Friday, April 30, 2010

Pick up your crazy heart and give it one more try...

Anyone who knows me knows I enjoy a little wallowing from time to time. I have so many "wallow mix" playlists (all with a slightly different nuance) that even I have a hard time keeping them straight. I've tweeted about how much I love the soundtrack for "Crazy Heart," particularly Ryan Bingham's "The Weary Kind." The first few times I heard it, I wasn't really listening to the lyrics. I haven't even seen the movie yet. I just knew it made me feel stronger when I needed to feel stronger.

And then a couple of weeks ago, I listened - really listened - to the lyrics. Excerpt:

Your heart’s on the loose
You rolled them sevens with nothing lose
And this ain’t no place for the weary kind

You called all your shots
Shooting 8 ball at the corner truck stop
Somehow this don’t feel like home anymore

And this ain’t no place for the weary kind
And this ain’t no place to lose your mind
And this ain’t no place to fall behind
Pick up your crazy heart and give it one more try...


I realized why it worked for me, even subliminally. I had been going through a period of adjustment for a long time. I couldn't afford to fall apart. As much as I wanted to crawl under the covers and sleep all day and night, to go over the edge, to give in to my self-destructive instincts, I knew I had to hold it together. And without realizing it, I was hearing that last line about picking up your crazy heart and giving it one more try. So I did.

1 comment:

  1. nice singer and nice song. Yeah, sad songs do uplift sometimes!

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