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Entry 01: INTRODUCTION




"These Days"

One of these days the ground will drop out from beneath your feet
One of these days your heart will stop and play its final beat
One of these days the clocks will stop and time won't mean a thing
One of these days their bombs will drop and silence everything

But it's alright
Yeah it's alright
I said it's alright

Easy for you to say
Your heart has never been broken
Your pride has never been stolen
Not yet not yet

One of these days
I bet your heart'll be broken
I bet your pride'll be stolen
I bet I bet I bet I bet
One of these days
One of these days

One of these days your eyes will close and pain will disappear
One of these days you will forget to hope and learn to fear

But it's alright
Yeah it's alright
I said it's alright

Easy for you to say
Your heart has never been broken
Your pride has never been stolen
Not yet not yet

One of these days
I bet your heart'll be broken
I bet your pride'll be stolen
I bet I bet I bet I bet
One of these days
One of these days

But it's alright
Yeah it's alright
I said it's alright
Yeah it's alright

Don't say it's alright
Don't say it's alright
Don't say it's alright

One of these days your heart will stop and play its final beat
But it's alright

Easy for you to say
Your heart has never been broken
Your pride has never been stolen
Not yet not yet

One of these days
I bet your heart will be broken
I bet your pride will be stolen
I bet I bet I bet I bet

One of these days
One of these days
One of these days

How to put into words all the feelings that this song causes in me? Music sometimes acts as a therapist for most of us, it's like a "translator" of our emotions and feelings. It's possible to find comfort, love, fear, sadness, happiness, closeness and even broken hearts in it, and sometimes Music helps us connect with ourselves, letting go out everything that for some reason we find difficult to express. Therefore, I'm part of the group of people which considers music as something essential to their lives, and necessary to go through different situations. 

Regarding this song, I've chosen it because it represents a hard moment of my life: my grandmother's death, who was like a mother for my brother and me. The process was too long, she had been ill for two years. I can say that this period created a deep hole in my soul, a hole that sometimes still hurts.  By then I was sixteen years old, a complicated age in human life and, like all adolescents, I also struggled to express my emotions and to understand them. Unluckily, the situation in my house was very delicate so it was difficult to be able to discharge all that tension, we were all emotionally destroyed, that's when I started to lean on music. Although I had already heard that song several times, I had never paid attention to its lyrics. So that's where I found the words to describe what was truly happening to me... I was denying something impossible to deny."These days" helped me to heal my heart and to accept the loss of one of the most important people in my life.

Even though this song has a negative connotation, with time I could find another meaning behind its lyrics the importance of living each instant as if it were the last, being happy, because one of these days our hearts will stop beating

Comments

  1. Myblog202013 May 2020 at 06:57

    Hi Juli! I found myelf reflected in your words! I had the same feelings when my grandma passed away and this writing of yours reached my heart. It is hard to see the bright side after those moments but you could find it and I think we all must do the same!

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  3. https://marmannnella.blogspot.com13 May 2020 at 08:53

    Juli, there are always songs that represent different moments of our lives, mainly those which have caused us pain. I really agree with you as regards the message behind the lyrics. These lines invite us to reflect on each step we take in life and encorage us to keep on our path. No matter the struggles we have to face, they should always be considered as "knowledge and experience".
    It was nice to read your posts. I really enjoyed me stay in your blog. Good luck!

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  4. Mariana Gimenez14 May 2020 at 09:22

    Hi Juli! I feel you, my friend, and I also think we have all gone through the loss of a dearly relative of us and I'm sure it has marked our lives in one way or another. Facing death in such a close way changes our entire life, for sure. But it's great to find relief and tranquility within the lyrics of a song during such hard times.
    I'm glad you could find support and calm through this song.
    It was nice to read you! See you around friend.

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  5. MariaNieves14 May 2020 at 14:53

    As someone who has suffered the loss of a dear one before, and even recently once again lost a relative I cared so much about... I can tell how you probably felt. However, isn't it beautiful how we can link songs or movies to people we love? And then, listening to that song again, or watching that movie again... we can relive all sorts of memories about that person. I think that's why we treasure them so much.
    This song gives me mixed feelings, as if it's someone talking to a friend trying to cheer them up, and contradicting every word... yet pushing through in the end. It makes you think exactly what you said; we have to live every day as the last, but full of hope that things will be alright in the end. Whether our 'heart has been broken' or 'not yet', we have to live every day to our best!
    So, don't give up, Juli! You're not alone, and I know things will be alright once again!

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  6. Ari16 May 2020 at 13:47

    Hi July! Sorry for your loss . When a relative passed away it's a very difficult moment that nobody wants to face. I consider that every human being has a mission on the earth. I think that your grandma will be always with you ,in your heart and in every single moment in which you need strength to face hard times. She will be your hope and light when you see darkness everywhere.
    See you

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  7. stella16 May 2020 at 16:48

    Well, though sad this story may look, it is trully touching. Thanks for openign your heart like this.

    stella ;-)

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