But I will hold on hope And I won't let you choke On the noose around your neck

Artist- Mumford and Sons
Song of the day- The Cave

So my friend Suzanne has had the keen ability lately to soundtrack my life the past couple of weeks. Though the majority of songs are country ballads and or sassy country jams, she also threw in this most fantastic Mumford and Sons hit. And hitting the home stretch of the hermit cave life of school and back into perhaps a functional life, this song seems appropriate on many a level. So here's to pushing through the finish line even when we have to claw our way out to it.



It's empty in the valley of your heart
The sun, it rises slowly as you walk
Away from all the fears
And all the faults you've left behind

The harvest left no food for you to eat
You cannibal, you meat-eater, you see
But I have seen the same
I know the shame in your defeat

But I will hold on hope
And I won't let you choke
On the noose around your neck

And I'll find strength in pain
And I will change my ways
I'll know my name as it's called again

Cause I have other things to fill my time
You take what is yours and I'll take mine
Now let me at the truth
Which will refresh my broken mind

So tie me to a post and block my ears
I can see widows and orphans through my tears
I know my call despite my faults
And despite my growing fears

But I will hold on hope
And I won't let you choke
On the noose around your neck

And I'll find strength in pain
And I will change my ways
I'll know my name as it's called again

So come out of your cave walking on your hands
And see the world hanging upside down
You can understand dependence
When you know the maker's hand

So make your siren's call
And sing all you want
I will not hear what you have to say

Cause I need freedom now
And I need to know how
To live my life as it's meant to be

And I will hold on hope
And I won't let you choke
On the noose around your neck

And I'll find strength in pain
And I will change my ways
I'll know my name as it's called again

My eyes shall see light again And my heart shall bleed right again

Artist- Mumford and Sons
Song of the day- The Banjolin Song

Today's song is credited to my dearly musically inclined roommate who promises to keep me on top of the music game while my ears might still be stuck two years back in Silverlake, Ca. Not only does this band fit just about all my favorite instruments on one tiny porch whilst wearing trending autumn attire, but they fill my top musical quota of singing slightly depressing lyrics with an upiddy melody. Plus it's always a nice reminder to know that the heart breaks only to be fixed again and that the valley of badness comes only until it's time to walk back up that mountain of hope. If you need music to start climbing, today's song is for you.



She stole my heart and made me sing
She tore me limb from limb
I did not think that I could love
Or be loved that way again

How glad I was to be myself
And use my heart once more
How glad I was to be a man
That loved that girl that I adore

Well my eyes shall see light again
And my heart shall bleed right again