A song that's personal to you?

[Carl East]

I heard this song tonight, and it so reminded me of me. This is how I was feeling during my recent troubles, and it made me wonder if you've all got songs that mean something personal to you?


BACK ON MY FEET AGAIN

Gonna break these chains around me
Gonna learn to fly again
May be hard, may be hard
But I'll do it
When I'm back on my feet again

Soon these tears will all be dryin'
Soon these eyes will see the sun
Might take time, might take time
But I'll see it
When I'm back on my feet again


CHORUS:
When I'm back on my feet again
I'll walk proud down this street again
And they'll all look at me again
And they'll see that I'm strong


Gonna hear the children laughing
Gonna hear the voices sing
Won't be long, won't be long
Till I hear them
When I'm back on my feet again


Gonna feel the sweet light of heaven
Shining down its light on me
One sweet day, one sweet day
I will feel it
When I'm back on my feet again


CHORUS:


And I'm not gonna crawl again
I will learn to stand tall again
No I'm not gonna fall again
Cos I'll learn to be strong


Soon these tears will all be dryin'
Soon these eyes will see the sun
Won't be long, won't be long
Till I see it
When I'm back on my feet again
When I'm back on my feet again
I'll be back on my feet again

Carl

ps Just in case you don't know, it's a Michael Bolton track.

 

[Guest]

Thank You, by Jamelia.

Very personal to me, especially the chorus and verse two (not so much the rest of it).

Thank You

[Verse 1:]
The fights, those nights
I tried to pretend it don't hurt
The way, I prayed
Someday that you would love me
Really, completely
Just how I wanted it to be
But no, so wrong
Can't believe I stayed with you so long

[B-Chorus:]
You hit, you spit, you split, ever-y bit of me, yeah
You stole, you broke, you're cold
You're such a joke to me, yeah

[Chorus:]
For every last bruise you gave me
For every time I sat in tears
For the million ways you hurt me
I just wanna tell you this
You broke my world, made me strong
Thank you
Messed up my dreams, made me strong
Thank you

[Verse 2:]
My head, near dead
Just the way you wanted it
My soul, stone cold
Cos I was under you're control
So young, so dumb
Knew just how to make me succumb
But I un-derstand
To make yourself feel like a man

[B-Chorus:]
You hit, you spit, you split, ever-y bit of me, yeah
You stole, you broke, you're cold
You're such a joke to me, yeah

[Chorus:]
For every last bruise you gave me
For every time I sat in tears
For the million ways you hurt me
I just wanna tell you this
You broke my world, made me strong
Thank you
Messed up my dreams, made me strong
Thank you

[Middle eight:]
You coulda had it all babe
It coulda been so right
I woulda given you everything
Morning through night
Yeah, you taught me some lessons
Those are my blessings
That won't happen again
Thank you


Lou

 

[minsue]

A million of 'em.

Bitch
- Meredith Brooks

I hate the world today
You're so good to me
I know but I can't change
Tried to tell you
But you look at me like maybe
I'm an angel underneath
Innocent and sweet

Yesterday I cried
Must have been relieved to see
The softer side
I can understand how you'd be so confused
I don't envy you
I'm a little bit of everything
All rolled into one

I'm a bitch, I'm a lover
I'm a child, I'm a mother
I'm a sinner, I'm a saint
I do not feel ashamed
I'm your hell, I'm your dream
I'm nothing in between
You know you wouldn't want it any other way

So take me as I am
This may mean
You'll have to be a stronger man
Rest assured that
When I start to make you nervous
And I'm going to extremes
Tomorrow I will change
And today won't mean a thing

Just when you think, you got me figured out
The season's already changing
I think it's cool, you do what you do
And don't try to save me

I'm a bitch, I'm a tease
I'm a goddess on my knees
When you hurt, when you suffer
I'm your angel undercover
I've been numb, I'm revived
Can't say I'm not alive
You know I wouldn't want it any other way

 

[cloudy]

Crash & Burn - Sheryl Crow

I watched the sun come up on Portland
I waved goodbye to all my friends
I packed my car and headed to LA
I gave away all my loose ends

Somebody said you gotta get away
To wanna go back home again
I left my universe standing there
Holding the hand of my best friend

And it's laughter that I feel when I think of you
It's one more dusty rose about to turn
I'll see you when I reach New Mexico
If I'm in the mood to crash and burn

I wrote a letter that I never mailed
I rehearsed a dialogue in my head
In case you ever wanted to track me down
I'll take my cell phone to bed

And it's laughter that I hear when I close my eyes
And it's one more punchline I forgot to learn
I call you up when my bottle's dry
I'm on my way to crash and burn

Antigone laid across the road
And let a mack truck leave her there for dead
Just because her lover split the scene
Well love might be great but why lose your head

Well, it's laughter that comes up when I cry for you
And my heart may break again before it learns
And I might be stupid enough to want to fall again
Cause I've gotten use to the crash and burn
I say I've gotten use to the crash and burn

 

[minsue]

I know I've posted this already on Lit somewhere, so I apologize for repeating myself. Since the moment I first heard this song, though, I have felt a great kinship with it.

If I Were Brave
- Shawn Colvin

All the happy couples on their way to New Orleans
Reminding me of when we got along
They're only renting time and space to fill up with their dreams
And dreams are what they'll have when they have gone
How could it be that I was born without a clue to carry on
And still it is the same now I am older
Armed with just a will and then this love for singing songs
And minding less and less if I am colder

But I have this funny ache and it's burning in my chest
And it spreads just like a fire inside my body
Is it something God left out in my spirit or my flesh
Would I be saved if I were brave and had a baby

It was never clear what would come but that's the risk and that's the test
And you were the only one so far to follow
And no one talks about when one might stop and need to rest
Or how long you sit alone before you stop looking back
It's like you're waiting for Godot
And then you pick your sorry ass up off the street and
Go...

And what the hell is this? Who made this bloody mess?
And someone always answers like a martyr
Is it something you should know, did you never do your best
Would you be saved if you were brave and just tried harder

So now I ride the ought one thirtyfive to New Orleans
I float a mile above life's toil and trouble
A thousand lonely lifetimes I still wait and then go on
A clown to entertain the happy couples

 

[Carl East]

It's the very last line in this song that kept me going, cause I knew there was something worth living for.

Artist: Michael Bolton
Album: All That Matters
Title: Go The Distance


I have often dreamed, of a far off place
Where a hero's welcome, would be waiting for me
Where the crowds will cheer, when they see my face
And a voice keeps saying, this is where I'm meant to be
I'll be there someday, I can go the distance
I will find my way, if I can be strong
I know ev'ry mile, will be worth my while
When I go the distance, I'll be right where I belong
Down an unknown road, to embrace my fate
Though that road may wander, it will lead me to you
And a thousand years, would be worth the wait
It might take a lifetime, but somehow I'll see it through
And I won't look back, I can go the distance

And I'll stay on track, no, I won't accept defeat
It's an uphill slope, but I won't lose hope
Till I go the distance, and my journey is complete
But to look beyond the glory is the hardest part
For a hero's strength is measured by his heart
Like a shooting star, I will go the distance
I will search the world, I will face its' harms
I don't care how far, I can go the distance
Till I find my hero's welcome, waiting in your arms
I will search the world, I will face its harms
Till I find my hero's welcome, waiting in your arms

Carl

 

[minsue]

Last one from me, hopefully. Still waiting for the day that I don't see myself in this song.

Fast As You Can
- Fiona Apple


I let the beast in too soon, I don't know how to live
Without my hand on his throat; I fight him always and still
Oh darling, it's so sweet, you think you know how crazy
How crazy I am
You say you don't spook easy, you won't go, but I know
And I pray that you will
Fast as you can, baby runfree yourself of me
Fast as you can
I may be soft in your palm but I'll soon grow
Hungry for a fight, and I will not let you win
My pretty mouth will frame the phrases that will
Disprove your faith in man
So if you catch me trying to find my way into your
Heart from under your skin
Fast as you can, baby scratch me out, free yourself
Fast as you can
Fast as you can, baby scratch me out, free yourself
Fast as you can
Sometimes my mind don't shake and shift
But most of the time, it does
And I get to the place where I'm begging for a lift
Or I'll drown in the wonders and the was
And I'll be your girl, if you say it's a gift
And you give me some more of your drugs
Yeah, I'll be your pet, if you just tell me it's a gift
'Cause I'm tired of whys, choking on whys,
Just need a little because, because
I let the beast in and then
I even tried forgiving him, but it's too soon
So I'll fight again, again, again, again, again.
And for a little while more, I'll soar the
Uneven wind, complain and blame
The sterile land
But if you're getting any bright ideas, quiet dear
I'm blooming within
Fast as you can, baby wait watch me, I'll be out
Fast as I can, maybe late but at least about
Fast as you can leave me, let this thing
Run its route
Fast as you can
Fast as you can
Fast as you can
Fast as you can

 

[Carl East]

I'm going to use this thread to talk about these songs, and I'll be starting off with my first choice.

Even just reading those lyrics makes me feel emotional, because they convey with accuracy just how I felt when I lived in that tent. I always knew I'd get through it, and I'm here now as proof that I did.

It's funny how powerful songs can be, emotionally I mean. Words can quite literally reduce one to tears. It's the same in story telling as well, words can paint a picture and color it in all at the same time.

Do you feel the same about songs?

Carl

 

[SeaCat]

Two songs mean a lot to me and my wife. (I won't try to post the lyrics.)
The first is "Circle in the sand." by Belinda Carlisle. It reminds us both that love does go on forever and constantly feeds on itself.
The second is "Only Women Bleed" by of all people Alice Cooper. It's very important to us because of both my wifes past, and the past of several of our friends. (If you've never heard it then try to find a copy of it. Jst be warned the lyrics are a bit rough.)

Cat

P.S. Public Castration with a rusty Cheese Grater always comes to mind when I hear this song. SC

 

[Carl East]

Two songs mean a lot to me and my wife. (I won't try to post the lyrics.)
The first is "Circle in the sand." by Belinda Carlisle. It reminds us both that love does go on forever and constantly feeds on itself.
The second is "Only Women Bleed" by of all people Alice Cooper. It's very important to us because of both my wifes past, and the past of several of our friends. (If you've never heard it then try to find a copy of it. Jst be warned the lyrics are a bit rough.)

Cat

P.S. Public Castration with a rusty Cheese Grater always comes to mind when I hear this song. SC

Circle In The Sand
(Rick Nowels, Ellen Shipley)


Sundown all around
Walking thru the summer's end
Waves crash baby, don't look back
I won't walk away again

Oh, baby anywhere you go
We are bound together
I begin, baby, where you end
Somethings are forever!

Circle in the sand
'Round and 'round
Never ending love is what we've found
And you complete the heart of me
Our love is all we need
Circle in the sand

Cold wind, tide moves in
Shivers in the salty air
Day breaks, my heart aches
I will wait for you right here

Oh, baby when you look for me
Can you see forever?
I begin baby, where you end
We belong together

Circle in the sand
'Round and 'round
Rising of the moon as the sun goes down
And you complete the heart of me
Our love is all we need
Circle in the sand
Circle in the sand

Baby can you hear me?
Can you hear me calling?

Circle in the sand
'Round and 'round
Never ending love is what we've found
And you complete the heart of me
Our love is all we need
Circle in the sand

Carl

ps there you go.

 

[Carl East]

Only Women Bleed [5:59] - Welcome To My Nightmare, 1975
Man got his woman to take his seed
He got the power - oh-oh
She got the need
She spends her life through pleasing up her man
She feeds him dinner or... anything she can

She cries alone at night too often
He smokes and drinks and don't come home at all
Only women bleed
Only women bleed
Only women bleed

Man makes your hair gray
He's your life's mistake
All you're really lookin' for's an even break

He lies right at you
You know you hate this game
He slaps you once in a while and you live and love in pain

She cries alone at night too often
He smokes and drinks and don't come home at all - ooh
Only women bleed
Only women bleed
Only women bleed
Only women bleed
Only women bleed
Only women bleed
Only women bleed

Black eyes all of the time
Don't spend a dime
Clean up this grime
And you there
Down on your knees
Begging me please
Come watch me bleed

Only women bleed
Only women bleed
Only women bleed
Only women bleed
Only women bleed
Only women bleed
Only women bleed

Carl

ps Last one.

 

[minsue]

I always like Melissa Etheridge's version better than Alice's. It goes through my head every time I'm out smoking and drinking and not coming home.

 

[Colleen Thomas]

Ireland Garth Brooks

Family tradition holds that one of our Ancestors was a member of the wild geese. Song never fails to touch me. thanks Luckey for sending it and Og's for the book suggestion.


They say mother earth is breathing
With each wave that finds the shore
Her soul rises in the evening
For to open twilights door
Her eyes are the stars in heaven
Watching o'er us all the while
And her heart it is in Ireland
Deep within the Emerald Isle.

We are forty against hundreds
In someone elses bloody war
We know not why were fighting
Or what we're dying for
They will storm us in the morning
When the sunlight turns to sky
Death is waiting for its dance now
Fate has sentenced us to die.

(chorus)
Ireland I am coming home
I can see your rolling fields of green
And fences made of stone.
I am reaching out won't you take my hand
I'm coming home Ireland.

Oh the captain he lay bleeding
I can hear him calling me
These men are yours now for the leading
Show them to their destiny
And as I look up all around me
I see the ragged tired and torn
I tell them to make ready
'Cause we're not waiting for the morn.

*chorus*
Now the fog is deep and heavy
As we forge the dark and fear
We can hear their horses breathing
As in silence we draw near
There are no words to be spoken
Just a look to say good-bye
I draw a breath and night is broken
As I scream our battle cry.

*chorus*
Yes I am home Ireland



We Were Forty Against Hundreds.....


-Colly

 

[ABSTRUSE]

Drive by the Cars. I want it played at my funeral.

There are many songs I love, music has always been important to me,,either because of the words or the music itself. I can't imagine a day without music in it.

~A~

 

[Carl East]

Drive by the Cars. I want it played at my funeral.

There are many songs I love, music has always been important to me,,either because of the words or the music itself. I can't imagine a day without music in it.

~A~

There ya go darling.

Drive
Writers: Ric Ocasek; lead vocal: Benjamin Orr



Who's gonna tell you when,
It's too late,
Who's gonna tell you things,
Aren't so great.

You cant go on, thinkin',
Nothings' wrong, but bye,
Who's gonna drive you home
Tonight?

Who's gonna pick you up
When you fall?
Who's gonna hang it up
When you call?
Who's gonna pay attention
To your dreams?
And who's gonna plug their ears
When you scream?

You can't go on, thinkin'
Nothings wrong, but bye,
Who's gonna drive you home, tonight?

(Who's gonna drive you)
Who's gonna drive you home, tonight?
(Who's gonna drive you home)

(bye baby)
(bye baby)
(bye baby)
(bye baby)

Who's gonna hold you down
When you shake?
Who's gonna come around
When you break?

You can't go on, thinkin',
Nothin's wrong, but bye,
(who's gonna drive you)
(who's gonna drive you)
Who's gonna drive you home, tonight?
(who's gonna drive you home)

Oh, you know you can't go on, thinkin',
Nothin's wrong,
(who's gonna drive you)
(who's gonna drive you home)
Who's gonna drive you home, tonight?

(Bye baby)
(Bye baby)
(Bye baby)

Carl

 

[ABSTRUSE]

Sigh.

 

[cheerful_deviant]

THE DIFFICULT KIND
by Sheryl Crow
From The Globe Sessions (One of her finest works in my humble opinion)

Always reminds me of past mistakes. One of the few songs that can make me cry if I really listen to the words.

I think I was wrong
I think you were right
All my angry words
Will keep me up at night
Through the old screen door
I still hear you say
Honey won't you stop
Treating me that way

If you could only see
What love has made of me
Then I'd no longer be in your mind
The difficult kind
Cause babe I've changed

Tell it to me slow
Tell me with your eyes
If anyone should know
How to let it slide
I swear I can see you
Coming up the drive
There ain't nothing like regret
To remind you you're alive

If you could only see
What love has made of me
Then I'd no longer be in your mind
The difficult kind
Cause babe I've changed

I crossed the canyon a thousand times
But never noticed what was mine
What you'll remember of me tonight
Well, it almost makes me cry
Yeah, it almost makes me cry

Oh ballbreaking moon and ridiculing stars
The older I get, the closer you are
Don't you have somewhere that you need to be
Instead of hanging here making a fool of me

If you could only see
What love has made of me
Then I'd no longer be in your mind
The difficult kind
But you won't see the change in me
If you could only see
What love has made of me
But I'll forever be in your mind
The difficult kind
But you won't see, no you won't see
The good in me
But babe I've changed
Cause babe I've changed



Always reminds me of past mistakes. One of the few songs that can make me cry if I really listen to the words.

CD

 

[Liar]

I heard this song seven years ago, and made it my philosophy in life. It has served me well ever since.

Somebody Might Wave Back
The Waterboys

Seven O'clock in the morning and I'm riding the overnight train
I've got ten tons of luggage but I left it behind when I came
I look at my watch, says September seventeen
we're riding past some place where I've never been
And I'm waving through the window as we go
somebody says "Well, hey, what are you waving at?"
Well what have I got to lose,
somebody might wave back

Seven O'clock in the morning and I'm carrying bags under my eyes
been awake all night, counting the hours to sunrise
Drawing patterns on the tabletop
I lift my gaze and my mouth just dropped
Someone waving in the window at me
and I say "Hey there, what are you waving at?"
When he says "What do I have to lose,
somebody might wave back"

What do I have to lose,
somebody might wave back

#L

 

[cloudy]

THE DIFFICULT KIND
by Sheryl Crow
From The Globe Sessions (One of her finest works in my humble opinion)

Always reminds me of past mistakes. One of the few songs that can make me cry if I really listen to the words.

CD

That one would have been my second choice. I love that song, too.

Another one that never, ever fails to make me smile is "Soul Singing" by the Black Crowes, because the love of my life told me one day that I made his soul sing.

I’ve been down
Cascading and blue w/out a sound
Now I’ve traded my black feathers for a crown
So feed me milk & honey
Lay me down
Lay me down
Look around
Show me holy places not yet found
Let’s disappear and we’ll hide underground
We’ll get high and we’ll feel safe & sound
It comes around arayayayound

Chorus:
You got my soul singing my soul singing
You got my soul singing my soul singing
You got my soul singing my soul singing
You got my soul singing my soul singing

Home bound
Tired of tired of running town to town
Tired of my heart turned upside down
Now my life’s a smile not a frown

 

[McKenna]

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[Carl East]

I've noticed one thing so far with all these songs, and that is the powerful message nearly everyone of them gives out. It's like we enjoy being told to be strong, and don't let the bastards grind you down.

Just an observation.

Carl

 

[ABSTRUSE]

I heard this song seven years ago, and made it my philosophy in life. It has served me well ever since.

Somebody Might Wave Back
The Waterboys

Seven O'clock in the morning and I'm riding the overnight train
I've got ten tons of luggage but I left it behind when I came
I look at my watch, says September seventeen
we're riding past some place where I've never been
And I'm waving through the window as we go
somebody says "Well, hey, what are you waving at?"
Well what have I got to lose,
somebody might wave back

Seven O'clock in the morning and I'm carrying bags under my eyes
been awake all night, counting the hours to sunrise
Drawing patterns on the tabletop
I lift my gaze and my mouth just dropped
Someone waving in the window at me
and I say "Hey there, what are you waving at?"
When he says "What do I have to lose,
somebody might wave back"

What do I have to lose,
somebody might wave back

#L

I haven't heard the Waterboys in years.......I love "whole of the Moon"
There was a horrible remake they would play on the Muzak at work, I almost tore my ears off.

 

[McKenna]

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[cheerful_deviant]

I don't subscribe to any particular god, but I love the sentiment of this song. It reminds me to think beyond myself. It's been my "theme song" for years.


Hands - Jewel

A beautiful song, excelent choice McKenna.

CD

 

[McKenna]

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