songs that see you through

the band city and colour just released an album called "Little Hell." the title track, and the commonthread through out much of their music, is about pulling yourself through the little hells we encounter in life; the hells we battle to get to where we want and need to be; the hells we march through to get through to the other side.

music can undoubtedly help you heal, and it's a great tool to keep you in a positive mind set. but there's an inexplicable value in music's ability to get you through the in-between. music can make my stubborn self do something that i absolutely hate doing: surrender.

there is a grace in surrendering; in letting go of the absurd notion that we are in complete control. we can't map out every twist, turn, and detour we have to take. we can only drive the car, and steer to the best of our ability. don't drive under the influence of and if we could, how boring would that be? my greatest growth stems from some of the biggest uncontrollable heartbreaks and controllable mistakes. whether the your flag is flying out of victory and defeat, the fact that it's flying means that you stood for something and took action. music can push to to the threshold of taking action, even if it's just to cry. it can untangle your soul, unraveling things you weren't aware of, or surfacing that which you were hiding (knowingly or unknowingly).

the next songs are the songs that see you through.