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Song Lyric Sunday was created by Helen Vahdati from This Thing Called Life One Word at a Time and author Jim Adams from A Unique Title For Me is our current guest host. For complete rules or to join in the fun, click here.
This week’s theme is “Listen/Hear/Talk/Speak.”
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As one of our five senses, hearing is something most of us are born with–not something we must learn. Those born without the ability to hear, or who lose their hearing through accident or illness, must learn to interact with the world in other ways to hear and be heard. They put in time, expense… and effort.
And that’s perhaps where the hearing impaired have the edge.
Most of us, time and again, take hearing for granted. We all have something to say, but all too often, we don’t hear what is being said. We can also be guilty of hearing what we want to hear and totally miss the meaning of what is being said, especially if we already have our minds made up on certain subjects.
I watched both my late mother and mother-in-law suffer extensive hearing loss. My mother-in-law spent thousands of dollars on hearing aids because she didn’t want to miss what was being said. My mom developed a talent for reading lips and insisted you look directly at her when speaking. Even if you weren’t speaking to her… she wanted to get the entire conversation! 😀 😀
If those of us who aren’t hearing-impaired put in half the effort to hear as those who are, perhaps we could avoid disagreements and misunderstandings. If we listened in earnest without trying to complete what is being said with our own words, we’d not only better understand what is being said, but the person speaking.
I chose You are Loved (Don’t Give Up) by Josh Groban for SLS for its simple message of universal understanding. Everyone wants to be heard… everyone wants to be understood. We don’t have to agree with everything we hear, but don’t we need to listen in honesty to understand what is being said?
To quote a line from another song–The Living Years by Mike and the Mechanics–You can listen as well as you hear.
FUN FACTS
- You Are Loved (Don’t Give Up) peaked at #9 on the Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks chart.
- You Are Loved (Don’t Give Up) is the second track and the first single from Josh Groban’s third album, Awake, released on November 7, 2006. The album features producers Imogen Heap, Marius De Vries, Guy Sigsworth, Eric Mouquet, Glen Ballard, and David Foster (who also worked on previous Groban works).
- Awake was certified 2x platinum in the US by the RIAA on January 31, 2008, and has sold 2.3 million albums as of October 2015. It is the third top selling classical album of the 2000s in the US.
Enjoy!
See my Song Lyric Sunday selection for FeliciaDenise.com.
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Disclaimer: I have no copyrights to the song and/or video and/or hyperlinks to songs and/or videos and/or gifs above. No copyright infringement intended.
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You Are Loved (Don’t Give Up)
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It’s just the weight of the world
When your heart’s heavy
I, I will lift it for you
Because you want to be heard
If silence keeps you
I, I will break it for you
Everybody wants to be understood
Everybody wants to be loved
Don’t give up
Because you are loved
Don’t give up
It’s just the hurt that you hide
I, I’ll be there to find you
Don’t give up
Because you want to burn bright
If darkness blinds you
I, I will shine to guide you
Everybody wants to be understood
Everybody wants to be loved
Don’t give up
Because you are loved
You are loved
Don’t give up
It’s just the weight of the world
Don’t give up
Everyone needs to be heard
You are loved
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Bonus Post!
Disclaimer: I have no copyrights to the song and/or video and/or hyperlinks to songs and/or videos and/or gifs above. No copyright infringement intended.
The Living Years
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Blames the one before
And all of their frustrations
Come beating on your door
To all my Father held so dear
I know that I’m a hostage
To all his hopes and fears
I just wish I could have told him in the living years
Filled with imperfect thought
Stilted conversations
I’m afraid that’s all we’ve got
He says it’s perfect sense
You just can’t get agreement
In this present tense
We all talk a different language
Talking in defence
You can listen as well as you hear
It’s too late (it’s too late) when we die (oh when we die)
To admit we don’t see eye to eye
Between the present and the past
We only sacrifice the future
It’s the bitterness that lasts
You sometimes see as fate
It may have a new perspective
On a different day
And if you don’t give up, and don’t give in
You may just be okay
You can listen as well as you hear
Because it’s too late, it’s too late (it’s too late) when we die (oh when we die)
To admit we don’t see eye to eye
When my Father passed away
I didn’t get to tell him
All the things I had to say
Later that same year
I’m sure I heard his echo
In my baby’s new born tears
I just wish I could have told him in the living years
You can listen as well as you hear
It’s too late (it’s too late) when we die (it’s too late when we die)
To admit we don’t see eye to eye
Say it clear (come on say it clear)
Nesie's Place 
I really like that Don’t Give Up song.
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I love the universal appeal of it. Everyone is going through something and just wants to be understood and loved.
Thanks for stopping in! 🙂
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Loved how you choose Mike and the Mechanics and Josh Groban for such an inspirational post! Love it!
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Thank you! 🙂 🙂
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The voice in that first one was absolutely amazing, and the lyrics of both songs are just perfect 🙂
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Thanks! So glad you enjoyed them both. 🙂
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Great song choices. I loved that Mike and the Mechanics song. 🙂
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Excellent! Gives me chills of the good variety. Thanks for sharing 🙂
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His voice just moves me! 🙂 Thanks for stopping in! 🙂
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Had never heard the Josh Groban song, but the Mike + The Mechanics song is an old favorie. Both excellent choices!
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I think The Living Years should be on regular rotation to keep us all mindful. Just too easy to forget what we’ve been through.
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Good post. I like the lyrics to both songs.
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Thank you! 🙂
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You’re welcome 🙂
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I don’t like Josh Groban’s singing but the lyrics are beautiful. I didn’t remember the Mike and the Mechanics song until I heard it. Great choices for today!
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Many thanks for stopping by, Janet! 🙂
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My oldest has degenerative hearing loss in his right ear, on the same side he was born with a cataract and lazy eyelid. As I’m getting older, I’m noticing that I’m not hearing as well I used to and know much is to blame on too many years of loud music. I think we take for granted that we can hear and expect that never to change until we’re senior citizens, but it can start going at any time. Great post. Liked the piano a lot in the first video. 2nd video was good to hear again after so long!
❤ Happy Birthday, again!
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I think we take all of our senses for granted and don’t understand the joy of people who get to experience them for the first time. A combination sinus/ear infection years back left me with nerve damage and lessened my ability to taste and smell. That’s probably why I love to cook and experiment with different seasonings and flavor enhancers.
I don’t have a hearing problem (yet) but now try to make sure that I’m “listening” too! 🙂
Many thanks for the birthday wishes, AC! ❤
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My mom was born with a bad right ear and everyone in my family learned to talk real loud, so she could hear what was being said. Happy Birthday Felicia.
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Yep! We did the talking loud-thing too for Mom. She loved it and hated it. LOL!
Many thanks for the birthday greetings! 🙂
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Such lovely sentiments today Felicia. It must be so sad not to hear. I love your choice of songs, especially The Living Years, which takes me back in time. Thank you 🥰
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Thanks, Christine! 🙂
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That Mike and the Mechanics you posted was a real bonus! I haven’t thought of that song forever. Got it on my playlist now. Excellent post. Oh. And thanks for listening!
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You’re welcome! 🙂 🙂
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