So, I love that I haven't had a spare moment to write on this thing for at least two weeks. But at 3 in the morning I figure that I might as well do what I can. Winter Break was a huge success for me. It was nice to see a smattering of my friends.
I downloaded the Greg Laswell record because I really like the song "How the Day Sounds." It's a gorgeous ode to the morning. The first time that I heard it I was eating at Carl's Jr. for breakfast with my Grandparents on our way back to St. George, and I immediately knew that I had to get my hands on it. Everyone ought to like how the day sounds.
But anyway, that's not the song that I'm putting up here today. I heard this one on shuffle laying in the recklessly uncomfortable daybed that lives in my bedroom back in American Fork, and for some reason it really got to me. It's fantastic. Apparently Greg wrote this song as a little bit of an anthem for his family when they were going through a particularly hard time. By the time he was finished with it, though, his girlfriend no longer played the role that she previously had in his life. Therefore he added "this part was for her, does she remember?"
I love this song specifically because it's an outreach to people who are struggling with different areas of their lives. People who don't try once, then try again, then get what they want, because lets be honest, how often does that actually happen? Most of the time we're let down again and again and sometimes you never get it it that you're searching for at all.
When I was home I had a conversation about how frustrating it is to be surrounded by a group of people that don't understand you or the struggles that you're facing. But then he goes on to say "come on, friends, get up now. You're not alone at all."
In reality I think that everything in life comes and goes in waves. The irritating part is figuring out how to roll with the punches and ride those waves instead of drowning in them. 'Cause at the end everything will be fine, and if it's not fine, it's not the end.
This is "It Comes and Goes (In Waves)."
This one's for the lonely
The ones that seek and find
Only to be let down
Time after time
This one's for the torn down
The experts at the fall
Come on, friends, get up now
You're not alone at all
And this part was for her
This part was for her
This part was for her
Does she remember?
It comes and goes in waves, i....
This one's for the faithless
The ones that aren't surprised
They're only where they are now
Regardless of their fight
This one's for believing
If only for it's sake
Come on, friends get up now
Love is to be made
And this part was for her
This part was for her
This part was for her
Does she remember?
It comes and goes in waves,
I'm only led to wonder why
It comes and goes in waves
I'm only led to wonder why
Why I try
This is for the ones who stand
For the ones who try again
For the ones who need a hand
For the ones who think they can
It comes and goes in waves,
I'm only led to wonder why
It comes and goes in waves
I'm only led to wonder why
Why I try
