me, you know that I probably have a couple hundred "Most Favorite Songs Ever" - LOL. Music has always been a very special part of my life - it has always moved me and touched my soul in ways that is hard to describe sometimes.
Quite often I find myself listening to a song I have heard a thousand times before but suddenly the lyrics take on a new meaning to me (or I finally understand what the lyrics actually are) :-) Tonight, I had one of those moments. The Grand Illusion by Styx began playing. At first, I smiled to myself as I recalled that Styx was the very first concert I ever got to attend. I was a freshman in high school and I somehow convinced my parents to let me go to the concert with my sister and her friends. Truth be told, I probably had to put forth a lot of effort to convince my sister too, but it was a night I will never forget.)
As I let myself get immersed in the song, the lyrics began jumping out at me in a new way . . . I feel compelled to share them here . . . as the lyrics hold a very deep meaning that depicts much of what we are in the midst of right now.
If you feel inspired, listen to the song, breathe it in and enjoy where the song takes you!!
Come on in and see what's happening
Pay the price, get your tickets for the show
The stage is set, the band starts playing
Suddenly your heart is pounding
Wishing secretly you were a star.
But don't be fooled by the radio
The TV or the magazines
They show you photographs of how your life should be
But they're just someone else's fantasy
So if you think your life is complete confusion
Because you never win the game
Just remember that it's a Grand illusion
And deep inside we're all the same.
We're all the same...
So if you think your life is complete confusion
Because your neighbors got it made
Just remember that it's a Grand illusion
And deep inside we're all the same.
We're all the same...
America spells competition, join us in our blind ambition
Get yourself a brand new motor car
Someday soon we'll stop to ponder what on Earth's this spell we're under
We made the grade and still we wonder who the hell we are.
