Don't Forget the Lyrics

This morning I heard a Jill Scott song, Gotta Get Up, that perfectly summarized my mindset at the time. Jill sings, "I don't wanna go to work today-- I'd rather stay home and play...I'd rather chill for real-- I don't know how you feel--but sometimes I feel like I'm --Working for nothing, tryin' to get sumthin' --  Everywhere I turn there's a bill standing out--swim the river climb the hill--Complacency you ain't gone get me no no no no" (To view lyrics and hear the song click here.)

I sat there listening to this song at work and became one with every line.  Music is amazing that way. It has the power to perfectly capture an emotion or tell a story that can bring complete strangers together like old friends.  The power of a great song is its ability to articulate a state of mind in a way that spoken words cannot.  

Here's a sample list of a few other songs that have formed the soundtrack of my adult life at various stages.  The lyrics of all of these songs spoke directly to something I was feeling or a situation I was living through at the time I first heard them and were tremendously therapeutic to listen to repeatedly.  In my embrace of these songs, I became the artist and not just a listener.


It Ain't Over by Maurette Brown Clark
Great is Thy Faithfulness by Fernando Ortega
Beautiful Flower by India Arie
Focus by Brandy
I Decided by Liv Warfield
Fear by Jazmine Sullivan (This one has a few lyrics that I didn't agree with but I could definitely relate to the general theme)
I Can't Make You Love Me by Bonnie Raitt
The Stand by Kristian Stanfill
Your Name by Paul Baloche
My Life by Mary J. Blige

This is just a short sample list. There are obviously many others but I chose these few because I really connected with the lyrics

What songs have moved you?