Lyrics that Resonate with your Sobriety

Life in Recovery
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Get behind me Satan!!

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Queensryche - the needle lies

I looked back once
And all I saw was his face
Smiling, the needle crying
Walking out of his room
With mirrors, afraid I heard him scream
You’ll never get away

Cold and shaking
I crawled down alleys to try
And scrape away the tracks that marked me
Slammed my face into walls of concrete
I stared, amazed at the words written on the wall

Don’t ever trust
Don’t ever trust the needle, it lies
Don’t ever trust
Don’t ever trust the needle when it cries…
Cries your name

Wet and raving
The needle keeps calling me back
To bloody my hands forever
Carved my cure with the blade
That left me in scars
Now every time I’m weak
Words scream from my arm

Don’t ever trust
Don’t ever trust the needle, it lies
Don’t ever trust
Don’t ever trust the needle when it cries…
Cries your name
Don’t ever trust
Don’t ever trust the needle, it lies
Don’t ever trust
Don’t ever trust the needle when it cries…
Cries your name

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What’s that coming down?
Shattering skies?
Your whole world exploding
And flashes of fire
Shards of broken dreams
Stuck in your hands
Pick the pieces out, put them back together as best you can

Through the imperfections
Through the imperfections
And the cracks
You will see the difference between…

What you think you know
What you know
What you think you know
what you know
What you think you know
What you know
What you think you know

What’s that in your mirror?
The girl or the ghost?
You tried so hard
You tried so hard to let it all go
What’s that in your mouth?
The curse or the key?
You keep waving your tongue around and you’ll get hurt eventually
What you think you’ve given?
It’s not what the world has received
Can you feel the distance between…

What you think you know
What you know
What you think you know
what you know
What you think you know
What you know
What you think you know

What’s that in your heart?
What’s that in your wake?
What’s that in your heart?
What’s that in your wake!
You been gone so long
What have you been waiting for?
Can you even remember?
Your so far away
Waving your hands and screaming for somebody to remember

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Sixx AM - Tomorrow

Where ya gonna be tomorrow?
How ya gonna face the sorrow?
Where ya gonna be when you die?
'Cause nothing’s gonna last forever
And things they change like the weather
They’re gone in the blink of an eye

Just look at yourself, can you see where you are?
Look at yourself, now you can’t hide the scars
Just look at yourself 'cause there’s nowhere to go
And you know

Tomorrow
You’re gonna have to live with the things you say
Tomorrow
You’ll have to cross bridges that you burned today
Tomorrow…
And everything you do, it’s coming back for you
You’ll never outrun what waits for you
Tomorrow.

And are you terrified by sadness
And have you given into madness
You’re running out of places to hide
’Cause everybody’s got a reason
To justify how they’re feelin’
Maybe you should open your eyes

Just look at yourself, do you like what you see?
Look at yourself, is this how it should be?
Just look at yourself, 'cause there’s nowhere to go
And you’ll know

Tomorrow
You’re gonna have to live with the things you say
Tomorrow
You’ll have to cross bridges that you burned today
Tomorrow…
And everything you do, it’s coming back for you
You’ll never outrun what waits for you
Tomorrow.

Are you waiting for the reason to change?
Are you waiting for the end, has it came?
Nothing’s gonna stand in your way…

Just look at yourself, do you like what you see?
Look at yourself, is this how it should be?

Tomorrow
You’re gonna have to live with the things you say
Tomorrow
You’ll have to cross bridges that you burned today
Tomorrow…
And everything you do, it’s coming back for you
You’ll never outrun what waits for you
Tomorrow.

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Don’t Look Back - Boston

Don’t look back
A new day is breakin’
It’s been too long since I felt this way
I don’t mind where I get taken
The road is callin’
Today is the day

I can see
It took so long just to realize
I’m much too strong
Not to compromise
Now I see what I am is holding me down
I’ll turn it around (Oh, yes I will)

I finally see the dawn arrivin’
I see beyond the road I’m drivin’

It’s a bright horizon and I’m awake now
Oh I see myself in a brand new way
The sun is shinin’
The clouds are breakin’
'Cause I can’t lose now, there’s no game to play

I can tell
There’s no more time left to criticize
I’ve seen what I could not recognize
Everything in my life was leading me on
But I can be strong (Oh, yes I can)

I finally see the dawn arrivin’
I see beyond the road I’m drivin’
Far away and left behind (left behind)

Oh, the sun is shinin’
And I’m on that road

Don’t look back
A new day is breakin’
It’s been too long since I felt this way
I don’t mind where I get taken
The road is callin’
Today is the day

I can see
It took so long just to realize
I’m much too strong
Not to compromise
Now I see what I am is holding me down
I’ll turn it around (Oh, yes I will)

I finally see the dawn arrivin’
I see beyond the road I’m drivin’
Far away and left behind

Don’t look back
Don’t look back
Don’t look back
Don’t look back

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"It’s Been A While"
Staind

And it’s been awhile
Since I could hold my head up high
And it’s been awhile
Since I first saw you
And it’s been awhile
Since I could stand on my own two feet again
And it’s been awhile
Since I could call you

And everything I can’t remember
As f*ed up as it all may seem
The consequences that I’ve rendered
I’ve stretched myself beyond my means

And it’s been awhile
Since I can say that I wasn’t addicted
And it’s been awhile
Since I can say I love myself as well
And it’s been awhile
Since I’ve gone and f*ed things up just like I always do
And it’s been awhile
But all that shit seems to disappear when I’m with you

And everything I can’t remember
As fed up as it all may seem
The consequences that I’ve rendered
I’ve gone and fed things up again

Why must I feel this way?
Just make this go away
Just one more peaceful day!

And it’s been awhile
Since I could look at myself straight
And it’s been awhile
Since I said I’m sorry
And it’s been awhile
Since I’ve seen the way the candles light your face
And it’s been awhile
But I can still remember just the way you taste

And everything I can’t remember
As f*ed up as it all may seem to be I know it’s me
I cannot blame this on my father
He did the best he could for me

And it’s been awhile
Since I could hold my head up high
And it’s been awhile
Since I said I’m sorry

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Cash’s rendition is my favorite :purple_heart:

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30

Running to Stand Still
U2

And so she woke up
Woke up from where she was
Lying still
Said I gotta do something
About where we’re going

Step on a steam train
Step out of the driving rain, maybe
Run from the darkness in the night
Singing ha, ah la la la de day
Ah da da da de day
Ah la la de day

Sweet the sin
Bitter than taste in my mouth
I see seven towers
But I only see one way out

You got to cry without weeping
Talk without speaking
Scream without raising your voice

You know I took the poison
From the poison stream
Then I floated out of here
Singing ha la la la de day
Ha la la la de day
Ha la la de day

She runs through the streets
With eyes painted red
Under a black belly of cloud in the rain
In through a doorway she brings me
White gold and pearls stolen from the sea
She is raging
She is raging
And the storm blows up in her eyes
She will

Suffer the needle chill
She’s running to stand

Still

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This is how I think of sobriety…

“But every time it rains
You’re here in my head
Like the sun coming out
Ooh, I just know that something good is going to happen
And I don’t know when
But just saying it could even make it happen”

Cloudbursting - Kate Bush.

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Alcohoic - Floater

This sickening sin
My only home…
Is not enough
Just to die alone…
But is a symptom
Of my disease
Stiff and restless
So hard to please

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This one will stick every day till the end. Flogging Molly - The Worst Day Since Yesterday

Well I know, I miss more than hit
With a face that was launched to sink
An’ I seldom feel, the bright relief
It’s been the worst day since yesterday

If there’s one thing I have said
Is that the dreams I once had, now lay in bed
As the four winds blow, my wits through the door
It’s been the worst day since yesterday

Fallin’ down to you sweet ground
Where the flowers they bloom
Well it’s there I’ll be found

Hurry back to me, my wild cailĂ­n
It’s been the worst day since yesterday

Though these wounds have seen no wars
Except for the scars I have ignored
And this endless crutch, well it’s never enough
It’s been the worst day since yesterday

Hell says hello, well it’s time I should go
To pastures green, that I’ve yet to see

Hurry back to me, my wild cailĂ­n
It’s been the worst day since yesterday

[* The Gaelic for “girl” is “cailín”, for “Girls” it’s “cailíní”.
The singular is pronounced “cal-een”, the plural “cal-een-ee”.
“Colleen” is a common Anglicisation in English.]

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Sixx AM - Accidents Can Happen
(I love Nikki Sixx, and almost every song by Sixx AM has something I can relate to in sobriety) :slight_smile:

Don’t give up, it takes a while
I have seen this look before
And it’s alright
You’re not alone
If you don’t love this anymore
I hear that you’ve slipped again
I’m here 'cause I know you’ll need a friend

And you know that accidents can happen
And it’s okay,
We all fall off the wagon sometimes
It’s not your whole life
It’s only one day
You haven’t thrown everything away.

Take some time and learn to breathe
And remember what it means
To feel alive
And to believe
Something more than what you see
I know there’s a price for this
But some things in life you must resist

And you know that accidents can happen
And it’s okay,
We all fall off the wagon sometimes
It’s not your whole life
It’s only one day
You haven’t thrown everything away.

I hear that you’ve slipped again
I’m here 'cause I know you’ll need a friend

And you know that accidents can happen
And it’s okay,
We all fall off the wagon sometimes
It’s not your whole life
It’s only one day
You haven’t thrown everything away.

You know that accidents can happen
And it’s okay,
We all fall off the wagon sometimes
It’s not your whole life
It’s only one day
You haven’t thrown everything away.

So don’t give up
It takes a while.

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I heard this song and was like omg Selena Gomez wrote this for me. This is how I feel about myself and my life NOW that I am sober, I am revived!

Lyrics
I dive into the future
But I’m blinded by the sun
I’m reborn in every moment
So who knows what I’ll become

I feel like I’ve awakened lately
The chains around me are finally breaking
I’ve been under self-restoration
I’ve become my own salvation
Showing up, no more hiding, hiding
The light inside me is bursting, shining
It’s my, my, my time to butterfly

What I’ve learned is so vital
More than just survival
This is my revival
This is a revival
Oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh-oh
Revival
Oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh-oh
Revival

I’ll walk through the fire, I’ll begin again
I’ll burn through my skin
’Cause I, 'cause I wanna feel it
Reaching for the truth, not afraid to lose
What shattered through me like a rifle was a revival
I admit, it’s been painful, painful
But I’ll be honest, I’m grateful, grateful
It’s my, my, my time to realize

What I’ve learned is so vital
More than just survival
This is my revival
This is a revival
Oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh-oh
Revival
Oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh-oh
Revival

This won’t take too long, you’ll see
I’m just tryna get to me, ooh
What shattered through me like a rifle was a revival

What I’ve learned is so vital
More than just survival
This is my revival
This is a revival
Oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh-oh
Revival
Oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh-oh
Revival

What I’ve learned is so vital
More than just survival
This is my revival, this is my revival

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“Quitter” by Dawes

Quit talking to God if your prayers don’t get answered
Or if you don’t exactly notice when they do
Quit taking the jobs that rob you of your powers
So you can buy more shit you don’t have time to use
Quit hanging around in this air conditioned town
Where your life is lived up hunched over your phone
You’re gonna have to quit everything, until you find one thing you won’t

Quit living in the past if all you end up doing
Is practicing apologies you won’t make
Quit filling up your glass if it’s mixing and churning
With the feelings you are trying to escape
Quit committing these sins and absolving them again
As if it matters when you do or when you don’t
You’re gonna have to quit everything, until you find one thing you won’t

Quit turning to words and putting pen on paper
If it feels like you’re just putting black on white
Quit telling these girls their ideas about forever
When you only plan to know them for a night
Quit wasting my time because pretty soon you’ll find
It’s the only thing of value that we own
You’re gonna have to quit everything, until you find one thing you won’t

Quit trying to act like the world breaks into facts
When life itself is swimming through your bones
You’re gonna have to quit everything, until you find one thing you won’t
You’re gonna have to quit everything, until you find one thing you won’t

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The line “you’re gonna have to quit everything until you find one thing you won’t.”

Reminds me of how I had to quit drinking and all of my dead end habits in order to truly find a life worth living. Finding a fulfilling career has always been something I fantasized about, and my lack of motivation to do so was a major trigger for my drinking.

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I’m in the middle of trying to find that fulfilling career myself. I’ve been a chef since I was 20 and thought that was my calling but it’s draining, underpaying and has little room for growth. My other two choices I’ve wittled it down to are plumbing or nursing. Dealing with shit either way and both make about the same median salary. One would be the logical route while the other would be the harder path but probably more rewarding. Drinking and using were both part of the culinary world for me up until 42 days ago, and I can see why too. What do you do for work these days? Also love the ween profile pic :wink:

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Piece of “Moment of surrender” by U2

"At the moment of surrender
I folded to my knees
I did not notice the passers-by
And they did not notice me

I’ve been in every black hole
At the altar of the dark star
My body’s now a begging bowl
That’s begging to get back
Begging to get back to my heart
To the rhythm of my soul
To the rhythm of my unconsciousness
To the rhythm that yearns
To be released from control

I was punching in the numbers
At the ATM machine
I could see in the reflection
A face staring back at me
At the moment of surrender
Of vision over visibility
I did not notice the passers-by
And they did not notice me"

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I work in customer care and it paid just enough for rent and my terrible habits. More money saved now in sobriety, but same terrible daily grind.

Going back to school in 3 weeks. Little by little, well get to where we are supposed to be. I could not make any decisions when drinking. Just paralysis.

Thanks for noticing the Boognish. Caught them in Chicago in March. If Gene Ween can get sober (sometimes) than so can we (hopefully permanently)!

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Fairly Local by Twentyonepilots.

42

God shaped hole leaves me empty
Bottled friends won’t bring relief
Drown your voice with party

For one and only
For one so lonely
Faith creeps slowly over me

How Jesus wept
He wept as he
Took twelve steps
And carried me
Oh, how he wept
For thee
Resurrection on me

Blunted thorns are soft on skin
Will the weight of life lift me?
Hear the chatter fooling me
Drown your voice with mighty weed

Jesus Wept - Sia

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