Slow me Down

this song has been around for a few years, but i still love it, not because who sang it... but because of the meaning conveyed.

the lyrics somehow rang inside me, as if it strucked a responsive chord in my heart.

often in life, we never cease to keep ourselves busy.

as we got ourselves occupied with so many things, we start to lose it.

blurring our own vision, starting to stray away from our purpose.

or... working in one direction that is not really what we would have wanted,

if we take one second to step back, and look at the things we have our head wholly buried in.

often, we are moved forward by the pace of city life.

moving so fast, that everything is no longer clear.

moving as fast that we seldom think twice on some decision.

moving so fast that... we may have missed some pieces along the way..

and moving so fast that, we might do harm to others through negligence.

i came through a few period of life which made me see more clearly about life.

this happened when i slowed down my life and try to look around me, clearly.. for the first time of my life.

first, it was the time when i thought i am going to lose my dearest mother.

second, was the time when i spent the longest period of my life (5 months) just to understand my parents better.

(i used to not totally understand my parents, they are not only parents to me now, they are more than that. they are my friends.)

my parents can be soo cute, adorable, interesting...

(in the past, my perception of them was = strict)

this made me think, that actually there are more sides of a person than we thought we knew.

most of the time, we thought we knew a person, however, that is not really the case.

most of the time, we are quite narrow minded.

because we tend to choose to see things that we want to see.

if you hate a person, you will be likely to see the worst sides of that person.

and vice versa.

if you like someone, you will see more lovely sides of that person, isn't it?

in this song, Emmy Rossum asked for a helping hand, to get her out and away from the blurness of busy and hectic life.

however, you don't really need someone to help you do just that.

what you need is, yourself.

your determination to slow things down once in a while...

by doing that, you will see something you have never thought you would have noticed.

it varies for each individual, so i hope you find your answer too. =)

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i have highlighted a few phrase which i really like.. read on =)

Rushing and racing
and running in circles

Moving so fast, I'm forgetting my purpose
Blur of the traffic is sending me spinning
Getting nowhere

My head and my heart are colliding, chaotic
Pace of the world
I just wish I could stop it
Try to appear like I've got it together
I'm falling apart

Save me
Somebody take my hand, and lead me
Slow me down

Don't let love pass me by
Just show me how
'Cause I'm ready to fall

Slow me down
Don't let me live a lie
Before my life flys by
I need you to slow me down

Sometimes I fear that I might dissapear
In the blur of fast forward I faulter again

Forgetting to breathe, I need to sleep
I'm getting nowhere

All that I've missed I see in the reflection
Passed me while I wasn't paying attention

Tired of rushing, racing and running
I'm falling apart

Tell me
Oh won't you take my hand and lead me
Slow me down
Don't let love pass me by
Just show me how
'Cause I'm ready to fall
Slow me down
Don't let me live a lie
Before my life flys by
I need you to slow me down
Just show me
I need you to slow me down

The noise of the world is getting me caught up
Chasing the clock and I wish I could stop it

Just need to breathe, somebody please
Slow me down