Week 3 Song Influence

I chose three songs that really influenced my life. They are not the only songs that have influenced me. Farewell by The Amity Affliction influenced me recently. This is a alternative metal band in general. It's about saying goodbye to everything that there is. What first got my attention about the song was the tune of it. It fit the lyrics of the song. Then I heard what the lyrics were saying and what it meant. It's my current favorite song. I have had to say goodbye to many thing in my life and this song kinda reminded me of it all. It expressed my feelings and emotions during the tough times that I have had. The next song that influenced me was Flowerbomb by The Amity Affliction. It's kinda about being suicidal at first and then going passed all of those thoughts and moving on. I never really was suicidal but I understood what it meant. Some of my friends have been suicidal and I understood what they went through and I was always there for them. That song really reminded me of those times where I was upset and some of my friends and what they went through. The other song that I chose was Tears on the Runway by Issues. This reminds me of how I felt and was at times when dating a certain someone. It explained exactly how I felt and somewhat how I was. I lost someone to another girl and that struck me hard. I was upset for months. A couple lines in the song specifically reminded me of it. "You think you're running away, And you're leaving all your troubles behind, But I'm not going with you this time, I don't wanna try to pretend I'm somebody else, Take me as I am or be left alone..." He left me and started a new life with getting a car, a job and he had a new girlfriend. He basically ran away from the troubles of being a kid. He needed to move on with his life and grow up. By doing that apparently lead him to a new girl and he left me. He left me behind and that's what the next line in the song means. He thought that I was changing to fit his needs and he didn't like that I was changing for him. He wanted me to be myself and not someone else. He obviously couldn't accept how and who I was. He didn't take me as I was and left me in the dark crying at a bad time in my life. This song struck me hard after me and him broke up.


Farewell- The Amity Affliction
I said farewell to the sunlight,
Said farewell to the sea,
And farewell to my loved ones,
There's no hope left for me!
Farewell to my sorrow,
And farewell memories,
Misery for company,
There's no hope left for me!
I was searching for religion,
Couldn't find my place,
But there was nothing there but empty faith
How can you find your way through ignorance and tolerance and hate?
Farewell "God" you won't find me,
I've lost my faith but I am free,
So search your heart and you will see there's no hope in misery.
I said farewell to the sunlight,
Said farewell to the sea,
And farewell to my loved ones,
There's no hope left for me!
Farewell to my sorrow,
And farewell memories,
Misery for company,
There's no hope left for me!
No hope!
No hope!
No hope left for me!
No gods!
No gods!
No gods left for me!
No hope!
No hope!
No hope left for me!
Farewell "God" you won't find me,
I've lost my faith but I am free,
So search your heart and you will see there's no hope in misery.
I said farewell to the sunlight,
Said farewell to the sea,
And farewell to my loved ones,
There's no hope left for me!
Farewell to my sorrow,
And farewell memories,
Misery for company,
There's no hope left for me!
Farewell "God" you won't find me,
Farewell "God" you won't find me,
Farewell "God" you won't find me,
Farewell "God" you won't find me...

Flowerbomb -The Amity Affliction
Well I know there's been times when I wished I would die,
but I swear yeah I swear oh I swear I'm past that,
and I'll swear if you will that I will not look back,
yeah I swear if you will that I will not look back.
Take a deep breath now, pass the shallows,
stay steady and hold on, through the darkness we all know.
And I swear yeah I swear yeah I swear if you will, 
to hold onto life, yeah I'll hold on if you will...
So on to the ocean and into the sea, so balanced and calm now, that's where I will be.
So on to the ocean and into the sea wash away all my problems wash away memories.
Back then - always through the shattered glass
I stared at my life, and oh I wished I would die,
but I swear yeah I swear oh I swear I'm past that - 
is this all what it seems - I can't believe that I made it.
Take a deep breath now, pass the shallows,
stay steady and hold on, through the darkness we all know -
And I swear yeah I swear yeah I swear if you will, to hold onto life,
yeah I'll hold on if you will...
So on to the ocean and into the sea, so balanced and calm now, that's where I will be.
So on to the ocean and into the sea wash away all my problems wash away memories.
Take a deep breath now, pass the shallows,
stay steady and hold on, through the darkness we all know.
And I swear yeah I swear yeah I swear if you will, 
to hold onto life, yeah I'll hold on if you will...
So on to the ocean and into the sea, so balanced and calm now, that's where I will be.
So on to the ocean and into the sea wash away all my problems wash away memories.


Tears on the Runway - Issues
What if I was wrong, and jumped to conclusions
Cause the chance of losing you was all too dangerous
So I just assume that you're doing things before you get the chance
So I can leave and feel like I've got the upper hand
Guilty yeah, maybe I'm just scared to go all in
Never was much for the life of gambling
But you can't win if you don't play
If you don't play there's no shame in us
Let's call a spade a spade

Cause you left your tears on the runway
You think you're running away
And you're leaving all your troubles behind
But I'm not going with you this time
I don't wanna try to pretend I'm somebody else
Take me as I am or be left alone
Tears on the runway
You know that you love the chase

I said I wouldn't let you down
But it's like we both have changed somehow
You've made a disease of this town
But you act like you don't care but you left

A wise woman said, I wish people weren't afraid of love
Then she packed her sh** and ran
Like a coward when the thunder struck

Cause you left your tears on the runway
You think you're running away
And you're leaving all your troubles behind
But I ain't with you this time
I don't wanna try to pretend I'm somebody else
Take it or leave it
Tears on the runway
You know that you love the chase
Baby love
You know me too well
You know me too well
You know that I love the chase