The Soundtrack to Today
It’s basically the end of the year and if I was to think back and reflect on the things I’ve accomplished or not accomplished and the memories I have of the year, I could probably tie each memory to a song. Music has always been an inspiration in my day to day life. If I were to collect those songs I could make a full length cd as the soundtrack to my memories in 2008.
The song of meaning for today and from various other days this year is a song called “Life is Beautiful” by Sixx Am. Sixx Am is a side project of Nicky Sixx, the bassist from Motley Crue. Strangely enough the song is from his personal soundtrack and Sixx Am’s first album named “The Heroin Diaries”, which is based off a book of the same name. It’s a book which is based on a diary Nikki kept for a year in the mid 80’s, while he was battling an intense heroin addiction. During this time he overdosed twice and was pronounced dead on arrival at the hospital before being revived and given a second chance at life.
You can hear the song at the Sixx Am myspace page here: http://www.myspace.com/sixxam
I find this song relateable in many ways. I obviously don’t have a heroin problem but everyone has problems that can upset them or make them sad during the course of a day. I find that the melody and meat and potatoes of this song really fuel my thoughts and help me get them out of my system. Sometimes when you have a lot on your shoulders and you’re feeling down, it helps to be reminded that “Life is beautiful”.
– Bonnie
Life Is Beautiful lyrics
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
There’s nothing like a funeral to make you feel alive
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 funeral?
I know some things that you don’t
I’ve done things that you won’t
There’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 alive
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 funeral?
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 funeral?
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 funeral?
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 funeral?
