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March 9, 2008 at 6:47 pmPost count: 1My ex-boyfriend was a recovering addict, and although he was NOT a huge John Mayer fan, I am. One day in my car, I had one of my favorite songs blaring…for once, he wanted to hear it again and again. When I looked over his eyes were closed and his head was back. I got it. I think Mayer wrote the song about love, but I think it can apply to anything…especially recovery.
I bold printed his favorite parts.In Repair – John Mayer
Too many shadows in my room
Too many hours in this midnight
Too many corners in my mind
So much to do to set my heart right
Oh it’s taking so long i could be wrong, i could be ready
Oh but if i take my heart’s advice
I should assume it’s still unsteady
I am in repair, i am in repairStood on the corner for a while
To wait for the wind to blow down on me
Hoping it takes with it my old ways
And brings some brand new luck upon me
Oh it’s taking so long i could be wrong, i could be ready
Oh but if i take my heart’s advice
I should assume it’s still unsteady
I am in repair, i am in repairAnd now i’m walking in a park
All of the birds they dance below me
Maybe when things turn green again
It will be good to say you know meOh it’s taking so long i could be wrong, i could be ready
Oh but if i take my heart’s advice
I should assume it’s still unready
Oh i’m never really ready, i’m never really ready
I’m in repair, i’m not together but i’m getting there
I’m in repair, i’m not together but i’m getting thereMarch 12, 2008 at 9:05 pmPost count: 2I love so many songs that have been posted here. Thanks all who shared!
Here are some country songs I haven’t seen listed yet. I think someone else posted songs by Kenny Chesney and Keith Urban, so I won’t repeat those. And Carrie Underwood’s “Wasted” is obvious.
Rascal Flatts – “I’m Movin’ On“:
I’ve dealt with my ghosts and I’ve faced all my demons
Finally content with a past I regret
I’ve found you find strength in your moments of weakness
For once I’m at peace with myselfFaith Hill – “If You’re Gonna Fly Away“
You had all these dreams
But your small town,they killed them for you
You had nothing else to do
But to use and use and use and useTim McGraw – “Angel Boy“
I found a priest, I spoke my mind
Asked if I’d sinned one too many times
He said “My son, you’re only a man”
Then I said, “Sir, you don’t understand”March 12, 2008 at 9:22 pmPost count: 1185been there done that
March 18, 2008 at 7:53 pmPost count: 1Hi sandbox,
Good thread! How about “Mr. Brownstone” by Guns n Roses, “There She Goes” by the La’s, “Dead Flowers”, Rolling Stones. Others that come to mind are “Golden Brown” by the Stranglers, “Heroin, She Said” by Wolfsheim, “The Needle and the Damage Done” Neil Young and Velvet Undergrounds “Heroin”
Hope these have been of some help.
Best Wishes
NorthsiderMarch 19, 2008 at 1:17 pmPost count: 4Not if you were the last junkie on earth by the Dandy Warhols. 😎
March 27, 2008 at 12:41 amPost count: 1185March 27, 2008 at 2:12 amPost count: 1185March 27, 2008 at 6:59 amPost count: 1From the looks of some of these tunes, I can see I have found a home.
Check out Life is Beautiful Bu Nikki Sixx.
You can’t quit until you try
You can’t live until you die
You can’t learn to tell the truth until you learn to lie
You can’t breathe until you choke
You gotta laugh when you’re the joke?It’s nothing like a funeral to make you feel aliveJust open your eyes
Just open your eyes
And see that life is beautiful
Will you swear on your life that no one will cry at my funeralI know some things that you don’t?I’ve done things that you won’t
It’s nothing like a trail of blood to find your way back home
I was waiting for my hearse
What came next was so much worse
It took a funeral to make me feel aliveJust open your eyes
Just open your eyes
And see that life is beautiful
Will you swear on your life that no one will cry at my funeralAlive
Just open your eyes
Just open your eyes
And see that life is beautiful
Will you swear on your life that no one will cry at my funeralJust open your eyes
Just open your eyes
And see that life is beautiful
Will you swear on your life that no one will cry at my funeralMarch 28, 2008 at 10:02 pmPost count: 1185YouTube – What a wonderful world
If, your recovery isn’t like this, keep coming back it will be
March 28, 2008 at 10:40 pmPost count: 2Tim McGraw- Ive Got Friends that Do
(This is for the lost junkie
who spends all his hard earned money…on something that he hates)And I dunno who sings it, but the words are:
I dare you to walk
I dare you to move
Dare you to pick yourself up off the floor.Somethin’ like that.:Dance7:
March 29, 2008 at 6:58 pmPost count: 6The Outsider
Help me if you can
It’s just that this, this is not the way I’m wired
So could you please,Help me understand why
You’ve given in to all these
Reckless dark desiresYou’re lying to yourself again
Suicidal imbecile
Think about it, put it on the faultline
What’ll it take to get it through to you precious
Over this. Why do you wanna throw it away like this
Such a mess. I don’t want to watch you.Disconnect and self destruct one bullet at a time
What’s your rush now, everyone will have his day to dieMedicated, drama queen, picture perfect, numb belligerence
Narcissistic, drama queen, craving fame and all its decadenceLying through your teeth again
Suicidal imbecile
Think about it, put it on the fautline
What’ll it take to get it through to you precious
Go with this, why do you wanna throw it away like this
Such a mess, I don’t wanna watch you…Disconnect and self destruct one bullet at a time
What’s your rush now, everyone will have his day to dieThey were right about you
They were right about youLying to my face again
Suicidal imbecile
Think about it put it on the fautline
What’ll it take to get it through to you precious
Over this, why do you wanna throw it away like this
Such a mess, Coalesce, CoalesceDisconnect and self destruct, one bullet at a time
What’s your hurry, everyone will have his day to die
If you choose to pull the trigger, should your drama prove sincere,
Do it somewhere far away from hereName of the band is “A Perfect Circle”
Name of the cd, you have to love it, “The 13th Step”
March 29, 2008 at 8:23 pmPost count: 3062Sweet Surrender by John Denver
Lost and alone on some forgotten highway
Travelled by many remembered by few
Looking for something that I can believe in
Looking for something that I’d like to do with my lifeTheres nothing behind me and nothing that ties me
To something that might have been true yesterday
Tomorrow is open and right now it seems to be more
Than enough to just be there todayAnd I dont know what the future is holding in store
I dont know where Im going, Im not sure where Ive been
There’s a spirit that guides me, a light that shines for me
My life is worth the living, I dont need to see the endSweet, sweet surrender
Live, live without care
Like a fish in the water
Like a bird in the airWords and music by john denver
March 31, 2008 at 8:56 amPost count: 1yo folks ..
new to the site ..
thought id share this with ya ‘ ..by Ben Harper .
(check him out …he has helped me hold on tight thru some rough times ..
“Better Way”
I’m a living sunset
Lightning in my bones
Push me to the edge
But my will is stoneFools will be fools
And wise will be wise
But i will look this world
Straight in the eyesWhat good is a man
Who won’t take a stand
What good is a cynic
With no better planReality is sharp
It cuts at me like a knife
Everyone i know
Is in the fight of their lifeTake your face out of your hands
And clear your eyes
You have a right to your dreams
And don’t be deniedI believe in a better way
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peace & blessings
A.March 31, 2008 at 9:29 amPost count: 38Pink-Who Knew
She decided she didn’t want drugs to be part of her life, but she had a lot of friends who still used. This one was about a friend of hers who OD’d, I believe.
April 6, 2008 at 4:05 pmPost count: 1There is a song that just came out by singer Carlene Carter “STRONGER” this is a wonderful song about addiction which I can really relate to she is talking about her baby sister dying due to her addiction and I just lost my baby sister in December due to alcoholism this is really good, check it out if you can!!
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