Cultural Op- Live Novel Soundtrack (misread instructions-my bad, gonna re-do it)

I definitely don't really have the time to see a concert, nor have i ever been to a real one unfortunately; so I decided to make the mix of ten songs that are supposed to relate to your life. The first song i chose to put on the cd was "The Sadeness" by Enigma. Kind of an odd choice, yes, because its a New Age piece of music with Gregorian chant in it. However, there's just something about it that really relaxes me, and its kind of neat listening to a practically extinct language. It could be partially because i grew up listening to this when i lived in Florida. I remember my dad would always play this Enigma cd as we were all going to bed and i grew to love it. The second song i chose was "Back 2 Good" by Matchbox Twenty. Part of the reason i chose this song is because Matchbox Twenty was my favorite band back in elementary school and this was my favorite song by them. Another reason i chose it is because i really like the lyrics. I copied the lyrics from all 3 choruses in the song: "Everyone here, knows everyone here is thinking about Somebody else It's best if we all keep it under our heads" "And everyone here, hates everyone here for doing just like They do It's best if we all keep this quiet instead" "Everyone here, is wondering what it's like to be with Somebody else Everyone here's to blame, everyone here Gets caught up in the pleasure of the pain" What i got out of this song is that alot of us are so focused on finding someone that when we finally do, we are wishing it was somebody else, or realizing we had it good beforehand and now we can't "get it back to good" without pain. It's just a nice mellow and thought provoking song. The next song is "He's My Son" by Mark Schultz. Now obviously i do not have a son, nor will i for at least seven years, but i chose this song for a different reason. This is a very powerful song about a father who is praying for his son, because his son is sick and his wife is losing hope. I think that this is one of the most touching songs i have heard in my life. My favorite line is "If you can hear me, let me take his place somehow, cause he's just not anyone, he's my son". This man is willing to give his life, and is begging God to let him take his son's place. If you listen to the song all the way through it is truly moving and tear-jerking. The fourth song i chose is an instrumental called "Never An Absolution" by James Horner (off the Titanic soundtrack). I think this is an incredibly beautiful song, from the vocals of some Swedish woman (forgot the name, and its not Celine Di0n) and the flutes and instruments used throughout the song. It's one of the songs that tells a story without words. And i chose this song because Titanic happens to be one of my favorite movies of all time. The next song is "A Different Kind of Pain" by Cold. Its a very relaxing and depressing song which as far as i can tell is about a man who has made mistakes and knows he has to let his love go. Here's a bit of the lyrics. "Before I let you go, give me just one more night to show you just how I feel.I lost all my control, if it takes my whole damn life I'll make this up to you.Kind of like the waves, that roll their whole life towards somewhere crashing on the shoreThat's blown in by the wind that carries the clouds to hide my wish on a fallen starA different kind of pain, is someone there to hold you is someone there to take you away from me". I chose it because it's a beautiful song lyrically and instrumentally and i listened to it alot back in my depressed high school days. This next song is called "Over and Over" by my boys Three Days Grace. I love this song because it reminds me of a few of my stupid high school relationships. Its pretty much about an on and off relationship. The lyrics are emotionally-fury driven about a man who tries his best not to fall back into this on and off pattern but goes against his better judgement. This is my favorite part "i know what's best for me but i want you instead, i'll keep wasting all my time". Reminds me of my high school self :) My next song is called "Pieces" by the new-ish band Red. It's an extremely moving song about a man who feels like nothing until he finds faith in God. "i come to you in pieces so you can make me whole" I chose this because this is who i used to be; i used to try so hard to be/feel accepted until i realized i don't need to go with the crowd as long as i have God by my side. The next song is my favorite 3 Doors Down song "It's the Only One You've Got". I chose this because i think its important to take risks sometimes to achieve success. I would not want to live any other way. If you're too scared to try in life, you're not gonna have a very fulfilling life. The ninth song on the mix is a new song called "You" by Elliott Yamin. It's another depressing relationship song about the girl leaving him without explaining why and its pretty much him spilling his heart out wondering what went wrong and believing she is the only one for him. I chose it because on the 18 day minimester Southwest trip i met a girl who i really liked. We were very close, spent alot of time together and i was thinking you know maybe this is a girl i could be with. We experienced alot of awesome things together that most couples these days will never experience: hiking up Zion Canyon in Utah, climbing the remains of an old volcano (SP Crater), falling asleep under the stars holding hands, helping eachother study in the long van rides, writing her poems and seeing the look on her face afterwards, and taking countless pictures together. Everything seemed perfect and we still hung out a few times when we got back home and then she randomly starts distancing herself and eventually we lost touch with eachother. And then i'm sitting at home looking through all the pictures from the trip and on facebook, thinking to myself "why?" "did i say or do something?" This song just seemed to perfectly match how i felt. The final song i chose was "Better Days" by Goo Goo Dolls. This is actually a relatively happy song about starting over and giving life your best shot. And that's pretty much why i chose it. I think it illustrates the point that alot of us let our problems rule our lives and get in the way of actually living it; and how we need cast aside material things and things that should not matter as much in order to find better days.