So, though I won’t get into detail here, I will say that last week was incredibly difficult for me. At one point, I found myself at my desk with tears welling up in my eyes. Why? Perhaps this might explain: I have a tendency to be very hard on myself. Okay, I know, “lots” of people feel that way, but really, I take it to extremes. Again, no details, but I think it’s enough to say that I take it too far.
Anyway, that day as I was listening to Chris Velan’s song Go Easy, I realized that I’m entirely too hard on myself. I’ve identified a cycle of perfection that I follow pretty closely and like most behavioral cycles, each iteration produces more dramatic behavior. Anyway, this song really hit home with me. So, I emailed Chris and asked for permission to post the song on the site and got the go ahead (and the proper lyrics) from him today. Hopefully, someone unfamiliar with his music can find the same comfort in this song I did.
Your message said you’d be okay
I hate it when you lie to me
But I am just too far away
To help much to calm your sea
The hanging judge is at your door
The serpent’s underneath your bedYou summon all your angels out
They tell you it’s in your head
And this may hurt for just a while
But it always comes out rightGo easy, go easy on yourself tonight
Go easy, go easy on yourself tonightWhen all the secret codes you know
Can’t seem to unlock the door
And all the road that led you home
Don’t arrive there anymore
Don’t scare yourself by thinking that
You’ve lose your only lightGo easy, go easy on yourself tonight
Go easy, go easy on yourself tonightWhen all the pretty temples you built
Make you want to tear them down
You’re crying over milk you spilled
Long before it hit the ground
Pull your mad genie back inside
And screw the lid on tightGo easy, go easy on yourself tonight
Go easy, go easy on yourself tonight
Go easy, go easy on yourself tonight
Go easy, go easy on yourself tonightGo easy tonight
Go easy tonight
Go easy tonight
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