song 219

 Song 219

Hey everyone, welcome back to the blog. Tonight I have a song, that was exactly what I needed to hear tonight. I was queueing up some songs, and Stay Alive by Andy Black ft. Matt Skiba showed up. I had never listened to it before, but I think the universe must have known I was struggling. So I left it in the queue, and I honestly love it. I'm gonna get a little personal with you all, I have a tendency to think I'm always bothering people. Or I think I'm annoying, and sometimes I feel like people don't like me, and I'm always worried I said something wrong. A lot of this stems from emotional trauma, I just feel like a burden at times. Music always helps me get in touch with my emotions, and this song put things into perspective for me. So let us get into this song.

Starting with the intro, it's Andy singing "Oh oh oh woah oh." A few times, which sounds really nice. This is backed by drums, slowly fading in guitar. This leads us into the first verse: "Your thoughts become your enemies, when you're locked inside this cage. Life can feel dead to me, and all that's left is rage. Regrets for all the time we wasted, thinking of ourselves. Holding on to pain you tasted. Living in this hell."  That first part is very true, sometimes my thoughts get all jumbled up and makes me think things that aren't true, and I feel down or feel bad. Also I kind of like how upbeat this song is, showing us how even though you might be feeling down, or hard on yourself, maybe this song talking about being in the moment can help. The pre-chorus: "Don't wanna go back home tonight, so I'll drive this road alone." A short pre-chorus I know, but still nice. The chorus: "Stay alive for the good times, stay alive through the bad. Stay alive for the hopes and the fears and the dreams, the best that we ever had. I keep telling myself I can take you from this God forsaken place, stay alive for the good times. Stay alive through the bad, oh oh oh woah oh, oh oh oh woah oh, oh oh oh woah oh oh. Stay alive. Oh oh oh woah oh, oh oh oh woah oh. Oh oh oh woah oh oh." Telling us to stay alive, and to deal with things as they come. This also reminds us, that the bad times won't last forever. And even if your thoughts are lying to you, tell them to shut up! Also very catchy chorus, and again very upbeat. I really like that. The second verse: "Your fear controls everything, never lets you turn the page. We end up only settling, for when we both felt sane. Reaching out for something, that you can't quite hold on to. Saying goodbye and starting over, when there's nothing left for you." Yup. That's all I have to say about this part. The pre-chorus and chorus repeat, and there's an instrumental part. No bridge, the chorus repeats again, with the last line at the end being "Stay alive." I think that's a great way to end this song, as a last reminder to keep living. Because the song is about holding on for the good days, and making it through the bad ones. 

A really helpful and powerful song. That's it for this review, I will see you in the next one. <3