song with a message

KEEP ON LIVIN'

Coming out of the closet represents a time and a place in one’s life that holds an unspecific spot I think. It can seem like forever while it is happening, and the memory only a minute. But the places are many and the people unforgettable. Coming out is greatly affected by a few super important elements surrounding a person who is traveling on this life-changing journey. And for everyone, we are crawling through different holes, and trudging upon many a mountain. Depending on whether there is a supportive environment or not, the coming out process can be painful, and excruciating. Yet no matter how it seems at the time, it is always a sincere recognition of oneself, and an extreme declaration of individual pride.

Keeping your head above water is easy when you remember the things about life that keep you smiling. Like water falling over rocks, beautiful people on the street, and the love that you have living inside you. Coming out to yourself is alone a most incredible journey which is at times filled with frustration, confusion, anger, sadness, and most of all excitement. Oh the places you’ll go. And then, coming out to others seems like so far away. And you could never tell. But after one–and the right one–comes another, and faith in yourself for respecting your own feelings comes closer to the skin.

There must be pain when coming that close to yourself, and confusion and fear to have the possibility of others dismay. But the idea of your own face with another, happiness, and others dancing with sweat dripping from your hairline, smiles meeting each other in the middle... There is time to be happy. I’ll tell you there is a place. There is a you and a me and too many more to mention of places and people and minutes and hours.

You hide inside, so not okay. What if you remember more today? The phone rings but there's too much to say You tell them to go when you wish they would stay. You gotta keep on (keep on livin!) Disporportionate reactions just won't fade Every dude you see puts you in a rage Or stupid shit keeps making you cry Your friends are worried, you won't tell them why You gotta keep on (keep on livin!)

Look up to the sky sky sky Take back your own tonight You'll find more than you see It's time now now get ready So you can taste that sweet sweet cake and Feel the warm water in a lake (y'know) What about the nice cool breeze and Hear the buzzing of the bumble bees Live past those neighborhood lives and Go past that yard outside and Push thru their greatest fears and live past your memories tears cuz You don't need to scratch inside just please

Hold onto your pride So don't let them bring you down and Don't let them fuck you around cuz Those are your arms that is your heart and No no they can't tear you apart cuz This is your time this is your life and.... You gotta keep on(keep on livin!) Gotta keep on(keep on livin!)