if you need a need a shoulder for the tears that you keep

[eliyes]

*hugs*

A lot of my friends have been bummed lately, all for legitimate reasons. Life is not always posies and sunshine; things that it's perfectly natural to be upset or unhappy by.

And that's probably why, when I (finally!) found a CD copy of a cassette I used to listen to all the time at Music world, I picked it up. This Child by Susan Aglukark, which a lot of non-Canadians probably haven't heard of.

This album always makes me feel better, but there's one song in particular that I always sing to myself when I'm truly down, feeling like the world has just turned against me. And while just the lyrics can't possibly convey as much as hearing the song, I'm posting this for all you guys.



Suffer in Silence

Heart in a bottle
High on a shelf
Fragile but just out of reach
Cause you build a fortress
With the distance you keep
But when your heart aches
Doesn't it cut deep

You don't have to suffer
Suffer in silence
You don't have to suffer
Suffer in silence
Don't you know that your
Heart can feel like an anchor
When you keep it all inside
No no, don't suffer in silence

Withered in sadness
And hurting inside
But feeling afraid to impose
So you're an island
But you don't have to be
Cause if you're inclined
You can talk to me

But you don't have to suffer
Suffer in silence
You don't have to suffer
Suffer in silence
Oh I know that the pain can seem like an ocean
But I'm just a word away
No no, don't suffer in silence

I'll be your shelter, I'll be your retreat
I'll be your shield against the wind
So, if you need a shoulder for the tears that you keep
Let 'em come down
Let it rain on me

Cause you don't have to suffer
Suffer in silence
You should never have to suffer
Suffer in silence
Oh, I will hear when you're calling
Like a voice above the storm
No no, don't suffer in silence

You don't have to suffer
Suffer in silence
You don't have to suffer
Suffer in silence
Don't you know that your
Heart can feel like an anchor
When you keep it all inside
No no, don't suffer in silence

(copyright 1991 Emily Boothe, Inc. (BMI)/ Skin Horse, Inc. (ASCAP))



It's okay to express how you feel, even if you think that you're being negative or that you're imposing by being a downer. Don't keep it inside. Find someone who'll listen. Even venting your woes in an email and sending it off to a friend when you can't seem to get a hold of anyone by phone or instant messenger or whatever? That's fine. It's not rude; it's not annoying. Okay?

*hugs*