A friend of mine on Plurk, @unquote, posted a challenge to his friends. He listed the 100 song titles that he found most interesting and then asked his friends to pick one and give their thoughts on the title/song. I chose “Life For Rent” by Dido. When I first heard this song it made me take a long hard look at some things. My thoughts follow:
“Life For Rent” by Dido
“Life For Rent” by Namg
I haven’t ever really found a place that I call home
I never stick around quite long enough to make it
I can’t seem to find the place I belong… Nothing feels right so I move on…
I apologize that once again I’m not in love
But it’s not as if I mind
that your heart ain’t exactly breaking
Once again I find myself alone. You are too, even if you don’t realize it.
It’s just a thought, only a thought
It’s just a thought, only a thought
But if my life is for rent and I don’t learn to buy
Well I deserve nothing more than I get
Cos nothing I have is truly mine
I have to find a way to take charge of my life. I have to make my own way in my own time. Until I do, nothing about me is real… nothing.
I’ve always thought
that I would love to live by the sea To travel the world alone and live more simply
I have no idea what’s happened to that dream
Cos there’s really nothing left here to stop me
Why have I abandoned my dreams? What’s keeping me from being the person I thought I was… thought I could be? I’m tied to nothing and no one… so… why?
It’s just a thought, only a thought
It’s just a thought, only a thought
But if my life is for rent and I don’t learn to buy
Well I deserve nothing more than I get
Cos nothing I have is truly mine
I have to get ahold of myself and make this life work. Until I do, I have nothing… I am nothing.
If my life is for rent and I don’t learn to buy
Well I deserve nothing more than I get
Cos nothing I have is truly mine
It’s time for me to move forward and fix the mess I’m in. It’s time for me to start over, for my dreamed of life to begin. Until I do, until it does… I am nothing.
While my heart is a shield and I won’t let it down
While I am so afraid to fail so I won’t even try
Well how can I say I’m alive
Running scared lets me bring nothing to the table. There’s a difference between protecting myself and not living life. When did I cross that line?
If my life is for rent and I don’t learn to buy
Well I deserve nothing more than I get
Cos nothing I have is truly mine
I have to find a way to take charge of my life. I have to make my own way in my own time. Until I do, nothing about me is real… nothing.
If my life is for rent and I don’t learn to buy
Well I deserve nothing more than I get
Cos nothing I have is truly mine
Cos nothing I have is truly mine
Cos nothing I have is truly mine
Cos nothing I have is truly mine
I have to get ahold of myself and make this life work. Until I do, I have nothing… I am nothing.
4 Responses
November 1st, 2008 at 5:11 am
((HUGS)) You are not nothing, you are something – something wonderful and special! You are making changes and taking hold of your life to make it work. Your dreams aren’t dead, just asleep in a corner somewhere. Wake them up and let them fly. I believe in you!!!
XOXOXO
November 1st, 2008 at 4:15 pm
You are emerging. This post confirms that.
November 5th, 2008 at 6:16 pm
NAMG, nobody is nothing. I repeat, nobody is nothing. What happened today in USA kinda remind us that we can achieve, – if we believe….
November 17th, 2008 at 4:36 pm
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