I Love Frodo Baggins

Great title yes? And anyone who knows me and reads this will want to say, "Well yes, Martha, thank you for THAT bulletin." It is pretty much common knowledge by everyone who knows me including, my beloved spouse, that I LOVE FRODO BAGGINS. Ah yes, this reads like a pre-teen girl's entry so far and guess what? I don't care if it does. So be it. And hey it's not NEW news after all.

Lately I have found some 'new' songs; a few that are incredibly powerful written by a far more powerful writer than I--sweet Annie Lennox. And one that was given to me by my very perceptive daughter written by a talented young Josh Todd. For reasons that are apparent to those who know Frodo's journey, they will make sense. The physical pain that I have devoted my two previous posts to--well, Frodo carried that kind of pain inside of him for a long time and I say, "No wonder he sailed away!"

So here are the lyrics to a few of the songs that have resounded in me for my Frodo.

Lovely Bones (lyrics by Josh Todd)

I'd like to think it's all a dream
Someone please come and rescue me
Don't want to see my family torn
Left me with a soul, without my lovely bones

We are all alive tonight
I am free, free for the rest of my life oh
Me it's out ofmy control
Without my lovely bones

I sit and watch my friends today
I'm gone and wish that I could stay
I guess this is how it's supposed to be
Left me with a soul, without my lovely bones

We are all alive tonight
I am free, free for the rest of my life
And me, it's out of my control ah
Without my lovely bones

As I was thinking, forgot to swallow, a burning feeling about tomorrow
And I finally stop to find it written on your face
You did what you could for me, you did what you could for me

And now I watch it all go by
My father wants to make it all right
The secrets buried deep inside of me
Left me with a soul, without my lovely bones

We are all alive tonight
I am free, free for the rest of my life and
Me it's out of my control oh
Without my lovely bones
We are all alive tonight
I am free, free for the rest of my life and
Me it's out of my control oh
Without my lovely bones
Without my lovely bones
Without my lovely bones


And the second song is my favorite Annie Lennox song--very well could be sung to Frodo by his dearest Hobbit Samwise...


Come into these arms again
And lay your body down
The rhythm of this trembling heart
Is beating like a drum

It beats for you - It bleeds for you
It knows not how it sounds
For it is the drum of drums
It is the song of songs...

Once I had the rarest rose
That ever deigned to bloom.
Cruel winter chilled the bud
And stole my flower too soon.

Oh loneliness - oh hopelessness
To search the ends of time
For there is in all the world
No greater love than mine.

Love, oh love, oh love...
Still falls the rain... (still falls the rain)
Love, oh love, oh, love...
Still falls the night...
Love, oh love, oh love...
Be mine forever.... (be mine forever)
Love, oh love, oh love....

Let me be the only one
To keep you from the cold
Now the floor of heaven's lain
With stars of brightest gold

They shine for you - they shine for you
They burn for all to see
Come into these arms again
And set this spirit free