http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XLrDBb1YuXU
All our times have comeHere, but now there, goneSeasons don't fear the reaperNor do the wind, the sun or the rain(We can be like they are)
Come on baby(Don't fear the reaper)Baby take my hand(Don't fear the reaper)We'll be able to fly(Don't fear the reaper)Baby I'm your man
Valentine is doneHere but now they're goneRomeo and JulietAre together in eternity(Romeo and Juliet)
40,000 men and women every day(Like Romeo and Juliet)40,000 men and women every day(Redefine happiness)Another 40,000 coming every day(We can be like they are)
Come on baby(Don't fear the reaper)Baby take my hand(Don't fear the reaper)We'll be able to fly(Don't fear the reaper)Baby I'm your man
Love of two is oneHere but now they're gone
Came the last night of sadnessAnd it was clear she couldn't go onThen the door was open and the wind appearedThe candles blew and then disappearedThe curtains flew and then he appeared(Saying, "Don't be afraid")
Come on baby(And she had no fear)And she ran to him(Then they started to fly)They looked backward and said goodbye(She had become like they are)She had taken his hand(She had become like they are)
I finally get a chance to post again! It's been a very busy month; I've had a chance to play quite a number of open mic nights, as well as some gigs filling on the drums. It's been great fun for sure, and it has me pumped up for the summer! I'm pretty excited and motivated to get going with life, and as of this writing, I am 2 weeks without a cigarette too. As for the inspirational song posted above; I linked a cover version of the Blue Oyster Cult's "Don't fear the Reaper". I guess I've been sort of observing again, as well as thinking about my own life, and I've seen how important it is to embrace the future. Over the winter months I have been able to remain active, meeting many new people with many different dynamics. The whole process over the last 2 years has allowed me to achieve an awareness of how I see the world, and of who I am. I guess I'm just thankful to to be finally seeing the culmination of all these lessons, as they've happened for me, as well as what I've witnessed through others. I very much feel like I need to be very involved with music, very involved with people, and most of all, focused on my son. I'm doing a great job of letting all of the negative aspects go (see smoking!) and I'm finding a lot of appeal to throwing caution to the wind, and embracing the things that just feel right. There's a lot of wonderful things to experience in life, and as I think it has been beautifully articulated in the song above, it's important not to fear what is in front of you. Don't let the end of a current or past situation be the end of everything. Currently, I sort of feel like transitionally I am in the last two verses of this song :). I am ready to ride the spiral, to see the beauty in the world, to cross over into a new life. I can't expect this song to speak to anyone the way it spoke to me, but I encourage you to give it a listen, preferably on a sunny day, cranked up loud, in a car on a country drive.
