I got out of bed to post. That's how important this is. I apologize in advance for any grammatical errors I'm about to make.
Laying under my covers in warmth, I popped in my earphones and turned on Snow Patrol's new album, Fallen Empires. Snow Patrol has played a large role in my immediate family for years, since I bought my mom Eyes Open for Christmas in 2006.
The thing is, I haven't gotten to listen to all of Fallen Empires yet. After I heard track two (well, for some reason, it's track two on my iPod, but #13 on the disc), "The President," I had to stop. A song like this shouldn't go unnoticed. I put it on repeat, and after a dozen listen-throughs, I can honestly say that I have NEVER heard a more beautiful song in my life.
It is a masterpiece. Art at its finest. Music is incredible. It can bring you to tears.
If you are reading this post, I ask a favor. Listen to it. Listen to it with no distractions. Think of the people who are special in your life. Think of the things you have done on this Earth. Think of all the times you have failed, and think of all the times you have brought yourself back up.
This is what life is all about.
I've run to ground
I've run from everyone that I have ever known
I'm aching cold
I'm aching from the bones the very blood of me
And it's broke before you know it
Before you knew what it was for
All you know is you can't fix it
And you wish you'd listened more
To your instincts to your family
To the wisdom you'd ignored
Are you finally gonna ask us for help?
I've crashed to earth
But I'd fallen for so long that it was just relief
I saw your face
In everyone that looked me in my drunken eyes
And it's broke before you know it
Before you knew what it was for
All you know is you can't fix it
And you wish you'd listened more
To your instincts to your family
To the wisdom you'd ignored
When you finally gonna ask us for help?
I can see you at the front gate
As you wait on my return
The years have blurred to eons
But the tears have never dried
But I'm not coming to you like this
So battered down and sad
I will take the road forgotten again
