There's a wonderful quote attributed to US author, Gayle Forman:
"Days like these go on for years. It's the ones you want to last that slip away..."
"Days like these" is all about those days. The days that never end, that break your spirit and tire you out; that bring you to your knees and still keep pushing... that make good people make bad decisions, because everything (even diamonds) buckle under too great a pressure...
"Days like these will rip your heart out
Days like these will tear your soul"
Although the song, "Days like These" is a catalogue of negativity, a list of the kind of platitudes we all say when things get on top of us and make us want to give up (and sometimes give in); it is also a realisation (and hopefully a reminder) that none of us can do this stuff on our own. Life is hard. We dance around each other sometimes, hoping we don't show too much weakness or let anyone take advantage of us, not letting them see us crumble or fall apart... but in the end:
"Everybody knows you can't make it alone
Everybody knows it's true
You can't ever ask for any more than this
'Cause days like these were never meant for me and you"
And they weren't!!!
The tough days were never designed to hurt you.. they just worked out that way. That split second when there is no milk for your coffee and you feel angry... That one time when your park run didn't result in a "personal best"... When you look back on your life, it doesn't even figure. Even the death of a close family member... It hurts like hell but It was never meant to hurt you. It just happened. It can't break your spirit. It can't knock you off the road and leave you lying in the gutter. That was never meant to happen... You can get through it.. but you need someone to help.
In it's simplest form, life is a see-saw. It only works if you're not on your own. When you are down, they will be up (and when they are down, you will be up. It's Yin and Yang.
When you are in the worse moments, Days like these feel brutal. They..
"... Will always bring you down
Leave you spinning all around
Falling, lifeless to the ground..."
But F*ck them... You can come through... You will prevail... There are other days.. better days... Hold your breath and wait for them to come. Find someone to jump on the see-saw and help you rise. You've got this....
"Don't be scared to put those days aside..."
Crispin x
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