This post might seem like an unusual detour from the normal content of the blog. Hopefully it will make some kind of sense, though.
One of the things that has long motivated me is someone telling me I can’t do something. I’m not talking about not being allowed. I’m talking about not being capable. One of the surest ways to motivate me is to say “You can’t…”
This is even more so when people throw obstacles in my way in one form or another.
I recently came across a song that kind of encapsulates my feeling on the subject. It’s Throne by Bring Me The Horizon. It’s an angry song in the hard rock genre that may not suit everyone’s musical tastes. As the lyrics below indicate, though, it’s basically about sticking it to those who put you down by not just succeeding, but coming out on top.
Here are the lyrics (courtesy azlyrics.com)
Remember the moment you left me alone and
Broke every promise you ever made
I was an ocean, lost in the open
Nothing could take the pain away
So you can throw me to the wolves
Tomorrow I will come back
Leader of the whole pack
Beat me black and blue
Every wound will shape me
Every scar will build my throne
The sticks and the stones that
You used to throw have
Built me an empire
So don’t even try
To cry me a river
Cause I forgive you
You are the reason I still fight
[x2:]
So you can throw me to the wolves
Tomorrow I will come back
Leader of the whole pack
Beat me black and blue
Every wound will shape me
Every scar will build my throne
[x2:]
I’ll leave you choking
On every word you left unspoken
Rebuild all that you’ve broken
And now you know
Every wound will shape me
Every scar will build my throne
So you can throw me to the wolves
Tomorrow I will come back
Leader of the whole pack
Beat me black and blue
Every wound will shape me
Every scar will build my throne
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