jonathan in the distance: playlist: comfort songs

Sunday, December 05, 2010

playlist: comfort songs

"i am hurt but i am not slain
i'll lay me down and bleed awhile
then i'll rise and fight again"
--anonymous, andrew barton

it's a rough time. things are not going well. opportunities are hard to come by. all paths forward lead to nowhere.

and it's had an effect on you. things that used to be easy are now hard. things that used to be quick now take forever. things that used to be effortless now consume every last ounce of energy.

it's draining. demoralizing. depressing. disheartening.

and it's wearing on you.

boyce avenue (cover): don't stop believin'
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0mPAO0R8uuQ

john mayer: dreaming w a broken heart
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=at8V7sgIdTg

O.A.R.: shattered
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qvB9UV3VEsA

and so you realize it's time to take a break. and stop for a little while. and reach for solace in some place apart. and find yourself alone with nothing more for company than the consolation of some songs that have filled the shadows in your consciousness and the silence in your heart.

sara bareilles & ingrid michaelson: winter song
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UkOKCWDJ4iA

sarah maclachlan: angel
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7CbAjj80NIM

suo gan
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=drVoJ7bRyg8

it's not time spent on self-pity. it's not time taken to mope. it's not time given to wallow in your own misery.

it is, instead, time stopped for space. for you. to think. to assess. to evaluate. to collect your thoughts and find yourself and locate where you are. so that you can gather your strength and recharge your energies, and then from there steady your thoughts and salve your heart.

so that your spirit can be set aright.

so that, when all has been thought and said and done, you can ready yourself, and step out of space, and begin anew again.

ready to rejoin time once more.

30 seconds to mars: vox populi
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jUUjgdATSyA