So today I am just going to share the lyrics to a song. Whenever I am feeling sad, lonely, angry, happy, regretful, you name it, I go to music for my comfort! I know a lot of people do this and it really is one of the best remedies as far as I am concerned. That being said it is really no surprise that I have a few songs that describe my feelings to a T. This song is one of them, it basically described how I want to live my life and how I feel about life in general. I have most likely talked about this song before on this blog of mine because if someone asks me what the most inspirational song ever was (in my opinion) I would definitely, without a single doubt, name this song even though I know hundreds of other inspirational songs! The song I am talking about is Risk by Paul Brandt:
I’d rather stand on the edge of a cliff
And hang my toes over a bit,
And then jump when they dare me,
Even if it scares me and I get hurt.
I’d rather build my wings on the way down,
Do my best not to fall to the ground
and than laugh at my mistakes
‘cause there only lessons I’ll learn
Chorus:
I’d rather burn with desire deep in my soul,
And love like a fire that’s out of control, and laugh and dance and hope
and chance and kiss
I’d rather live my whole life
with a sense of abandon,
Squeeze every drop out,
no matter what happens.
And not wonder what I've missed
I’d rather risk.
Well I guess I could just play it safe
and forget about love, hope and faith,
with my eye on the shore line,
keeping my boat tied and staying home,
ohhh but I’ll never discover new land
by keeping my feet on the sand
No I’d rather set sail
and get carried away by the storm.
Chorus:
I’d rather burn with desire deep in my soul,
And love like a fire that’s out of control, and laugh and dance and hope
and chance and kiss
I’d rather live my whole life
with a sense of abandon,
Squeeze every drop out,
no matter what happens.
And not wonder what I've missed
I’d rather risk.
I would rather risk
I’d rather burn with desire deep in my soul,
And love like a fire that’s out of control,
I’d live my whole life
with a sense of abandon,
Squeeze every drop out
no matter what happens.
And not wonder what I've missed
Oh I just can’t resist,
The chance to risk
Ohhh live, and love and laugh and dance and fall and chance and kiss
I’d rather risk (x6)
I cannot gush about this song enough! I love it! Paul Brandt says it perfectly. Whenever I am faced with a decision, it's true I would rather risk! Yes, it may be scary, hell, it might be down right terrifying. But "I’d rather build my wings on the way down, Do my best not to fall to the ground and than laugh at my mistakes ‘cause there only lessons I’ll learn". I would rather face that fear and jump into the unknown than stand around on the standlines and watch other people taking chances while I myself am too scared. Even if it is scary, and bloody hell, it most likely will be, I don't think I would be able to live with myself if I didn't do it. How would you live with the what-ifs? What if I had auditioned for that show? What if I had performed? What if I did do what I had always dreamed of? What if? What if? Where would I be now? Yes, you may fail, but that comes with the risk. You have to be willing to take that chance. What is the worst that will happen if you do fail? You might be a little bruised? A little tougher? A bit more ready to go out there and jump on the next chance that comes around? You can't let the thought of failing at something stop you from doing what you want most. What is that quote, "Don't let the fear of striking out stop you from playing the game"? It is true! It is everything that I just said condenses into a line!
I do not want to be that woman who wakes up when she is older and regrets. Who thinks of what could have been. If you pass up an oppurtunity at your dreams then that is what's going to happen! It could be the day after, a week later, it might not be until years later, but I can assure that it will happen. Your minds will always wonder. And if you want it enough, you will take that risk while it is right in front of you. You will.
"Well I guess I could just play it safe
and forget about love, hope and faith,
with my eye on the shore line,
keeping my boat tied and staying home,
ohhh but I’ll never discover new land
by keeping my feet on the sand
No I’d rather set sail
and get carried away by the storm."
You could play it safe, but that is not me. I am not comfortable with watching my dreams pass me by. You could say I am stubborn and stupid or you could call me determined. Hey, it's probably a little of both if we aren't going to lie. But that's alright because like the song says, you will never discover new land by keeping your feet on the sand. No you can't semi-try and live your dreams, you can't put 50% of your effort into it. These are your dreams, your biggest ambitions. No, if you want these to come true you have to put 150% of yourself into it.
"I’d rather burn with desire deep in my soul,
And love like a fire that’s out of control, and laugh and dance and hope
and chance and kiss
I’d rather live my whole life
with a sense of abandon,
Squeeze every drop out,
no matter what happens.
And not wonder what I've missed
I’d rather risk.
I would rather risk"
I would rather, live my life crazily, doing everything I can, jumping at every chance I can than one day wonder what I might have missed out on. A big example of this in my life right now would be Quebec. It's scary I won't lie. I am only 15 and I am moving away from home for the first time. Granted it is nothing permenant, it is only three months. But I am throwing myself into a brand new culture, full of people I don't know, people I may not understand, for the experience. It is scary and it's a big risk but I am taking it. Because if I hadn't I would regret it, I may have regretted it the moment the deadline passed or I may have regretted it two years down the road. But I know that regret would have crept up on me, slowly, quickly, I know it would get to me. And I know that I would wonder, what if? What if I had done the exchange? Who would I have met? Would I met my new best friend? How much would my french have improved? What would it have been like to experience a brand new culture?
And that my friends, that little thought at the back of your head wondering what if, that is scarier than any risk I know of.
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