I’d been doing a lot of forced self-analysis in the recent past – thinking about strengths, weaknesses, blah, blah and blah. And one weakness that was obviously irrelevant then but quite a weakness still is that I’m a passive listener when it comes to music. To me, sound matters more than the lyrics. It’s not a new discovery but then this is just how I function. I hardly make an effort to listen to(understand the meaning of) the words. I usually need someone to tell me to do it. I wish I wasn’t like this.
So, it again led to a situation where I had a beautiful song in my tiny collection and I’d heard it a zillion times…liked it too…but only now saw how beautiful it is because it’s Saumya’s favourite song and I got to read the lyrics. It’s thanks to Rohit that I get to hear I hope you dance by Lee Ann Womack…
I hope you never lose your sense of wonder
You get your fill to eat
But always keep that hunger
May you never take one single breath for granted
God forbid love ever leave you empty handed
I hope you still feel small
When you stand beside the ocean
Whenever one door closes, I hope one more opens
Promise me you’ll give faith a fighting chance
And when you get the choice to sit it out or dance
I hope you dance
I hope you dance
I hope you never fear those mountains in the distance
Never settle for the path of least resistance
Living might mean taking chances
But they’re worth taking
Lovin’ might be a mistake
But it’s worth making
Don’t let some hell bent heart
Leave you bitter
When you come close to selling out
Reconsider
Give the heavens above
More than just a passing glance
And when you get the choice to sit it out or dance
I hope you dance
I hope you dance
I hope you still feel small
When you stand beside the ocean
Whenever one door closes, I hope one more opens
Promise me you’ll give faith a fighting chance
And when you get the choice to sit it out or dance
Dance
I hope you dance
I hope you dance
I hope you dance!
Fuchsia 
Powerful song. I’m glad I burnt that disc for you! (Ronan Keating screwed this up sometime back..)Words matter big time! I don’t have words to express what some songs do to me! All because of the WORDS. 🙂
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I love these lyrics too, and the song. In that order.
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Lovely song. I like it too.
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Rohit:-)Thanks for that cd.Amiya:-)In this case, me too.WoodsmokeCool!
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