43 - You've Had Your Fill of Sinking

It was the Autumn of 2006.  I'm sure I had heard the song before then, but that's when this song, and band, ingrained itself in my mind.  I'll spare you the gory details, but I was having a bit of a rough spot in life.  Not to say it was life altering, or anything that drastic.  But I was just struggling to keep my head above water in finances, emotions, and just about everything else.

Hearing this song on the radio (it happens occasionally) and a few other ones from the album, I decided it was worth a download.  I remember driving the now long, bleak drive from my home in Lockport, to work in Plainfield (Illinois.)  That drive seemed to go on forever.  Now, I know that many people drive much further daily, but hey, that was my hike so let me have it.  Through the tiny little burg of the 'port, up over the bridge that freaked me out of my ever loving mind, the long stretch between perky suburban sub-divisions (we call them developments in PA) past misty woods and along the creek into Plainfield, through that little hamlet to my office by the power lines and train tracks.

One day, date unknown, this song came on my iPod when I was on this trek.  I was feeling quite low, and for some reason this song picked me up.  Or encouraged me.

Song 43
        "Move Along"  the titular song from All-American Rejects album, Move Along

This tune just put a smile on my face, and I thought...Okay, I will move along.  Or as the lovable goof, Dory from Finding Nemo would say, "Just keep swimming.  Just keep swimming."  My mom would say, "Plod, plod, plod!"  Or perhaps you'll like what Geoff Chaucer (by way of A Knight's Tale and Paul Bettany) described, "To trudge: the slow, weary, depressing yet determined walk of a man who has nothing left in life except the impulse to simply soldier on."

So, I did.

This song has become one of those that just always gets me motivated and moving.  To just, move along, and not let the negative stuff bring me down. 

Enjoy!

grace, peace + hope
-Jesse