Hold On (To Hope)

[Crazy_Achava_lovesmusic]

Sorry if I repeat any:

Prodigal/Casting Crowns
The Last Night/Skillet
Better Than Drugs/Skillet
Say Goodbye/Skillet

[TibbySkye]

Originally Posted by soul

I was parked in front of the mall wiping off my car. I had just come
from the car wash and was waiting for my wife to get out of work.
Coming my way from across the parking lot was what society would
consider a bum.
From the looks of him, he had no car, no home, no clean clothes, and no
money. There are times when you feel generous but there are other times
that you just don't want to be bothered. This was one of those "don't
want to be bothered times."
"I hope he doesn't ask me for any money," I thought.
He didn't.
He came and sat on the curb in front of the bus stop but he didn't look
like he could have enough money to even ride the bus.
After a few minutes he spoke.
"That's a very pretty car," he said.
He was ragged but he had an air of dignity around him. His scraggly
blond beard keep more than his face warm.
I said, "thanks," and continued wiping off my car.


He sat there quietly as I worked. The expected plea for money never
came.
As the silence between us widened something inside said, "ask him if
he needs any help." I was sure that he would say "yes" but I held true
to the inner voice.
"Do you need any help?" I asked.
He answered in three simple but profound words that I shall never forget.
We often look for wisdom in great men and women. We expect it from
those of higher learning and accomplishments.

I expected nothing but an
outstretched grimy hand. He spoke the three words that shook me.
"Don't we all?" he said.

I was feeling high and mighty, successful and important, above a bum
in the street, until those three words hit me like a twelve gauge
shotgun.
Don't we all?
I needed help. Maybe not for bus fare or a place to sleep, but I
needed help. I reached in my wallet and gave him not only enough for bus
fare, but enough to get a warm meal and shelter for the day. Those
three little words still ring true. No matter how much you have, no matter
how much you have accomplished, you need help too. No matter how little you
have, no matter how loaded you are with problems, even without money or
a place to sleep, you can give help.

Even if it's just a compliment, you can give that.
You never know when you may see someone that appears to have it all.
They are waiting on you to give them what they don't have. A different
perspective on life, a glimpse at something beautiful, a respite from
daily chaos, that only you through a torn world can see.

Author Unknown

I love this.

[soul]

Those who can laugh without cause have either found the true meaning of happiness or have gone stark raving mad. ~Norm Papernick

A happy person is not a person in a certain set of circumstances, but rather a person with a certain set of attitudes.
- Hugh Downs

"If solid happiness we prize,
Within our breast this jewel lies,
And they are fools who roam.
The world has nothing to bestow;
From our own selves our joys must flow,
And that dear hut, our home."
"Nathaniel Cotton

[soul]

Shay and his father had walked past a park where some boys were playing baseball. Shay asked, ‘Do you think they’ll let me play?’ Shay’s father knew that most of the boys would not want someone like Shay on their team, but the father also understood that if his son were allowed to play, it would give him a much-needed sense of belonging and some confidence to be accepted by others in spite of his handicaps.

Shay’s father approached one of the boys on the field and asked (not expecting much) if Shay could play. The boy looked around for guidance and said, ‘We’re losing by six runs and the game is in the eighth inning. I guess he can be on our team and we’ll try to put him in to bat in the ninth inning.’

Shay struggled over to the team’s bench and, with a broad smile, put on a team shirt . His father watched with a small tear in his eye and warmth in his heart. The boys saw the father’s joy at his son being accepted. In the bottom of the eighth inning, Shay’s team scored a few runs but was still behind by three. In the top of the ninth inning, Shay put on a glove and played in the right field. Even though no hits came his way, he was obviously ecstatic just to be in the game and on the field, grinning from ear to ear as his father waved to him from the stands. In the bottom of the ninth inning, Shay’s team scored again. Now, with two outs and the bases loaded, the potential winning run was on base and Shay was scheduled to be next at bat.

At this juncture, do they let Shay bat and give away their chance to win the game? Surprisingly, Shay was given the bat. Everyone knew that a hit was all but impossible because Shay didn’t even know how to hold the bat properly, much less connect with the ball.

However, as Shay stepped up to the plate, the pitcher, recognizing that the other team was putting winning aside for this moment in Shay’s life, moved in a few steps to lob the ball in softly so Shay could at least make contact. The first pitch came and Shay swung clumsily and missed. The pitcher again took a few steps forward to toss the ball softly towards Shay. As the pitch came in, Shay swung at the ball and hit a slow ground ball right back to the pitcher.

The pitcher picked up the soft grounder and could have easily thrown the ball to the first baseman. Shay would have been out and that would have been the end of the game.

Instead, the pitcher threw the ball right over the first baseman’s head, out of reach of all team mates. Everyone from the stands and both teams started yelling, ‘Shay, run to first! Run to first!’ Never in his life had Shay ever run that far, but he made it to first base. He scampered down the baseline, wide-eyed and startled.

Everyone yelled, ‘Run to second, run to second!’ Catching his breath, Shay awkwardly ran towards second, gleaming and struggling to make it to the base. By the time Shay rounded towards second base, the right fielder had the ball. He could have thrown the ball to the second-baseman for the tag, but he understood the pitcher’s intentions so he, too, intentionally threw the ball high and far over the third-baseman’s head. Shay ran toward third base deliriously as the runners ahead of him circled the bases toward home.

All were screaming, ‘Shay, Shay, Shay, all the way Shay!’

Shay reached third base because the opposing shortstop ran to help him by turning him in the direction of third base, and shouted, ‘Run to third, Shay, run to third!’

As Shay rounded third, the boys from both teams, and the spectators, were on their feet screaming, ‘Shay, run home! Run home!’ Shay ran to home, stepped on the plate, and was cheered as the hero who hit the grand slam and won the game for his team.

‘That day’, said the father softly with tears now rolling down his face, ‘the boys from both teams helped bring a piece of true love and humanity into this world’.

Young Shay would never forget what it felt like to be a hero that day.

Neither would the other boys.
Author Unknown

"The decency of any society can be measured by how it treats its most vulnerable citizens."

[soul]

^ That story made me cry!

[xoJust_Juliaxo]

YAY MORE KITTENS! Lol ... i don't know why they are making me so happy. Maybe because it brings back very good memories. Lol

[soul]

MORE cute animals!

[soulfulseductress]

Poem:A New Day
Author: snugsalove (from gspoetry)

Let fade from your mind
The somber tolls of yesterday's bell chime
The clock's tick-tocks never stand still
More of Life's delights yet await you, glorious & sublime
Cry your tears and then let them dry
Half-full, not half-empty is your joy's reason & rhyme
Faith re-sets the trickling sands in your hourglass of time

"Time is the coin of your life. It is the only coin you have, and only you can determine how it will be spent. Be careful lest you let other people spend it for you." ~Carl Sandberg

[Briana]

The 100 Dollar Bill
====================
A well known speaker started off his seminar by holding up a
$100 bill in a room of 200 people, and asked,
"Who would like this $100 bill?"
Hands started going up.
He said, "I am going to give this $100 bill to one of you,
but first let me do this...."
He proceeded to crumple the $100 up.
He then asked, "Who still wants it?"
Still the hands were up in the air.
"Well".....he replied,
"What if I do this?".....and he dropped it on the ground and
started to grind it into the floor with his shoe.
He picked it up, now crumpled and dirty.
"Now who still wants it?" he asked. Hands still shot up!
"My friends, you have all learned a very valuable lesson.
No matter what I did to the money, you still wanted it...because
it did not decrease in value. It was still worth $100."
Many times in our lives, we are dropped, crumpled, and ground
into the dirt, by the decisions we make, and the circumstances
that come our way.
We feel as though we are worthless. But no matter what has
happened or what will happen, you never lose your value!
Dirty....clean.....crumpled....or finely creased.....
you are still priceless to those who love you.
The worth of our lives comes not in what we do or who we know,
but by WHO WE ARE.
You are special....don't ever forget it.

Author Unknown

[Katrina]

I'm going to combine this "Happiness/Hope thread (for everyone who needs more smiles in their life)" thread with the Hold on (To Hope) NEW [this link will ultimately link you back to the top of this thread once they've been merged] thread because I think they're both fantastic ideas and I think we should combine them in to one great, big, gigantic *hope* thread. [:

Also, reading through these all were lovely. I smiled about ten times throughout the thread, so thank you.

[ThatpersonIusedtobe]

I'm moving on-Rascal Flatts...A really really good song!

I've dealt with my ghosts and I've faced all my demons
Finally content with a past I regret
I've found you find strength in your moments of weakness
For once I'm at peace with myself
I've been burdened with blame, trapped in the past for too long
I'm movin' on

I've lived in this place and I know all the faces
Each one is different but they're always the same
They mean me no harm but it's time that I face it
They'll never allow me to change
But I never dreamed home would end up where I don't belong
I'm movin' on

I'm movin' on
At last I can see life has been patiently waiting for me
And I know there's no guarantees, but I'm not alone
There comes a time in everyone's life
When all you can see are the years passing by
And I have made up my mind that those days are gone

I sold what I could and packed what I couldn't
Stopped to fill up on my way out of town
I've loved like I should but lived like I shouldn't
I had to lose everything to find out
Maybe forgiveness will find me somewhere down this road
I'm movin' on

I'm movin' on
I'm movin' on


Stand - Rascal FLatts
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Looking back on what i said
all the hopes and dreams i had
ive come to the conclusion that
if having things turn out the way you wanted them to
as a measure of success
then some would say that im a failure
the important thing is not to be bitter
over lifes dissapointments
learn to let go of the past
and recognize that everyday wont be sunny
and when you find yourself lost in the darkness and despair
remember its only in the black of the night you see the stars
and those stars lead you back home
so dont be afraid to make mistakes,to stumble and fall
cause most of the time
the greatest rewards come from doing the things that scare you the most
maybe youll get everything you wished for
maybe youll get more than you could ever have imagined
who knows where life will take you
the road is long
and in the end the journey is the destination - OTH
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There comes a time when every life goes off course. In this desperate moment you must choose your direction. Will you fight to stay on the path while others tell you who you are? Or will you label yourself? Will you be honored by your choice? Or will you embrace your new path? Each morning you choose to move forward or to simply give up.
There comes a time when every life goes off course. In this desperate moment, who will you be? Will you let down your defenses and find solace in someone unexpected? Will you reach out? Will you face your greatest fears with bravery and move forward with faith? Or will you succumb to the darkness in your soul?-OTH
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There are moments in our lives when we find ourselves at a crossroad, afraid, confused, without a roadmap. The choices we make in those moments can define the rest of our days. Of course when faced with the unknown, most of us prefer to turn around and go back.
But once in a while people push on to something better. Something found just beyond the pain of going it alone and just beyond the bravery and courage it takes to let someone in. Or to give someone a second chance. Something beyond the quite persistence of a dream.
Because it´s only when you´re tested that you truly discover who you are. And it´s only when you´re tested that you discover who you can be. The person that you want to be does exist, somewhere in the other side of hard work and faith, and belief and beyond the HEARTACHE and fear of what life has. -OTH
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Anyone has good slow songs by the way?

[BECCALICIOUS!]

Songs:

"Don't Jump" - Tokio Hotel
"Defeated" - The City Drive
"Until The End" - Breaking Benjamin

[Prozac]

Don't Give Up - Kate Bush & Peter Gabriel
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=uiCRZLr9oRw

[Hyper Sonic]

Don't Stop Believing - Journey: http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=9CTkCnad2BE

Don't stop believin'
Hold on to the feelin'
Streetlights people

[how.we.operate.]

Hey guys!
Thanks for keeping this thread alive, this is amazing how many posts I have to sort through!
I am still not done adding page 1 so I will try to edit all of that ASAP but keep up the amazing work.
Hoping everyone is doing alright, send me a PM anytime!

[Through-Glass]

I think this may refer to drug abuse, I am unsure. However, when I listen, I always think it's talking about SH. I think it could be either, depending on the listener. =]

"What and What Not" by Bayside

Night time fades into day,
a big mistake you didn't know you made.
See if you can take it back,
you thought that this was what it seemed.
Fate doesn't care about plans,
you never knew life was a rubber band.
The harder that you pull,
the more it snaps back,
the more it hurts.

Sweet miss, did you believe in this?
They got you good, they got you.
No matter what transpires,
your will can take you higher, now.
So don't take out frustration
on your body,
that junk will make you sorry.
I'm taking my last stand,
and to think, they almost got me, too.

Don't confuse bad for rebirth,
don't mess around,
feeling like love is a curse.
But you gotta make a change
before you lose control,
I'm not saying I know what
and what not to do.
We're all torn up from inside out,
and I've had mistakes in my bed once or twice
that I put in my closet
'till I finally came to,
and I realized I always knew what I had to do.

Sweet miss, did you believe in this?
They got you good, they got you.
No matter what transpires,
your will can take you higher, now.
So don't take out frustration
on your body,
that junk will make you sorry.
I'm taking my last stand,
and to think, they almost got me, too.

The time is upon us,
be who you want to,
be who you want to be.
Keep moving forward,
don't live in the corner.
Be who you want to be.
Judges will judge,
in the classrooms and the court,
if you keep giving them their say.
I'll be who I want to be,
so think what you want of me.

Sweet miss, did you believe in this?
They got you good, they got you.
No matter what transpires,
your will can take you higher, now.
So don't take out frustration
on your body,
that junk will make you sorry.
I'm taking my last stand,
and to think, they almost got me.
To think they almost got me,
to think they almost got me too.

[SleeplessDelylah]

The Song That Saved Me by Kill Hannah

[Perplexity]

A couple of quotes:

When one door of happiness closes, another opens, but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one that has been opened for us.
- Helen Keller

Once you choose hope, anything's possible.
- Christopher Reeve

And a song which I posted before in this thread, but forgot to post the link to the video x

Something Inside So Strong - Labi Siffre
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=xO3Dco...eature=related

[silentmuffin]

Just heard this one...and I liked it a lot. I decided to post the lyrics as well. Anberlin is a Christian band, but I don't think you have to be Christian to find it hopeful...and true.

Anberlin - Burn Out Brighter (Northern Lights)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YFZhCjTPBek

Live, I wanna live inspired
Die, I wanna die for something

Facing towards the heavens
I fell into a pitch black
I'm moments from landing and I'm shaking like a heart attack

Is the time, can I turn back
I've made mistakes in the past
Need a chance, can't take it back
Wish I could set things right tonight

Live, I wanna live inspired
Die, I wanna die for something higher than myself
Live and die for anyone else
The more I live I see this life's not about me

All I know spins out of control
Wonder what's next for heart and soul
Nothing I earned can save me now
Hearing one day be my final hour

Is the time, can I turn back
I've made mistakes in the past
Need a chance, can't take it back
Wish I could set things right tonight

Live, I wanna live inspired
Die, I wanna die for something higher than myself
Live and die for anyone else
The more I live I see this life's not about me

Don't wanna leave this world knowing I preach in vain
Looked out for myself, so sorry so ashamed
Don't wanna leave this life knowing I barely tried
Chased all my dreams that I can't weigh on the inside

Live, I wanna live on fire
Die, I wanna burn out brighter
Brighter than the Northern lights
Wanna live to feel the daylight
The more I live I see that this life's not about me

[Nerdlord]

Um... I only know one song.

Pollyanna (I Believe in You) by Catherine Warwick. (URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bmA5bGv6FSQ) She's such a beautiful singer... It's from a video game called Mother, also known as Earth Bound or EarthBound Zero. It's just...such an innocent song. I love it. I listed off all the problems in my life while listening to this and was still happy afterwords. (Click on the song name to find the URL; I put it in italics.)

[losing touch.]

for songs, "something inside so strong" - labi siffre :] love it.

[Wishable]

I Hope You Dance Lee Ann Womack

I hope you never lose your sense of wonder
You get your fill to eat
But always keep that hunger
May you never take one single breath for granted
God forbid love ever leave you empty handed
I hope you still feel small
When you stand by the ocean
Whenever one door closes, I hope one more opens
Promise me you'll give faith a fighting chance

And when you get the choice to sit it out or dance
I hope you dance
I hope you dance

I hope you never fear those mountains in the distance
Never settle for the path of least resistance
Living might mean taking chances
But they're worth taking
Lovin' might be a mistake
But it's worth making
Don't let some hell bent heart
Leave you bitter
When you come close to selling out
Reconsider
Give the heavens above
More than just a passing glance

And when you get the choice to sit it out or dance
I hope you dance
(Time is a real and constant motion always)
I hope you dance
(Rolling us along)
I hope you dance
(Tell me who)
I hope you dance
(Wants to look back on their youth and wonder)
(Where those years have gone)

I hope you still feel small
When you stand by the ocean
Whenever one door closes, I hope one more opens
Promise me you'll give faith a fighting chance

And when you get the choice to sit it out or dance
Dance
I hope you dance
I hope you dance
(Time is a real and constant motion always)
I hope you dance
(Rolling us along)
I hope you dance
(Tell me who)
(Wants to look back on their youth and wonder)
I hope you dance
(Where those years have gone)

(Tell me who)
I hope you dance
(Wants to look back on their youth and wonder)
(Where those years have gone)

[Distorted_Reality]

My heart is overjoyed by this thread.

Songs:
Landslide by Fleetwood Mac
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VPJJIhcaXEE
Lyrics:
I took my love and I took it down
Climbed a mountain and turned around
And I saw my reflection in the snow-covered hills
Till the landslide brought it down

Oh, mirror in the sky - What is love?
Can the child within my heart rise above?
Can I sail through the changin' ocean tides?
Can I handle the seasons of my life?
I don't know, I don't know

Well, I've been afraid of changin'
Because I've built my life around you
But time makes you bolder, even children get older
And I'm getting older, too

So, take my love, take it down
Climb a mountain and turn around
And if you see my reflection in the snow-covered hills
Well, the landslide will bring it down
The landslide will bring it down

Asleep by The Smiths
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6dPGV0cols4
Lyrics:
Sing me to sleep
Sing me to sleep
I'm tired and I
I want to go to bed
Sing me to sleep
Sing me to sleep
And then leave me alone
Don't try to wake me in the morning
'Cause I will be gone
Don't feel bad for me
I want you to know
Deep in the cell of my heart
I will feel so glad to go
Sing me to sleep
Sing me to sleep
I don't want to wake up
On my own anymore
Sing to me
Sing to me
I don't want to wake up
On my own any more
Don't feel bad for me
I want you to know
Deep in the cell of my heart
I really want to go
There is another world
There is a better world
Well, there must be
Well, there must be
Bye bye

Sing by The Dresden Dolls
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=krVgyfBJGcg
Lyrics:
There is this thing that's like touching, except you don't touch
Back in the day it just went without saying it all
All the world's history gradually dying of shock
There is this thing that's like talking, except you don't talk
You sing, you sing

Sing for the bartender, sing for the janitor, sing
Sing for the cameras, sing for the animals, sing
Sing for the children shooting the children, sing
Sing for the teachers who told you that you couldn't sing
Just sing

There is this thing keeping everyone's lungs and lips locked
It is called fear and it's seeing a great renaissance
After the show you cannot sing wherever you want
But for now let's just pretend we're all going to get bombed
So sing

Sing because it's obvious, sing for the astronauts, sing
Sing for the president, sing for the terrorists, sing
Sing for the soccer team, sing for the Janjaweed, sing
Sing for the kid with the phone who refuses to sing
Just sing

Life is no cabaret
We don't care what you say
We're inviting you anyway
You mother******s, you'll sing someday

[MadPoet]

Golden - Switchfoot
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C324nTuOmg0

She's alone tonight with a bitter cup and
She's undone tonight, she's all used up,
She's been staring down the demons
Who've been screaming
She's just another so and so,
Another so and so

You are golden,
You are golden, Child
You are golden,
(Don't let go)
(Don't let go tonight)

There's a fear that burns like trash inside
And your shame of the curse that burns your eyes
You've been hiding in your bedroom,
Hoping this isn't how the story has to go
It's not the way it goes,
It's your book now,

You are golden,
You are golden, Child
You are golden,
(Don't let go)
(Don't let go tonight)

You're a lonely soul in a land of broken hearts
You're far from home, it's a perfect place to start

(Yeah!)
(Burn)
(Burn, Burn!)

So this final verse is a contradiction
And the more we learn the less we know

We've been talkin' about a feeling,
We both know inside but couldn't find the words
I couldn't write this verse,
I've seldom been so sure,
About anything before

Golden,
You are Golden, Child

You are Golden,
(Don't let go)
(Don't let go tonight)

This world is a dead man down (Golden, you are)
Every breath is a fading crown we wear (Golden, Child, you are)
Like some debilitated king (Golden, don't let go)
Don't let go tonight

The Earth spins and the moon goes round (Golden, you are)
The green comes from the frozen ground (Golden, Child, you are)
And everything will be made new again (Golden)
(Like freedom in spring) (Golden, Golden)

Hey, like freedom in spring, (Golden, you are, hey)
Like freedom in spring (Golden, Child, you are)
(Gold...)

[Broken_Smile]

Famous Last Words- My Chemical Romance

Now I know
That I can't make you stay
But where's your heart?
But where's your heart?
But where's your...

And I know
There's nothing I can say
To change that part
To change that part
To change...

So many
Bright lights, they cast a shadow
But can I speak?
Well is it hard understanding
I'm incomplete
A life that's so demanding
I get so weak
A love that's so demanding
I can't speak

I am not afraid to keep on living
I am not afraid to walk this world alone
Honey if you stay, I'll be forgiven
Nothing you can say can
stop me going home

Can you see
My eyes are shining bright
Cause I'm out here
On the other side
Of a jet black hotel mirror
And I'm so weak
Is it hard understanding
I'm incomplete
A love that's so demanding
I get weak

I am not afraid to keep on living
I am not afraid to walk this world alone
Honey if you stay, I'll be forgiven
Nothing you can say can
stop me going home

I am not afraid to keep on living
I am not afraid to walk this world alone
Honey if you stay, I'll be forgiven
Nothing you can say can
stop me going home

These bright lights have
always blinded me
These bright lights have
always blinded me
I say

I see you lying next to me
With words I thought I'd never speak
Awake and unafraid
Asleep or dead

(How can I see, I see you
lying) 'Cause I see you
lying next to me
(How can I see, I see you
lying) With words I thought
I'd never speak
(How can I see, I see you
lying) Awake and unafraid
(How can I see, I see you
lying) Asleep or dead

'Cause I see you lying next to me
With words I thought I'd never speak
Awake and unafraid
Asleep or dead

I am not afraid to keep on living
I am not afraid to walk this world alone
(Or dead)
Honey if you stay, I'll be forgiven
Nothing you can say can
stop me going home
(Or dead)
I am not afraid to keep on living
I am not afraid to walk this world alone
(Or dead)
Honey if you stay, I'll be forgiven
Nothing you can say can
stop me going home
(Or dead)
I am not afraid to keep on living
I am not afraid to walk this world alone
(Or dead)
Honey if you stay, I'll be forgiven
Nothing you can say can
stop me going home
______________________________________
OK, so....um...sorry. This song might not be happy sunshine stuff, but some of the lyrics/lines I find uplifting. xD

[MadPoet]

Paper Walls - Yellowcard.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GjENnmGf-Jc
Let's burn a hole, so we can climb out.
Of these paper walls, and this empty house.
Don't listen too close, they're words are like guns.
With bullets that fly and kill what you've won..

Let's burn a hole, so we can climb out.
Of these paper walls, and this empty house.

We're the only thing that's real.

These visions we have of ten years ago,
Of stars in the sky and us down below.
In streets and east coast lines,
We kept this scene alive.

Here I am, still hold on to this,
Dream we had, won't let go of it,
Hear me now, you will never be alone..

Don't listen too close, they're words are like guns.
With bullets that fly and kill what you've won.
Some love to hate, and some tell you lies.
So lets make a toast, and kiss them goodbye..

We'll kiss them all goodbye..

Here I am, still hold on to this,
Dream we had, won't let go of it,
Hear me now, you will never be alone..

Here I stand, won't turn back again.
Won't leave you, know how hard it's been
Hear me now, you will never be alone..

Let's take what hurts, and write it all down.
On these paper walls, and this empty house.
And when our ink runs out, we'll burn it to the ground..

Here I am, still hold on to this
Dream we had, won't let go of it,
Hear me now, you will never be alone..

Here I stand, won't turn back again.
Won't leave you, know how hard it's been
Hear me now, you will never be alone..

[Jenna Peterson]

Let That Be Enough - Switchfoot (favourably the version featuring Jars of Clay)
Sound the Bugle - Bryan Adams
Don't Laugh at Me - Mark Wills
The Little Girl - John Michael Montgomery

[MadPoet]

Starting Over - Audio Adrenaline.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2MpBHCZJIc
(weird video but oh well)

Look at your face

Doesn't shine the way it used to
Look at your eyes
They don't sparkle anymore

Look what you've done
You've ruined it for everyone
Who told you that you had to lose your innocence?

I...I'm starting over
I...I'm starting over

Well tell me how
I get back to my childhood
I used to think
It was so naive...I was so naive

Look what I've done
I've ruined it for everyone
I should've held on harder to my innocence...

I...I'm starting over
I...I'm starting over

It's never too late..
It's never too late..
For starting over

Reclaim your innocence
Start over
Reclaim your innocence
Reclaim your innocence
Start over
Start over

(I can begin)
I...(oo yea) I'm starting over
(I can begin)
I...(again) I'm starting over
(starting over)(start over)

It's never too late..
It's never too late..
For starting over (starting over)

Look at your face
It doesn't shine the way it used to...

Outside Looking In-Jordan Pruitt
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ND2-XCcwzt4
heres the lyrics:You don't know my name
you don't know anything about me
I try to play nice
I want to be in your game
The things that you say
You may think I never hear about them
But word travels fast
I'm telling you to your face
I'm standing here behind your back

[Chorus:]
You don't know how it feels
To be outside the crowd
You don't know what it's like
To be left out
And you don't know how it feels
To be your own best friend on the outside looking in

If you could read my mind
You might see more of me that meets the eye
And you've been all wrong
Not who you think I am
You've never given me a chance

[Chorus:]
You don't know how it feels
To be outside the crowd
You don't know what it's like
To be left out
And you don't know how it feels
To be your own best friend on the outside looking in

Well, I'm tired of staying at home
I'm bored and all alone
I'm sick of wasting all my time

[Chorus (x2):]
You don't know how it feels
To be outside the crowd
You don't know what it's like
To be left out
And you don't know how it feels
To be your own best friend on the outside looking in

You don't know how it feels
To be outside the crowd
You don't know what it's like
To be left out
And you don't know how it feels
To be your own best friend on the outside looking in

I don't want to be me-Amanda clemens(its from the degrassi episode Whisper to a scream)
I'm not feeling so bold
Can't you see I don't want to grow old
And my photograph's an epitaph of parody
I don't want to be me

I'm not feeling so sure
It would help if you offer a cure
If I wait, it's too late for the remedy
I don't want to be me

You won't save me
Cause I'm not the fortunate one
So don't blame me
If I decide to go hide or instead to just run

I'm not feeling so well
Maybe we could just sit for a spell
And make amends, it depends on my injury
I don't want to be me
I don't want to be me
I don't want to be me

You won't save me
Cause I'm not the fortunate one
So don't blame me
If I decide to go hide or instead to just run
If I decide to go hide or instead to just run
If I decide to go hide or instead to just run.

Nobody's Home-Avril Lavigne
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hbm4G_7rGzQ
I couldn't tell you why she felt that way,
She felt it everyday.
And I couldn't help her,
I just watched her make the same mistakes again.

What's wrong, what's wrong now?
Too many, too many problems.
Don't know where she belongs, where she belongs.

She wants to go home, but nobody's home.
That's where she lies, broken inside.
With no place to go, no place to go to dry her eyes.
Broken inside.

Open your eyes and look outside, find the reasons why.
You've been rejected, and now you can't find what you left behind.

Be strong, be strong now.
Too many, too many problems.
Don't know where she belongs, where she belongs.

She wants to go home, but nobody's home.
That's where she lies, broken inside.
With no place to go, no place to go to dry her eyes.
Broken inside.

Her feelings she hides.
Her dreams she can't find.
She's losing her mind.
She's fallen behind.
She can't find her place.
She's losing her faith.
She's fallen from grace.
She's all over the place.
Yeah,oh

She wants to go home, but nobody's home.
That's where she lies, broken inside.
With no place to go, no place to go to dry her eyes.
Broken inside.

She's lost inside, lost inside...oh oh...
She's lost inside, lost inside...oh oh...

Heavily Broken-The veronicas
Everyday I sit here waiting
Everyday just seems so long
And now I've had enough of all the hating
Do we even care, it's so unfair
Any day it'll all be over
Everyday there's nothing new
And now I just try to find some hope
To try and hold onto
But it starts again
It'll never end

I'm heavily broken
And I don't know what to do
Can't you see that I'm choking
And I can't even move
When there's nothing left to say
What can you do
I'm heavily broken
And there's nothing I can do

Almost giving up on trying
Almost heading for a fall
And now my mind is screaming out
I've gotta keep on fighting
But then again
It doesn't end

I'm heavily broken
And I don't know what to do
Can't you see that I'm choking
And I can't even move
When there's nothing left to say
What can you do?
I'm heavily broken
And there's nothing I can do
And there's nothing I can do

Feels like I'm drowning
I'm screaming for air
(Screaming for air)
Louder I'm crying
And you don't even care

I'm heavily broken
And I don't know what to do
Can't you see that I'm choking
And I can't even move
(What can I do)
When there's nothing left to say
What can you do
I'm heavily broken


I'm heavily broken
And I don't know what to do
Can't you see that I'm choking
And I can't even move
When there's nothing left to say
What can you do
I'm heavily broken [x3]

These are my 3 main favorite songs to listen to when im upset are suicidal

[how.we.operate.]

Thank you for posting all of these songs!!
Sorry I have not been on to update this but life...crazy stuff.
Drop me a PM and I will be sure to get to you, otherwise keep posting the songs!
Stay Strong

[Charlie_Charlie]

when the rain comes by third day.

when the rain comes
it seems that everyone has gone away
when the night falls you wonder
if you shouldn't find some place
to run and hide
escape the pain
but hiding's such a lonely thing to do

I can't stop the rain,
from fallin down on you again
I can't stop the rain,
but I will hold you,
I can't stop the rain,
from fallin down on you again
I can't stop the rain,
but I will hold you til it goes away.

when the rain comes
you blame it on the things that you have done
when the storm fades
we know the rain must fall on every one
so rest a while,
it will be alright
no one loves you like I do

I can't stop the rain,
from fallin down on you again
I can't stop the rain,
but I will hold you,
I can't stop the rain,
from fallin down on you again
I can't stop the rain,
but I will hold you til it goes away.



sorry I dont have the link for the song, cant access youtube at the moment, but you can youtube it. = ] btw, the purple is my favorite part.

[LoveMeNot]

Innocent by Our Lady Peace;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQERZzA2uhU

Innocent

Oh, Johnny wishes he was famous
Spends his time alone
In the basement
With Lennon and Cobain
A guitar and a stereo
While he wishes he
Could escape this
It all seems so contagious
Not to be yourself and faceless
In a song that has no soul


I remember feeling low
I remember losing hope
I remember all the feelings
And the day they stopped
We are,
We are all innocent, we are all innocent
We are, we are, we are
We are all innocent, we are all innocent
We are, we are

Oh, Tina’s losing faith in what she knows
Hates her music
Hates all of her clothes
Thinks of surgery
And a new nose
Every calorie is a war
While she wishes she
Was a dancer
And that she'd never
Heard of cancer
She wishes God would give her
Some answers
And make her feel beautiful

I remember feeling low
I remember losing hope
I remember all the feelings
And the day they stopped
We are,
We are all innocent, we are all innocent
We are, we are, we are
We are all innocent, we are all innocent
We are, we are

One day
You'll have to let it go,
Oh
One day
You'll stand up on your own, you'll stand up on your own
Yeah
Remember losing hope,
Remember feeling low,
Remember all the feelings and the day they stopped

We are,
We are all innocent, we are all innocent
We are, we are, we are,
We are all innocent, we are all innocent
We are, we are

We are,
We are all innocent
(One day, you'll have to let it go, you'll have to let it go)
We are all innocent
We are, we are, we are,
We are all innocent, we are all innocent
We are, we are

We are,
We are all innocent
(One day, you'll stand up on your own, stand up on your own)
We are all innocent
We are, we are, we are,
We are all innocent, we are all innocent
We are, we are

We are... we are all innocent...



--------

This song has always been an inspirational song for me, and always helps me when I feel sad.

[Moyshi]

Lifeline- Papa Roach
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQDduJhzqu8

When I was a boy
I didn't care 'bout a thing
It was me and this world and a broken dream
I was blaming myself
for all that was going wrong

I was way out there
on the wrong side of town
and the ones that I loved
I started pushing 'em out
then I realised
That it was all my fault

(Chorus)
I've been looking for a lifeline
for what seems like a lifetime
I'm drowning in the pain
breaking down again
looking for a lifeline

So I put out my hand
and I asked for some help
we tore down the walls I built around myself
I was struck by the light
and I fell to the ground

I've been looking for a lifeline
for what seems like a lifetime
I'm drowning in the pain
breaking down again
looking for a lifeline

Is there anybody out there?
Can you pull me from this ocean of despair?
I'm drowning in the pain
breaking down again
looking for a lifeline

You know a heart of gold
wont take you all the way
And in a world so cold
its hard to keep the faith
Im never gonna fade away!

Yeah!

I've been looking for a lifeline
for what seems like a lifetime
I'm drowning in the pain
breaking down again
looking for a lifeline

Is there anybody out there?
Can you pull me from this ocean of despair?
I'm drowning in the pain
breaking down again
looking for a lifeline

[Naomi.]

possibly the most inspiring and make-you-feel better or make-you-cry-your-heart-out song in the world:

hold on by 33 miles

the youtube link is: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NTgEYD_iaco

and if anyone wants the song then pm me i will give you my msn and i can send it to you (:

xox

[noise94]

Sorry if any of these are repeats. It's kinda impossible to keep track. Anyway, my Happy Songs on iTunes.

Stand In The Rain by Superchick.

So stand in the rain
Stand your ground
Stand up when it's all crashing down
You stand through the pain
You won't drown
And one day what's lost can be found
You stand in the rain

Dark Blue by Jack's Mannequin

Slow down.. this night's a perfect shade of
Dark blue (dark blue)
Have you ever been alone in a crowded room when I'm here with you
I said the world could be burning (burning) down
Dark blue (dark blue)
Have you ever been alone in a crowded room well I'm here with you
I said the world could be burning 'til there's nothing but dark blue..
Just dark blue

You Give Me Something by James Morrison

You give me something
That makes me scared alright
This could be nothing
But I'm willing to give it a try
Please give me something
Because someday I might know my heart

Halo by Beyoncé

Everywhere I'm looking now
I'm surrounded by your embrace
Baby I can see your halo
You know you're my saving grace

Chase This Light by Jimmy Eat World

Because tonight, the world turned in me.
Because right now, I don't dare to breathe.
Oh, babe, I know, it's alive and somewhere for us to find tonight,
Chase this light with me.

We're So Far Away by Mae

When was the night
that showed us the sign?
Revealed in the sky, to leave all behind.
But where to begin? throwing caution to the wind,
We reached for the stars, everything was now ours.

Walk On Water Or Drown by Mayday Parade

And you got here just in time
To let me know I was worth saving
If nothing more than for the heart
Too proud to breathe
But all too scared to say
The things worth saying
Who knew this trip would be this hard

Let The Flames Begin by Paramore

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

Such Great Heights by The Postal Service

They will see us waving from such great
Heights, 'come down now,' they'll say
But everything looks perfect from far away,
'come down now,' but we'll stay...

Dream by Priscilla Ahn

I had a dream
That I could fly from the highest swing.
I had a dream.

Let It All Out by Relient K

and you promise me
that you believe
in time I will defeat this
cause somewhere in me
there is strength

I'll put more another time.

[Naomi.]

Ordinary Day By Shell Perris

I sit alone and cry myslef to sleep
these secretsi cant keep
locked away destroying me within
if only you could see the things i see
this pain is haunting me
i close my eyes and see you standing there

Chorus:
cant you see im hurting deep inside
please will someone tell me why
im on my knees but all i feel is shame
every day i live with such regret
its not easy to regret
but its just another ordinary day

your holding me too closely i cant breathe
ive lost the will to live
im so afraid of every word you say
i used to be so strong but now im weak
i never thought id me the girl inside a fallen fairytale

Chrous

thi nightmare has been lived for far to long
its not where i belong
im tired of singing songs about your life
this chain around my heart has had its time
lord bring healing of the mind
im standing tall to say my last goodbye

im no longer hurting seep inside
you broke in now i know why
im on my knees forgiven unashamed
i dont have to live with such regret
i may never forget
it doesnt have to be an ordinary day

if you like the look of it PM me and ill send it to you
she does some other good ones aswell
xox

[Cullen]

Brand New - Jesus Christ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A36I4L31Hzc

It makes me relax and puts me at peace when I am close to the edge.

[Zum Zum Girl]

Alrighty, now that I've snatched up some of these songs for myself, bare with me, I've got 2500 songs in my iTunes and a good third to half of them are songs that relate to this. Forgive me on how long this list might actually be.

Alexz Johnson - Higher Ground - Listen or Read The Lyrics

Alexz Johnson- 2 AM - Listen or Read The Lyrics

Alexz Johnson - That Was Us - Listen or Read The Lyrics

TWU really makes me think about who I used to be and who I am now, and do I want to go back to being that person, or be someone new. I've been changing since the 8th grade, but I've clung to that girl I used to be for years for fear of being someone not good enough....Anywho, interperet TWU however you would like.


Alana Grace - Black Roses Red - Listen or Read The Lyrics

Alexz Johnson- Running With The Devil - Listen or Read The Lyrics

Alexz Johnson - Don't Pull Off My Wings - Listen or Read The Lyrics

Alexz Johnson - Skin - Listen or Read The Lyrics

Alexz Johnson - Let Me Fall - Listen or Read The Lyrics

Alexz Johnson - 24 Hour - Listen or Read The Lyrics

Alexz Johnson - Criminal - Listen or Read The Lyrics

Alexz Johnson - Who Am I Fooling - Listen or Read The Lyrics

Alexz Johnson - Time To Be Your 21 - Listen or Read The Lyrics

Alexz Johnson - How Strong Do You Think I Am - Listen or Read The Lyrics

Aly & AJ - I'm Here - Listen or Read The Lyrics

Aly & AJ - Sticks And Stones - Listen or Read The Lyrics

Ana Johnsson - We Are - Listen or Read The Lyrics

Ashley Parker Angel - Shades Of Blue - Listen or Read The Lyrics

Fireflight - Forever - Listen or Read The Lyrics

Fireflight - Something New - Listen or Read The Lyrics

Fireflight - More Than A Love Song - Listen or Read The Lyrics

Fireflight -Its You - Listen or Read The Lyrics

Fireflight - You Decide - Listen or Read The Lyrics

Fireflight - Unbreakable - Listen or Read The Lyrics

Fireflight - Brand New Day - Listen or Read The Lyrics

BarlowGirl - Surrender - or Read The Lyrics




I shall return with more tomorrow

[Wishable]

Pheobe in Wonderland:
At a certain part in your life. Probably when too much of it has gone by. You will open your eyes and see yourself for who you are. Especially for everything that made you so different from all the awful normals. And you will say to yourself, "But I am this person." And in that statement, that correction, there will be a kind of love.


Have a Little Faith In Me
When the road gets dark
And you can no longer see
Just let my love throw a spark
And have a little faith in me

Look After You
There now, steady love, so few come and don't go
Will you won't you, be the one I'll always know
When I'm losing my control, the city spins around
You're the only one who knows, you slow it down

[_serendipity_]

Narrative of Soul Against Soul - AFI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ft-FO8kUZMo