Permission to Shine

Hey, what would you say if I can't play the hero tonight
'Cause lately i've been feeling like I can't get anything right
I've been fading into the woodwork again,
and I've been thinking like I just wanna hide
But guess what?   I'm gonna try something just a little bit different this time...


I'm gonna give myself permission to shine
I'm gonna shine so bright,
gonna make every head wanna turn and you're finally gonna see me
Give myself permission to shine
I'm gonna light up the night and shine a little of my light on the world


I've been crazy, i've been holding myself back for so long
But i've got so much I can give, don't wanna be afraid to be wrong
You know i'm not too good at too many things,
but i've been getting real good at getting down on myself
But guess what?
I'm gonna try to break free from this prison i've built...


I'm gonna give myself permission to shine
I'm gonna shine so bright,
gonna make every head wanna turn and they're finally gonna see me
Give myself permission to shine
I wanna light up the night and shine a little of my light on the world



Heard this song today and thought i'd share, a bit of motivation never goes astray.  It's by Bachelor Girl, an australian band from the early 1990's. 

And that got my onto wanting to share some of our great music with y'all that might not have heard it (like, those of you from the U-S of A)...

and THAT got me onto finding a music player to embed on la Bella Vita....

and THAT got me onto finding a songs to share with you... well, you get the picture.

If you don't want to listen, just click the pause button when you enter and it'll shut up... but then I may just have to track you down and send you a personal vlog of my singstar efforts, from which your ears and eyes might never recover...

;P

What songs rock your boat?

Reflection

Look at me, you may think you see who I really am, but you'll never know me - 
Every day it's as if I play a part.
Now I see, if I wear a mask I can fool the world, but I can not fool my heart.

Who is that girl I see staring straight back at me?
When will me reflection show who I am inside?

I am now in a world where I have to hide my heart, and what I believe in.
But somehow I will show the world what's inside my heart, and be loved for who I am.

Who is that girl I see staring straight back at me?
Why is my reflection someone I don't know?
Must I pretend that I'm someone else for all time?
When will my reflection show who I am inside?

There's a heart that must be free to fly, that burns with a need to know the reason why.

Why must we all conceal what we think, how we feel?
Must there be a secret me I'm forced to hide?
I won't pretend that I'm someone else for all time,
When will my reflection show who I am inside?

When will my reflection show who I am inside?

Hear this song by Christina Aguilera from the Disney movie Mulan [1998] 

PS - it's probably better that you just listen, unless you want to have a good laugh - Christina was so VERY dramatic back then (I guess I can forgive her because her voice ROCKS!)

Or there's the movie version of the song by the fabulous Lea Salonga, which I like even more than Xtina's version because it's just a little bit more 'true'.