Regrets collect like old friends
Here to relive your darkest moments
I can see no way, I can see no way
And all of the ghouls come out to play
And every demon wants his pound of flesh
But I like to keep some things to myself
I like to keep my issues strong
It’s always darkest before the dawn
And I’ve been a fool and I’ve been blind
I can never leave the past behind
I can see no way, I can see no way
I’m always dragging that horse around
Our love is pastured such a mournful sound
Tonight I’m gonna bury that horse in the ground
So I like to keep my issues strong
But it’s always darkest before the dawn
Shake it out, shake it out,
Shake it out, shake it out, ooh whoa
Shake it out, shake it out,
Shake it out, shake it out, ooh whoa
And it’s hard to dance with a devil on your back
So shake him off, oh whoa
Black clouds are behind me, I now can see ahead
Often I wonder why I try, hoping for an end
Sorrow weighs my shoulders down
And troubles haunt my mind.
But I know the present will not last
And tomorrow will be kinder.
Tomorrow will be kinder
I know I’ve seen it before.
A brighter day is coming my way
Yes tomorrow will be kinder.
Today I’ve cried a many tear
And pain is in my heart
Around me lies a somber scene
I don’t know where to start
But I feel warmth on my skin
The stars have all aligned
The wind has blown but now I know that
Tomorrow will be kinder.
- the secret sisters
You put yourself in stupid places
Yes I think you know it’s true
Situations where it’s easy to look down on you
I think you like to be the victim
I think you like to be in pain
I think you make yourself a victim
Almost every single day
You say they taught you how to read and write
They taught you how to count
I say they taught you how to buy and sell
Your own body by the pound
I think you like to be their simple toy
I think you love to play the clown
I think you are blind to the fact
That the hand you hold
Is the hand that holds you down
From “Everything to Everyone”, by Everclear. Don’t know if it applies to anybody else, but the last three lines speak to me!
Ok… dropping the youtube in here b/c reading the song lyrics doesn’t do it justice IMO.
I was 12 -15 hours away when my mom passed and couldn’t get home to see her frequently before she went like I had wanted to… Combined with just a shitty side of the family who said and accused me of things that I have to this day not forgiven – and may never – it was pretty dark times for me. When i would get to a bad place after everything, I would often spin this song b/c at that time it was the only sliver of hope that I had.
I was on the search for something real.
Traded what I know for how I feel.
But the ceiling and the walls collapsed.
Upon the darkness I was trapped
As the last of breath was drawn from me
A light broke in and brought me to my feet
There’s no fortune at the end of a road that has no end
There’s no returning to the spoils once you’ve spoiled the thought of them
There’s no falling back to sleep once you’ve waken from the dream
Now I’m rested and I’m ready
I’m rested and I’m ready to begin