Roller Coaster

Today has been a day of highs and extreme lows.  I ended up asking "God, can't I just have a good day or a bad day and not some freaky and insane roller coaster ride at Six Flags?"  Tonight in class we talked about how sometimes when we are sad, we play sad music to make ourselves feel even worse even though it doesn't really help us feel better.  BUT in some ways it does because we want to match that emotion with someone else out there who is feeling the same thing. It is that writer's "job" to make me feel a certain way because I needed to hear their words.  Lyrics and poetry can be interpreted in endless ways and tonight this song spoke to me so I thought I would share the lyrics and you can look up the song on youtube if you wish.

"Not Broken"
Goo Goo Dolls

All I waited for
Was a chance to make you understand
And tell you these forgotten truths you never thought were real
And if the world should turn its back, you know that I'm still here

Time won't ever steal my soul
We're not broken, so please come home

Morning comes, and life moves on
And when it changed, you didn't know you belong
And I'll still catch you when you fall through a past that steals your sleep
And scroll these words upon your wall remind you to believe

Time won't ever steal my soul
We're not broken, so please come home
And if the world has worn you down
I'll be waiting, so please come home

I won't let them break you down
And I won't hear the empty sounds
I'm hopelessly pretending that I know the answer
Angel's light and neon fires that burn so cold through your desires
And all you are is all I need to know

When the world is insane
You get used to the pain
And you don't even know what you feel
And I am like you, all alone and confused
But you know it's not forever

Time won't ever steal my soul
And we're not broken, so please come home
And if the world has worn you down
I'll be waiting, so please come home

Link to the song