Song of the Week

20 degrees forced me to run inside again this morning.  One positive is; because you always need to find the positive; that through all the crap I have on my iPod (I need new music, people!) this song came on and reminded me of the first time I heard it and how much I identified with it.  I remembered how much it made me realize things about myself.

I need reminders sometimes.  We all do.

Most folks know where I started from.  For those that don't and are interested in a crash course, here is most of the story.  But the journey didn't stop in May of 2012.  It kept going to see 2 marathons, a season of sprint triathlons and it's not stopping anytime soon.  And most importantly, it continues to bring me health and happiness in body and mind.

For me, this song isn't about a person.  It is what running did for me.  It brought me back to life, it saved me from the nothing that I had become.  It woke me up.  Saved me from the dark.

It gave me life.  It gave me a voice.  It gave me courage.

I need reminders sometimes.  We all do.  And that is why I am writing and sharing these things with you.  To remind us both how far we have come and how wonderful it is that our journey has just begun.



Bring Me To Life
Evanescence, Fallen (2003)

How can you see into my eyes like open doors?
Leading you down into my core where I’ve become so numb
Without a soul my spirit's sleeping somewhere cold
Until you find it there and lead it back home

(Wake me up)
Wake me up inside
(I can’t wake up)
Wake me up inside
(Save me)
Call my name and save me from the dark
(Wake me up)
Bid my blood to run
(I can’t wake up)
Before I come undone
(Save me)
Save me from the nothing I’ve become

Now that I know what I’m without
You can't just leave me
Breathe into me and make me real
Bring me to life

(Wake me up)
Wake me up inside
(I can’t wake up)
Wake me up inside
(Save me)
Call my name and save me from the dark
(Wake me up)
Bid my blood to run
(I can’t wake up)
Before I come undone
(Save me)
Save me from the nothing I’ve become

Bring me to life
(I've been living a lie, there's nothing inside)
Bring me to life

Frozen inside without your touch
Without your love, darling
Only you are the life among the dead

All this time I can't believe I couldn't see
Kept in the dark but you were there in front of me
I’ve been sleeping a thousand years it seems
Got to open my eyes to everything
Without a thought, without a voice, without a soul
Don't let me die here
There must be something more
Bring me to life

(Wake me up)
Wake me up inside
(I can’t wake up)
Wake me up inside
(Save me)
Call my name and save me from the dark
(Wake me up)
Bid my blood to run
(I can’t wake up)
Before I come undone
(Save me)
Save me from the nothing I’ve become

(Bring me to life)
I’ve been living a lie, there’s nothing inside
(Bring me to life)