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Never Again - Griffin House

Never again am I gonna give my heart to a bullshit cause
I've had enough of lies and dark
Never again am I gonna waste my time on a bullshit road
It's never been a friend of mine
Simple words from a simple man
Take me as I am 'cause there's no guarantee I'll ever change
To feel like this, to know distress, to always wonder why
Ah, forgive me any way I go
Father, I know, I feel like I'm made to let you down
Brother, I know, I'm failing to come through
To feel like this, to know distress, to always wonder why
If you lead me anywhere I'll go

Well it's plain to see that I don't fit in
And I tried to find a place to hide
My body's always been too young for the soul that's trapped inside
But I'd show the color of my eyes to everyone around
And it'd take an angel seven years to come and calm me down
I'll never understand myself or know the reasons why
In my bed alone at night I learned to be afraid to die
My soul is frozen stiff inside my skin
Paralyzed by thoughts that I've let in
Father, I know, I feel like I'm made to let you down
Brother, I know, I'm failing to come through
To feel like this, to know distress, to always wonder why
If you take me…anywhere I'll go
Wherever you are going…take me by the hand
If you lead me…anywhere I'll go

Fight Fire With Fire



There's a hole in the wall
With a light shining in
And it's letting me know to get up
It's time to begin

Oh there is nothing to lose
'Cause it's already lost
In a runaway world
Of confusion
I'm gonna take it

(Chorus)
That's why I fight fire with fire
Oh I'm burning inside and my heart is a-cryin'
Fire with fire
I don't want to lose this flamin' desire
Standing alone
In a crowded room
I can feel a chill in the air
I'm shakin'

I'm miles away
I want to cry out loud
I want to fight till the end
I won't let 'em take me alive

(Chorus)
And you know I'll fight fire with fire
Oh I'm burning inside and my heart is a-cryin'
Fire with fire
'Cause I'm never gonna lose this flamin' desire

Sorry to borrow from the Uncle's post completely, but he makes this statement:

THERE ARE OTHER PERSONALITIES IN THIS WORLD THAT ARE NOT INHERENTLY SYMPATHETIC TO OUR OWN.

Herein lies the lingering problem, although I don't think it's a problem unless it's a problem for you. I've been around here since '03, and I don't recall feeling any such hostility until a few months down the line, at which point I picked up on the same stuff that you are talking about, and I've left the boards for months at a time to not have to deal with it.

I think there are a lot of ways to be an MSMer. There are those who aggressively seek the musical experience, i.e. perhaps Debbie or Jocelyn. There are those who fawn over the lyrics and the banter and everything last thing that comes out of John's mouth. There are those who want to bang uncle John. There are those who seek refuge in being a part of this something bigger than oneself that John facilitates. And it's a personal choice to be a member. Whichever standpoint you choose, you will be challenged, no matter how much you believe your opinion is the most valid.

It's the same as in a college classroom or a political discussion or a business meeting or a group dinner. You put your thoughts out there. People agree, disagree, slam you, embrace you, hang you out to dry, etc. You have to stand up for what YOU believe and don't back down if you believe it's worth saying. If the pressure coming back at you is too much to bear, perhaps you should take your opinions elsewhere. If you got slammed in a meeting with your boss, would you continue to come back to him with the same argument again and again and again and again, if the answer is still NO, YOU SUCK, YOU'RE WRONG, YOU'RE FIRED, etc? You would probably change jobs or give up.

Here, the MSM world, like the real world, perpetuates itself, and every man or woman has the right to voice their opinion in whichever way they wish for as long as the board is standing. If you feel like you're being that beat up on, then it's pretty masochistic for you to stay in it.

I think there are a lot of people who really really get where John's coming from and who he is, was, or is becoming, and I think he knows them when he sees them, and I think there are a lot of people who don't, and he knows them when he sees them, too. If you feel you're one of the ones who gets him, then the connections you feel and the power that you have to make the differences the world are great; but I would advise you not to try too hard to tell people what it's all about, because it's a personal experience for everyone, and the more you try to make people see where you're coming from based solely from your words broadcast randomly on a message board, the more futile your efforts may be.

P.S. Grandma got run over by a reindeer has no place in this thread.