Yesterday
was one of those days where things just didn't go right. I felt like no matter
what I did, I couldn't get things right. I was feeling down, out, and bummed.
You've had days like that, right?
I am the type of person who relates music to particular times in my life. Play me a Disney song, especially if it's from the parks, and I relate it to my internship at Disney and my friends. Play me a song from the 80s, and I am likely to relate it to roller skating at the rink in middle school. I have songs that I relate to people, places, things, etc. I have always been a person that has a very personal connection to music.
Over the summer, while I was in the middle of chemo, there were several songs that I listened to that could perk my ears, raise my spirits, and give me the fight I needed to make it through everything. One of them was Kenny Chesney's "Everybody Wants to Go To Heaven" - my favorite line from this song being "...Everybody wants to go to heaven, but nobody wants to go now." I thought that was appropriate for me, especially over the summer.
Rodney Atkins is one of my favorite country artists. I love his music, and he usually tells a great story that you can visualize while listening to it. One of his hits over the summer was a song entitled "If You're Going Through Hell." If you haven't heard it, I will try to post a link from youtube later. Anyways, this song basically says, what you're going through might be hell-acious, but keep going, because you'll make it through. It's an upbeat tempo, gets your blood flowing, and really makes you think - hey, I can do this. It kind of became my anthem, and when I hear it, I crank it up, roll down the windows, and let it rock, because it makes me feel great! So, I have posted the lyrics below. Read them. Think about them. And, when you hear the song, remember me. :-)
Lyrics from Rodney Atkins' song "If You're Going Through Hell..."
Well you know those times
When you feel like there's a sign there on your back
Says I don't mind if ya kick me
Seems like everybody has
Things go from bad to worse
You'd think they can't get worse than that
And then they do
You step off the straight and narrow
And you don't know where you are
Use the needle of your compass
To sew up your broken heart
Ask directions from a genie
In a bottle of Jim Beam
And she lies to you
That's when you learn the truth
If you're going through hell
Keep on going, don't slow down
If you're scared, don't show it
You might get out
Before the devil even knows you're there
Well I been deep down in that darkness
I been down to my last match
Felt a hundred different demons
Breathing fire down my back
And I knew that if I stumbled
I'd fall right into the trap that they were laying, yeah
But the good news
Is there's angels everywhere out on the street
Holding out a hand to pull you back up on your feet
The one's that you've been dragginig for so long
You're on your knees
You might as well be praying
Guess what I'm saying
If your going through hell
Keep on going, don't slow down
If you're scared don't show it
You might get out
Before the devil even knows you're there
Yeah, If you're going through hell
Keep on moving, face that fire
Walk right through it
You might get out
Before the devil even knows you're there
If you're going through hell
Keep on going, don't slow down
If you're scared don't show it
You might get out
Before the devil even knows you're there
Yeah, If you're going through hell
Keep on moving, face that fire
Walk right through it
You might get out
Before the devil even knows you're there
Yeah, you might get out
Before the devil even knows you're there.
I am the type of person who relates music to particular times in my life. Play me a Disney song, especially if it's from the parks, and I relate it to my internship at Disney and my friends. Play me a song from the 80s, and I am likely to relate it to roller skating at the rink in middle school. I have songs that I relate to people, places, things, etc. I have always been a person that has a very personal connection to music.
Over the summer, while I was in the middle of chemo, there were several songs that I listened to that could perk my ears, raise my spirits, and give me the fight I needed to make it through everything. One of them was Kenny Chesney's "Everybody Wants to Go To Heaven" - my favorite line from this song being "...Everybody wants to go to heaven, but nobody wants to go now." I thought that was appropriate for me, especially over the summer.
Rodney Atkins is one of my favorite country artists. I love his music, and he usually tells a great story that you can visualize while listening to it. One of his hits over the summer was a song entitled "If You're Going Through Hell." If you haven't heard it, I will try to post a link from youtube later. Anyways, this song basically says, what you're going through might be hell-acious, but keep going, because you'll make it through. It's an upbeat tempo, gets your blood flowing, and really makes you think - hey, I can do this. It kind of became my anthem, and when I hear it, I crank it up, roll down the windows, and let it rock, because it makes me feel great! So, I have posted the lyrics below. Read them. Think about them. And, when you hear the song, remember me. :-)
Lyrics from Rodney Atkins' song "If You're Going Through Hell..."
Well you know those times
When you feel like there's a sign there on your back
Says I don't mind if ya kick me
Seems like everybody has
Things go from bad to worse
You'd think they can't get worse than that
And then they do
You step off the straight and narrow
And you don't know where you are
Use the needle of your compass
To sew up your broken heart
Ask directions from a genie
In a bottle of Jim Beam
And she lies to you
That's when you learn the truth
If you're going through hell
Keep on going, don't slow down
If you're scared, don't show it
You might get out
Before the devil even knows you're there
Well I been deep down in that darkness
I been down to my last match
Felt a hundred different demons
Breathing fire down my back
And I knew that if I stumbled
I'd fall right into the trap that they were laying, yeah
But the good news
Is there's angels everywhere out on the street
Holding out a hand to pull you back up on your feet
The one's that you've been dragginig for so long
You're on your knees
You might as well be praying
Guess what I'm saying
If your going through hell
Keep on going, don't slow down
If you're scared don't show it
You might get out
Before the devil even knows you're there
Yeah, If you're going through hell
Keep on moving, face that fire
Walk right through it
You might get out
Before the devil even knows you're there
If you're going through hell
Keep on going, don't slow down
If you're scared don't show it
You might get out
Before the devil even knows you're there
Yeah, If you're going through hell
Keep on moving, face that fire
Walk right through it
You might get out
Before the devil even knows you're there
Yeah, you might get out
Before the devil even knows you're there.
Comments:
Amanda: said...
I
forgot to comment - that Rodney Atkins song has helped keep me sane lately!
Great minds think alike :)
March
30, 2009 at 8:49 PM
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