I Swear I Lived

Hope when you take that jump
You don't feel the fall
Hope when the water rises
You built a wall
Hope when the crowd screams
They're screaming your name
Hope if everybody runs
You choose to stay

Hope that you fall in love
And it hurts so bad
The only way you can know
You gave it all you had
And I hope that you don't suffer
But take the pain
Hope when the moment comes, 

You'll say

I, I, I
I did it all
I, I, I
I did it all

I owned every second that this world could give
I saw so many places, the things that I did
Yeah with every broken bone

I swear I lived. 

This is a song by one republic called I lived. I accidentally heard this song when I was taking taxi home this afternoon. I immediately love the lyrics it's is so inspiring. And it says a lot about what I've been thinking too.

One day I should prolly tell my son something like this 

Hope that you fall in love
And it hurts so bad
The only way you can know
You gave it all you had
And I hope that you don't suffer
But take the pain

In the end, its not what you have been through that defines who you are, its how you got through it that has made you the person you are today,and the person you are capable of being tomorrow. 

And oh btw FYI, this is a shoe that I've been so crazy about lately. A Taiwanese design shoe from A Room Model. This is a vintage store selling cloths shoes that they design themselves. All made in Taiwan. Such a hidden gem.