Vultures

VULTURES (sung by none other than my favorite...Mr. John Mayer)

Some of us, We're hardly ever here
The rest of us, we're born to disappear
How do I stop myself from
Being just a number
How will I hold my head
To keep from going under

Down to the wire
I wanted water but
But I'll walk through the fire
If this is what it takes
To take me even higher
Then I'll come through
Like I do
When the world keeps
Testing me, testing me,testing me

How did they find me here
What do they want from me
All of these vultures hiding
Right outside my door
I hear them whisperin
They're tryin to ride it out
Cause they've never gone this long
Without a kill before

Down to the wire
I wanted water but
I'll walk through the fire
If this is what it takes
To take me even higher
Then I'll come through
Like I do
When the world keeps
Testing me, testing me, testing me

Wheels upI got to leave this evening
Can't seem to shake these vultures
Off of my trail
Power is made, by power being taken
So I keep on running
To protect my situation

Down to the wire
I wanted water but
I'll walk through the fire
If this is what it takes
To take me even higher
Then I'll come through
Like I do
When the world keeps
Testing me, testing me

Oooooooooooo
Oooooooooooo
Oooooooooooo
Oooooooooooo

Whatcha gonna do about it
Whatcha gonna do about it

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Sorry, but I just had to share the lyrics of one of my favorite songs right now....I was listening to it on the way home from class this evening and really enjoy it. Isn't it just like us to prey on the weaknesses of others? Instead of helping them, we feed off of them. We wait for the right moment...only to attack. We take the most opportune moments when we could help someone and use actions, words, or denial of love to stay at the top.
Sad part is, we can think of many times when we have been the vulture and many times when we have been another's meal. I guess what we can take from the experience is that it hurts to be on the receiving end. I guess what speaks most to me in this song is determination. I am not giving up because I refuse to be a victim. I don't like to get hurt, so I will do what it takes to make sure I am not hurt. Sometimes we do have to make some painful decisions in order to avoid a stronger pain later. We don't like to do it, but we know in the end it is what is for the best to survive. And there's nothing like a pressured decision that it is going to cause pain initially. Anyway, just my thoughts...well, it's late for me, so this one is short...hey, read the lyrics again.
Til next time,
T