When I first heard "Limbo No More" in 2008, I thought it was very appropriate for my life at the time. I had just started my new job and I was about to get married. I posted the lyrics on my MySpace blog because it was resonating with me so strongly.
For a little over a year now, I have been trying to limit my music selection to Christian music. But after having a bit of a breakdown at work yesterday, I turned to the one person who has been helping me deal with emotional crises since high school: Alanis Morrisette.
I needed to sing. Really sing at the top of my lungs. I needed to cry. And as I listened to Limbo No More over and over as I drove home, it sort of became a desperate prayer for me.
My house, my role
My friends, my man
My devotion to God
All amorphous indefinite
Nothing's been clear
Nothing's been in
Nothing's felt true
And I've never had both feet in
Nothing's belonged
Nothing's been yes
Nowhere's been home
And I'm ready to be limbo no more
My taste, my peers
My identity, my affiliation
All amorphous indefinite
Nothing's been clear
Nothing's been in
Nothing's felt true
And I've never had both feet in
Nothing's belonged
Nothing's been yes
Nowhere's been home
And I'm ready to be limbo no more
I sit with filled frames
And my books and my dogs at my feet
My friends by my side
My past in a heap
Thrown out most of my things
Only kept what I need to carve
Something consistent
And notably me
Tattoo on my skin
My teacher's in heart
My house is a home
Something at last I can feel a part of
Sense of myself
My purpose is clear
My roots in the ground
Something at last I can feel a part of
Something aligned
To finally commit
Somewhere I belong
'Cause I'm ready to be limbo no more
My wisdom applied
A firm foundation
A vow to myself
'Cause I'm ready to be limbo no more
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