Nothing Left to Say

When I first heard this song, I thought it was another great song by a group I have come to love over the years. Today as I have realized that I will be soon joining the ranks of the failed marriage statistics in this country, Pandora continues to amaze me playing this song... reminds me of the old Tom Joyner bit "Howdoitknow"... I was brought to tears listening to the words as they almost seemed as if someone was following us around and writing a song about our relationship.

I truly hoped and prayed that our marriage would be able to get past our issues with each other and grow into a thriving relationship. Now that it has become apparent that one has become two again it is my hope that all of our well-wishers for us when we started our life together will remain as enthusiastic as we end our life together.

Other than that, there's nothing left to say.

Love was so strong
At least at the beginning
Who wouldve thought
There'd ever be an ending
We had it all
But it's like we've run into a wall

Now we try to talk
But just end up fighting
Try making up
But there's just no denying
Just ain't the same no more
What are we putting ourselves through all this for

You talk and hear me
But you can't communicate
Cause you're not listening
Know these are two different things
Now I see what it means to have been
Blinded by the one you love so deeply
Cause,

The very things that made me love you
Are the things pushing me away now
In tears we stand here
With nothing left to say

And all I could do for you
I should've done before now
In tears we stand here
There's nothing, nothing left to say

You touched my heart
And were so givin
Spirit so free
You threw me in it
I fell so deep
I could not see my life
Without you in it

Girl you gave me
A lot of attention
Somehow the feeling turned
Into crazy possessive
It was always there
But I didn't look deeper
If I would've I'da seen the limits

You talk and hear me
But you can't communicate
Cause you're not listening
Know these are two different things
Now I see what it means to have been
Blinded by the one you love so deeply

I had my pride girl
And you had your pain
So deep inside you
Wanted to have your say
Irritated, frustrated and third baby
This is so confusing
Girl I though this was the one thing for sure

The very things that made me love you
Are the things pushing me away now
In tears we stand here
With nothing left to say

And all I could do for you
I should've done before now
In tears we stand here
There's nothing left to say

Nothing

Nothing

Nothing

Nothing

Wish I had more words
To try and encourage
Us to find a way
Cause there's nothing left to say

The very things that made me love you
Are the things pushing me away now
In tears we stand here
With nothing left to say

And all I could do for you
I should've done before now
In tears we stand here
There's nothing left to say

Things that made me love you
Are the things pushing me away now
In tears we stand here
With nothing left to say

And all I could do for you
I should've done before now
In tears we stand here
There's nothing left to say

Baby, there's nothing left to say

Consider yourself free...

Dedicated to you know who.

Free, free, set them free

Free, free, set them free
Free, free, set them free

If you need somebody
Call my name
If you want someone
You can do the same
If you want to keep something precious
You got to lock it up and throw away the key
If you want to hold onto your possession
Don't even think about me

If you love somebody
If you love someone
If you love somebody
If you love someone, set them free
Set them free
Set them free
Set them free

If it's a mirror you want
Just look into my eyes
Or a whipping boy
Someone to despise
Or a prisoner in the dark
Tied up in chains you just can't see
Or a beast in a gilded cage
That's all some people ever want to be

If you love somebody
If you love someone
If you love somebody
If you love someone, set them free
Set them free
Set them free
Set them free

You can't control an independent heart
Can't tear the one you love apart
Forever conditioned to believe that we can't live
We can't live here and be happy with less
So many riches
So many souls
With everything we see that we want to possess

If you need somebody
Call my name
If you want someone
You can do the same
If you want to keep something precious
You got to lock it up and throw away the key
You want to hold onto your possession
Don't even think about me

If you love somebody
If you love someone
If you love somebody
If you love someone, set them free
Set them free
Set them free
Set them free
Set them free

Perception vs. Reality

One of the many truths that my father drilled into my head as a young child was the fact that your perception becomes your reality. Back in elementary school, I had no idea how profound that statement would be in my life years later. Time and time again, my perceptions about life, career, and friends have impacted me for better and for worse.

Your perception about things in your life affects you in countless ways – and turns into a snowball rolling down a hill if left unchecked. As that snowball gets bigger, it collects more of the same. If your perception of the world is that your voice, your time, and your efforts don’t matter, then your reality will be just that – an uninspired, complacent life that in the grand scheme of things doesn’t matter.

Personally, that’s not the life I want to live. The next great idea starts with one person – that person must have a positive perception so their ideas can become reality.