say what you need say

these are the lyrics to the song i happen to have been listening to a lot lately. sometimes i listen to songs just because i like the sound of them without actually paying much attention to what they're saying. a friend called me on this a few years ago and i started paying more attention. i started listening to this song because i liked the sound, but then i found that the lyrics actually provided some wisdom.

in the last five (or more) years, i think i have been slowly learning that i tend to bottle things up--both positive and negative. running gets most pent up anything out of my system, but not every problem or success can be solved or celebrated alone. it is at that point that words seem to come in handy though they frequently come out in random orders and don't adequately express my opinion. for example, for me to write political commentary on this blog would be fruitless. i just don't know where to begin with my dislike of half of a particular party's presidential ticket...but i digress.

the lyrics apply more on a personal level, in my opinion, of expressing oneself and the frustration associated with not being able to. for your reading pleasure 'say what you need to say' by john mayer (and yes, i listen to pop music sometimes):

Take all of your wasted honor
Every little past frustration
Take all of your so-called problems
Better put them in quotations

Say what you need to say...

Walking like a one man army
Fighting with the shadows in your head
Living out the same old moment
Knowing you’d be better off instead
If you could only

Say what you need to say...

Have no fear for giving in
Have no fear for giving over
You better know that in the end
It’s better to say too much
Than never to say what you need to say again

Even if your hands are shaking
And your faith is broken
Even as the eyes are closing
Do it with a heart wide open

Say what you need to say...