TAKEN

Can music give you back something that’s been taken from you?  I think so.  Like many I’ve had many things taken from me through life… good and bad, but tonight I’m listening to music.  It’s the music that makes your soul whisper to your heart.  The kind that feels like was written for you.  The kind that waters your eyes, chills your skin and sends the hair on your arms reaching for the sky.  It tells of memories to tender to tell and makes you think of stories you’ll never share.  The sounds can send you right back into a dream or memory.  The words can remind you of the people in your life who really made an impact and moments with them that no one can take away.  Love, hate, happiness, fear, sadness, excitment, true joy, innocence, compassion…  I love the emotions and the ability to tune into each of them simply by hearing the artistic words of a stranger.

Things taken and the songs that brings them back:

Youth, but I welcome each New Year with open arms – “Dreams” by The Cranberries

A full life with my father, only partially taken by drugs – “Free Bird” by Lynyrd Skynyrd

First Love – “My Ruca” by Sublime or “”Collie Man” by Slightly Stoopid

My Virginity, taken at an appropriate age to a special someone – “Strawberry Wine” by Deana Carter

My backpack from my first kegger – “What’s Up” by 4 Non Blondes

In-Laws lives lost too early by disease; I’ll never get to know them in this life – “Calling All Angles” by Train

A day to day life with my brother, a true loyal Marine - "American Soldier" by Toby Keith


True & Imperfect Love - "You & Me" by Lifehouse and "Forever" by Ben Harper


My daughters’ newborn days – “Godspeed” by the Dixie Chicks

On that (music) Note

Here are some of my favorite music quotes from different songs that I love at different times… Do you know them?  This is an eclectic list… Enjoy.

1.  “My love will fly to you each night on angles wings

God speed, sweet dreams”

2.  “The storms are raging on the rolling sea

And on that highway of regret

The winds of change are blowing wild and free

You ain’t seen nothing like me yet”

3.  “Maybe that’s what happens when a tornado meet a volcano”

4. “Go on, chase your dreams, but always know the road that will lead you home again

Go on, take on this whole world, but to me you know you’ll always be my little girl.”

5.  “But they say it’ll all work out fine

Was it all a waste of time?

Cause I knew, I knew, I’d lose you

And you’ll always be special to me, special to me, to me.”

6.  “But even those old pictures

Have begun to fade

Please tell me she’s not real

And that you’re really comin’ home to stay”

7. "So give me your forever
Please your forever
And not a day less will do
From you"