Dance parties. They are what I live for. Sometimes when I am in class I just wanna crank it up and jam with the whole class. I work at a preschool and we have dance parties weekly at minimum and I love it.
So anyways, back to the song that has been my soul song this week. I haven't even been in a particularly depressed time in my life but this song still gets my soul even happier than it is.
It is "Live Like a Warrior" by Matisyahu. And yes, we did have a dance party to this song at work today.
Here are the Lyrics in video form and not
Feel like the world don't love you
They only want to push you away
Some days people don't see you
You feel like you're in the way
Today you feel, as if everyone hates
Pointing their fingers, looking at your mistakes
You do good, they want great
No matter what you give they still want to take
Give your love and they throw it back
You give your heart they go on attack
When there's nothing left for you,
Only thing that you can do, say
Today, today, live like you wanna,
Let yesterday burn and throw it in a fire, in a fire, in a fire,
Fight like a Warrior,
Today, today, live like you wanna,
Let yesterday burn and throw it in a fire, in a fire, in a fire,
Live like a Warrior
Some things you should let go, they're only gonna pull you down,
Just like weight on your shoulder they are only gonna make you drown
We all swing high, we all swing low,
We all got secrets people don't know
We all got dreams we can't let go,
We want to brave, Don't be afraid
Ohh
Today, today, live like you wanna,
Let yesterday burn and throw it in a fire, in a fire, in a fire,
Fight like a Warrior,
Today, today, live like you wanna,
Let yesterday burn and throw it in a fire, in a fire, in a fire,
Live like a Warrior
Your heart is too heavy from things you carry a long time,
You been up you been down, tired and you don't know why,
But you're never gonna go back, you only live one life
Let go, let go, let goooooo, Let go, let go, let goooooo,
Today, today, live like you wanna,
Let yesterday burn and throw it in a fire, in a fire, in a fire,
Fight like a Warrior,
Today, today, live like you wanna,
Let yesterday burn and throw it in a fire, in a fire, in a fire,
Live like a Warrior
Today, today, live like you wanna,
Let yesterday burn and throw it in a fire, in a fire, in a fire,
Fight like a Warrior,
Today, today, live like you wanna,
Let yesterday burn and throw it in a fire, in a fire, in a fire,
Live like a Warrior
So the first stanza of this song is expressing how it feels to be depressed. You feel like everyone just keeps putting you down again and again. But the rest of the song tells you to live like YOU wanna and throw away yesterday and not let it bother you. And it says Let it go (hope you aren't singing Frozen now HAHA) let yesterday go. You aren't gonna get tomorrow back so you have to live today like you want to.
Don't let anyone tell you how to live today because it isn't what you want. So next time you wanna rock out to your favorite song in the car, don't worry about the people in the cars around you judging you, what are the odds that you will see them again or that they will remember that you're that happy person who rocked out in their car at a stoplight?? Dance in the isles of the grocery store with your loved ones.
I constantly worry what other people will think of me if I do certain things. But what is the likelihood that that will stick in their heads? Not very likely. If they love you then they won't care and they might even join you. If they say they love you and they judge you then maybe they don't really love you...
So turn up your favorite song in the car and roll down your windows.
Have a dance party in the middle of your day; whether it is in your car, house, office, classroom, bedroom, or even the bathroom it might make your day a little bit better. Dance like no one is watching, even if there are people who are watching.
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