Wednesday, May 30, 2012

The Voice Within

Was watching The Voice last night and heard Chris Mann performing one of his coaches songs.  In his instance, Christina Aguilera of "team Xtina".

"The Voice Within" is one of those you just immediately love.  Oddly enough this one makes me think of my dad.  He was always great at not giving advice.  You could talk for hours about important things or fairly arbitrary things and he'd never give you an answer.  Ultimately you were always left with a conclusion that was yours, and the answer that was best suited to the situation.  Somehow you always ended up answering the situation yourself.  It was always your own voice that echoed back to you...

Young girl, don't cry
I'll be right here when your world starts to fall, ooh ooh
Young girl, it's all right
Your tears will dry, you'll soon be free to fly


When you're safe inside your room you tend to dream
Of a place where nothing's harder than it seems
No one ever wants or bothers to explain
Of the heartache life can bring and what it means


When there's no one else
Look inside yourself
Like your oldest friend
Just trust the voice within
Then you'll find the strength
That will guide your way
You'll learn to begin
To trust the voice within


Young girl, don't hide
You'll never change if you just run away, ooh ooh
Young girl, just hold tight
Soon you're gonna see your brighter day, ooh ooh


Now in a world where innocence is quickly claimed
It's so hard to stand your ground when you're so afraid
No one reaches out a hand for you to hold
When your lost outside look inside to your soul


When there's no one else
Look inside yourself
Like your oldest friend
Just trust the voice within
Then you'll find the strength
That will guide your way
If you will learn to begin
To trust the voice within


Life is a journey
It can take you anywhere you choose to go
As long as you're learning
You'll find all you'll ever need to know
(Be strong)
You'll break it
(Hold on)
You'll make it
Just don't forsake it because
(No one can tell you what you can do)
No one can stop you
You know that I'm talking to you


When there's no one else
Look inside yourself
Like your oldest friend
Just trust the voice within
Then you'll find the strength
That will guide your way
If you will learn to begin
To trust the voice within


Young girl don't cry
I'll be right here when your world starts to fall, ooh ooh

We really all should trust the voice within, sometimes it whispers sometimes it screams... but unless we choose to listen it can't help us.

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