Leona Lewis - Better in Time

This is a song to remind those of us who have lost someone that time will heal all wounds. We can always regain the strength to love ourselves in the end.



"Better In Time"

It's been the longest winter without you
I didn't know where to turn to
See somehow I can't forget you
After all that we've been through

Going coming thought I heard a knock
Who's there no one
Thinking that I deserve it
Now I realize that I really didn't know
If you didn't notice you mean everything
Quickly I'm learning to love again
All I know is I'm gonna be OK

[Chorus:]
Thought I couldn't live without you
It's gonna hurt when it heals too
It'll all get better in time
And even though I really love you
I'm gonna smile cause I deserve to
It'll all get better in time

I couldn't turn on the TV
Without something there to remind me
Was it all that easy
To just put aside your feelings

If I'm dreaming don't wanna laugh
Hurt my feelings but that's the path
I believe in
And I know that time will heal it
If you didn't notice boy you meant everything
Quickly I'm learning to love again
All I know is I'm gonna be OK

[Chorus:]
Thought I couldn't live without you
It's gonna hurt when it heals too
It'll all get better in time
And even though I really love you
I'm gonna smile cause I deserve to
It'll all get better in time

Since there's no more you and me
It's time I let you go
So I can be free
And live my life how it should be
No matter how hard it is I'll be fine without you
Yes I will

[Chorus: X2]
Thought I couldn't live without you
It's gonna hurt when it heals too
It'll all get better in time
And even though I really love you
I'm gonna smile cause I deserve to
It'll all get better in time

Jordin Sparks - One Step At A Time

Wow. I am surprised at the music playing on the radio these days. This song carries some depth to it. We must keep moving even when we are not sure of how the future will end up. In short, keep the faith even through hard times.



"One Step At A Time"

Hurry up and wait
So close, but so far away
Everything that you've always dreamed of
Close enough for you to taste
But you just can't touch

You wanna show the world, but no one knows your name yet
Wonder when and where and how you're gonna make it
You know you can if you get the chance
In your face as the door keeps slamming
Now you're feeling more and more frustrated
And you're getting all kind of impatient waiting

[Chorus:]
We live and we learn to take
One step at a time
There's no need to rush
It's like learning to fly
Or falling in love
It's gonna happen and it's
Supposed to happen that we
Find the reasons why
One step at a time

You believe and you doubt
You're confused, you got it all figured out
Everything that you always wished for
Could be yours, should be yours, would be yours
If they only knew

You wanna show the world, but no one knows your name yet
Wonder when and where and how you're gonna make it
You know you can if you get the chance
In your face as the door keeps slamming
Now you're feeling more and more frustrated
And you're getting all kind of impatient waiting

[Chorus]

When you can't wait any longer
But there's no end in sight
when you need to find the strength
It's the faith that makes you stronger
The only way you get there
Is one step at a time

[Chorus x2]

Keri Hilson - Energy

This song is about a woman who realizes she is in a codependent relationship and is losing her identity so she has to break free. Too often, we compromise ourselves and our values in order to keep the wrong person in our life so we can avoid being alone. This is detrimental to our personal growth, and the root of many dysfunctional relationships.



Keri Hilson - Energy

I wish I could rip out a page of my memory
Cuz I put to much energy in him and me
Can't wait til I get through this phase
Cuz it's killing me
To bad we can't re-write our own history

Such a mystery when he's here with me
It's hard to believe I'm still lonely
Chances fading now, patience running out
This ain't how it's supposed to be

I'm having nightmares from sleeping with the enemy
How do we reverse the chemistry?
I don't want us to be the end of me
This love is taking all of my energy
Energy, My Energy
Taking all my energy
Energy, My Energy
Taking all of (my energy)

Seems only like yesterday, not even gravity
Could keep your feet off the ground when you go to me
How can two be as one
We've become to divided now
There's no use hiding from my misery
Such a mystery when he's here with me
It's hard to believe I'm still lonely
Chances fading now, patience running out
This ain't how it's supposed to be

I'm having nightmares from sleeping with the enemy (Oh, Yeah)
How do we reverse the chemistry? (We gotta re-)
I don't want us to be the end of me
This love is taking all of my energy
Energy, My Energy
Taking all my energy (Energy)
Energy (Energy), My Energy (Energy)
Taking all of

Now I can feel a change in me
And I can afford a slippage
From the person I was meant to be
I'm not afraid to move alone
Not give it up but moving on
Before it gets to deep
Cause your taking all of my energy

I'm having nightmares from sleeping with the enemy
How do we reverse the chemistry?
I don't want us to be the end of me
This love is taking all of my energy
Energy, My Energy
Taking all my energy
Energy, My Energy
Taking all of (my energy) x2
Ya killing me
Ya taking all of me
Oh
This love is taking all my energy

Sixx AM - Life Is Beautiful

Sometimes we need the darkness to show us the stars...
(Sometimes we have to experience the sadness to appreciate and understand the joy...)

This song came on the radio a few days ago... At the right time in my life...



Sixx AM - Life Is Beautiful

You can't quit until you try
You can't live until you die
You can't learn to tell the truth
Until you learn to lie

You can't breathe until you choke
You gotta laugh when you're the joke
There's nothing like a funeral to make you feel alive

Just open your eyes
Just open your eyes
And see that life is beautiful.
Will you swear on your life,
That no one will cry at my funeral?

I know some things that you don't
I've done things that you won't
There's nothing like a trail of blood to find your way back home

I was waiting for my hearse
What came next was so much worse
It took a funeral to make me feel alive

Just open your eyes
Just open your eyes
And see that life is beautiful.
Will you swear on your life,
That no one will cry at my funeral?

Alive...
Just open your eyes
Just open your eyes
And see that life is beautiful.
Will you swear on your life,
That no one will cry at my funeral?

Just open your eyes
Just open your eyes
And see that life is beautiful.
Will you swear on your life,
That no one will cry at my funeral?

Just open your eyes
Just open your eyes
And see that life is beautiful.
Will you swear on your life,
That no one will cry at my funeral?

Cue Estey - Higher

Good song for fighting through the hard times. Finding motivation where there seems to be lack of hope.

Pretty good for a local band.



Cue Estey - Higher

Verse 1:

i'm not supposed to die until i learn to fly
stretching out my arms so back they lay against the sky
happy just for once to know that i'm alive inside
all the voices that i hear would say goodbye, bye

i defy you wipe the tear that's by your eye
like season greetings in the middle of july
why it took so long, was something wrong with me inside
was i like my father when the doves began to cry

i didn't know the answer but i feel the heat inside
exploring stars and distant galaxies collide
the center of the sun, i rode a gun i will survive
every stroke i brush across the canvas of the sky

like popping cherries in the middle of the pie
brighter shades of red to mourn the dead the day i die
fly without a reason, just believing i'll arrive
till the day my breathing stops, i got to take you high

CHORUS (x2):

sometimes you gonna get lit up
dust yourself and put your fists up
sometimes you just might get smacked
and then you get bit, but you bite back

Verse 2:

close the chapter and i'm never turning back
walking half-cocked that's how i used to interact
its really not like i played it like that
but i'm not sorry for the way i used to act

i admit i did it i was wack
acting out of order every time i react
and on the way i know i broke a pact
each and everyday i wish i could take it back

but i can't and what i did is done
and when it happened it was just a hit and run
i never thought from my home i'd be shunned
you raised me up now what i'm not your son

do you think that i did it all for fun?
am i playing with a match and a gun
do you hear me i know that i'm young
blood sweat and tears here are filling up my lungs

CHORUS (x4):

sometimes you gonna get lit up
dust yourself and put your fists up
sometimes you just might get smacked
and then you get bit, but you bite back

VNV Nation - Dark Angel

to me, this song is about a person who is aware that he doesn't fit in with society. he is aware of a different purpose for his life. i dated a dark angel for 4 years. he came into my life like the wind and fixed the darkness inside of me. because of him, i am a much stronger woman today.

"Powerless I watched from faces I'd assumed."

the faces he assumed are the roles he took on to fit in, but he yearns to find his place in the universe and be at peace. he feels that his purpose is to help others and "right the wrongs that [they] have suffered." and he feels this healing role is his purpose in which he can find peace.

"In your dream you see me clear
I have no restraint, no fear"

your conscious mind may not understand me, but your subconscious understands the truth about me. i am not a set label or defined role. i am my own person and i live without regard to limitations that most people live by.

"among my own i was alone through my own doing....it seems i came to leave"

he knows that he is not meant to commit to anyone but is destined to be in people's lives for short periods as a tool to help them grow mentally and spiritually. in short, he is a healer.

"Doubting angels fall to walk among the living."

angels that do not realize their purpose will not fulfill their destiny and won't live to their potential.

"Give me time I will be clear.
Given time you'll understand
What possesses me to right what you have suffered.
I'm in this mood because of scorn.
I'm in a mood for total war.
To the darkened skies once more and ever onward. "

you may not understand me now, but eventually you will realize my purpose. i am angry at how the world is and i am fighting to right the wrongs of others. my life's purpose will never end and i will always follow this path.




VNV Nation - Dark Angel

In your dream you see me clear
I have no restraint, no fear
Powerless I watched from faces I'd assumed.
My purpose set. My will defined.
Caress the air.
Embrace the skies.
Escape the sorrow and restraint of mortal cities.

Give me time I will be clear.
Given time you'll understand
What possesses me to right what you have suffered.
I'm in this mood because of scorn.
I'm in a mood for total war.
To the darkened skies once more and ever onward.

So many years I stood among the thoughts and tears of those I served.
Among my own I was alone through my own doing.
All the years I walked unknown behind the faces I assumed.
Powerless to clear your mind of what you'd suffered.

They fall again.
They fall again.

Give me time I will be clear.
Given time you'll understand
What possesses me to right what you have suffered.
I'm in this mood because of scorn.
I'm in a mood for total war.
To the darkened skies once more and ever onward.
There is no faith in which to hide.
Even truth is filled with lies.
Doubting angels fall to walk among the living.
I'm in this mood because of scorn.
I'm in a mood for total war.
To the darkened skies once more and ever onward.

I'd only come here seeking peace.
I'd only come here seeking me.
It seems I came to leave.

Lauryn Hill - X-Factor

We all must break free from the things that weigh us down.

This song is about an unhealthy relationship between two indecisive people. In the first three stanzas, she describes their relationship and how confused she feels about his feelings for her. By the fourth stanza, she realizes she must leave or keep getting hurt.

Sometimes in life, something doesn't work out, but there is always a better opportunity around the corner. Sure, it will be a struggle to let go of the old familiar thing. But in the end, it is much better for yourself to let go of what is hurting you even if it means so much to you -- whether it is a job, an addiction, a friendship, or a relationship.



Lauryn Hill - X-Factor

It could all be so simple
But you'd rather make it hard
Loving you is like a battle
And we both end up with scars
Tell me, who I have to be
To get some reciprocity
No one loves you more than me
And no one ever will


Is this just a silly game
That forces you to act this way
Forces you to scream my name
Then pretend that you can't stay
Tell me, who I have to be
To get some reciprocity
No one loves you more than me
And no one ever will


{Hook} No matter how I think we grow
You always seem to let me know
It ain't workin',
It ain't workin'
And when I try to walk away
You'd hurt yourself to make me stay
This is crazy,
this is crazy


I keep letting you back in
How can I explain myself
As painful as this thing has been
I just can't be with no one else
See I know what we got to do
You let go and I'll let go
Cause no ones hurt me more than you
And no one ever will


No matter how I think we grow
You always seem to let me know
It ain't workin',
It ain't workin'
And when I try to walk away
You'd hurt yourself to make me stay
This is crazy,
this is crazy


Care for me, care for me
I know you care for me
There for me, there for me
Said you'd be there for me
Cry for me, cry for me
You said you'd die for me
Give to me, give to me
Why won't you live for me
(2)

Tamia - Me

Song for finding the strength and independence to leave an unhealthy or codependent relationship.



Tamia - Me

Love was a former owner, but quiet is renting our house
It seizes my lips from speaking, but forms a sarcastic smile
Suspense now raised one of your eyebrowes
You ask me if there's someone else
I replied yes, hell yes
You asked me if it's another man, I said no
You laughed and say is it a woman, I say yeah
Surprisingly you asked for honey's name

-chorus-
And her name is me,
And she loves me more than you'll ever know
And I finally see that loving you and loving me
Just don't seem to work at all
So patiently, she's waiting on me to tell you
That she needs love
And to choose between you two, boy you know
If I have to chosse, I choose me

-verse-
And she told me to tell you to never to hurt me again
Cuz if you haven't heard she's a bad chick
Even though I haven't been, no
Yet and still you try and test me by raisin' an angry hand
Put it down, put it down

I'm leavin don't try and stop me, (no)
I'm late and she is waiting, (yes)
My love for me is too much so I can't stay

-chorus-
And her name is me,
And she loves me more than you'll ever know
And I finally see that loving you and me
Just don't seem to work at all
So patiently, she's waiting on me to tell you
That she needs love
And to choose between you two, boy you know
If I have to choose, I choose me

Cuz she's actually formin' a threesome
And I'm happy that I can join them, and
There names are me, myself and I

-chorus-
And her name is me,
She loves me more than you'll ever know
I finally see that loving you and loving me
Just don't seem to work work at all
So patiently, she's waiting on me to tell you
That she needs love,
And to choose between you two, boy you know
If I have to choose, I choose me

She's waiting on me to tell you that she needs love,
Gotta choose between you two, and you know
And if I have to chosse,
I choose me, me, I gotta go with me

Utada Hikaru - The Flavor of Life

Because life is sweet and bitter sometimes...



Utada Hikaru - The Flavor of Life (japanese... english translation at bottom)

* Arigatou, to kimi ni iwareru to
nandaka setsunai
sayounara no ato mo tokenu mahou
awaku horonigai
The flavor of life

tomodachi demo koibito demo nai chuukan chiten de
shuukaku no hi wo yume miteru aoi FURU-TSU

ato ippo ga fumidasenai sei de
jirettai no nan notte baby

* repeat

amai dake no sasoi monku
ajikke no nai TO-KU
sonna mono ni wa kyoumi wo sosorarenai

omoidoori ni ikanai toki datte
jinsei suteta mon ja naitte

doushita no? to kyuu ni kikareru to
uun, nan demo nai
sayounara no ato ni kieru egao
watashi rashikunai

shinjitai to negaeba negau hodo
nandaka setsunai
"ai shiteru yo" yori mo "daisuki" no hou ga
kimi rashii ja nai?
The flavor of life

wasurekakete ita hito no kaori wo
totsuzen omoidasu koro
furitsumoru yuki no shirosa wo motto
sunao ni yorokobitai yo

DAIAMONDO yori mo yawarakakute
atatakana mirai te ni shitai yo
kagiri aru jikan wo kimi to sugoshitai

* repeat


--------------

(English Translation)
When you say thank you to me,
for some reason it hurts,
Like a magic spell that doesn't
get undone even after the good bye.
a hint of bitterness.
The flavor of life

Stuck midpoint between friends and lovers,
like an unripe fruit dreaming about the day of harvest
being unable to just move one more step forward
is what's causing this frustration baby

When you say thank you to me,
for some reason it hurts,
Like a magic spell that doesn't
get undone even after the good bye.
a hint of bitterness
The flavor of life

Sweet talk and tasteless conversations.
it sparks no interest in me
even when things do not go the way you want
it doesnt mean you've thrown your life away

When asked 'whats wrong?'
I answer 'its nothing'
The smile that disappears after goodbye
It's unlike me

The more i wish to believe in you,
For some reason it hurts even more
'i like you a lot' instead of 'i love you' sounds more like you
the flavor of life

the period when you suddenly remember the scent of someone you had almost forgotten
I want to be able to openly and honestly cherish the white purity of the falling snow more

A future tender and warmer than a diamond
i want to grasp it, in this limited time we have, i want to spend it with you

when you say thank you to me,
for some reason it hurts,
Like a magic spell that doesnt
get undone even after the good bye.
a hint of bitterness
The flavor of life

Madonna - Power of Goodbye

Your heart is not open so I must go
The spell has been broken
I loved you so
Freedom comes when you learn to let go
Creation comes when you learn to say no

You were my lesson I had to learn
I was your fortress you had to burn
Pain is a warning that something's wrong
I pray to God that it won't be long

I wanna go higher
There's nothing left to try
There's no place left to hide
There's no greater power than the power of goodbye

Your heart is not open so I must go
The spell has been broken
I loved you so
You were my lesson I had to learn

I was your fortress
There's nothing left to lose
There's no more heart to bruise
There's no greater power than the power of goodbye

Learn to say goodbye
I yearn to say goodbye
There's nothing left to try
There's no more places to hide

There's no greater power than the power of goodbye
There's nothing left to lose
There's no more heart to bruise
There's no greater power than the power of goodbye

Hungry Lucy - Shine

Great motivating song for inner strength. We all have the power to overcome anything and turn our hardships into catalysts for growth.



Hungry Lucy - Shine

You've got to fight for it
After all it's yours
Don't let the world
Push you down
Into its' core
Please don't cry
What's done is done
You can only fix yourself
You can never change
The other ones

Shine this light down on me forever
My open eyes are so alive
Break through these walls that leave me useless
All of my fears have gone away

The pain is over now
And the wounds are healed
They clipped your wings
But now you see
What's been revealed
Look to the sky
Draw down the moon
Fill your life with silver dreams
Spin a secret spell
You'll find it soon

Avenged Sevenfold - Seize the Day

Sometimes we take things for granted and then the moment is over before we appreciate it. This is a great song for inspiration to make the best for every moment. Life is shorter than we realize and a wrong decision could lead us anywhere.



Seize The Day

Lyrics:
Seize the day or die regretting the time you lost
It's empty and cold without you here, too many people to ache over

I see my vision burn, I feel my memories fade with time
But I'm too young to worry
These streets we travel on will undergo our same lost past

I found you here, now please just stay for a while
I can move on with you around
I hand you my mortal life, but will it be forever?
I'd do anything for a smile, holding you 'til our time is done
We both know the day will come, but I don't want to leave you

I see my vision burn, I feel my memories fade with time
But I'm too young to worry (a melody, a memory, or just one picture)

Seize the day or die regretting the time you lost
It's empty and cold without you here, too many people to ache over

Newborn life replacing all of us, changing this fable we live in
No longer needed here so where do we go?
Will you take a journey tonight, follow me past the walls of death?
But girl, what if there is no eternal life?

I see my vision burn, I feel my memories fade with time
But I'm too young to worry (a melody, a memory, or just one picture)

Seize the day or die regretting the time you lost
It's empty and cold without you here, too many people to ache over

Trials in life, questions of us existing here, don't wanna die alone without you here
Please tell me what we have is real

So, what if I never hold you, yeah, or kiss your lips again?
Woooaaah, so I never want to leave you and the memories of us to see
I beg don't leave me

Seize the day or die regretting the time you lost
It's empty and cold without you here, too many people to ache over

Trials in life, questions of us existing here, don't wanna die alone without you here
Please tell me what we have is real

Silence you lost me, no chance for one more day [x2 then continues in the background]
I stand here alone
Falling away from you, no chance to get back home
I stand here alone
Falling away from you, no chance to get back home

Avenged Sevenfold - Unbound (The Wild Ride)

I recently had to let go of something I didn't realize was so precious to me. However, everything happens for a reason. We must learn from the hardships we go through -- and not let it paralyze us, but keep following the flow of life.

This song is about the impermanence of life and appreciating the moments as they come because you never know how long things will last.

It is also about how each experience we go through no matter how difficult serves to teach us a new lesson if we remain aware and grow from the situation instead of collapse.




Unbound (The Wild Ride)

Lyrics:
Somewhere life is good, and things go as they should
it's hard to find, but that’s alright yeah
Searching for the way, push harder everyday
It's deep inside, that shining light yeah
But I'm scarred, by barriers placed in my path
I'm scathed

This ride that takes me through life
Leads me into darkness but emerges into light
No one can ever slow me down
I'll stay unbound

Sometimes when we're young, and always on the run
It gets so dark and I know that place yeah
So don't be too concerned, you've got a lot to learn
Well so do I and we've got plenty of time yeah
Don't fall off the track yet with so many races to go
Hold on

This ride that takes me through life
Leads me into darkness but emerges into light
No one can ever slow me down
I'll stay unbound

Some live so wrong, with what we do is each his own
But living in fear, endless shame for countless years
I never lived in fear I knew I'd die another day
I never viewed my life as something... slipping away

Some live so wrong, with what we do is each his own
But living in fear, endless shame for countless years
I never lived in fear I knew I'd die another day
I never viewed my life as something... slipping away

There's nothing here to take for granted
with each breath that we take
the hands of time strip youth from our bodies,
we fade,
memories remain,
as time goes on

There's nothing here to take for granted
with each breath that we take
the hands of time strip youth from our bodies,
we fade,
memories remain,
as time goes on

Avenged Sevenfold - Gunslinger

this video was fan-made (i was surprised it wasnt official because it was so well made!) and shows the reality of war.

it is interesting how the maker of this video, Kiran, titled it GunsLinger instead of GunSlinger.

video clips were from the movie Jarhead.



Avenged Sevenfold - Gunslinger

Lyrics:
Yeah, you've been alone
I've been gone for far too long
But with all that we've been through
After all this time I'm coming home to you

Never let it show
The pain I've grown to know
'Cause with all these things we do
It don't matter when I'm coming home to you

I reach towards the sky I've said my goodbyes
My heart's always with you now
I won't question why so many have died
My prayers have made it through yeah
'Cause with all these things we do
It don't matter when I'm coming home to you

Letters keep me warm
Helped me through the storm
But with all that we've been through
After all this time I'm coming home to you

I reach towards the sky I've said my goodbyes
My heart's always with you now
I won't question why so many have died
My prayers have made it through yeah
'Cause with all these things we do
It don't matter when I'm coming home to you

I've always been true
I've waited so long just to come hold you
I'm making it through
It's been far too long, we've proven our
love over time's so strong, in all that we do
The stars in the night, they lend me their light
to bring me closer to heaven with you

(Bring me closer)

But with all that we've been through
After all this time I'm coming home to you

I reach towards the sky I've said my goodbyes
My heart's always with you now
I won't question why so many have died
My prayers have made it through yeah
'Cause with all these things we do
It don't matter when I'm coming home to you

And with all that we've been through
After all this time I'm coming home to you

Flyleaf - Supernatural

This song is dedicated to my best friend. We are both going through rough spots in our lives. This song has been helping me cope with it all. It is about finding the meaning to our suffering. Each tough time presents a lesson to us. There is a meaning to everything. We must go through the rough times to evaluate ourselves and become stronger individuals. It is how we grow.

"Love the moment. Flowers grow out of dark moments. Therefore, each moment is vital. It affects the whole. Life is a succession of such moments and to live each, is to succeed." ~ Corita Kent

By the way, if you are into reading, check this book out: When Life Changes or You Wish It Would.



Flyleaf - Supernatural

Her headaches are constant,
Increasing in pain
With each passing day.
She can't even manage
To stand on her own, it's gotten so bad.

Now you think of saying
There's no use in praying.
And still, she bows her head.
So she can say
Thank You for just one more day.

Supernatural patience
Graces her face
And her voice never raises.
All because of a love
Never let go of, never let go of

He has every reason to throw up his fists
In the face of his God
Who let his mother die.
Through all the prayers and tears,
She still passed in pain anyway.

Now you think of saying
There's no use in praying
And still, he bows his head.
So he can say
Thank You for ending her pain.

Supernatural patience

Graces his face
And his voice never raises.
All because of a love
Never let go of.

Never let go of...

He is teaching me...
What love really means...

Supernatural patience
Graces his face
And his voice never raises.
All because of a love
Never let go of.
Yes it's Supernatural patience
Graces his face
And his voice never raises.
All because of a love
Never let go of. Never let go of

He is teaching me...
What love really means...

Fireflight - Unbreakable

About trusting in the flow of the universe to guide you to the right path.



Fireflight - Unbreakable

Where are the people that accuse me?
The ones who beat me down and bruise me
They hide just out of sight
Can’t face me in the light
They’ll return but I’ll be stronger

God I want to dream again
Take me where I’ve never been
I want to go there
This time I’m not scared
Now I am unbreakable
It’s unmistakable
No one can touch me
Nothing can stop me

Sometimes it’s hard to just keep going
But faith is moving without knowing
Can I trust what I can’t see
to reach my destiny?
I want to take control, but I know better

God I want to dream again
Take me where I’ve never been
I want to go there
This time I’m not scared
Now I am unbreakable
It’s unmistakable
No one can touch me
Nothing can stop me

Forget the fear, it’s just a crutch
That tries to hold you back and turn your dreams to dust
All you need to do is just trust


God I want to dream again
Take me where I’ve never been
I want to go there
This time I’m not scared
Now I am unbreakable
It’s unmistakable
No one can touch me
Nothing can stop me

God I want to dream again
Take me where I’ve never been
I want to go there
This time I’m not scared
Now I am unbreakable
It’s unmistakable
No one can touch me
Nothing can stop me

Paramore - Let the Flames Begin

This song is about moving forward in the face of adversity. LOVE IT!

The video features characters from Final Fantasy 7 Advent Children




Paramore - Let the Flames Begin

What a shame we all became such fragile broken things
A memory remains, just a tiny spark
I give it all my oxygen, to let the flames begin
To let the flames begin

Oh glory
Oh glory

This is how we'll dance when
When they try to take us down
This is what we'll be, ohh glory

Somewhere weakness is our strength, and I'll die searching for it
I can't let myself regret, such selfishness
My pain and all the trouble caused, no matter how long
I believe that there's hope

Buried beneath it all, and...
Hiding beneath it all, and...
Growing beneath it all, and

This is how we'll dance when
When they try to take us down
This is how we'll sing oh
This is how we'll stand when
When they burn our houses down
This is what will be, oh glory

Reaching as i sink down into light(to light)
Reaching as i sink down into light(to light)

This is how we dance when
When they try to take us down
This is how we'll sing oh
This is how we'll stand when
When they burn our houses down
This is what will be, oh glory


http://www.metrolyrics.com/let-the-flames-begin-lyrics-paramore.html

The Used - The Bird and the Worm

The moral of the song: Don't get involved with something that controls you.

The video and the song seem to reference to someone who is fighting with an addiction (in the video, the addiction is represented by the darker side of the same guy). The backpack is his addiction which is all that he knows; he doesn't know a life without addictions. His heart represents his life which is stuck due to his addiction. "Safety Pin" refers to the fact that familiarity breeds comfort, even though the addiction certainly isn't safe -- yet it feels safe due to the familiarity factor.

Glances by people refers to those that judge him for his addiction.

All alone (because only he can break himself out of the habit) he is frozen in his addiction and cannot quit. He is afraid to look at himself and the truth of the matter. Reality of his being addicted is too much for him to handle. For the meantime, he will just struggle against his addiction like a worm from a bird.

He scolds himself when he is able to briefly pull away from the addiction. And these thoughts bring on self-hatred for himself, which is why he says he is out of his mind.

When he is alone again, he gives in once again to the addiction and as he isn't able to "relieve it" so it grows and takes a stronger hold on him.

The last stanza, he is holding his near last breath, fighting to stay alive and fight against the addiction.

We never really find out whether or not he overcomes it.



The Used - The Bird and The Worm

He wears his heart safety-pinned to his backpack
His backpack is all that he knows
Shot down by strangers
whose glances can cripple the heart
and devour the soul

All alone he turns to stone
While holding his breath half to death
Terrified of what’s inside
To save his life
He crawls like a worm from a bird

(all alone) Crawls like a worm from a bird

Out of his mind the way pushes him, whispering
Must have been out of his mind
Midday delusions of pushing this out of his head
Make him out of his mind (out of his mind)

All alone he turns to stone
While holding his breath half to death
Terrified of what’s inside
To save his life
He crawls like a worm, crawls like a worm from a bird

(all alone) Crawls like worm from a bird (x2)
(all alone) crawls like a worm, crawls like a worm from a bird

All he knows
If he can’t relieve it, it grows
And so it goes
He crawls like a worm, crawls like a worm from a bird

Out of his mind the way pushes him, whispering
Must have been out of his mind

All alone he turns to stone
While holding his breath half to death
Terrified of what’s inside
To save his life
He crawls like a worm from a bird


All alone he’s holding his breath half to death
Terrified to save his life
He crawls like a worm, crawls like a worm from a bird

(all alone) Crawls like worm from a bird (x2)
(all alone) crawls like a worm, crawls like a worm, crawls like a worm from a bird

Flyleaf - Fully Alive

Instad of letting suffering hinder you from achieving your best, you should appreciate the moments of peace and live these moments to the fullest.



Flyleaf - Fully Alive

Telling Layla's story spoken
'Bout how all her bones are broken
Hammers fall on all the pieces
Two months in the cover creases

Fully alive
More than most
Ready to smile and love life
Fully alive and she knows
How to believe in futures

All my complaints shrink to nothing
I'm ashamed of all my somethings
She's glad for one day of comfort
Only because she has suffered

Fully alive
More than most
Ready to smile and love life
Fully alive and she knows
How to believe in futures

Fully alive
More than most
Ready to smile and love life
Fully alive and she knows
How to believe in futures

Fully alive
More than most
Ready to smile and love life
Fully alive and she knows
How to believe in futures

http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/flyleaf/fullyalive.html

Hilary Duff - Fly

Another song about finding the strength within during dark times. I picked this video, because the its character Hinata is usually very soft-spoken and sweet.

Video features characters from Naruto.



Hilary Duff - "Fly"

In a moment, everything can change,
Feel the wind on your shoulder,
For a minute, all the world can wait,
Let go of your yesterday.

Can you hear it calling?
Can you feel it in your soul?
Can you trust this longing?
And take control,

Fly
Open up the part of you that wants to hide away
You can shine,
Forget about the reasons why you can't in life,
And start to try, cause it's your time,
Time to fly.

All your worries, leave them somewhere else,
Find a dream you can follow,
Reach for something, when there's nothing left,
And the world's feeling hollow.

Can you hear it calling?
Can you feel it in your soul?
Can you trust this longing?
And take control,

Fly
Open up the part of you that wants to hide away
You can shine,
Forget about the reasons why you can't in life,
And start to try, cause it's your time,
Time to fly.

And when you're down and feel alone,
Just want to run away,
Trust yourself and don't give up,
You know you better than anyone else,

In a moment, everything can change,
Feel the wind on your shoulder,
For a minute, all the world can wait,
Let go of yesterday,

Fly
Open up the part of you that wants to hide away
You can shine,
Forget about the reasons why you can't in life,
And start to try,
Fly
Forget about the reasons why you can't in life,
And start to try, cause it's your time,
Time to fly.

In a moment, everything can change.

Utada Hikaru - Be My Last

This song is about the impermanence of the moment and how every moment will eventually pass into nothing. So, cherish the moments you do have while they are here.

(View the video complete with translations at Stage6.)



Be My Last (Japanese lyrics [English translation below])
Lyrics: Utada Hikaru Music: Utada Hikaru

Kaa-san doushite
Sodateta mono made
Jibun de kowasa nakya nara nai hi ga kuru no?

Barabara ni natta KORAAJU
Suterare nai no wa
Nanimo tsunage nai te
Kimi no te tsunaida toki datte...

*Be my last... be my last...
Be my last... be my last...
Douka kimi ga be my last...

Nare nai doushi de yoku ganbatta ne
Machigatta koi wo shita kedo
Machigai dewa nakatta

Nanimo tsukame nai te
Yumemiteta no wa doko made?

With my hands With my hands
With my hands With my hands
Watashi no te de be my last...

Itsuka musubareru yori
Konya ichijikan aitai

Nanimo tsunage nai te
Otona butteta no wa dare?

*Repeat

--------

Be My Last (English Translation)
Lyrics: Utada Hikaru Translation: Jonathan Wu

Mom, why is that
the things we were brought up with
are destroyed by ourselves, as the days keep coming?

The collage breaks into pieces
but it’s not thrown away
There’s nothing in my hands
even when you’re holding them...

*Be my last... be my last...
Be my last... be my last...
Please you have to be my last...

Unknown friends told me to do my best
But this love was a mistake
No, it wasn’t a mistake

There’s nothing to grasp with my hands..
how far will this dream go?

With my hands With my hands
With my hands With my hands
With my hands, be my last...

Rather than being together some day,
I would be with you tonight, just for a hour

Who is the adult,
who’s connected hand is still empty?

*Repeat

Prince featuring Tevin Campbell - Round and Round

This song is about putting your thoughts into action.

• MTV
• Music Videos
• MTV Shows
• Entertainment News

Prince featuring Tevin Campbell - "Round and Round"

Oh yeah
Round and round and round
Round, round
Yeah, yeah, yeah, ooh yeah

Can u tell me where were going 2?
Can u tell me what it is we really want 2 find?
Is the truth really there? or is it right under our hair?
4 all we know its been there all the time.

I say, nothing comes from dreamers but dreams
I say, sitting idle in our boat while everyone else is down the stream
Nothing comes from talkers but sound
We can talk all we want 2, but the world still goes around and round.
Round and round. we go round and round and round.
And what were looking 4 still isnt found

Can u tell me when we gonna get 2 it.
Im tired of fooling around I said I wanna do it. (go 4 it, get 2 it)
I learned my lesson young, I said if want to have fun (go 4 it)
And when u win say, I knew it (go 4 it, get 2 it)

Nothing comes from dreamers but dreams
I say, sitting idle in our boat while everyone else is down the stream
Nothing comes from talkers but sound
We can talk all we want 2, but the world still goes around and round.
Round, round, round, round, round, round
Round and round (get get get get 2 it, go 4 it, get 2 it)
We go round and round and round.
And what were looking 4 still isnt found

1 day Ill make it in the big city
And Ill be looking 4 a girl whos pretty
1 day Ill make a play and she will say ok
cause I plan 2 be a cool kitty

Round and round.
I say, nothing comes from dreamers but dreams
I say, sitting idle in our boat while everyone else is down the stream
Nothing comes from talkers but sound
We can talk all we want 2, but the world still goes around and round.
Round and round. we go round and round and round.
And what were looking 4 still isnt found
Round and round we go. round and round we go.
Round and round and round and round and round and round we go.
Round and round, round and round,
Round and round we go, round and round we go
Round and round.


http://www.actionext.com/names_p/prince_lyrics/round_round.html

Assemblage 23 - Ground

Another song to listen to when you feel trapped. Reminds us that it's not as bad as it seems. We can always move forward.

Video features characters from Kingdom Hearts I and II.



Assemblage 23 Ground Lyrics

Be still
Though chaos rains around you now
Only so much rain can fall at once
Breathe in
And let the air envelope you
And slow but sure, serenity will come

Close your eyes
Try to breathe
Feel the ground beneath your feet
It's still there
The world still turns around

Stand up
Though circumstance has knocked you down
There is nothing gained by staying within it's reach

Take strength
In every failure you endure
Our mistakes have many lessons they can teach

Close your eyes
Try to breathe
Feel the ground beneath your feet
It's still there
The world still turns around

Destroy
These walls you've built around yourself
You can't take another step until they're gone

Move out
No use in dwelling in the past
Bid farewell to all your fears and carry on

Close your eyes
Try to breathe
Feel the ground beneath your feet
It's still there
The world still turns around

http://www.lyricsdir.com/assemblage-23-ground-lyrics.html

3 Days Grace - Never Too Late

If you are feeling trapped or fed up, this is a great song to listen to. It was on my myspace for several months.



THREE DAYS GRACE LYRICS

"Never Too Late"

This world will never be
What I expected
And if I don't belong
Who would have guessed it
I will not leave alone
Everything that I own
To make you feel like it's not too late
It's never too late

Even if I say
It'll be alright
Still I hear you say
You want to end your life
Now and again we try
To just stay alive
Maybe we'll turn it all around
'Cause it's not too late
It's never too late

No one will ever see
This side reflected
And if there's something wrong
Who would have guessed it
And I have left alone
Everything that I own
To make you feel like
It's not too late
It's never too late

Even if I say
It'll be alright
Still I hear you say
You want to end your life
Now and again we try
To just stay alive
Maybe we'll turn it all around
'Cause it's not too late
It's never too late

The world we knew
Won't come back
The time we've lost
Can't get back
The life we had
Won't be ours again

This world will never be
What I expected
And if I don't belong

Even if I say
It'll be alright
Still I hear you say
You want to end your life
Now and again we try
To just stay alive
Maybe we'll turn it all around
'Cause it's not too late
It's never too late
Maybe we'll turn it all around
'Cause it's not too late
It's never too late (It's never too late)
It's not too late
It's never too late


[Thanks to Christopher S. Mlinek (zIcExDeMoN@Hotmail.com) for these lyrics]
[Thanks to qr474@yahoo.com, chester_teh_goat@hotmail.com, Shay for correcting these lyrics]

http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/threedaysgrace/nevertoolate.html

Delerium - Euphoria (Glow)

About being positive and letting go to love and the power within.



Delerium - Euphoria

And how I have loved
And I have served
And I have sinned
But I have learnt
As long as you are true to the life
That you live
This is the time to feel love
I feel a stirring deep within
Slowly picking up momentum
Like the tide coming in to shore
Over and under in its course
This feeling emblazed inside
Every nerve like a firefly
Hovering above me
Glowing, Glow, Glowing

Glowing divine
Every nerve like a firefly
This feeling emblazed inside
Every nerve like a firefly
I never want to lose what I finally found
There's a requiem
A new congregation
And it's telling me go forward and walk
Under a brighter sky
Every nerve glowing like a firefly
Glowing divine
Every nerve like a firefly
Glow

http://www.lyricsdownload.com/delerium-euphoria-firefly-lyrics.html

Killswitch Engage - Unbroken

This is another song about facing life head on without fear and shaping it the way you want it. I thought it was interesting how Cloud was the "adversity" and Kadaj was the protagonist. LOL.



Killswitch Engage - Unbroken

Go!
Forever falling, Into oblivion
The darkness crawls forward
It engulfs, my will to live
Fear is failure
And this is my motivation

Take back what was stolen
Reclaim all thats lost
With virtue, I will rise up from the ruins

C'mon!
Through adversity, there is redemption
With passion, fighting
I am unbroken
Through adversity, there is redemption
With passion, fighting
I am, unbroken!!

Take back what was stolen
Embrace the cycle
Refuse to turn back now and be led astray
Fear is failure
And this is my afirmation

Through adversity, there is redemption
With passion, fighting
I am unbroken
Through adversity, there is redemption
With passion, fighting
Unbroken!!

The absence of fear, is the renewal of ourself
The absence of doubt, breeds desire
If there is truth to face
I will design it
I will not be denied!

http://www.metrolyrics.com/unbroken-lyrics-killswitch-engage.html

DJ Tiesto - Perception (Cass and Slide)

A song about being fearless and following your dreams even throughout the unknown.




Cass & Slide - Perception

You can see forever
Look inside of your mind
Find a sense another wonder
Just release the fears you left behind

Feel your way through the darkness
Guide your soul into the light
Swim into the open water
Drift on the tides that you may find

Find your soul in the sunrise
Look around you can see it in their eyes
Be as one together
Rise up as the emptiness subsides

You can see forever
Rise up together
Search and you will find the answer
If you look deep inside of your mind

thanks to: 'anonymous' for submitting this lyric. - viewed: 6318 times
http://lyrics.trancestation.nl/321/Cass_&_Slide__Perception.php

Welcome - Eat Up!

Hi there. Welcome to my little blog. I listen to almost anything under the sun. You may or may not agree with me -- everyone likes different types of music.

I usually find myself singing along to anything on the radio. Sure the beat or tune may be nice, but when I actually listen to myself, it's like -- who wrote this? So on the menu today and everyday is music with a deeper meaning.

Eat Up and Enjoy!