Migraine Awareness Month #6: Name That Tune!

Choose a theme song for Migraine disease or your headache disorder. 

My theme song for Migraine disease is a song that has been my rock during many, many vulnerable and weak moments over the past year.  One of my favorite groups is Mary Mary, a gospel group made up of sisters Erica and Tina Campbell.  I grew up Catholic so I wasn't a gospel listening person and it's something that I don't usually tune in to except when it's something I know of from my current church.  However, I am a true R&B fan, and Mary Mary's form of gospel is very much like that of Rhythm and Blues.  Some call it gospel with an urban twist.  I just call it good, heartfelt, spiritual music.  One of their songs released last year on their 2011 album So Beautiful is "Survive".  I love the message of this song and every time I hear it I think of how I am surviving my disease and the life of chronic illness.  It's such a testament to our struggles and it accurately, I feel, describes what it feels like to have really gone through it.  Yet, it uplifts and renews your faith and makes you feel like the warrior you ought to feel like because we do fight the good fight on a daily basis.  I hope everyone who reads this enjoys this song as much as I have and finds the strength to continue to survive!

"Survive"

Hoo woo, hoo woo

Any day now, it's what I kept telling myself

On the last mile, on the road to somewhere

But along the way I (got stopped by)

All the wind and the rain and

To my surprise

And it shook my heart

Blew my mind

I've had to cry so many nights

I've had to hold on for my life

But all I can say now is that I survived

[Chorus:]

I survived, I survived, I survived

I survived, I survived, I survived

Oh, Lord I had a lot on me 

Truth be told, it almost broke me

But I'm so glad

I survived, I survived, I survived now

Now hurt and pain were sometimes my company

Separated from those, then I suppose 

I didn't have no guarantees

But one thing, I knew for sure was

I've had my share of ups and downs

I made it even though

Oh, it shook my heart

Blew my mind

I've had to cry so many nights

I've had to hold on for my life

But all I can say now is that I survived

[Chorus:]

I survived, I survived, I survived

I survived, I survived, I survived

Oh, Lord I had a lot on me 

Truth be told, it almost broke me

But I'm so glad

I survived, I survived, I survived now

I know you heard this message before

I wanna tell you once more

It's alright

I know the road your on might seem long

But I encourage you to hold on, hold on

You will survive

I do believe you will

But all I can say now is that I survived

[Chorus:]

I survived, I survived, I survived

I survived, I survived, I survived

Oh, Lord I had a lot on me 

Truth be told, it almost broke me

But I'm so glad

I survived, I survived, I survived now

When the weight of the world's

All on your shoulder

Just remember, remember, remember

To keep your head up and survive

Oh, Lord I had a lot on me 

Truth be told, it almost broke me

But I'm so glad

I survived, I survived, I survived now

[Chorus:]

I survived, I survived, I survived

I survived, I survived, I survived

Oh, Lord I had a lot on me 

Truth be told, it almost broke me

But I'm so glad

I survived, I survived, I survived now

National Migraine Awareness Month is initiated by the National Headache Foundation. The Blogger's Challenge is initiated by www.FightingHeadacheDisorders.com.