here i am, and i stand so tall....

I just had to post the lyrics to this song. I know that I mentioned it in the last post, but I wanted to share the lyrics because 1) it's always in my head, 2) it's about the only song on my playlist at the time, and 3) I'm slowly attempting to learn it on the piano.

I feel like this song can be related to a lot of situations. These lyrics mean a lot to me. When I was introduced to it through my sister, I was told it had a lot to do with addiction, specifically substance abuse. Substance abuse runs in my family, specifically alcohol. Thankfully it's not a battle I have to face for myself, but I've seen it destroy a lot of members in my family, as well as relationships between all of us. I've seen firsthand what addiction can do to someone. I like how this song basically compares addiction to a gravitational pull. It's always bringing you down, you feel like it's unavoidable.

Another part of me looks at these words as a love song. Haven't we all been there, completely vulnerable to a person we fall for? We give ourselves completely. It's such a scary feeling, to know that we've become attached to this person to the point of no return. We're putting our hearts in their hands so to speak, and that person could drop it at anytime. It's a matter of trust, but sometimes trust isn't enough. How do we know? We're addicted to that person who we love so very much, and this is a song of being scared about the what if's.. What if this doesn't work out and I'm left here alone?

Anyway, that's my interpretation....You can feel free to leave your own.

Gravity: Sara Barrielles.

Something always brings me back to you
It never takes too long
No matter what I say or do
I'll still feel you here 'til the moment I'm gone

You hold me without touch
You keep me without chains
I never wanted anything so much
Than to drown in your love and not feel your rain

Set me free, leave me be
I don't want to fall another moment into your gravity
Here I am and I stand so tall
Just the way I'm supposed to be
But you're on to me and all over me

Oh, you loved me 'cause I'm fragile
When I thought that I was strong
But you touch me for a little while
And all my fragile strength is gone

Set me free, leave me be
I don't want to fall another moment into your gravity
Here I am and I stand so tall
Just the way I'm supposed to be
But you're on to me and all over me

I live here on my knees
As I try to make you see
That you're everything I think I need
Here on the ground
But you're neither friend nor foe
Though I can't seem to let you go
The one thing that I still know is that
You're keeping me down
Keeping me down, yeah

You're on to me, on to me and all over

Something always brings me back to you
It never takes too long...

A beautiful dance interpretation of the song: