Storytelling Music Blog

Rocko Ft. Verse Simmons- Balance Life can be stressful, but it can always be worse. It's a great idea to figure out how to balance it and keep thinking positive. "Balance myself with my kids, they know I wear plenty hats, never neglect you; just for you I'm going extra that's why my schedules hectic...trying to balance it all out."--Rocko Song Lyrics: You know.I'm tryna to do this, I'm tryna to do that, I gotta be here, I gotta be there, I'm tryna balance it all Tryna balance it all out. feels like I'm walking on a tight rope trying not to lose control (tryna balance it all out) I try my hardest not to fall down, I got no where to go (tryna balance it all out) Yeah. I gotta feed my babies, heavy load but I know that I can take it, (tryna balance it all out) I don't know what you thinking bout, but I'm just tryna balance it out aye gotta rap gotta do the business gotta feed these children, you ain't talked to me because I'm busy, I ...

Keisha Cole - Love "My rainy days fade away, When you come around, say you're here to stay" -- Keisha Cole Song Lyrics: [Verse] I used to think that I wasn't fine enough And I used to think that I wasn't wild enough But I won't waste my time tryin' to figure out Why you playing games—what's this all about? And I can't believe you're hurting me I met your girl, what a difference What you see in her you ain't seen in me But I guess it was all just make believe [Chorus] Oh love, never knew what I was missin' But I knew once we start kissin', I found Love, never knew what I was missin' But I knew once we start kissin', I found, found you [Bridge] Now you're gone, what am I gonna do? So empty, my heart, my soul, can't go on Go on without you My rainy days fade away When you come around, please tell me, baby Why you go so far away, why you go... [Chorus] Love, never knew what I was missin' But I knew once we start kiss...

The Script -Breakeven Song Lyrics: "They say bad things happen for a reason But no wise words gonna stop the bleeding 'Cause she's moved on while I'm still grieving And when a heart breaks no it don't break even, even... no What am I gonna do when the best part of me was always you? And what am I supposed to say when I'm all choked up and you're OK? I'm falling to pieces, yea I'm falling to pieces" - The Script

Kelly Clarkson - People Like Us "Hey.... everybody loses it,  Everybody wants to throw it all away sometimes.  And hey, yeah I know what you're going through.  Don't let it get the best of you, you'll make it out alive"  "Keep your head up, nothing lasts forever.  Here's to the damned to the lost and forgotten.  It's hard to get high when you're living on the bottom"  "Oh, people like us we've gotta stick together,  Keep your head up nothing lasts forever,  here's to the damned, to the lost and forgotten.  It's hard to get high when you're living on the bottom"                          - - Kelly Clarkson Song Lyrics: [Intro] We come into this world unknown But know that we are not alone They try and knock us down But change is coming, it's our time now [Verse 1] Hey, everybody loses it Everybody wants to throw it all away sometimes And hey, yeah, I know what you're going th...

B.o.B featuring Taylor Swift  - Both of Us This is a positive, clean song about seeing beyond the superficial -- money, clothes, reputation -- and using the tough times in life to become the best person you can be. "If it was up to me I would build a new blueprint then build it from the ground up, but its all for one and one for all then maybe one day we all can ball, do it one time for the underdogs/ I wish I was strong enough to lift not one, but both of us; someday I will be strong enough to lift not one, but both of us" Song Lyrics: [Chorus: Taylor Swift] I wish I was strong enough to lift not one but both of us Some day I will be strong enough to lift not one but both of us [Verse 1: B.o.B] Uhh Ever thought about losing it When your money’s all gone and you lose your whip You might lose your grip when the landlord tell you that you due for rent And the grass so green on the other side Make a nigga wanna run straight through the fence Open up the fridge 'bout 20 tim...

Timeflies featuring Katie Sky -  Monsters "I see your monsters, I see your pain. Tell me your problems, I'll chase them away. I'll be your lighthouse. I'll make it okay. When I see your monsters  I'll stand there so brave,  and chase them all away." - Timeflies/Katie Sky Song Lyrics: [Katie Sky:] I see your monsters, I see your pain. Tell me your problems, I'll chase them away. I'll be your lighthouse. I'll make it okay. When I see your monsters I'll stand there so brave and chase them all away. [Cal:] A cup of coffee still steaming, Staring back at me and it's blacker than the night, eh. I'm awake but still sleeping, I keep telling myself I'll be alright (I won't). And I know it can't get worse than today, Sitting here and she's trying to rehearse what to say. See, she's in the bathroom and hoping I'm not in earshot, While she's getting used to the sound of her teardrops. Splash, it hits the tile A...

T.I. featuring Chris Brown -  Get Back Up "My road to redemption has no GPS, So guess the time must be invested for this to be manifested How dare you sit right there and act as if you holier than thou, Point your finger now with me looking down"   they push you down, you got to get back up. Push the dirt off your jersey, then go for the cup Or the trophy or the ring, champion no matter what 'Cause when you got the belt and the ring As soon as you fall down all the haters pass a judgment." Song Lyrics: [Intro: T.I., Chris Brown] I'm only, I'm only human, dawg Hello out there (Ayy) I'm only human, dawg Can you hear me? (Ayy, ayy) I'm only human, dawg It's an S.O.S (Ayy, ayy) To let me be me Ayy, listen to me (Ayy, ayy, ayy, ayy) [Chorus: T.I., Chris Brown] Ayy, when they push you down, you got to get back up (I'm only human, dawg) Ayy, when they push you down, you got to get back up (I'm just a human y'all) Push the dirt off your ...

Bow Wow Featuring T.Pain - Better "I know it's hard at times, you get fed up But don't let up, gotta stay strong But whatever you do just don't give up, Don't worry bout em, just do you Stay focused, get on your grind"  -   Bow Wow Song Lyrics: [Hook: T-Pain] Ohh baby They can all say what they want Cause you make it do what it do (do what it do, do what it do, do what it do) But you just keep living your life And they can keep wasting time hating on you (hating on you, hating on you) They be hating on you, hating on you, hating on you And they get mad when you win Cause that’s when they lose (that’s when they lose, that’s when they lose) And you got better shit to do with your time [Verse 1] They hating on ya because they know you bad Must be doing something right if you got these bitches mad She never met her pops he left when she was five Now she 19 stripping just to pay the bills A single parent mom know it gotta be hard For some baby daddy never se...

Alessia Cara - Scars To Your Beautiful "She just wants to be beautiful, She goes unnoticed, she knows no limits, She craves attention, she praises an image, She prays to be sculpted by the sculptor, Oh, she don't see the light that's shining, Deeper than the eyes can find it, Maybe we have made her blind, So she tries to cover up her pain and cut her woes away...'Cause cover girls don't cry after their face is made" - Alessia Cara Song Lyrics: She just wants to be beautiful She goes unnoticed, she knows no limits She craves attention, she praises an image She prays to be sculpted by the sculptor Oh, she don't see the light that's shining Deeper than the eyes can find it Maybe we have made her blind So she tries to cover up her pain and cut her woes away 'Cause cover girls don't cry after their face is made But there's a hope that's waiting for you in the dark You should know you're beautiful just the way you are And you don't h...

Lloyd - Tru "This is me so please accept me for who I am, And please accept me for what I do, I'm just doing everything that I can, Cause all I wanna be is true, So please accept me for who I am, And please accept me for what I do, Cause there's no me without you.. And all I wanna be is true" - Lloyd Song Lyrics: I lost it all, my friends, my loved ones But in life there's always a chance to grow From the struggle, from the pain, from the realness Here's my story Lloyd Hey world, yeah I know it's been a while Thought I'd come around to let you know what's up now No album lately so my mind is kinda up, down I still been taking care of mama and them somehow Disappeared from the scene and left my old team Had to find a new approach to an old dream And it's not to take a shot at my old team I just want you to see This is me so please accept me for who I am And please accept me for what I do I'm just doing everything that I can Cause all I wan...

Justin Bieber - I'll Show You Bieber lets out his emotional side with this autobiographical song about his public image, the lyrics go into the reality about the pressure of being famous and the need for human connection. "Don't forget that I'm human, don't forget that I'm real. Act like you know me, but you never will. There's one thing that I know for sure. I'll show you." -- Justin Bieber Song Lyrics: My life is a movie and everyone's watching So let's get to the good part and past all the nonsense Sometimes it's hard to do the right thing When the pressure's coming down like lightning It's like they want me to be perfect When they don't even know that I'm hurting 'Cause life's not easy, I'm not made out of steel Don't forget that I'm human, don't forget that I'm real Act like you know me, but you never will But there's one thing that I know for sure I'll show you I...

Rhianna - Half of Me This is a powerful song that recognizes that even though you think you may know somebody, you really only know the half of them and the struggles they deal with beyond what everyone can see.  "We all start somewhere, its where you end up is what counts!" Talk about when we were children, not the kind of kid that you believe in, You saw me on the television,  But that's just the half of it, yeah you saw the half of it, yeah this is the life I live, and that's just the half of it" Song Lyrics: You saw me on the television, setting fire to all the buildings Yeah I guess you saw me stealing, but you've no idea what I've been needin' Talk about when we were children, not the kind of kid that you believe in You saw me on the television, saw me on the television But that's just the half of it, yeah you saw the half of it This is the life I live, and that's just the half of it Saw me on the television, hanging out my dirty linen ...

James Bay - Let It Go "But now we're sleeping at the edge, Holding something we don't need, All this delusion in our heads, Is gonna bring us to our knees, So come on let it go, Just let it be, Why don't you be you And I'll be me,  Everything's that's broke, Leave it to the breeze. Why don't you be you, And I'll be me" - James Bay Song Lyrics: From walking home and talking loads Seeing shirts in evening clothes with you From nervous touch and getting drunk To staying up and waking up with you Now we're slipping near the edge Holding something we don't need Oh, this delusion in our heads Is gonna bring us to our knees So come on, let it go Just let it be Why don't you be you And I'll be me Everything that's broke Leave it to the breeze Why don't you be you And I'll be me And I'll be me From throwing clothes across the floor To teeth and claws and slamming doors at you If this is all we're living for Why are w...

Andra Day - Rise Up This powerful and inspirational song acknowledges these feelings while at the same time inspiring resilience and hopes for a better future. Doing the same things day in and day out with no reprieve brings the feelings of hopelessness to a new level.  Song Lyrics: You're broken down and tired Of living life on a merry go round And you can't find the fighter But I see it in you so we gonna walk it out And move mountains We gonna walk it out And move mountains And I'll rise up I'll rise like the day I'll rise up I'll rise unafraid I'll rise up And I'll do it a thousand times again And I'll rise up High like the waves I'll rise up In spite of the ache I'll rise up And I'll do it a thousands times again For you For you For you For you When the silence isn't quiet And it feels like it's getting hard to breathe And I know you feel like dying But I promise we'll take the world to its feet And move mountains W...

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Mackenzie Nicole - Actin Like You Know (Feat. Tech N9ne) "I think you need to learn your place, Talkin' bout how I was raised, Can't taint the blood in my veins (Can't taint the blood) You don't get the world I'm in Don't know the extremes I've lived Strange, is all I have in me at end (Have in me)" Think before you open up your mouth, You're actin' like you know"  (Mackenzie Nicole) Song Lyrics: [Mackenzie O'Guin:] I know I walk a line On the edge all the time Waitin' for the next fight (Waitin' for the next fight) Walk it off casually You can call it apathy I'll never lose faith for you to see (I'll never lose faith) I don't forgive and forget when the wounds run deep I need you far less than you need me You're actin' like you know me when you really don't know Every sinner casts out the very first stone Actin' like you know what we're really all about Think before you open up your mouth...

Jamila Velazquez, Raquel Castro, Yani Marin  - Crown "When you got the world in your hands, Seems like everyone wants you to fail It's like I've got a target on my back, Take a shot at me, take a shot for me, you can try and take my crown, but I will never let my kingdom down, when I put it on it's on for real, damn I wear it so well.... I know that they're comin' for my throne, but I'm the one who got there on my own, when I put it on it's on for real, damn I wear it so well" - Jamila Velazquez, Raquel Castro, Yani  Song Lyrics: You can try and take away my crown But I will never let my kingdom down When I put it on it's on for real Damn I wear it so well I know that they're comin' for my throne But I'm the one who got here on my own When I put it on it's on for real Damn I wear it so well I can still feel your eyes on me like a spotlight You held me up, up, so high, so tell me was it all lies? Everything that I've d...

Jamal Lyon & Freda Gatz (EMPIRE) - Shine On Me  "But you gotta keep your head up.... Don't look down, don't ever give up, cause the sun gon' shine through any weather" - Jamal Lyon & Freda Gatz Song Lyrics: [Intro: Jussie Smollett] Oh, it's merciless the grind Sometimes we turn to crime But the sun will always shine, yeah It's merciless the grime Sometimes we turn to crime But the sun will always shine, yeah [Verse 1: Jussie Smollett] Oh father, father can you hear? Can you hear your children crying? Can you see their tears? To feed the ones you hold so dear Somebody dying, and no survive, story of my life right, hey Look at me, really look at me Heart of a champion, eyes that have seen Murder on my street, death on my block Cops that be more criminal than cop Daddy a kingpin, mama a hustler What am I gon' be? Who is it up to? Me and just me, doing it my way 'Til I see sunrays, hey [Chorus: Jussie Smollett] The sun will always shine, s...