Random Ramblings (Part 2)

Stricken by Disturbed

You walk on like a woman in suffering

Won't even bother now to tell me why
You come alone, letting all of us savor the moment
Leaving me broken another time
You come on like a bloodstained hurricane
Leave me alone, let me be this time
You carry on like a holy man pushing redemption
I don't want to mention, the reason I know

That I am stricken and can't let you go
When the heart is cold, there's no hope, and we know
That I am crippled by all that you've done
Into the abyss will I run

You don't know what your power has done to me
I want to know if I'll heal inside
I can't go on with a holocaust about to happen
Seeing you laughing another time
You'll never know why your face has haunted me
My very soul has to bleed this time
Another hole in the wall of my inner defenses
Leaving me breathless, the reason I know

That I am stricken and can't let you go
When the heart is cold, there's no hope, and we know
That I am crippled by all that you've done
Into the abyss will I run

Into the abyss will I run

You walk on like a woman in suffering
Won't even bother now to tell me why
You come alone, letting all of us savor the moment
Leaving me broken another time
You come on like a bloodstained hurricane
Leave me alone, let me be this time
You carry on like a holy man pushing redemption
I don't want to mention, the reason I know

That I am stricken and can't let you go
When the heart is cold, there's no hope, and we know
That I am crippled by all that you've done
Into the abyss will I run

Into the abyss will I run
I can't let you go
Yes I am stricken and can't let you go

     There are a number of reasons that I like this song, the first being that it is good music by supremely talented musicians. Also the music video is simple and not like some heavy metal  videos (say, CoB for example with Sixpounder - incidentally another song I do like) it is mostly of the band with a simple setting. Anyways, my third reason, which may be the most important is that I can connect with it (going to my post from yesterday) and for music that is vital. It's the reason people argue about different types of music being stupid or for mentally challenged people. It's individual taste - and some things just don't appeal to some people. 

     

     Because of this I hate going on Youtube sometimes just because I dread seeing comments that have absolutely nothing to do with the video but are just ripping into other arists or saying something personal about the singer. For instance Cee-Lo-Green had comments on his weight. Christina Perri - comments on her teeth. And of course Justin Beiber (I personally don't like his music). But, my point is that it is utterly ridiculous. Some, people wonder why world peace is such a hard thing to achieve. And on a base level it is right there. People refuse to respect any view other than their own, and it is a disheartening thing to see.

     Once you give up the nervous craving to promote yourself, denigrate others, draw attention to your unique and special qualities, and ensure that you are the first in the pecking order, you experience an immense peace.

(Passage from The Case for God (slightly altered)).

     This, for me, sums up what I am trying to get across to you (whoever you are). Why isn't this simple act possible?

     Anyways, I will delve into that topic another time as it deserves multiple blogs of it own. What I had originally wanted to talk about was not life and the universe but actually myself. But again life throws curve balls, and sometimes you just have to roll with it.

So, I may blog later today on what I had actually wanted to talk about - it all depends on how I feel.

So, I leave all of you with this little poem to think about:

"But man alone seeks Vengefulness,
And writes his abstract Laws on stone;
For this false Justice he has made,
He tortures limb and crushes bone.

Is this the image of a god?
My tooth for yours, your eye for mine?
Oh, if revenge did move the stars
Instead of Love, they would not shine.

Give up your anger and your spite,
And imitate the Deer, the Tree;
In sweet forgiveness find your joy,
For it alone can set you free."

 As-Salaam Alaikum. RC