Pump ya breaks, kid - that man's a national treasure!

As the sun goes down in front of me
It reminds of me of where I want to be
With you and you alone
Hold me in like you were made for me
I'm losing faith in gravity
I just need to let you know
And I just need to let you know

I'm not going to come down
Down off of these clouds
All these heroes come and go
But you're still standing
You teach me to rise up
To open my eyes up
All these heroes come and go
But you're still standing

You're still standing

You know the world's confusing
I don't care
I crawl into your atmosphere
I know you'll make it right
You're all I need to know

I'm not going to come down
Down off of these clouds
All these heroes come and go
But you're still standing
You teach me to rise up
To open my eyes up
All these heroes come and go
But you're still sanding

I believe that you can save me
And you'll never let me fall
I'm not going to come down
I believe in what you've shown me
There's a hero in us all

I'm not going to come down
Down off of these clouds
All these heroes come and go
You teach me to rise up
To open my eyes up

This song is dedicated to Maj. Richard Winters and Easy Company. :) I had a conversation with my dad on Christmas about how no one even knows that heroes like Maj. Winters existed - he said that, if someone today bumped into him in Costco, they'd probably just treat him like a stupid old man. And then he asked me what I would do if I ever saw that happening - and quite frankly, I didn't answer him, because my immediate reaction was, I'd be kicking some ass! That wouldn't be happening, not around me. He said that he felt I would probably be tearfully defensive - and he's probably right. It breaks my heart to think that many people have no idea what this man did for our country... anyway, shortly having this conversation, I heard this song for the first time, and I couldn't get the image of Easy Company out of my head - hiding in their fox holes as the trees exploded around them in Bastogne, or their reactions upon finding the Concentration Camps, or them crossing the river to patrol for German prisoners, or them helping the invasion at Normandy - it was just their song. It was Maj. Winters song - and I just had to dedicate it to him and Easy Company... because my dad was right - I would be tearfully defensive... but I'd also be kicking some ass! :) Because, even if a lot of people don't know who they are or what they did for this country, I do - and it means the world to me. Maj. Winters is STILL standing - and it'll be a sad day when this nation loses him. Pump ya breaks, kid - THAT man's a national treasure, and I for one am thankful for what he did.

I'm spending the day - yes the WHOLE day - in San Francisco today, so not a lot of blogness from me... BUT - have a great day, and enjoy the song! (I strongly advise buying the whole album - David Cook has really proved himself!) Good news is, I'll have something to blog about tomorrow!!! :)

Get ya minds right!

~L.