And Run

Every once in a while when I'm loading up on my music through iTunes, I take a risk and buy an entire album from a band.  I may have heard a couple of songs off of it but in general I've never had much to do with that band.  The last time I did this however, I took a leap and bought the entire album from a band I had heard of through Abby on YouTube called He Is We.

 

For the most part when I've done this I've had only but great experiences with finding new songs that fit in with my life or that just make me happy and want to dance.  There's always been those three or four songs though that I don't really care for and skip over when I hear them on shuffle.  When I bought My Forever I listened to the entire album like I would normally do, and then I kept in on repeat when I found that everything on the album was something I wanted to listen to.

 

One of my favorites is And Run, a song that I have found myself playing every time I drive back to Winfield after spending a weekend with my parents and need some motivation to get the week started off.  I was curious to see if they had a YouTube video for the song since I normally don't have that much time to wait on YouTube to load I never got the chance to look.  They do, and I thought I would share with you the acoustic version so you can hear Rachel's beautiful voice.

 

 

 

"And Run"

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.
I do 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.

Normally I will stick to loving the acoustic version of a song but the album version of And Run is really upbeat and makes me want to sing along and smile.  I can't even begin to express how much this song has helped keep me motivated through the last few weeks of the semester before I took finals.

- Jessie