You Give Me Wings, Raise Me Up...

You give me wings when I'm falling
You lift me up when I'm down
Taking me high
Touching the sky
Yeah, You make me fly
-"You Give Me Wings"

You raise me up
So I can stand on mountains
You raise me up
To walk on stormy seas
I am strong when I am on your shoulders
You raise me up to more than I can be
- "You Raised Me Up"

Most times I would listen to songs and give my meaning to the words.

In my tutorial classes I would teach undergrads how to unpack songs and identify them in terms of the lyrics, composition, rhytmn, instruments and themes. So, I have unpack songs and add my meaning to them so that I can be self-motivated. This one is sung by Michael Bolton:

I'm gonna break these chains around me
I'm gonna learn to fly again
Maybe hard, maybe hard
But I'll do it
When I'm back on my feet again

Soon these tears will all be drying
Soon these eyes will see the sun
Might take time, might take time
But I'll see it
When I'm back on my feet again

Chorus:
When I'm back on my feet again
I will prowl down this street again
And they'll all look at me again
And they'll see that I'm strong

I'm gonna hear the children laughing
Gonna hear the voices sing
Won't be long, won't be long
Til I hear them
When I'm back on my feet again

I'm gonna feel the sweet light of heaven
That's shining down its light on me
One sweet day, one sweet day
I will feel it
When I'm back on my feet again

Chorus

And I'm not gonna crawl again
I will learn to stand tall again
I'm not gonna fall again
Cos I learnt to be strong

Soon these tears will all be drying
Soon these eyes will see the sun
Won't be long, won't be long
When I'm back on my feet again
When I'm back on my feet again

I'll be back on my feet again!

- "When I'm Back On My Feet Again"

However, the most emotive song for me will be Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan's Maki Madni (The Last Prophet).

In subsequent blogs, I will share other songs that have helped me recover. Sing about song therapy...