Music. What are your songs? (recovery, depression, happiness, anything)

Music. What are your songs? (recovery, depression, happiness, anything)
Thank you newground for adding the links ... :)

Headphones a must if you have them.

I watch 1 or 2 of their videos every night ... even the serious ones lift my spirit and the fun ones are so good.

Hallelujah is closing in on 600 million views.
They have 19 million patrons.
and their catalogue of songs and videos have 5 billion views.
3 Grammys
90's dance medley was released 3 weeks ago and has already hit 1.5 million views.

Like I said ... I am a huge Pentaholic and really hope you check them out.

The only reason they aren't well known is because people searching for new music never search for A Capella ... :(
I sure never do ... I just stumbled onto them on youtube.
I've been hooked from the first time I saw hallelujah.
 
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A thought is just a passing train - John Moreland

Shame is a cancer, go easy on your heart
 
This song never ceases to help me release built up emotions and hope of a better future. First time I heard it, it stopped me in my tracks and it still does today.

 
There is another similar thread that I heard this song on, and it has resonated with me since joining MS and I listen to it almost everyday.
Lost Boy by Ruth B.

 
If you've gone thorogh all these fantastic posts, you've seen a lot of clips and lyrics.

However, @Captain Jigglypuff posted this one in one of the first few posts. To me, I also listen to it daily, in a version you can see the lyrics. But this version is a powerful one watching how powerful she sings it, and the ending including men and trans.

Til It Happens To You by Lada Gaga

 
This one is a little more positive, or uplifting. It's about looking forward & taking one step at a time.

"Footsteps" by Pop Evil

I've been counting all my steps
All my no's just turned to yes
Silently I must confess
My troubled history
That's washed away all my sins
Starting over once again
This is where it all begins
It's right in front of me
Down is not where I belong
This aching heart won't turn to stone
There's a fire inside these bones
It was meant to be
I see a world still full of light
How could I ever've been so blind
I still haven't lost my fight
That haunts me in my sleep
I feel like waking up
I've had this dream before
I'll take these footsteps
Go higher, go higher
I've walked an empty mile
Wore down this lonely soul
I'll take these footsteps
Go higher, go higher
Higher, go higher
Higher, higher
I know only time will tell
If all the cards will treat me well
'Cause this hand that I've been dealt keeps me wondering
So now here I turn the page
I've learned to silence all my rage
Tell me who can really say
What will tomorrow bring?
I feel like waking up
I've had this dream before
I'll take these footsteps
Go higher, go higher
I've walked an empty mile
Wore down this lonely soul
I'll take these footsteps
Go higher, go higher
Higher, go higher
Higher, higher
I'll find you, so far away
I'll find you, after all
I'll find you, so far away
I'll find you, after all
I'll find you, I feel like waking up
So far away, I've had this dream before
I'll find you, I'll take these footsteps
After all, go higher, go higher
I'll find you, I've walked an empty mile
So far away, wore down this lonely soul
I'll find you, I'll take these footsteps
After all, go higher, go higher
I'll find you, I feel like waking up
So far away, I've had this dream before
I'll find you, I'll take these footsteps
After all, go higher, go higher
I'll find you, I've walked an empty mile
So far away, wore down this lonely soul
I'll find you, I'll take these footsteps
After all, go higher, go higher
I feel like waking up
I've had this dream before
I'll take these footsteps
Go higher, higher

 
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I’m creating this thread to share music that helps me in my recovery. Music is an outlet for my problems.

A personal favorite: River by Leon Bridges.

This song hits me hard. It encompasses many parts of my life including my trauma. He starts by saying that he’s “been traveling these wide roads for so long.” I am reaching my 30’s, but ever since my youth, I have felt tired with life because of my depression and anxiety. My abuse made me older in every sense of the word. I remember being 12 and telling a teacher that I had been living for too long and she said “you have your entire life ahead of you.” She was right, but it wasn’t the normal life without trauma that I wanted. At that age, I became more aware of my trauma. My pain made me colder and lonelier.

He goes on to say “my heart’s been far, from you ten-thousand miles long.” That is when everything changed, and I started to learn about God; I realized how far from Him I was and I wanted to be closer to Him. I wanted to draw close to Him and give him “every part of me” but there “was blood on my hands” and my “lips [weren’t] clean.” I have always felt dirty about my life because of my abuse. I created self-destructive habits which worsened my feelings. But in that “darkness, momma’s words reoccur[ed] to me, “surrender to the good Lord, and he’ll wipe your slate clean.” My mom has always been there for me, and I love her. She doesn’t know what happened to me. I could never tell her because it will break her heart and she has been through enough. She has always wanted me to have relationship with God, in that sense I said “take me to your river, I wanna go.” This goes into topics such as baptism, sin, forgiveness, and love. The way he sings the song feels like its coming from my insides, my stomach, my gut, my heart, everything. Hope you guys enjoy the song.

The first video is just the song, and the second is the music video. Ironically, I had no idea there was a music video since I use Spotify.



Lyrics:

Been traveling these wide roads for so long
My heart's been far from you
Ten-thousand miles gone
Oh, I wanna come near and give ya
Every part of me
But there's blood on my hands
And my lips aren't clean
In my darkness I remember
Momma's words reoccur to me
"Surrender to the good Lord
And he'll wipe your slate clean"
Take me to your river
I wanna go
Oh, go on
Take me to your river
I wanna know
Tip me in your smooth waters
I go in
As a man with many crimes
Come up for air
As my sins flow down the Jordan
Oh, I wanna come near and give ya
Every part of me
But there's blood on my hands
And my lips aren't clean
Take me to your river
I wanna go
Go on,
Take me to your river
I wanna…

Feel free to share your own songs.
I really enjoyed contemporary Christian music but I also listen to music from Pink Floyd, Eagles, AC/DC, REO Speedway Elton John and a lot of sort of old music like that
 
"From the Inside" by Linkin Park.


It is well documented at this point, but for anyone that may not know, the lead singer of Linkin Park died by suicide in 2017. He struggled immensely in dealing with his own CSA that started when he was 7. He was a very passionate musician & I believe you can hear the emotion & anguish in his voice in listening to nearly any song put out by the band. R.I.P. Chester Bennington
 
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“Where Devils Weep” — Jonathan Hultén

Oh dear bewailer, weary soul
To move on you must drive out
All your ghosts

Now the bravest thing to do
To start anew and leave old hopes behind

All the pain and sorrow
That are haunting your dreams
Are the vast unknown that can set you free
Down the road devils weep

Deep down the bottom of the well
There's solid ground your feet must find
To stand

So delve into the darkness that's your own
It won't possess you anymore
If you're one

All the pain and sorrow
That are haunting your dreams
Are the vast unknown that can set you free
Specters of sorrow

That are haunting your dreams
Are the vast unknown that will set you free
Down the road devils weep

Let it go


Will

 
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