Somebody that I used to know...

Somebody That I Used to Know -

GOTYE (feat Kimbra)

[Gotye:]
Now and then I think of when we were together
Like when you said you felt so happy you could die
Told myself that you were right for me
But felt so lonely in your company
But that was love and it's an ache I still remember
You can get addicted to a certain kind of sadness
Like resignation to the end, always the end
So when we found that we could not make sense
Well you said that we would still be friends
But I'll admit that I was glad it was over
But you didn't have to cut me off
Make it like it never happened and that we were nothing
And I don't even need your love
But you treat me like a stranger and that feels so rough
No you didn't have to stoop so low
Have your friends collect your records and then change your number
I guess that I don't need that though
Now you're just somebody that I used to know

Now you're just somebody that I used to know
Now you're just somebody that I used to know

[Kimbra:]
Now and then I think of all the times you screwed me over
But had me believing it was always something that I'd done
But I don't wanna live that way
Reading into every word you say
You said that you could let it go
And I wouldn't catch you hung up on somebody that you used to know

[Gotye:]
But you didn't have to cut me off
Make it like it never happened and that we were nothing
And I don't even need your love
But you treat me like a stranger and that feels so rough
And you didn't have to stoop so low
Have your friends collect your records and then change your number
I guess that I don't need that though
Now you're just somebody that I used to know

[x2]
Somebody
(I used to know)
Somebody
(Now you're just somebody that I used to know)

(I used to know)
(That I used to know)
(I used to know)
Somebody


Somebody that I used to know - Official Music Video

Wow!  The words that I highlighted especially sum up some of the emotions that I feel about my ex. In a way he made me feel as if I was something that he wishes he could undo... it may not be the case, but sometimes, I do feel this way. I will always treasure the memories that we shared, but I have realised that whatever he chooses to tell people about us is his business.. and it has nothing to do with me any more. All that matters is that I am true to myself, and that I move forward with no regrets. 

Long gone and moved on....

"Long Gone And Moved On"

When's the day you start again
And when the hell does you'll get over it begin
I'm looking hard in the mirror
But I don't fit my skin
It's too much to take
It's too hard to break me
From the cell I'm in

Oh from this moment on
I'm changing the way I feel yeah
From this moment on
It's time to get a real

Cause I still don't know how to act
Don't know what to say
Still wear the scars like it was yesterday
But you're long gone and moved on
Cause you're long gone
But I still don't know where to start, still finding my way
Still talk about you like it was yesterday
But you're long gone and moved on
But you're long gone, you moved on

So how'd you pick the pieces up yeah
I'm barely used to saying me instead of us
The elephant in the room keeps scaring off the guests
It gets under my skin to see you with him
And it’s not me that you're with

Oh from this moment on
I'm changing the way I feel yeah
From this moment on
It's time to get a real

Cause I still don't know how to act
Don't know what to say
Still wear the scars like it was yesterday
But you're long gone and moved on
Cause you're long gone
But I still don't know where to start, still finding my way
Still talk about you like it was yesterday
But you're long gone and moved on
But you're long gone, you moved on

No I can't keep thinking that you're coming back
No
Cause I got no business knowing where you're at
No
And its gonna be hard yeah
Cause I have to wanna heal yeah
And its gonna be hard yeah
The way I feel that I have to get real

I still don't know how to act
Don't know what to say
Still wear the scars like it was yesterday
But you're long gone and moved on
But you're long gone
But I still don't know where to start, still finding my way
Still talk about you like it was yesterday
But you're long gone and moved on
But you're long gone, you moved on

But you're long gone, you moved on

But you're long gone, you moved on 

- The Script

I just heard this song and thought how well it summed up my feelings.  Wouldn’t things seem much simpler if all your feelings emotions would end along with a failed relationship? But instead you have to battle with the emotions and all the feelings left behind. Because while your relationship status might change, the love you felt for him and the memories that you once shared together seem to linger on. 

But eventually there comes a point when you have to realise that you can’t change the past. And you can’t change the way things ended. All you can do is learn to make the best of everything that is happening now. He’s gone. And I have to figure out the best way to move on. 

Just like in the song, it’s going to be hard... I used to speak to him every day and I told him just about everything. So for the most part we were friends. But now I need to accept that things just couldn't work out. 

Way too many frogs out there...

Way too many frogs out there, and not nearly enough Princes....

Something to inspire...

"Anyone can give up, its the easiest thing in the world to do. But to hold it together when everyone else would understand if you fell apart, that's true strength. "

Often we get so caught up in the problems that surround us, that we forget that we are not alone. There are people in our lives that genuinely care about us and will do anything to make us smile :)

One thing that I have learnt over the past few months, is that you need to be grateful for even the smallest blessings. Then you will realize that things are not as bad as they seem. More often than not.

I would be nowhere without my faith. Even though things may not be clear right now, I believe that one day, in the quiet of our hearts, we will come to understand all the things that have happened in our lives.

"True Courage is doing the thing that scares you the most."

Don't you Quit!

When the road you're trudging seems all uphill,
When the funds are low and the debts are high,
And you want to smile, but you have to sigh,
When care is pressing you down a bit,
Rest, if you must, but don't you quit.

Life is queer with its twists and turns,
As every one of us sometimes learns,
And many a failure turns about,
When he might have won had he stuck it out;
Don't give up though the pace seems slow--
You may succeed with another blow.

Often the goal is nearer than,
It seems to a faint and faltering man,
Often the struggler has given up,
When he might have captured the victor's cup,
And he learned too late when the night slipped down,
How close he was to the golden crown.

Success is failure turned inside out--
The silver tint of the clouds of doubt,
And you never can tell how close you are,
It may be near when it seems so far,
So stick to the fight when you're hardest hit--
It's when things seem worst that you must not quit.

- Author unknown

This poem was sent to me by a close friend some time ago and it really meant a lot to me. Reading it again reminds me that it is important to hold on till the very end for something that you want. If you quit, you will always be left wondering what could have happened if you had just tried it one last time. It may not be easy but then again, nothing worth having ever is.