The healing power of Music...

[expecto patronum]

I thought I'd post this on here rather than on the 'panic pause' forum but if anyone would like to start a more general 'what music do you like' thread on there that would be good too...
On Monday night I went to see my absolute favourite singer/songwriter/musician, Ed Harcourt, at the Bloomsbury Ballroom in London. He was brilliant and it really took me out of myself (well out of my worrying) and kind of reminded me who I am if you know what I mean? Anyway it got me thinking that it might be nice for people on here to share their favourite quotes from songs/ films/ books, they could be ones that uplift you and give you hope or ones that express how you feel when you are down.
I've got hundreds I could put down, but I don't want to bore you all stupid, so I'll start it off with one of my favourite Ed Harcourt songs:D

Watching the Sun come up:

You know it feels nice, watching the sun come up
and I've realized I can never return
Oh babe it feels good, watching the sun come up
I can attck the day with the will to burn
And the sky is a picture of violence
Blood Red and steely Blue
It has Beauty that can never be silenced
Oh yeah it reminds me of YOU

And if you're broken down lying face on the ground
Its TOO LATE
For I've seen it all as the shadows fall
When the dawn breaks
I could never be beyond repair
I could never be beyond repair
Watching the Sun Come Up

And my hands; they are shaking
Whilst my feet they cannot turn
Its all making sense; I'm finally taking
Each day with the will to burn
And the sky is a picture of violence
Blood Red and Steely Blue
It has beauty that could never be silenced
Oh yeah it reminds me of you

And if you're broken down
Lying face on the ground
Its Too Late
For I've seen it all when the shadows fall
When the dawn breaks

I could never be beyond repair
I could never be beyond repair

Watching the Sun Come Up

[ksmith]

For me, it's the old punk stuff that makes me remember who I was (who I am?) - in particular this one

Anarchy in the UK

Right now ha ha ha
I am an anti christ
I am an anarchist
Don't know what I want
But I know how to get it
I wanna Destroy the passer by
Cos I wanna be Anarchy
No Dogs Body

Appreciate that the lyrics aren't everyone's idea of uplifting but hey, it works for me. Memories of 1977, ripped fishnets, black PVC etc., pogoing etc. Brilliant. I'm glad I wasn't an anxious punk!!!!

Kay x

[LickeyEndBlues]

I went out on Tuesday night to see Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes playing in Bilston. I have to say whilst I have seen them several times and been buying there stuff since 1976 I really wasn't up for it.

We went for a couple of beers first in a cracking CAMRA pub then onto the venue....the band were already on stage when we got there which added to the negative way I was feeling but two and a half hours later I was smiling and enjoying the experience.

For me music is hugely important and I am always looking for stuff....and not what you get in TESCO's etc

Check out www.southsidejohnny.com if you don't know who they are!!

Laisez les bon temp roulez

[cfury]

Metallica: my favorite band of all time. Even before my first anxiety attack, this song described how I felt literally every day. All of my depressing worries about going crazy and dying made me feel just like they described. This song is definately about an anxiety attack "It comes alive and I die a little more______Cross my heart hope not to die." Every line of this song sounds like I wrote it myself, especially the interlude: "I cannot sleep with a head like this...", I usually get worked up so much I can't sleep at night. Ever since I was about 7 or 8 years old insomnia worried me. Every night I worry if I will get to sleep. Enough with my life story. If you want to hear the intro to this song, go to Amazon.com and run a search for St. Anger.

Been here before (x4)

Been here before couldn't say I liked it
When do I start writing all this down?
Just let me plug you into my world
Can't you help me be uncrazy?

Name this for me, heat the cold air
Take the chill off of my life
And if I could I'd turn my eyes
To look inside to see what's comin'

It comes alive (x4)
And I die a little more
It comes alive (x2)
Each momnent here I die a little more

Then the unnamed feeling
It comes alive
Then the unnamed feeling
Takes me away

I'm frantic in your soothing arms
I can not sleep in this down filled world
I've found safety in this loneliness
But I cannot stand it anymore

Cross my heart and hope not to die
Swallow evil, ride the sky
Lose myself in a crowded room
You fool, you fool, it will be here soon

It comes alive (x4)
And I die a little more
It comes alive (x2)
Each moment here I die a little more

Then the unnamed feeling
It comes alive
Then the unnamed feeling
Treats me this way
And I wait for this train
Toes over the line
And then the unnamed feeling
Takes me away

Get the f*** out of here
I just wanna get the f*** away from me
I rage, I glaze, I hurt, I hate
It hate it all, why? Why? Why me?

I cannot sleep wth a head like this
I wanna cry, I wanna scream
I rage, I glaze, I hurt, I hate
I wanna hate it all away