Friday, December 6, 2013

"Awake My Soul" (A Song)

Have you ever felt like you were having a "religious experience"? I'm not sure if that's the right term for it because it had nothing specifically to do with God, but "religious experience" was the thought that popped into my head when I heard this song:



There are few things in this world that I enjoy more than connecting deeply to song lyrics. It's like three or four minutes of complete hypnosis. You can't think or move. Maybe you can't even breathe. You become a vessel through which the words of the singer are lived. Every heartbeat begins and ends with each passing note.

When I was driving to work today, "Awake My Soul" by Mumford and Sons came on. I could go through each lyric and explain how they all hit me so profoundly, but instead I want to focus on just one part. When he belted the line "Awake my soul," time stood still. In that moment everything made sense. I am awake because of him. Blake's death woke me up.

A month and a half ago, my thinking completely changed. Now, I search for meaning, symbolism, and signs in everything I do and every experience I have. I am aware of the world, how it works, and how we are all connected. How nothing is ever lost and that sight is more than just visual perception. I feel, for the first time in my life, like I'm awake. This song seemed to me like a battle cry for charging on in life with a dedication to spiritual awakening. Every day, awake my soul.

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  1. WHOA. That was intense. So beautiful. When he says "Awake my soul" I truly feel that is what happened these past 7 1/2 months. I am so much more in touch.. I guess is the word.. with how I feel inside. More so than when he was on Earth. " You were made to meet your maker " .. They were his angels for sure, and he needed them with him. That is why our time was cut so short. Def an eye opener. THANK YOU!

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    1. I was basically sobbing during the parts when he keeps singing "awake my soul." But not sad sobbing, the kind of crying that you do when someone just finally gets what you're trying to say and you just feel a wave of relief. The first time I heard it I played it about 10 times on repeat haha.

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  2. Ah this song has been such a rock for me over the past 16 months! I'm glad you found it<3

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    1. That's an amazing coincidence that you listen to this song too! I love that!!

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