Whiskey Lullaby

Whiskey Lullaby

She put him out like the burnin' end of a midnight cigarette
She broke his heart he spent his whole life tryin' to forget
We watched him drink his pain away a little at a time
But he never could get drunk enough to get her off his mind
Until the night

1st Chorus
He put that bottle to his head and pulled the trigger
And finally drank away her memory
Life is short but this time it was bigger
Than the strength he had to get up off his knees
We found him with his face down in the pillow
With a note that said I'll love her till I die
And when we buried him beneath the willow
The angels sang a whiskey lullaby

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The rumors flew but nobody knew how much she blamed herself
For years and years she tried to hide the whiskey on her breath
She finally drank her pain away a little at a time
But she never could get drunk enough to get him off her mind
Until the night

2nd Chorus
She put that bottle to her head and pulled the trigger
And finally drank away his memory
Life is short but this time it was bigger
Than the strength she had to get up off her knees
We found her with her face down in the pillow
Clinging to his picture for dear life
We laid her next to him beneath the willow
While the angels sang a whiskey lullaby

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Whiskey Lullaby has got to be one of the saddest song ever written in country music. Alison Kraus and Brad Paisley definitely hit many hearts with this song. Its about two young lovers that have ended up broken up, and the boy cannot deal with the loss of the girl, so he turns to alcohol to attempt to drown away any thought of her. Yet it fails and done night he had enough and he passes away. He committed suicide with a note written to her. When the girl gets news of what happens she cannot take it, and she attempts to also drown away her pain in alcohol. One night she finally drank enough to where she also died but instead of a note she dies clinging to his picture. She cannot live without him and her last image is that picture of him. Even though it is never good to turn to any type of alcohol to solve problems the story behind the song is so touching it will literally bring tears to your eyes because you know somewhere out there someone experienced that same thing and is no longer here. Love does weird and crazy things to a person but you never really wish for it to be the death of a person. No one wants that to happen to anyone... Losing the one you love is the ultimate loss that people never truly get over.   

What Hurts the Most

What Hurts The Most lyrics
Songwriters: Steele, Jeffrey; Robson, Steve;

I can take the rain on the roof of this empty house
That don't bother me
I can take a few tears now and then and just let ?em out

I'm not afraid to cry every once in a while even though
Goin' on with you gone still upsets me
There are days every now and again I pretend I'm okay
But that's not what gets me

What hurts the most
Was being so close
And havin' so much to say
And watchin' you walk away

And never knowin'
What could've been
And not seein' that lovin' you
Is what I was tryin' to do

It's hard to deal with the pain of losin' you everywhere I go
But I'm doin' it
It's hard to force that smile when I see our old friends and I'm alone
Still harder gettin' up, gettin' dressed, livin' with this regret
[From: http://www.elyrics.net/read/r/rascal-flatts-lyrics/what-hurts-the-most-lyrics.html]
But I know if I could do it over
I would trade, give away all the words that I saved in my heart
That I left unspoken

What hurts the most
Is being so close
And havin' so much to say
(Much to say)
And watchin' you walk away

And never knowin'
What could've been
And not seein' that lovin' you
Is what I was tryin' to do, oh
Oh yeah

What hurts the most
Was being so close
And havin' so much to say
(To say)
And watchin' you walk away

And never knowin'
What could've been
And not seein' that lovin' you
Is what I was tryin' to do

Not seein' that lovin' you
That's what I was trying to do, ooo

So this song has always been a personal favorite of mine from Rascal Flatts and I remember the first time I watched the actual video. It hits a person pretty hard because of the whole story line behind it. A high school couple is getting pretty serious and the boy before he leaves ask "what do you see" and the girl doesn't respond. In the video the boy gets killed in a car accident and the girl becomes this wreck, but seriously I would be the same way. She has cried so much she has made herself sick, she can't stand school because she just sees his empty desk and she is going down hill fast. Eventually she busts out of the house running down the road the boy had originally wrecked on and she answers his question and says "I see you". This video makes me not want to ever leave anything unsaid because you never know if you will have a tomorrow to say what you really want too. Even though these type of songs are used as more break up songs to me this song is much more than that. It's a song were you, in every way, actually lose the one you love. Know one wants to go through it but seeing it makes you appreciate everything you have right now and to always be thankful for it, to love it, and not waste the time you have.

Senior Year

So your senior year is supposed to be this fun filled time that your classes get easier, you get extra benefits, you have more time for the things you want to do. DEAD WRONG. Senior Year is one of the most stressful, busy, head racking time of year. To me it is definitely not one of my favorite years. My schedule is always full especially with all the sports that are going on. Keeping grades up, filling out scholarships, applying to a college, figuring out where your going to live and exactly what your going to do. Luckily for me I am a little ahead of the game but I am still feeling the anxeity of it all. I just want a break with no homework and nothing to be filled out in a certain time. Summer could not come fast enough that is for sure. As soon as summer is over with though all hell is going to break lose with school. Yet I am looking forward to it and looking forward to getting out of high school!!! So close I am counting the days and waiting patiently for that graduation day to come along!

Leaving Home

Leaving Home by Katie Armiger

I put the locket that you game me in a shoebox
With all my favorite high school pictures in a Ziplock
So when I think I'm by myself I know that I'm not

Thanks for the extra cash
Please take good care of dad
And I promise you I'll call along the way

Mama, don't you cry
I'm moving on, but this ain't goodbye
We might be miles apart, I'll carry you in my heart
I'll send you kisses on the phone
But mama, I'm leaving home

In only four months, I’ll be coming home for Christmas
I bet that all the time will fly, you know how it does.
Maybe I’ll go and find a nice guy and fall in love
I’ll do my best to make you proud
Keep my room the same for now
Just in case these big ol’ dreams don’t work out

Mama, don’t you cry
I’m moving on, but know this ain’t goodbye
We might be miles apart, I’ll carry you in my heart
I’ll send you kisses on the phone
But mama, I’m leaving home

We knew this day would come
And as bad as we wanna hold on
We both know it’s time to let go (let go)

Mama, don’t you cry
I’m moving on, but know this ain’t goodbye
Mama, don’t you cry
I’m moving on, but know this ain’t goodbye
We might be miles apart, I’ll carry you in my heart
I’ll send you kisses on the phone
But mama, I’m leaving home
I’m leaving home
I’m leaving home

I played this song on my ipod for my mom on her birthday with some senior pictures she has not seen of me before. It brought tears to both of our eyes because I think it hit both of us that the day we thought would never get here is so much closer then we think. Less than 3 months really. I can remember thinking I would never get to my senior year, now its here and the reality that I will be moving out on my own this summer is really begining to sink in. The fact I won't see my mom and dad everyday, the fact that I have my own place to take care of, the fact I've grown up. Moving out is going to be extremely hard on both my mom and I because we have done everything together. She never misses games, we spent many weekends at tournaments, late night practices and after I leave she won't have that anymore and neither will I. I will be extremely emotional on graduation day just because I know how hard it is going to hit my mom.
As I look at places to live and begin buying things for it it will build up immensely in my mind. I have already been accepted into Texas A&M and that reality has already passed but all the things that come with going to college have not set in. A lot of times I wonder just how am I going to be able to handle all of it by myself.

Why Try?

Crushes are common, first loves happen, you get butterflies when you get a certain look, and wearing his letterman jacket is a huge ordeal! High school relationships in a literal sense are completely pointless because realistically only four percent tend to actually work out to marriage. Why stress over having a boyfriend or girlfriend when in all actuality it will probably end in unessecary tears, heartbreak that is not worth it at all, and humiliation? If you do not date seriously in high school you do not have to worry about these emotions, you do not really have to worry about rejection. You do not have to listen to your parents lecture to you on the level of seriousness your getting into, we all hate listening to that speech. The movies that always lead you to believe that it works out in the end perfectly, we know statistically those are not real. They only create an image in your mind to make you think that in order for it to be a happy ending it has to end just like that. You run out on the football field and kiss him in the rain. But sometimes it is worth it, completely worth it. So who cares what people think of your "serious relationship" if you think it is real put everything you have into it, do not hold back because you just might end up being that four percent that prevails in the end. Do not let it all slip away from when it just could have been the thing you have been waiting for.

Music Iconic Characters

Nicki Minaj                                         VS               Amy Lee           

Just by looking at theses female music icons clearly they bring a cartoon aspect to music, almost animated. Yet both are clearly very different in styles, but they both come from different forms of music. Nicki, the lively, spunky, bright colored female rap star obviously set a new standard in the rap world. She busted onto the scene with multiple features in music videos with some of the major performers of today and now does her own where she is having people come into her videos. Her fast paced music and upbeat ryhmes definitely can put you in a better mood. Also with her creative and cartoonish style definitely makes her stand out in room. Bright hair, bright clothes, along with the massive heels, tutu like dresses and on occassion skin tight clothes is everything but conservative! Clearly it doesn't bother her a bit.
Then we have Amy Lee, the quieter, mysterious, dark, female rockstar set the bar for modern female rockers today. She has had many hit songs, and albums released over the years. Unlike Nicki's music, Amy's can be extremely meaningful, sad, and the type of music that makes you think. In some though she's the determined woman that isn't going to let some man ruin her life. Which can be inspiring to many women who might be going through a hard time. Her music ranges from almost just her voice to an actual hardcore rock song. Her style is clearly darker and considerably more intimidating then Nicki who looks like a living barbie doll. Amy rocks the blacks, whites, and reds in most of her videos. Her black hair never changes colors and fits along with her pale skin. She's not scared to look different as well and rocks her own fashion!
These two are clearly opposites in every physical matter but they are alike in the fact that they are female music icons that raised the bar for female performers. These two are my favorites and I don't really like one more then the other but that is just because no other performers even compete with them too me. To me no one will ever catch up to either of these music powerhouses.