post number 24.
a tribute to my favourite song of all time.
and i suppose we all have our favourite songs...
but there is a ginormous difference between the 'favourite song for now' (much like the friends-for-now theory), and the favourite song of all time.
some FSFNs pass by as our tastes change, or when they get replaced by a new FSFN.
but some stick forever.
and out of those which stick, one will top the lot...
the one you will always regard as your fav aka the FSOAT.
which is why it didn't come as a surprise when i decided to use the number 24 as the title/heading for this blog.
in fact, i would've used it for the url as well...
unfortunately, all possible urls such as twentyfour twenty-four twenty_four etc weren't available.
anyway, this song happens to be by switchfoot just fyi.
and even though it isn't as well-publicized or "mainstreamed" compared to other hit singles like meant to live, dare you to move, only hope, you, stars etc...
i believe jon foreman plays it at all switchfoot concerts.
yup this song is a permanent item on the set list.
and reason being this is also his favourite song, out of all he's written.
moving on.
i believe that each individual tends to interpret a particular song differently, based on his/her own personal perspectives and experiences.
and more often than not, it is only when the meaning of the song (or what we perceive it to be portraying), really hits us and speaks to us in a deep way, that it starts to take a special place in our hearts.
when a song speaks to us about different perspectives...
when it speaks about failure and picking ourselves up again.
about never giving up.
about how life isn't always how it seems to be.
about having hope.
about being true to ourselves.
about humility.
about doing the right thing.
about never giving excuses.
about never copping out.
about being the second man.
about being different people in different scenarios.
when in fact we should always be only one person.
about everything in life coming together in one symphony.
about music.
about the imperfect world.
about wanting to see change.
about having a cause.
about the 24 hours we have each day and what we do with it.
all those are my interpretations of my FSOAT.
what about yours?
24 oceans, 24 skies
24 failures, 24 tries
24 finds me, in 24th place
24 dropouts, at the end of the day
life is not what i thought it was, 24 hours ago
still i'm singing spirit take me up in arms with you
and i'm not who i thought i was, 24 hours ago
still i'm singing spirit take me up in arms with you
24 reasons, to admit that i'm wrong
with all my excuses, still 24 strong
you see i'm not copping out
i'm not copping out
i'm not copping out
and you're raising the dead in me
oh uh oh, oh uh oh
i am the second man
oh uh oh, oh uh oh
i am the second man now
oh uh oh
i am the second man now
and you're raising these
24 voices, with 24 hearts
and all of my symphonies, in 24 parts
but i wanna' be one today
centered and true
i'm singing, spirit take me up in arms with you
you're raising the dead in me
i wanna' see miracles
to see the world change
wrestle the angel
for more than a name
for more than feeling
for more than a cause
i'm singing, spirit take me up in arms with you
and you're raising these
24 oceans
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