Drew’s Reminder,
“Finding
Inspiration”
I got my eyes on you,
You're everything that I see
I want your hot love and emotion, endlessly
I can't get over you,
You left your mark on me
I want your high love and emotion, endlessly
'Cause you're a good girl and you know it
You act so different around me
'Cause you're a good girl and you know it
I know exactly who you could be
Just hold on we're going home
Just hold on we're going home
It's hard to do these things alone
Just hold on we're going home, ho oh
You're the girl
You're the one
Gave you every
Thing I love
I think there's something
Baby
I think there's something
Baby
This is one of my
all-time favorite songs. Every time I hear it, it invokes emotions in me
that I truly enjoy. It’s almost magical at times. But when you read
the lyrics you may misunderstand why this song is so magical to me. This song is titled “Hold On, We’re Going
Home” and is by Drake featuring Majid Jordan.
It was released in 2013.
If you’ve read one
of my previous blogs you may remember that 2013 was a very defining year in my
life. It was the year that I truly found
gratitude and began incorporating it into my life. It was a great time to learn the power of
gratitude since I was at a time in my life where I could have gone into a
downward spiral. I had just lost a job
that I had worked over 10 years to achieve.
At the time I was in a job that was paying me 60% of what I was
accustomed to getting paid and it looked like it would be a long time before I
reached that type of salary again. I didn’t know exactly what was in store for
me; I just knew everything would ultimately be all right. Practicing gratitude gave me the peace to be
comfortable in that belief.
But practicing
gratitude wasn’t the only inspiration I experienced during this time in my
life. Because I practiced gratitude I
had a new lens on life and I found inspiration in many other ways. One of those ways was by listening to the
song “Hold On, We’re Going Home.” I don’t remember when it started but I do know
it was during one of my commutes home.
Once it started I repeated the process for many more commutes home. It almost became a ritual. I am reliving the memory of the emotions related to that ritual right now as I
write this blog.
As you read the
lyrics to the song you will immediately think it is a typical love song. You
would think it’s a man singing about a girl who he loves and has high
expectations for. That's probably how the majority of listeners interpret the song. That's probably how the song writer wanted the song interpreted. That is not how I interpreted the song. Let’s break down the lyrics so I can explain.
I got my eyes on you,
You're everything that I see
To me the “you” in the song represented my true self. Think of singing about yourself in third
person. You can also think in terms of your conscious mind singing about your subconscious mind.
I want your hot love and emotion,
endlessly
I can't get over you,
Here the “hot love
and emotion” represented the
happiness that I was so fortunate to experience after practicing gratitude for
28 straight days. That emotion was
something I’d never felt and sustained at any other part of my life. I wanted it because it felt so good. I couldn’t get over how good it felt.
'Cause you're a good girl and you know it
You act
so different around me
To me the “good girl” represented a great person and I knew I was a great person. I also felt that the “act so different around me” represented the confidence and self
worth I felt inside but did not often outwardly express.
'Cause you're a good girl and you know it
I know exactly
who you could be
I really got emotional on this
part of the song. Although, I hadn’t
reached my full potential; I knew “exactly”
who I “could be.”
Just hold on we're going home
Just hold on we're going home
It's hard
to do these things alone
Just hold on we're going home, ho oh
Home represented my ultimate destination of true happiness day in
and day out. I know I’m on my way as
long as I hold on and stay the course. I
know it’s hard (if not impossible)
to get there alone so this served as a little reminder that I’ll need help
along the way.
You're the girl
You're the one
Gave you every
Thing I love
I think
there's something
Baby
I think
there's something
Baby
This represented me acknowledging I’m the one and I’m giving
life my all. The “think” in my mind was replaced with believe and the “something” was my ability to achieve my desires. I truly believe I will achieve my desires.
That is what the
song “Hold On, We’re Going Home” means to me.
It is a wonderful song to inspire me about my overall outlook on life. I’m grateful that my experience with
practicing gratitude has allowed me to see this song the way I see it. I believe that I will achieve all of my
desires and anytime I need a little reminder I’ll put this song on and let it
do its magic. If you don’t have a
similar inspiration I hope you find one soon.
Maybe you can share mine. Enjoy
the journey!
With gratitude,
Drew
