"And maybe someday
We'll figure all this out;
We'll put an end to all our doubt;
Try to find a way to make things better now,
and
Maybe someday we'll live our lives out loud;
We'll be better off somehow,
Someday..."
Rob Thomas (b. 1972)
American Rock Singer/Songwriter
American Rock Singer/Songwriter
I'm a Rob Thomas fan. Have been since Matchbox Twenty. I'm not the rabid, screaming, ringtone, screensaver, wallpaper, t-shirt, bedroom poster, Facebook stalker kind of fan. (I mean, I USED to be until I turned 40, right?) I don't even follow him on twitter, but when I hear one of his songs on the radio - usually a year after its release, because that's when it comes on the adult easy listening station (Can I get a middle-aged shout out?) - I always find myself singing along.
"Someday" is my current favorite.
If you haven't seen it, you should
watch the video.
If you haven't seen it, you should
watch the video.
The message, co-authored by Thomas & Blake "Shy" Carter, is basically that you should hang in there because there's hope: Someday we'll figure all this out. Someday we'll create our new world. You see in the video that the new world is depicted personally and globally. It's true, you can't create a new world for yourself & your family without creating a new world period. Like Rob sings,"You could shine a little light on everything around you. Man, it's good to be someone."
You can get in trouble trying to speak for a songwriter, but art speaks to everyone in their own way, so I'll take a chance. Here's my take...
So many lines of this song start with the phrase,"You can..." You have a choice about what your new world will look like; You have a choice about whether to go; whether to start all over again; whether to hide; whether to carry on when all you want to do is cry. You can... or not. It's your new world, so it's your call. But here's where I have a little secret that Mr. Thomas & Mr. Carter don't explicitly share:
"Someday" is TODAY!
TODAY you'll choose to create that new world for yourself & your family.
TODAY you'll find a way to carry on when all you want to do is cry.
TODAY you'll put an end to all your doubt.
TODAY you'll notice just how good it can get.
TODAY you'll be better off somehow because you'll do ONE THING to move toward that new world.
TODAY you'll find a way to carry on when all you want to do is cry.
TODAY you'll put an end to all your doubt.
TODAY you'll notice just how good it can get.
TODAY you'll be better off somehow because you'll do ONE THING to move toward that new world.
You'll do all that today,
not because it's easy; not because it's safe; not because it's what someone else expects.
not because it's easy; not because it's safe; not because it's what someone else expects.
You'll do it today because you're capable of doing it today.
Just today. Just this one day.
Just today. Just this one day.
I know you doubt yourself and your future and your VISA limit and your falling 401(k) balance and all the rest of it. But I also know that I know when you do what you're capable of doing TODAY, you'll "figure all this out" and "be better off somehow" tomorrow.
See, "Someday" is closer than you think.
You'll live out loud, shine your light on everything around you, and be better off somehow when you choose to Astound Yourself Today!
Brian
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