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A Message of Hope - Jump Rope
35 & Over Community / by AtlasShrugging
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 April 9th, 2021
...See more "Jump Rope" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j19GMcWSg68&ab_channel=MarkusD [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j19GMcWSg68&ab_channel=MarkusD] Remember how you used to say, You couldn't wait 'til tomorrow for a brand new day. And no fuss When ya had to ride the bus You'd just add a little blush To paralyze your school crush Now you're older And the weight in on your shoulder Make the world a little colder No more hiding in the old days Be strong Don't you give up hope It will get hard Life's like a jump rope Up, down, up, down, up, down, up, down, yeah 'Cause it will get hard Remember life's like a jump rope Up, down, up, down, up, down, up, down, yeah It will get hard 'Cause it will get hard There'll be a bump and there will be a bruise There'll be alarms and there will be a snooze There'll be a path that you will have to choose There'll be a win and there will be a lose And you have to hold your head up high And watch all the negative go by Don't you ever be ashamed to cry You go ahead 'Cause life's like a jump rope Up, down, up, down, up, down, up, down, yeah 'Cause it will get hard Remember life's like a jump rope Up, down, up, down, up, down, up, down, yeah It will get hard Come on I wanna tell you that everything will be OK That everything will eventually turn itself to gold So keep pushing through it all Don't follow, lead the way Don't lose yourself or your hope 'Cause life's like a jump rope Up, down, up, down, up, down, up, down, yeah You stamp your feet so hard you make it pound Raise the bottom to the top And now we're never coming down Up, down Stamp your feet spin around Clap your hands to the rhythm And then you slip down You stamp your feet so hard you make it pound Raise the bottom to the top And now we're never coming down Up, down, up, down, up, down, up, down, yeah It will get hard Come on Remember life's like a jump rope Up, down, up, down, up, down, up, down, yeah It will get hard 'Cause it will get hard Up, down, up, down, up, down, up, down, yeah Life's like a jump rope Up, down, up, down, up, down, up, down, yeah 'Cause life's like a jump rope
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Overweight
35 & Over Community / by AtlasShrugging
Last post
 April 14th, 2021
...See more This song "Overweight" by Blue October has resonated with me since college when I had a fiance that I ended it with. Looking back now, not sure if it was the fear that got the best of me. We were so compatible in so many ways, but when we hit the wall, we really f***ing hit the wall. I used some of the songs in the album to express my feelings to her at the time like "You Make Me Smile" and "She's My Ride Home" and "Sound of Pulling Heaven Down". Now I'm in a marriage that feels stale and just like she and I have no connection on anything. We share no hobbies, we rarely connect on an intellectual level. Feels like the marriage the protagonist has in 1984, fitting as that's the year I was born. The closest thing is the hobby of the house/upgrades that we do. I long for that connection again....to feel butterflies, excitement, bliss. It also speaks to not having a lot of friends or connection with people, even before COVID, and maybe I'm somewhere on the high-functioning spectrum, but this particular spot is troublesome. My desire and longing to have close meaningful relationships but having no idea on how that works. Envy people who take trips with buddies from college or high school friends. I have none of that. I did recently share with my brother the last couple lines in here becuase I've always needed to tell him that. "Overweight" Ever carried the weight of another? For how long? I walk as far as they need to recover For how long? (ha!) I want to carry a piece of who I was before So when I hit the wall, I really hit the wall I want to tear away the death again A whiter shade of fucking meth again I want to stick to clues, I want to come unglued I want to shape the world to fit the way you move Oh, should I listen for a dress size? I owned up, I've grown up, do you remember me? I showed up and so what if I'm the used to be I'm here to tell you that I'm sorry I was sorry But I'm happy that you're happy This is no longer about me Trade rules, switch sides for your beautiful eyes Let him be you through your beautiful cries Let him hold you up so you can touch affordable skies Live your life just like a dream Without the pain of goodbyes Goodbye! Ever carried the weight of another? For how long? I walk as far as they need to recover For how long? I been a drunk disrespectful little street punk Unlock the back of my trunk You see, you take this bat And bash my head into the street again No-ones around so I keep beating it Pull my hair back, look me in the eye There's a self-destructive meaning in the bleeding of a guy It's the guilt of what reality has given me Making sense of all mistakes and my stupidity And when you're sick you seem to think You've failed eternally And that the people you let in are only crumbling When you're sick of faking life in this recovery When my decision paved the road That lies in front of me So to my friends that even call but I don't call back I want you deep inside my heart upon a hill It seems to hide sometimes and run away and wonder I'm really sick of saying sorry but I will Ever carried the weight of another? For how long? I walk as far as they need to recover For how long? But are we scared to take the ride? Or dare to look inside? I'm floating far away (far away) I'm floating far away (leaving home) I'm floating far away (so far away) I'm floating far away I want to learn to walk with others as an equal I want to treat the ones who love me with respect I want to tell the world I'll give them all a piggyback I always feel like I have so much love for the world and And try to take away my negative effect would imaging exploding a burst of energy radiating out I want to kiss a girl and know I'll never lie again that would touch everyone and make them feel loved I want to call my dad and tell him that I care I want to let my brother know He saved my life a thousand times Throughout the years he's been my friend Who's always there Ever carried the weight of another? For how long?
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