Life Through Music: “Face Up” by Lights

There have been many songs that have come along in my life and have become what I call my “happy thoughts”. The song I picked for this week is one I have added to my list of happy thoughts more recently. This song was shown to me by a dear friend awhile ago, but more recently it has helped me get out of a rut I was in. I loved this song from the moment I heard it. Something in the song immediately lifted me up. 

The song that I’m referring to is “Face Up” by Lights. It’s no secret to anyone by now that I love songs with big sound. The kind of big sound that just takes you away from this planet on another level. This song definitely fits the bill. 

Why this song is so important to me is the fact that we all have our moments in life that get us down and we need things like music to help us see the light again. So we can come out of the darkness refreshed and ready to take on the next day. Music is just one of those things that can do this for people. Music to me is such a part of who I am that I always find music to help me get back to the light. 

I feel the best when I’m energized and surrounded by good energy. I’m a fire sign by nature and I operate the best when I’m on fire and blazing forward. I started calling myself D-lite not too long ago because it embodies the new me. The lighter and the brighter me that shines inside and out. In life I feel that I’m that person to hold the light and guide those that our trying to find it themselves. This song gives me the energy to hold that light bright. It’s one of those songs that makes me feel so light that I feel like I could just take off. See, more than the weight that I have lost my soul has become lighter too with each step I take on my new path. This song is one of many that helps me to keep going in the best direction for myself. 

“FaceUp”

It's late and I am tired, wish I could spark a smile

(Absolutely, I would love to spark a smile anytime I can. The power of a smile is so underrated.)

The place is flying high but right now I want to be low

Don't want to move an inch, let alone a million miles

And I don't want to go but I know I gotta go

[Chorus:]

I just want to feel alive

(Here is the meat of the song. I want to live and love. I want to feel so alive.)

The times you don't wanna wake up

'Cause in your sleep it's never over when you give up

The sun is always gonna rise up

You need to get up, gotta keep your head up

(Yes, the sun will always rise. Tomorrow is a new day. Keep your head up and push forward.)

Look at the people all around you

The way you feel is something everybody goes through

(Everyone.)

Dark out, but you still gotta light up

You need to wake up, gotta keep your face up

Seems like the more you grow, the more time you spend alone

Before you know it you end up perfectly on your own

(These two lines mean so much to me. Sometimes I have had to let go of some people that can’t accept my growth. This process in many ways can be very lonely. In the end though I’m perfectly fine being alone instead of surrounded by those that don’t support me.)

The city's shining bright, but you don't see the light

How come you concentrate on things that don't make you feel right

(This line is one that I’m trying to live by more and more each day. Stop concentrating on the things that don’t do any good in your life. Easier said than done at first I know, but the more that you do it the more you will keep doing it.)

[Chorus]

I'm looking for more than a little bit

I'm gonna have to find my way through it

Gonna leave a mark, I'm gonna set a spark

(I feel like the last part of this song is exactly how I have always tried to live my life. I’m looking for more than just a little bit and I will work hard till I find it. When I’m dead and gone I hope the world will remember the light that I have spread and the love I shared.)

I'm coming up off the ground

I won't be looking down

(Forward and up. Lets do this!)

This song is so powerful to me and yet it might not be for you. What I do hope is that you find the songs in life that give you the feeling I get when I hear this song. I love the music that comes to me as I live in the light. Truly amazing. 

Another thing that came up for me when listening to this song recently was also magnified a bit more when my mother posted this on Facebook. 

I have struggled most my life with the feeling that I was different from most people and I felt sad because I didn’t fit in. I have tried to fit in for far too long. Now I’m just me and I try to live by that everyday.

As always I bring this to you with so much love and pure D-lite. = )