Shoulder - Amy Guess (Lyrics)

Shoulder

(Lyrics and Music by Amy Guess, Jennifer Marks and Darren Sher)

I was run down and tired
Broken and crying
I’ve always admired
Your strength and fight in you
As I watch you collide with all the same pain
I’m amazed with how you remain

Nothing hurts you
Nothing Breaks you
Nothing ever makes you walk away
I can trust you to be there
Even though the earth beneath me shakes
Your my shoulder through whatever
Your my shoulder forever, my shoulder

When a day is a battle
Our journey is worth the crusade
Power that won’t shatter
Devotion that won't ever fade
Where I see your courage that goes far beyond
All the years you’ve been here by me standing strong

Nothing hurts you
Nothing Breaks you
Nothing ever makes you walk away
I can trust you to be there
Even though the earth beneath me shakes
Your my shoulder through whatever
Your my shoulder forever, my shoulder

Sometimes, I wonder how you
Make it through, You make it through
And oh if you need to let go
I hope you know
You’re not alone

Nothing hurts you
Nothing Breaks you
Nothing ever makes you walk away
I can trust you to be there
Through whatever, forever, my shoulder.

https://vimeo.com/musicstore/track/178546/shoulder-by-amy-guess

Colors of My World

The colors of my world
are more beautiful
because you are in it.

Your voice
Your music
changes skies of grey
to seas of blue

Your voice
touches the depths of one's soul
and brings them to a place
of love, understanding, peace
and acceptance

Your music adds joy
adds beauty
adds life

No sorrow
no pain
left unsaid
cannot be touched
by your music

What I've Learned Through Loss

Losing Bella and my Mom so close together

was the hardest loss I've ever encountered.

I still miss them both tremendously.

Bella, gave me so much friendship and companionship.

I lost both of them six months into David's mission.

I was missing David too.

What I am just now beginning to realize is they all

gave me joy and fulfillment in my life.

But what happens when the things or people that

bring you joy are gone? You are left with yourself.

Now I realize that no matter how much someone or

something adds fulfillment to your life, they cannot be

the ONLY fulfillment in your life.

In the end, you still need to find fulfillment and joy

within yourself living on a daily basis. What brings

you happiness is not always permanent.

So you must always seek to find and do things that bring

you happiness. You must constantly look at each day

and find the beauty in it. Find the little joys in life.

Life may never feel the same for me again

but I still try to appreciate what is there.

I have to.

David is back and I'm happy for him that he is trying

to live his life the best way he can so he will always

be happy too.

 

Lessons

Suffering and grief can be a great teacher and nature can soothe the soul. Do not run away from grief.  Respect grief as much as you respect happiness....for in sorrow there is an inner angel who will guide you to peel the deeper layers of your true self...to see the strength and beauty within you.

Patience

I feel like I have been through a lot these past two years, that have required "patience".  When something requires you to be patient, it requires you to wait, to anticipate, with uncertainty.  By practicing patience, it builds other character traits, like trusting, letting go, not knowing the outcome, having more faith and hope. Patience is the hardest virtue, but along the way it strengthens you in other areas.

LOVE and RESPECT

I really hope people will respect David when he gets back.

Respect, for me, means listening to what a person is saying
and what makes them feel comfortable or uncomfortable.

David is clearly uncomfortable with the way some older fans...
treat him when they meet him.

It's a shame people cannot see when they are overstepping
their boundaries.

His responses make me sad. The interviewer even asks him,
does it happen a lot? His response: "unfortunately".

"He reveals his discomfort when over passionate fans get too
close and that includes grandmas."

His response: "A lot of grandmas, they want to kiss me, and they don't even ask."

"wait, wait, hold on."
"I'm not a kissy person, so that's always kinda strange."

He always says things like, it's kinda weird, it's kinda awkward.

In essence, he wishes they didn't do it.

The interviewer even "gets it and understands". She says at .50:
"but once they get touchy with you, it's weird". She even
seems concerned like why would they do this? Knowing you don't like this?

He's such a nice person and doesn't want to hurt anyone's feelings.

At 1:10-1:18 he even puts his hands behind his back to show he
doesn't like it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=StwGCp9y05Q

I hope people will give David the respect he so politely asks for.

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY, DAVID ♥

Heart and Soul

I may love David Archuleta for different reasons than others.

I think everyone has a unique story in the way in which David came into
their lives and how he touched them.

I not only love his voice and music, but I love him as a person.
His personality and mostly, his great and humble character has taught me a lot.
He is a very thoughtful, giving, caring person.
Each day he makes me want to be a better person.

Each day he makes me look at myself...my flaws and what I need to work on.

He has helped me grow more in my faith and depend on it even more.

I respect him immensely for who he is and how grounded he is.

If I thought anything would upset him or disrespect him or make him feel uncomfortable,
I wouldn't do it.  I care too much about him as a person.

I've watched and listened to his many interviews online, seen him in concert on stage,
and met him in person several times. I love how he feels the music and the song and interprets lyrics enough to know what an absolutely beautiful human being he is.

He is the most non-judgmental person I have ever encountered, and he treats each and
every person with respect.  That is why I feel he deserves the most respect in return.

The songs and lyrics he chooses to sing and the ones he's written are always
uplifting and inspiring to me.

I don't like putting him on a pedestal because I feel he is very much human and goes through the same ups and downs we all do.  I feel he has insecurities, happy moments, sad moments, and goes through hard times in life, just like we all do.  But I do know that he instills in me the art of acceptance, no regrets, trials, pushing ahead, putting one foot in front of the other, and learning from my mistakes.

I cannot share my personal story online of what he's really done for me.  Perhaps it's too personal or too sacred to me.  I've written him.  He knows how I feel, and that is enough for me.  His songs have helped me through some of my darkest days.

I will always be a fan of him and his music.  I love his heart and soul and character and
personality just as much as his music.