Shake it out--Florence and the Machine

Regrets collect like old friends, here to relive your darkest moments

I can see no way, I can see no way

And all of the ghouls come out to play, and every demon wants his pound of flesh

But I like to keep some things to myself, I like to keep my issues strong

It's always darkest before the dawn

And I've been a fool and I've been blind, I can never leave the past behind

I can see no way, I can see no way

I'm always dragging that horse around

Our love is questioned, such a mournful sound

Tonight I'm gonna bury that horse in the ground

So I like to keep my issues strong

But it's always darkest before the dawn

Shake it out, shake it out, shake it out, shake it out, ooh whoa

Shake it out, shake it out, shake it out, shake it out, ooh whoa

And it's hard to dance with a devil on your back

So shake him off, oh whoa

And I am done with my graceless heart

So tonight I'm gonna cut it out and then restart

Cause I like to keep my issues strong

It's always darkest before the dawn

And it's hard to dance with a devil on your back

And given half the chance would I take any of it back

It's a fine romance but it's left me so undone

It's always darkest before the dawn

And I'm damned if I do and I'm damned if I don't

So here's to drinks in the dark at the end of my road

And I'm ready to suffer and I'm ready to hope

It's a shot in the dark aimed right at my throat

Cause looking for heaven, found the devil in me

Looking for heaven, found the devil in me

Well what the hell I'm gonna let it happen to me, yeah

Shake it out, shake it out, shake it out, shake it out, ooh whoa

Shake it out, shake it out, shake it out, shake it out, ooh whoa

And it's hard to dance with a devil on your back

So shake him off, oh whoa

The Fighter--Gym Class Heroes

Just waking up in the morning and to be well, quite honest with ya,

I ain't really sleep well ya ever feel like your train of thought's been derailed?

That's when you press on - Lee nails half the population's just waitin to see me fail

Yeah right, you're better off trying to freeze hell

Some of us do it for the females and others do it for the retail

But I do it for the kids, life threw the towel in on

Everytime you fall it's only making your chin strong

And I'll be in your corner like mick, baby, til the end

Or when you hear a song from that big lady

Until the referee rings the bell

Until both your eyes start to swell

Until the crowd goes home

What we gonna do ya'll?

Give em hell, turn their heads, gonna live life til we're dead.

Give me scars, give me pain then they'll say of me, say of me, say of me

There goes the fighter, there goes the fighter, here comes the fighter

That's what they'll say of me, say of me, say of me,

This one's a fighter

And if I can last thirty rounds

there's no reason you should ever have your head down

Six foot five, two hundred and twenty pounds

Hailing from rock bottom, loserville, nothing town

Text book version of a kid going nowhere fast

And now I'm yelling "kiss my ass"

It's gonna take a couple right hooks, a few left jabs

For you to recognize you really ain't got it bad

Until the referee rings the bell

Until both your eyes start to swell

Until the crowd goes home

What we gonna do ya'll?

Give em hell, turn their heads, gonna live life til we're dead.

Give me scars, give me pain then they'll say of me, say of me, say of me

There goes the fighter, there goes the fighter, here comes the fighter

That's what they'll say of me, say of me, say of me,

This one's a fighter

If you fall pick yourself up off the floor

And when your bones can't take no more

Just remember what you're here for

Cuz I know Imma damn sure

~ Fighting to take back my life... starting 5/31/12 ~

The Middle--Jimmy Eat World

Hey, don't write yourself off yet
It's only in your head you feel left out or looked down on.
Just try your best, try everything you can.
And don't you worry what they tell themselves when you're away.

It just takes some time, little girl you're in the middle of the ride.
Everything (everything) will be just fine, everything (everything) will be alright (alright).

Hey, you know they're all the same.
You know you're doing better on your own, so don't buy in.
Live right now. Yeah, just be yourself.
It doesn't matter if it's good enough for someone else.

It just takes some time, little girl you're in the middle of the ride.
Everything (everything) will be just fine, everything (everything) will be alright (alright).

Hey, don't write yourself off yet.
It's only in your head you feel left out or looked down on.
Just do your best, do everything you can.
And don't you worry what the bitter hearts are gonna say.

It just takes some time, little girl you're in the middle of the ride.
Everything (everything) will be just fine, everything (everything) will be alright (alright).

Inspiration

Life Without ED

Dear Ed-delusioned Kirsten,

I know it's hard right now. Every meal seems like a battle. Food and ED are taking over your mind. You've lost the will to fight. But DON'T GIVE UP. Remember the days when you were feeling great. You were hungry. You were happy. You felt carefree. I know it's frustrating because those days same rare, but if you fight through the bad days, good days will come. Each day you fight brings you closer to life without ED. Can you imagine? A life where your choices, your thoughts, your actions, your activities, are controlled by you and you alone. It can happen. But it takes a will to fight. Push through today, and tomorrow will be better. Just one more meal. Just try. Take the risk. It will be worth it.

Love,

Kirsten

I won't give up-Jason Mraz

When I look into your eyes, it's like watching the night sky

Or a beautiful sunrise, there's so much they hold

And just like them old stars, I see that you've come so far

To be right where you are, how old is your soul?

I won't give up on us, even if the skies get rough

I'm giving you all my love, I'm still looking up

And when you're needing your space, to do some navigating

I'll be here patiently waiting, to see what you find

'Cause even the stars they burn, some even fall to the earth

We've got a lot to learn, God knows we're worth it

No, I won't give up

I don't wanna be someone who walks away so easily

I'm here to stay and make the difference that I can make

Our differences they do a lot to teach us how to use

The tools and gifts we got yeah, we got a lot at stake

And in the end, you're still my friend at least we did intend

For us to work we didn't break, we didn't burn

We had to learn how to bend without the world caving in

I had to learn what I've got, and what I'm not, and who I am

I won't give up on us, even if the skies get rough

I'm giving you all my love, I'm still looking up

Still looking up.

Brighter than the Sun--Colbie Caillat

Stop me on the corner I swear you hit me like a vision, I, I, I wasn't expecting

But who am I to tell fate where it's supposed to go with it, don't you blink you might miss it,

See we got a right to just love it or leave it, you find it and keep it

Cause it ain't every day you get the chance to say

Oh, this is how it starts, lightning strikes the heart

It goes off like a gun, brighter than the sun

Oh, we could be the stars, falling from the sky

Shining how we want, brighter than the sun

I've never seen it, I found this love, I'm gonna feed it,

You better believe, I'm gonna treat it better than anything I've ever had

Cause you're so damn beautiful, read it, it's signed and delivered let's seal it

Boy we go together like peanuts and paydays and Marley and reggae

And everybody needs to get a chance to say

Oh, this is how it starts, lightning strikes the heart

It goes off like a gun, brighter than the sun

Oh, we could be the stars, falling from the sky

Shining how we want, brighter than the sun

Everything is like a white out, cause we shika-shika a shine down

Even when the, when the light's out but I can see you glow

Got my head up in the rafters, got me happy ever after

Never felt this way before, ain't felt this way before

Oh, this is how it starts, lightning strikes the heart

It goes off like a gun, brighter than the sun

Oh, we could be the stars, falling from the sky

Shining how we want, brighter than the sun, yeah