"Wake Up"

You know, I'm pretty much a bandwagon fan on this. I jumped on when "The Suburbs" came out. (Thanks, Steve Barton!) And honestly, I don't care if this is the bandwagon song, most popular, and makes the hipsters hate me, but I love it. I heard it for the first time two years ago. It was actually used as our curtain call song for Robin Hood (neat, huh?). You know those songs? or movies, books, poems, just phrases, people, anything... that give you a feeling. This song gives me a feeling. A feeling of sunsets, strength, and freedom. Every now and then I need to be reminded to wake up. To remember that mistakes are going to be made. Mistakes are also forgiven, and shouldn't weigh you down. Learn from them, don't let them become chains. Let your mistakes define you in a positive light, show what you learned... not what you haven't. Don't ever drag around a big 'ole ball and chain of mistakes. Be free. Forgive yourself, and also forgive others. Life is too short. "Children, wake up. Hold your mistakes up. Before they turn the summer into dust." Carpe diem everyone.



"Wake Up" by Arcade Fire

Somethin' filled up
my heart with nothin',
someone told me not to cry.

But now that I'm older,
my heart's colder,
and I can see that it's a lie.

Children wake up,
hold your mistake up,
before they turn the summer into dust.

If the children don't grow up,
our bodies get bigger but our hearts get torn up.
We're just a million little gods causin' rain storms turnin' every good thing to
rust.

I guess we'll just have to adjust.

With my lightnin' bolts a glowin'
I can see where I am goin' to be
when the reaper he reaches and touches my hand.

With my lightnin' bolts a glowin'
I can see where I am goin’
With my lightnin' bolts a glowin'
I can see where I am, go-go, where I am

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