One Night in Braziel

So this morning I woke up at 6:12 am and for some reason I just couldn't fall back to sleep. After watching re-run after re-run of Sports Center I decided that I should just go for a morning jog to get myself out of bed. Usually when I run I listen to music that is really fast beat to get me motivated to keep going. However, this morning I was so captivated by nature that the uptempo songs were just boring. A song that came on that my brother Desmond suggested to me is a song called "All Fall Down" by OneRepublic. If you haven't heard it, please take a minute to listen it:



Anyway, the lyrics to this song were particularly moving to me this morning. My favorite parts are these:

Yeah God love your soul and your aching bones
Take a breath, take a step, maybe down below
Everyone's the same
My fingers to my toes
We just can't get a ride
But we're on the road

If ever your world starts crashing down
Whenever your world starts crashing down
Whenever your world starts crashing down
That's when you find me.

Lost till you're found
Swim till you drown
Know that we all fall down
Love till you hate
Strong till you break
Know that we all fall down- OneRepublic, All Fall Down

While there are clear religious overtones that can be associated with this song, the message that was most prevalent to me is how much we limit ourselves in our daily lives. While I wouldn't advocate to "love until you hate," I would absolutely champion the ideas of loving until there is nothing left to give. In dissecting the rest of the song, I love how it advocates the unconditional pushing of our limits until we are in a sense, spent of all of our resources. It is when we have nothing left, that according to the song we are essentially found. I think the song is also saying that we all fail, we all fall down, but that shouldn't restrict us from giving everything that can possibly give towards attaining something. I could go on and on, but I got to go to class! I love this song..