Lift Me Up

                                                             "Lift Me Up"
                                                        (feat. Rob Halford)
                                                 By Five Finger Death Punch

It ain't no mystery
I'm all I have left
I'm pushing back and running you over

I've been thrown down run around
Beaten 'til I hit the ground
Telling you right now that it's over

There's no room for mistakes
All the cards are in place
Say what you will but say it to my face

Better back the fuck up
Better shut the fuck up
I'll do what I want and I'll never give up

I won't be broken
I won't be tortured
I won't be beaten down
I have the answer
I take the pressure
I turn it all around

Lift me up above this
The flames and the ashes
Lift me up and help me to fly away
Lift me up above this
The broken the empty
Lift me up and help me to fly away
Lift me up

I'm gonna change history
Enlighten the world
Teach them how to see through my eyes

I'm gonna lash back check that
Fatal as a heart attack
Stomp out all the ugliest lies

You can't convince me to change
We ain't on the same page
I've had my fill now there's nothing but rage

Best get out of my way
'Cause there's nothing to say
Is that all that you got?
Because I ain't got all day

I won't be broken
I won't be tortured
I won't be beaten down
I have the answer
I take the pressure
I turn it all around

Lift me up above this
The flames and the ashes
Lift me up and help me to fly away
Lift me up above this
The broken the empty
Lift me up and help me to fly away
Lift me up

I won't be broken
I won't be tortured
I won't be beaten down
I have the answer
I take the pressure
I turn it all around

Lift me up above this
The flames and the ashes
Lift me up and help me to fly away
Lift me up above this
The broken the empty
Lift me up and help me to fly away

Lift me up to fly away
Lift me up to fly away
Lift me up

Thanks to Andrew Stewart for adding these lyrics.
Thanks to Taylor, Dustin, Travis Smith, Aubree Running Hawk for correcting these lyrics.


This song struck me today because I was arguing with my husband when I left to go to the grocery store and when I was coming back this came on the radio. I listened to it and realized that the lyrics were absolutely perfect for me.

Throughout this life so far I have been kicked and beaten more times than I would care to remember.  I am so sick of it and I always turn to him for comfort.  When we argue I really hate it because I'm always waiting for that one time when we just call it quits.  We don't argue anywhere near the amount we used to and I think that's because I've been so close to dying more times than we'd like to admit.  

Every time I pull through we become closer because we realize how much we mean to each other.  You never know if today is going to be your last day so when you're faced with that possibility you want to tell that person you were supposed to share your entire life with just how much you love them.  There is something truly remarkable that happens when you're laying next to someone's hospital bed holding their hand after the Dr. comes in and tells you that there is definitely hope but the odds are stacked against you.

He is the one who lifts me up when I get told some bad news by a Dr. or when we are faced with a new challenge gives me hope that everything will be ok.  He gives me the strength and encouragement to take on every new challenge and take it head on and kick the shit out of it. Without him I'm absolutely certain I would be 6 feet under by now.  

However my personality is very strong and sometimes I am just sick of the bullshit.  I say it like it is and that's that.  Everyone who knows me knows that.  I am tired of fighting a losing battle on certain things and sometimes I feel like if I don't fight for myself no one else is going to.  There is only so much one person can take.  When I'm having a moment, leave me be.  

I can bend and bend and sometimes I break.  I don't need Ms. Suzy Sunshine to some blow some happy go lucky bullshit up my ass either.  I think we have established that I am who I am and if anything going through all these hurdles have made me stronger so chances are I'm not going to change that part of me anytime soon.  

I love my husband very much and I owe him more than I can ever repay.  I am just sick and tired of being sick and tired.  But I am never going to give up.  I need a little room for understanding and perhaps both sides could give a little on that one.  I guess we'll take it like everything else, one day at a time.