blow your mind".