YOLO!

While driving home tonight I turned on the radio in my car, and a Hedley song came on. It wasn’t one I had heard before but the beginning sounded good so I decided to listen to the rest. For some reason, this song struck a chord with me (no pun intended) and I can’t stop thinking about it. The part of the song that’s been replaying in my head goes: “We might fall apart if we follow our hearts but in the end you know we’ll stay true, if we carry on, if we play along, you can’t say we’re wrong, you can’t say so long, at least we did it our way, we learned the hard way, it’s all that these scars say, at least we did it our way”. My question is, at what point do you stop living for others, and start living for yourself? Some people may try and please their parents, or others try and impress friends but in the end I feel like you only live once (YOLO!), and should live it by your standards, and your own rules. You should live life your own way. And if living your own life means you only sleep in purple pajamas or you have to listen to heavy metal music before you go to sleep, then so be it. No one should tell you how to live your life, you have to figure it out on your own. You should be happy, cause really, that’s what life is about, being happy. So dance in the rain, run barefoot, and follow your heart, cause it will never steer you wrong.

Yolo

I see myself, and I take the wheel
While doubt and fear chase at my heels
But I can outrun them, shake them away
I drive toward dawn, to break into day
I see myself, and I have no fear
Cause I know that girl, that girl is real
With freedom in her eyes and hope in her heart
She’ll never stop, or fall apart
I see myself, and I close my eyes
And let my destination be a surprise
My heart takes the wheel
I’m alive, I can feel
I feel the light
Chasing at night
I drive on this highway, this place I call life

Lyrical love,
Cara

ps. The Hedley song in called "Young and Stupid" if you're interested in listening to it!