Songs You Relate To

[safenow]

Thank you very much, zaniara. That is beautiful. Did you know that I am half Swedish? My family came from Norbotten. Helen indeed has a beautiful voice. I love the words of this song.

 

[zaniara]

Helen indeed has a beautiful voice.

Yes she has a voice which always gives me goosebumps, no matter what song she sings she always have so much feelings behind the words somehow. It feels really good to know you are "half Swedish"; there are a lot of stubborn people here.. So maybe some of your stubbornness( the force in you keeping you here and alive) is from those roots..? :)

 

[amethist]

Hi zaniara

There is a section where you can and really should post media links.you can find it at the link below.

[DLMURL]https://www.ptsdforum.org/c/media/[/DLMURL]

You can then post links to it form where you post. there is also a song thread already up and running.

[DLMURL]https://www.ptsdforum.org/c/threads/songs-you-relate-to.17507/[/DLMURL]

 

[zaniara]

there is also a song thread already up and running.

Oh, I'm so sorry, I didn't know! I will try to delete this thread and put this link where it belongs.Thank you!

 

[Nicolette]

I have merged the two threads.

 

[zaniara]

Thank you Nicolette! Sorry for the mess!

 

[Jlso111187]

Road to Recovery- SoldierHard, Dear PTSD- SoldierHard, Night Terrors- Stephen Hobbs.

These two guys are lyrical geniuses. They are both Vets SoldierHard has PTSD and they both fight it for themselves as other through music. Stephen Hobbs does not have it but he made it a personal goal to help others though his music that do have PTSD.

 

[Kas_Can_Fly]

Mozart - Requiem Lacrimosa
Seether - World Fall's Away
Ludovico Einaudi - Giorni Dispari

There are plenty more. But these are the ones I could think of now, off the top of my head. I think I spend too much time being negative!

 

['91 Girl]

These have probably been mentioned at some point, but some of my favorites are

Skillet: Open Wounds (pretty much the whole song speaks to me, but the chorus and bridge are amazing.)

You can't stop me from falling apart
Because my self-destruction is all your fault
How could you, how could you
How could you hate me
When all I ever wanted to be was you
How could you, how could you
How could you love me
When all you ever gave me were open wounds

Tell me why you broke me down
And betrayed my trust in you
I'm not giving up, giving in
When will this war end
When will it end

And I really love the music video for their song "Savior", although it is triggering to me and probably to others, too.

Another Skillet song I love is "The Older I Get". It talks about how despite the years passing, the pain and regret are still there, and maybe as he gets older, he might start getting over it eventually.

 

[Jlso111187]

I posted Road to Recovery and Dear PTSD on the media portion I can't find Night Terrors on YouTube yet but thats probably because he just released that single to iTunes and bandcamp just days ago.

 

[Changing4Best]

Amazing Grace.

 

[Queen Boudica]

All That You Have Is Your Soul - Tracy Chapman

Oh my mama told me
'Cause she say she learned the hard way
Say she wanna spare the children
She say don't give or sell your soul away
'Cause all that you have is your soul

Don't be tempted by the shiny apple
Don't you eat of a bitter fruit
Hunger only for a taste of justice
Hunger only for a world of truth
'Cause all that you have is your soul

I was a pretty young girl once
I had dreams I had high hopes
I married a man he stole my heart away
He gave his love but what a high price I paid
And all that you have is your soul

Why was I such a young fool
Thought I'd make history
Making babies was the best I could do
Thought I'd made something that could be mine forever
Found out the hard way one can't possess another
And all that you have is your soul

I thought thought that I could find a way
To beat the system
To make a deal and have no debts to pay
I'd take it all take it all I'd run away
Me for myself first class and first rate
But all that you have is your soul

Here I am waiting for a better day
A second chance
A little luck to come my way
A hope to dream a hope that I can sleep again
And wake in the world with a clear conscience and clean hands
'Cause all that you have is your soul

All that you have
All that you have
All that you have Is your soul