Part Of Me

Sometimes you're left thinking that you've had everything taken from you but then you come down to the realisation that there remains a limit as to what exactly can be taken from you.

Ultimately you have to stop think and declare that "this is what will not be taken". I recall having a discussion with a friend some time back where all I could offer was, "Don't let it change who you are." While tough, don't stop being who you need to be... don't let someone take that away from who you are. At those times when you think you've run out of you-ness, simply keep going, you'll find you still have enough in your tank to get you where you need to be.

"Part Of Me" by Katy Perry pretty much sums that up. Do your best to break me, but ultimately you can't harm that which makes me. The simple reasoning there is, I won't let you.

Days like this I want to drive
away
Pack my bags and watch your
shadow fade
'Cause you chewed me up and
spit me out
Like I was poison in your mouth
You took my light, you drained
me down
That was then and this is now
Now look at me
This is the part of me that
you're never gonna ever take
away from me, no
This is the part of me that
you're never gonna ever take
away from me, no
Throw your sticks and stones
Throw your bombs and your
blows
But you're not gonna break my
soul
This is the part of me that
you're never gonna ever take
away from me, no
I just wanna throw my phone
away
Find out who is really there for
me
'Cause you ripped me off, your
love was cheap
Was always tearing at the seams
I fell deep and you let me drown
But that was then and this is
now
Now look at me
This is the part of me that
you're never gonna ever take
away from me, no
This is the part of me that
you're never gonna ever take
away from me, no
Throw your sticks and stones
Throw your bombs and your
blows
But you're not gonna break my
soul
This is the part of me that
you're never gonna ever take
away from me, no
Now look at me, I'm sparkling
A firework, a dancing flame
You won't ever put me out
again
I'm glowing, oh woah oh
So you can keep the diamond
ring
It don't mean nothing anyway
In fact you can keep everything
Yeah, yeah
Except for me
This is the part of me that
you're never gonna ever take
away from me, no
This is the part of me that
you're never gonna ever take
away from me, no (away from
me)
Throw your sticks and stones
Throw your bombs and your
blows
But you're not gonna break my
soul
This is the part of me that
you're never gonna ever take
away from me, no
This is the part of me, no, (away
from me)
This is the part of me, me, me,
me, me, me, no
Throw your sticks and stones
Throw your bombs and your
blows
But you're not gonna break my
soul
This is the part of me that
you're never gonna ever take
away from me, no

Sometimes you just have to stop and say, "No!" And simply not let that bit of you fade away.