willing to fight

lyrics from ani difranco's song willing to fight

tell me whose your boogeyman
thats who i will be...
you don't have to like me for who i am
but we'll see what your made of by what you make of me
i think its absurd that you think that I'm the derelict daughter
 you know i fight fire with words
words are hotter than flame
words are wetter than water...

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thoughts off this...
there are times when lyrics from a song put into words what we are feeling.  they seem to capture the emotion, the intent, the raw moment etched in time in our minds.

hearing these lyrics, like I have many times before...this verse always has a way of making my mind wander to the place thats bothering me in my life. as the words drift out on their melodric trip into my creative space, a door opens within the subconscious & welcomes me in.
it is time to face what i don't want to. but i will do it for the one, the one who needs me to be the boogeyman. i will sacrifice all for you...

i enjoy how this addresses what I've explored a few times within my blog...the effect words have. in our day to day lives...how they can cut to the core or bring the most fantastic of moments forever blazing within our hearts. They can make our hearts smile or cause the tears to flow.

songs can carry us back to moments in time
they can help fix a memory, providing the soundtrack to recollection for years to come
they express our emotions
our desires, hopes & dreams
our failures, losses & all those things we've lost along the way
they get us new jobs
they get us into colleges
they may bring love before us after writing a love letter
words are present all the time....

some day may it be that the words we use, only share love, hope & peace...paying it forward. so there will be no need to fight fire with fire in the form of hurtful words. sometimes strung together in blind rage, or in hope to put another in place.

let us use our words to bring grace and charm to our everyday lives. for if we are able to bring one smile to another human's face by a simple compliment....the ripples that extend outward could set in motion a better perspective of ourselves & others from within moving out. at least one can hope :)

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if you'd like to hear the full song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-aHmq1U6lRs&feature=share&list=PLC4F752BD2CE7B28A