Candle on the Water
I'll be your candle on the waterMy love for you will always burn
I know you're lost and drifting
But the clouds are lifting
Don't give up you'll have somewhere to turn
I'll be your candle on the water
'Till ev'ry wave is warm and bright
My soul is there beside you
Let this candle guide you
Soon you'll see a golden stream of light
A cold and friendless tide has found you
Don't let the stormy darkness pull you down
I'll paint a ray of hope around you
Circling in the air
Lighted by a prayer
I'll be your candle on the water
This flame inside of me will grow
Keep holding on you'll make it
Here's my hand so take it
Look for me reaching out to show
As sure as rivers flow
I'll never let you go
I'll never let you go
I'll never let you go...
I remember Chris singing this for his last concert at FHS. There are so many lines in here that I love. When I was little, the lyrics obviously didn't mean much to me. Actually, Pete's Dragon was one of my least favorite movies, but this song has stuck with me. I love songs that are poly-inspiring. I love the tune and its calming sound and I love the lyrics and how they are so simple, but so honest. I also love how it is literally representing a sailor and his "home beacon" but is also applicable in lots of real life aspects.
"I know you're lost and drifting, but the clouds are lifting. Don't give up, you'll have somewhere to turn."
I wish I would have listened to these lyrics and put them in my heart while I was struggling through my first two weeks. I plan to post them in my "quotes forum" by my desk in my room. The quotes forum has yet to be constructed, but it's a plan.
"My soul is there, beside you...soon you'll see a golden stream of light."
These words just fill me up. Do you ever read/hear/say something that just makes you slowly draw in a deep breath and then let it out with an amazing sense of a full heart and complete contentment? That's what these words do for me. Maybe it's thinking that there is a "soul beside" mine. Plus, I love crescendo-ing in that part of the song. :D
"I'll never let you go..."
The in-finality of those words just makes me cry. I wish, also, I would have remembered these words when I wasn't so happy about being here. It took me a long time to realize (despite Ira's assurance) that I didn't have to completely break ties with home before I could be happy here.
Enough loving on songs! I had a super-de-duper weekend!! I hung out with Grandpa Joe for part of Friday and all of Saturday. Grandma got home Saturday night so I stayed there until about 4 today just hanging out with Grandma, Grandpa, Joey, Kristi and puppies!
Grandma and Grandpa were determined to make me able to give blood by Monday. As always, we ate and ate and ate, but I suppose as a college student I should take advantage of that! :D
*side story of blood donation fail*
Once upon a time there was a girl named Sydney who decided to give blood when she was finally old enough at 17. At her first donation she was accompanied by (what she thought was) a fine young gentleman. She was questioned upon her arrival to make sure she made the weight minimum, but there weren't any problems. She donated a pint of blood.
After several months passed, she again donated blood with no problems. When Sydney moved to college and was due to give blood again she learned of a new rule. Despite the fact that Sydney had donated twice before without any problems, according to her height, she no longer weighed enough to give blood. The Red Cross nurses were afraid she would pass out. Sydney is now on the quest to gain 13 lbs. so she can continue the competition with the (not-so) gentleman. Sydney hopes the "Freshman Fifteen" will kick in soon.
*end side story*
Spending time with Grandpa was lots of fun, but also pretty lazy. We ran some errands just south of K-zoo, went to a car show and had some Chinese food. Other than that we had lazy chats and finished a couple books. It was nice.
So now, at 10:30 (despite the posting time--it's weird and I can't change it) I'll head off to do some homework like a good little college student. Thanks, everybody, for the prayers and encouragement. My clouds are definitely lifting and I know I'm in the right place here and now.
posted by Sydda @ 6:21 PM
1 Comments:
So...who is this (not so) gentleman? I'd be interested to know if you and I are thinking of the same person. If so, then let me say that I am extremely disappointed in you and the way you refer to the people that love you the most.
I'm very glad that you are feeling better about being there and starting to really fit in. Keep hanging in there. 2 more days...
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