two thousand and nine

2009 reasons to better myself.
but for now,
anberlin next week :)


not to be such a creeper, but they truly are my favorite band.
second only to common's resurrection, anberlin's cities is one of my favorite concept albums of all time. that may not mean much because i'm only 18, but to me, it's a lot.
their music means so much to me. i've loved them since i was 12, and i don't think i'll stop for a while...haha

but anyways, one song in particular from cities means a lot to me,
it's called hello alone.
the lyrics aren't really unordinary, that is as far as stephen christian's writing is concerned, but the last chorus almost always make me take a deep breath:

Is anybody out there?
Hello, hello
Broken hearts like promises
Are left for lesser knowns
Is anybody out there?
Alone, alone
From a lesser known I’m here
And there’s hope, there’s hope

those lines are so powerful to me,
especially the line, "from a lesser known, I'm here."
what is a lesser known, you may ask?
well, it's someone who just lives.
an unordinary person who has nothing better to do than simply existing.
they need to realize that "there's more to living than being alive."

after a brush with dramatic events over the past few years, listening to cities has truly inspired me to live, and to transcend the ordinary.
i'm not living for just myself anymore, and i know this life's not about me.