Good Music inspiration?
Hi Tom....I like Van Zandt - "Get Right With The Man" CD, especially the songs "Help Somebody" and "I Can't Help Myself". We played "I Can't Help Myself" at my sister's memorial. She died from this thing on Jan 15th of this year. She had 2 1/2 months of sobriety this time and it only took a few weeks of relapse to take her out. Her name was Sheila and I still miss her terribly.
Thanks for the posts and keep them comming. I want to make a"play list" of all of the people here on SR's Favorite. get Well, kick the battle, stop the pain songs ect ect. Then I will post my favs after to listing to them, pick out the ones I think are best, and make a GREAT CD out of them.
Thanks Again
Tom
Thanks Again
Tom
Gravity... John Mayer, from "Continuum"
JOHN MAYER LYRICS
"Gravity"
Gravity is working against me
And gravity wants to bring me down
Oh I'll never know what makes this man
With all the love that his heart can stand
Dream of ways to throw it all away
Oh Gravity is working against me
And gravity wants to bring me down
Oh twice as much aint twice as good
And can't sustain like a one half could
It's wanting more
That's gonna send me to my knees
[repeat]
Oh gravity, stay the hell away from me
And gravity has taken better men than me (Now how can that be?)
Just keep me where the light is
Just keep me where the light is
Keep you all where the light is
Just keep us where the light is
Ohh.. where the light is! [repeat]
JOHN MAYER LYRICS
"Gravity"
Gravity is working against me
And gravity wants to bring me down
Oh I'll never know what makes this man
With all the love that his heart can stand
Dream of ways to throw it all away
Oh Gravity is working against me
And gravity wants to bring me down
Oh twice as much aint twice as good
And can't sustain like a one half could
It's wanting more
That's gonna send me to my knees
[repeat]
Oh gravity, stay the hell away from me
And gravity has taken better men than me (Now how can that be?)
Just keep me where the light is
Just keep me where the light is
Keep you all where the light is
Just keep us where the light is
Ohh.. where the light is! [repeat]
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Gravity lyrics - APC (Theme- Sick and tired of being sick and tired and surrender)
"Lost again, broken and weary
unable to find my way
tail in hand, dizzy and clearly
unable to just let this go
I am surrendering to gravity and the unknown
catch me, heal me,
lift me back up to the sun
I choose to live...
I fell again, Like a baby
Unable to stand on my own
Tail in hand, dizzy and clearly
Unable to just let this go
I am surrendering to gravity and the unknown
Catch me, heal me
Lift me back up to the sun
I choose to live...
I choose to live...
I choose to live...
Catch me, heal me
Lift me back up to the sun
Help me survive the bottom
Calm these hands before they
Snare another pill and
Drive another nail down
Another needy hole
please release me
I am surrendering to the gravity and the unknown
Catch me heal me
lift me back up to the sun
I choose to live...
I choose to live..."
Pet Lyrics - APC (Theme- addiction talking to a recovering addict)
"Don't fret precious I'm here, step away from the window
Go back to sleep
Lay your head down child
I won't let the boogeyman come
Counting bodies like sheep
To the rhythm of the war drums
Pay no mind to the rabble
Pay no mind to the rabble
Head down, go to sleep
To the rhythm of the war drums
Pay no mind what other voices say
They don't care about you, like I do, like I do
Safe from pain and truth and choice and other poison devils,
See, they don't give a **** about you, like I do.
Just stay with me, safe and ignorant,
Go back to sleep
Go back to sleep
Lay your head down child
I won't let the boogeyman come
Count the bodies like sheep
To the rhythm of the war drums
Pay no mind to the rabble
Pay no mind to the rabble
Head down, go to sleep to the rhythm of the war drums
I'll be the one to protect you from
Your enemies and all your demons
I'll be the one to protect you from
A will to survive and a voice of reason
I'll be the one to protect you from
Your enemies and your choices son
They're one in the same
I must isolate you
Isolate and save you from yourself
Swayin to the rhythm of the new world order and
Count the bodies like sheep to the rhythm of the war drums
The boogeymen are coming
The boogeymen are coming
Keep your head down, go to sleep, to the rhythm of a war drums
Stay with me
Safe and ignorant
Just stay with me
Hold you and protect you from the other ones
The evil ones
Don't love you son,
Go back to sleep"
THese are my 2 favorite songs off the CD I mentioned earlier....but the WHOLE CD rocks!!!!
"Lost again, broken and weary
unable to find my way
tail in hand, dizzy and clearly
unable to just let this go
I am surrendering to gravity and the unknown
catch me, heal me,
lift me back up to the sun
I choose to live...
I fell again, Like a baby
Unable to stand on my own
Tail in hand, dizzy and clearly
Unable to just let this go
I am surrendering to gravity and the unknown
Catch me, heal me
Lift me back up to the sun
I choose to live...
I choose to live...
I choose to live...
Catch me, heal me
Lift me back up to the sun
Help me survive the bottom
Calm these hands before they
Snare another pill and
Drive another nail down
Another needy hole
please release me
I am surrendering to the gravity and the unknown
Catch me heal me
lift me back up to the sun
I choose to live...
I choose to live..."
Pet Lyrics - APC (Theme- addiction talking to a recovering addict)
"Don't fret precious I'm here, step away from the window
Go back to sleep
Lay your head down child
I won't let the boogeyman come
Counting bodies like sheep
To the rhythm of the war drums
Pay no mind to the rabble
Pay no mind to the rabble
Head down, go to sleep
To the rhythm of the war drums
Pay no mind what other voices say
They don't care about you, like I do, like I do
Safe from pain and truth and choice and other poison devils,
See, they don't give a **** about you, like I do.
Just stay with me, safe and ignorant,
Go back to sleep
Go back to sleep
Lay your head down child
I won't let the boogeyman come
Count the bodies like sheep
To the rhythm of the war drums
Pay no mind to the rabble
Pay no mind to the rabble
Head down, go to sleep to the rhythm of the war drums
I'll be the one to protect you from
Your enemies and all your demons
I'll be the one to protect you from
A will to survive and a voice of reason
I'll be the one to protect you from
Your enemies and your choices son
They're one in the same
I must isolate you
Isolate and save you from yourself
Swayin to the rhythm of the new world order and
Count the bodies like sheep to the rhythm of the war drums
The boogeymen are coming
The boogeymen are coming
Keep your head down, go to sleep, to the rhythm of a war drums
Stay with me
Safe and ignorant
Just stay with me
Hold you and protect you from the other ones
The evil ones
Don't love you son,
Go back to sleep"
THese are my 2 favorite songs off the CD I mentioned earlier....but the WHOLE CD rocks!!!!
Interesting topic!
John Lennon - Watching the Wheels
Queen - I Want to Break Free
Carole King - Legacy
Barry Manilow - I Made it Through the Rain
Carpenters - It's Going to Take Some Time
LK
John Lennon - Watching the Wheels
Queen - I Want to Break Free
Carole King - Legacy
Barry Manilow - I Made it Through the Rain
Carpenters - It's Going to Take Some Time
LK
Originally Posted by Blake
A Perfect Circle - The 13th Step.........the entire CD is about the battle of addiction, I listened to it constantly the first few months I was clean
Seconded!
I don't know how inspirational this song is, as a whole...but the bolded line below always gets my determination going each time I hear it...it sends shivers down my spine!
Scar Tissue ~ Red Hot Chilli Peppers
Scar tissue that I wish you saw
Sarcastic mister know-it-all
Close your eyes and I'll kiss you cause
With the birds I'll share
With the birds I'll share
This lonely view
With the birds I'll share
This lonely view
Push me up against the wall
Young Kentucky girl in a push-up bra
Fallin' all over myself
To lick your heart and taste your health 'cause
With the birds I share
With the birds I share this lonely view and
With the birds I share this lonely view and
With the birds I share this lonely view
Blood loss in a bathroom stall
Southern girl with a scarlet drawl
Wave good-bye to ma' and pa' 'cause
With the birds I'll share
With the birds I'll share
This lonely view
With the birds I'll share
This lonely view
Soft spoken with a broken jaw
Step outside but not to brawl
And Autumn's sweet we call it fall
I'll make it to the moon if I have to crawl and
With the birds I'll share
This lonely view and
With the birds I'll share this lonely view and
With the birds I'll share this lonely view
Hazel
Cruelty-Free
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Body: South Florida Heart: Yosemite National Park
Posts: 914
Great topic! I find that there are so many songs relating to the disease of addiction and not nearly enough relating to recovery from it...
Anyhoo...
My initial picks would be:
Needle and the Damage Done -- Neil Young (m'wife recently asked how I'd interpret the line "...but every junkie's like a setting sun" and I replied, "They're beautiful... but they fade away")
She Talks To Angels -- Black Crowes
Prince Of Darkness -- Indigo Girls
Cold Turkey -- John Lennon
Sister Morphine -- Rolling Stones
Feelin' Alright -- Joe Cocker / Traffic
Anyhoo...
My initial picks would be:
Needle and the Damage Done -- Neil Young (m'wife recently asked how I'd interpret the line "...but every junkie's like a setting sun" and I replied, "They're beautiful... but they fade away")
She Talks To Angels -- Black Crowes
Prince Of Darkness -- Indigo Girls
Cold Turkey -- John Lennon
Sister Morphine -- Rolling Stones
Feelin' Alright -- Joe Cocker / Traffic
jessica by the allman brothers. its instrumental but absolutely beautiful. the piano solo is incredible but the guitar solo is just jaw-dropping. overwhelming pure and soulful. i get down on my knees and listen to it and thank God for the creatively he has instilled in certain human beings. its very powerful and certainly a power greater than myself.
Originally Posted by IndigoNA
It'd be nice if someone made some sort of compilation and we could download it...
I'm far from computer savvy...but if each of us had a song to contribute in MP3 format, surely there's a way (and a place?) to collect them all together? Beyond my expertise, though, I'm afraid...but I do think that would be great!
Just wanted to add, "Surrendering" by Alanis Morissette:
you were full and fully capable
you were self sufficient and needless
your house was fully decorated in that sense
you were taken with me to a point
a case of careful what you wish for
but what you knew was enough to begin
and so you called and courted fiercely
so you rached out, entirely fearless
and yet you knew of reservation and how it serves
and I salute you for your courage
and I applaud your perseverance
and I embrace you for your faith in the face of adversarial forces
that I represent
so you were in but not entirely
you were up for this but not totally
you knew how arms length-ing can maintain doubt
and so you fell and you're intact
so you dove in and you're still breathing
so you jumped and you're still flying if not shocked
and I support you in your trusting
and I commend you for your wisdom
and I'm amazed by your surrender in the face of threatening forces
that I represent
you found creative ways to distance
you hid away from much through humor
your choice of armor was your intellect
and so you felt and you're still here
and so you died and you're still standing
and so you softened and you're still safely in command
self protection was in times of true danger
your best defense to mistrust and be wary
surrendering a feat of unequalled measure
and I'm thrilled to let you in
overjoyed to be let in in kind
-Hazel
Like you were dying by Tim McGraw
Oh and a personal favorite of mine is this one..............
Drinkin Bone by Tracy Byrd
Well it's Friday evenin' six o'clock
And all my friends are twistin' off
I'm at the house just turnin' on T.V.
And they all wonder why I’ve changed
How many times must I explain
It's basic honk y tonk anatomy
The drinkin' bone is connected to the party bone
The party bone's connected to the stayin' out all night long
And she won't think it's funny
And I'll wind up all alone
And the lonely bone's connected to the drinkin' bone
Hey two plus two is always four
And down is south and up is north
Thirty-two degrees is freezing cold
You play with fire you end up burned
The early-bird gets the worm
But the only thing you really need to know
Is...
The drinkin' bone is connected to the party bone
The party bone's connected to the stayin' out all night long
And she won't think it's funny
And I'll wind up all alone
And the lonely bone's connected to the drinkin' bone
Hey sing it with me
Let's make sure you know....
The drinkin' bone is connected to the party bone
The party bone's connected tot he stayin' out all ngiht long
And she won't think it's funny
And I'll wind up all alone
And the lonely bone's connected the the....
The drinkin' bone is connected to the party bone
The party bone's connected to the stayin' out all night long
And she won't think it's funny
And I'll wind up all alone
And the lonely bone's connected to the drinkin' bone
Oh and a personal favorite of mine is this one..............
Drinkin Bone by Tracy Byrd
Well it's Friday evenin' six o'clock
And all my friends are twistin' off
I'm at the house just turnin' on T.V.
And they all wonder why I’ve changed
How many times must I explain
It's basic honk y tonk anatomy
The drinkin' bone is connected to the party bone
The party bone's connected to the stayin' out all night long
And she won't think it's funny
And I'll wind up all alone
And the lonely bone's connected to the drinkin' bone
Hey two plus two is always four
And down is south and up is north
Thirty-two degrees is freezing cold
You play with fire you end up burned
The early-bird gets the worm
But the only thing you really need to know
Is...
The drinkin' bone is connected to the party bone
The party bone's connected to the stayin' out all night long
And she won't think it's funny
And I'll wind up all alone
And the lonely bone's connected to the drinkin' bone
Hey sing it with me
Let's make sure you know....
The drinkin' bone is connected to the party bone
The party bone's connected tot he stayin' out all ngiht long
And she won't think it's funny
And I'll wind up all alone
And the lonely bone's connected the the....
The drinkin' bone is connected to the party bone
The party bone's connected to the stayin' out all night long
And she won't think it's funny
And I'll wind up all alone
And the lonely bone's connected to the drinkin' bone
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