Songs that help recovery

peacefulpete

Are there songs that seem to speak to you? Maybe especially when leaving the church and losing friends and family. I still pause when I hear Hennly's Heart of the Matter. Great lyrics that apply in many circumstances but always feel appropriate.

....I'm learning to live without you now

But I miss you sometimes
The more I know, the less I understand
All the things I thought I knew, I'm learning again
I've been trying to get down to the Heart of the Matter
But my will gets weak
And my thoughts seem to scatter
But I think it's about forgiveness
Forgiveness
Even if, even if you don't love me anymore

These times are so uncertain
There's a yearning undefined
And people filled with rage
We all need a little tenderness
How can love survive in such a graceless age
The trust and self-assurance that lead to happiness
They're the very things we kill, I guess
Pride and competition cannot fill these empty arms
And the work I put between us,
You know it doesn't keep me warm

I'm learning to live without you now
But I miss you, baby
The more I know, the less I understand
All the things I thought I figured out, I have to learn again
I've been trying to get down to the heart of the matter
But everything changes
And my friends seem to scatter
But I think it's about forgiveness
Forgiveness
Even if, even if you don't love me anymore

There are people in your life who've come and gone
They let you down, you know they hurt your pride
You better put it all behind you, baby, 'cause life goes on
You keep carrying that anger, it'll eat you up inside, baby

I've been trying to get down to the Heart of the Matter
But my will gets weak
And my thoughts seem to scatter
But I think it's about forgiveness
Forgiveness
Even if, even if you don't love me

punkofnice

This one helped me when my dear old Dad died....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wmD9Z5vC6Vc

One day, you may have it all your own way
And live the life you choose
And think you understand
The meaning of it all
But don't close your eyes
There's a whole wide world
Just waiting for you

Where is the moment you were waiting for
When you walk through your God's door?
Is it what you've lived your whole life for
Life everlasting or darkness ever more?

But don't close your eyes
There's a whole wide world
Just waiting for you

(and I believe that)

Chorus
One Day, in your life you'll realise
The reason why you're here
One Day, in your life you'll realise
The reason why you're here

Church bells are ringing out for you
The Sunday morning call
To lay your life right down
Your God just takes it all
But don't close your eyes
There's a whole wide world
Just waiting for you

(and I believe that)

Chorus Repeat

Did you ever stop to think about the world as a whole?
Do you ever think about your life beyond your front door?

(and I believe that)

Chorus Repeat

enoughisenough

during divorce...Rod Stewart: Reason to Believe...and then years later when married to a bipolar person who made life traumatic and funny and interesting at the same time- a song called White Flag. Now one that speaks to me Is Johnny Depp's: this is a song for Hedy Lamar ( it's about being canceled by others...it fits )

Sea Breeze

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSpVU5OV8-k

JeffT

Tommy, by The Who. The whole album. I think that salvation through pinball is a perfect analogy for whatever stupid behavior the cult you're in demands of you, like say, counting the hours you spend selling Watchtower magazines. And making yourself deaf, dumb and blind while doing it.

peacefulpete

Sea Breeze..that is disturbing.

silentlamb_silent_no_more

I have just came across one recently. I have many but this one really hit home.

If you have been shunned, you know how this feels and then having to cut them off for your own mental health, because wishing they would leave that awful cult and awaken, can be a futile exercise that will only bring ruin to you.

I find better things started to happen after I decided to leave them to their hateful selves as they would never harm me again.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e6X38O5NMbM

Diogenesister

Silent_lamb_silent_no_more

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waton

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qFCN6A4uMuU

BelisemDeBelimakom

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H0NOxf4uaZI

When I die, put my ashes in the trash bag
I don't care where they go
Don't waste your money on my gravestone
I'm more concerned about my soul
Everybody's gon' die
Don't everybody live though
Sometimes I look up to the sky
And wonder do You see us down here?

Oh Lord, oh Lord, do You see us down here?
Oh Lord, oh Lord

Listen, yeah everybody wants change
Don't nobody wanna change though

Don't nobody wanna pray
Till they got something to pray for
Now everybody's gon' die
But don't everybody live though
Sometimes I look up to the sky
And wonder do you see us down here?

Oh Lord, oh Lord, do You see us down here?
Oh Lord, oh Lord

It's easy to blame God but harder to fix things
We look in the sky like, "why ain't You listening?"
Watching the news in our living rooms on the big screens
And talking 'bout "if God's really real, then where is He?"
You see the same God that you saying might not even exist
Becomes real to us, but only when we dying in bed
When ya healthy it's like, we don't really care for Him then
Leave me alone God, I'll call you when I need you again
Which is funny, everyone will sleep in the pews
Then blame God for our problems like He sleeping on you
We turn our backs on Him, what do you expect Him to do?
It's hard to answer prayers when nobody's praying to you
I look around at this world we walk on
It's a smack in the face, don't ever tell me there's no God
And if there isn't then what are we here for?
And what are y'all doing down there? I don't know Lord

Oh Lord, oh Lord, do You see us down here?
Oh Lord, oh Lord

Do You see us down here? Oh Lord
Can You see us down here? Oh Lord
Oh Lord, oh Lord
Can You see us? Can't You see us?

Songs that help recovery

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