And Run...

Alright, I'll admit, I haven't been as good about posting daily as I planned. But, here I am. These past couple of days I've had songs in and out of my head. There has yet to be a song that has wandered into my mind and been housed there for a complete day, or even a complete hour to be honest. I suppose I am busier than I think I am. My mind has too many places to venture off to.

Anyway, on to the song. The first one is "And Run" by my friends, the band He Is We.

Originally coming out of Tacoma, Washington, Rachel and Trevor met at work and began jamming together just for fun. Their silly jam sessions turned out to be something good, and they formed a name for themselves. "He Is We" refers to God and the fact that He is in all of us. As such, we should live as an example of Him and do our best to live as He would. No one is better than anyone else, we are all the same. Rachel and Trevor wanted it to be that way between them and their fans as well. They're still people.

Poor Rachel has had lots of health problems which ended up causing her to step down as the lead vocalist. At first, it was just for the rest of their then-current tour. Stevie stepped in as the touring vocalist. However, as of this month, Stevie is now the lead vocalist. I definitely have strong, mixed feelings about the switch...so we won't even get into that, haha.

All in all, it has been such an adventure to watch them all grow as individuals and as a band. Seeing them through their ups and downs, having their support as friends through my ups and downs, watching them grow from less than 100 fans to over 200,000 fans...it's been lots of fun.

Trevor's music and Rachel's lyrics speak to me and motivate me to be better. They inspire me to be what I want to be and do what I  truly want to do. This song, "And Run" has helped me be brave and follow my "dreams" in a manner of speaking. Cheesy? Yes, but I'm alright with that.

HERE is a video to acoustic version of the song....
and here are those inspirational lyrics that have been replaying in my head. Hope you like it!

Kinda wish I had the courage,

A bit of bravery.

So tired of waiting on a man to come and save me.

Wishing I had everything,

Or something really.

Hard to admit it,

But now I’m thinking freely.

I’m going to open my mind to all these,

New found exciting possibilities.

I’m making all my own plans,

Throwing all my old ones away.

Gonna grow up, Be someone.

Draw a map, find a path.

Take a breath and run.

And run.

Filling my head with words to encourage me,

Gotta get my act so straight so I can truly believe.

That what I’m waiting for, is really worth the wait.

Stop bringing myself down,

I gotta know what makes me great.

I’m going to open my mind to all these,

New found exciting possibilities.

I’m making all my own plans,

Throwing all my old ones away.

Gonna grow up, Be someone.

Draw a map, find a path.

Take a breath and run.

I am trying to get past this,

Be better than I once was.

Tired of waiting, on someone else.

I am trying to get past this,

Be better than I once was.

Tired of waiting on someone else,

I can fix it by myself.

I’m finally taking a stand,

I’ve learned from all my mistakes.

I’m making all my own plans,

Throwing all my old ones away.

Gotta grow up, be someone.

Draw a map, find a path.

Take a breath and run.

Run, run, run, run.

Run, run, run, run.