On to post number two ... First, songs. Then, quotes from One Tree Hill (which, ironically, I have never watched ... I just love the quotes).
Do you ever feel like a plastic bag,
Drifting through the wind,
Wanting to start again?
Do you ever feel, feel so paper thing
Like a house of cards,
One blow from caving in?
Do you ever feel already buried deep
Six-feet under, scream
But no one seems to hear a thing?
Do you know that there's still a chance for you?
'Cause there's a spark in you
You just gotta ignite the light
And let it shine
Just own the night
Like the Fourth of July
'Cause baby you're a firework
Come on, show 'em what you're worth ...
You don't have to feel like a waste of space
You're original, cannot be replaced
If you only knew what the future holds
After a hurricane comes a rainbow
Maybe you're the reason why all the doors are closed
So you could open one that leads you to the perfect road
-"Firework" by Katy Perry
Where do broken hearts go?
Can they find their way home?
Back to the open arms
Of a love that's waiting there
And if somebody loves you
Won't they always love you?
I look in your eyes
And I know that you still care for me.
I've been around enough to know
That dreams don't turn to gold
And that there is no easy way
No, you just can't run away
-"Where Do Broken Hearts Go?" by Whitney Houston
Many nights we prayed
With no proof anyone could hear
In our hearts
A hope, a song
We barely understood
Now we are not afraid
Although we know there's much to fear
We were moving mountains
Long before we knew we could
There can be miracles
When you believe
Though hope is frail, it's hard to kill
Who knows what miracles you can achieve?
When you believe, somehow you will
You will when you believe
In this time of fear
When prayers so often prove in vain
Hope seems like the summer birds
Too swiftly flown away
Yet now I'm standing here
My heart's so full I can't explain
Seeking faith and speaking words I never thought I'd say ...
They don't always happen when you ask
And it's easy to give in to your fears
But when you're blinded by your pain
Can't see your way straight through the rain
A small but still resilient voice
Says hope is very near
-"When You Believe" by Mariah Carey and Whitney Houston
I feel like I should preface these lyrics by saying that I do not feel this way about anyone currently. I just saw the lyrics online a couple of days ago, and it reminded me of my past love life. I could relate. But I'm totally fine and happy now. :)
I miss your soft lips,
I miss your white sheets,
I miss the scratch of your shaved face on my cheek
And this is so hard
'Cause I didn't see
That you were the love of my life and it kills me
I see your face in strangers on the street
I still say your name when I'm talking in my sleep
And in the long light, I play it all fine
But I can't handle it when I turn off my night light
But I can't handle it when I turn off my night light
They say that true love hurts,
Well, this could almost kill me.
Young love murder,
That is what this must be
I would give it all
To not be sleeping alone
The life is fading from me, while you watch my heart bleed ...
We promised this would last forever,
But now I see
It was my past life,
A beautiful time.
Drunk off of nothing but each other 'til the sunlight
-"The Harold" by Ke$ha
When you meet that certain someone
You've been searching ahrd to find
It's a new love full of passion
That can sometimes make you blind
I don't mind being swept away
If I know right from the start
So before we go much further girl
Can I trust you with my heart?
In the time we've spent together
I have learned to trust in you
So many things you've given,
Before I even asked you to
But reality and romance are sometimes far apart
So what I really need to know is
Can I trust you with my heart?
Can I cast my cares upon you?
Can you stand a heavy load?
Can I count on you to walk me down that long and winding road?
If you can promise me these simple things,
I can guarantee
You can always count on me ...
When two hearts solely surrender
And are sworn to understand
It completes the perfect union between a woman and a man
So please don't misunderstand me,
I don't want to go too far,
Without knowing just one answer can I trust you my heart?
-"Can I Trust You With My Heart?" by Travis Tritt
"Twenty years from now, you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover."
-Mark Twain
"Do not let your fire go out, spark by irreplaceable spark, in the hopeless swamps of the approximate, the not-quite, the not-yet, the not-at-all. Do not let the hero in your soul perish in lonely frustration for the life you deserve, but have never been able to reach. Check your road and the nature of your battle. The world you desire can be won. It exists, it is real, it is possible, it is yours."
-Ayn Rand (but also in One Tree Hill, Episode 1x02)
There is a tide in the affairs of men.Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune;
Omitted, all the voyage of their life
Is bound in shallows and in miseries.
On such a full sea are we now afloat,
And we must take the current when it serves,
Or lose our ventures.
-from Julius Caesar by Shakespeare (but also in One Tree Hill, Episode 1x01)
"It's the rule of life: The prettier the girl, the messier the car. Kind of a turn on."
-One Tree Hill (Episode 1x02)
"There's no shame in being afraid. Hell, we're all afraid. What you gotta do is figure out what you're afraid of because when you put a face on it, you can beat it. Better yet, you can use it."
-One Tree Hill (Episode 1x02)
"It's hard to fight the things we are afraid of. Sometimes, we just need a little help."
-One Tree Hill (Episode 1x02)
"To be nobody but yourself in a world which is doing its best, night and day, to make you somebody else, is to fight the hardest battle you are ever going to fight. Never stop fighting."
-E.E. Cummings (but also in One Tree Hill, Episode 1x03)
"As happens sometimes, a moment settled and hovered and remained for much more than a moment. And sound stopped and movement stopped for much, much more than a moment. Then gradually, time awakened again and moved sluggishly on."
-from Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck (but also in One Tree Hill, Episode 1x06)
"Best friends can forgive each other over anything."
-One Tree Hill (Episode 1x14)
"I gave you my heart. That's all I can give. And if that's not enough for you, then I'm not enough for you."
-One Tree Hill (Episode 1x21)
