DUH. Here's the story behind the name of my blog.
Like everyone, I have a story. It's sad and it's horrible, but it's real. The long of the short of it is that I was emotionally and sometimes physically abused as a child. From the time I was four years old until about two years ago, I actually thought that I was worthless. Yeah, sort of fucked up, right? It took FOREVER for me to realize that I had worth as a human being. Then, a couple years ago, I heard a song that changed my life.
(suspenseeeeeee) I have to explain the background of the story first, though. :)
The song, Bird Gerhl, is written by Antony Hegarty, a transgendered person. Throughout his life, Antony has had to reconcile who he is with his family, God, and, really, with the world. In this song, you hear him take control of his destiny, and he is wholly unapologetic.
When I heard this song, I realized that it was time for me to stop being a victim and to "be born" again. The song also has an eerily beautiful, haunting sound, mostly due to Antony's vocals, that is pretty contradictory to the lyrics and the message the song conveys. I really, really love that quality about the song. So yeah, a long ass story to explain from whence my blog came.
Listen to it here.
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