There is Hope

Feeling a bit down?  I'm not much for words on this one so I thought I'd post some of my favorite songs that give me hope.  Songs that make me think I can make it through this life.  Hopefully it will convey some of the same meaning for you.  Enjoy!

Succumbed

“I am exhausted.  Relief is fleeting and unsatisfying.  There is nothing left but an empty taste, bitterly dry.  The hunger never abates and decisions continue to become more reckless.  The brink pushes closer, consuming all in its path.  Walls build higher and higher; desperate for safety, comfort, and peace.  Yet nothing works as the pursuit continues, and I’m left further weakened with each passing minute.  Emotions overwhelm, sanity flees, and the question of why balloons.  Why keep trying?  Why keep moving?  Why continue this trail?  Where are you traveling and where is the hope?  How do you plan to keep going?

With each question, the foundation crumbles; succumbing to the relentless barrage.  Hope left behind, the light swiftly fading, each moment screaming one word.  FAILURE! it yells.  Failure! it hollers.  Failure! it taunts with a grin.  Failure, it states with a face smug with glee, knowing that it will win.

All is futile, hopeless, despairing.  After all, where can one go?  Where can one flee from the enemy of one’s own mind? 

All is lost.  All is gone.  The darkness wins.

Why does the path not end?”

~Anonymous