Music is awesome and helps you overpower anything. One such song being:
26) Whip It by Devo
Whip It was created by Devo in the ’80s. The lyrics were inspired by the book Gravity’s Rainbow by Thomas Pynchon. The whole purpose of the song was to overcome adversity by “whipping” or defeating any problem you may face. Devo wears their trademark black, sleeveless turtlenecks, and their red Energy Dome headgear.
This song has been covered by tons of people; everyone from Alvin and the Chipmunks, to Moby, to Korn.
Crack that whip
Give the past a slip
Step on a crack
Break your momma’s back
When a problem comes along
You must whip it
Before the cream sets out too long
You must whip it
When something’s goin’ wrong
You must whip it
Now whip it
Into shape
Shape it up
Get straight
Go forward
Move ahead
Try to detect it
It’s not too late
To whip it
Whip it good
When a good time turns around
You must whip it
You will never live it down
Unless you whip it
No one gets away
Until they whip it
I say whip it
Whip it good
I say whip it
Whip it good
Crack that whip
Give the past a slip
Step on a crack
Break your momma’s back
When a problem comes along
You must whip it
Before the cream sets out too long
You must whip it
When something’s goin’ wrong
You must whip it
Now whip it
Into shape
Shape it up
Get straight
Go forward
Move ahead
Try to detect it
It’s not too late
To whip it
Into shape
Shape it up
Get straight
Go forward
Move ahead
Try to detect it
It’s not too late
To whip it
Well, whip it good
Of course one of my favorite depictions comes from Raising Helen.
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To start the “Getting Over a Heartbreak” series from the beginning, go to If It Means A Lot to You
So if you remember from my earlier post, Sadness Is…, I love Avenged Sevenfold aka A7x. It all started with my Ex as he was obssessed with this band and would play it all the time trying to get me into it as well. I grew to love the band and if you read my earlier post you can read all about how obsessed I become over their music, and how I still am now.
So, the first CD that Michael gave me was their Avenged Sevenfold album, aka “the White Album” as Michael would call it. It was an experimental album and I just adored it. I loved the singing, lyrics, the music, music videos, etc. In fact the first song I heard (and what started my love) was A Little Piece of Heaven and I don’t know if that means I’m crazy or just a great appreciator of music. Probably both. 😉 So for the first song I’m going to write on, as there will be many, many, many, many more to follow is:
Unbound (The Wild Ride)
So this song comes off the 2007 album, and as I have said before is a little different from their usual stuff; but just as amazing. It is a little more rock than metal, and even though quite a few people hate it I LOVE it. This is also the last album with the James “The Rev” Sullivan, before he died. 😦
So I couldn’t find too much info on the background of this song’s creation sadly, and unfortunately the only one I know who would have a plethora of knowledge is no longer in my life so I’m just going to do an analysis on my own.
So I think this is a song everyone can connect to. Here are the lyrics for all of you who haven’t had a chance to realize the addictiveness and necessity of A7x in your life.
Somewhere life is good and things go as they should It’s hard to find but thats alright Searching for the way, push harder everyday It’s deep inside that shining light But I’m scarred by barriers placed in my path, I’m scathed
This ride that takes me through life Leads me into darkness but emerges into light No one can ever slow me down, I’ll stay unbound
Sometimes when we’re young and always on the run It gets so dark and I know that place So don’t be too concerned, you’ve got a lot to learn Well, so do I and we’ve got plenty of time Don’t fall off the track yet with so many races to go, hold on
This ride that takes me through life Leads me into darkness but emerges into light No one can ever slow me down, I’ll stay unbound
Some live so wrong, with what we do is each his own Living in fear, endless shame for countless years I never lived in fear, I knew I’d die another day I never viewed my life as something slipping away
Some live so wrong, with what we do is each his own But living in fear, endless shame for countless years I never lived in fear, I knew I’d die another day I never viewed my life as something slipping away
There’s nothing here to take for granted With each breath that we take The hands of time strip youth from our bodies And we fade, memories remain as time goes on
There’s nothing here to take for granted With each breath that we take The hands of time strip youth from our bodies And we fade, memories remain as time goes on
So as we see in the beginning we see that main person is trying to live their life but crap just keeps piling on, they are trying to push through to the light, but every time it seems that more and more things are in their way. I think that is something we all can relate to as bad things never come in singles. This song actually helped me through my breakup. (Ironic huh. The song my ex gave helped me get past the pain)
But I love how even though this wild ride that takes you through pain and problems, will never defeat you. You’ll never be slowed down but stay Unbound.
The very Handsome Matthew Shadows! 🙂
Isn’t that awesome! It’s like even though everything is dark and painful, just keep going because you will emerge from it, nothing can hold you back. You will achieve you dreams, get over your pain and heartache, take on anything.
Then it goes on as the viewer takes on an older note telling someone younger the need to hold on. When things are happening everything is harder, more painful, and horrible; but it will get better in time. Hold on, there is plenty of time for you to overcome it, you have so much left to live for in your life. Don’t give up!
