Inspirational / Recovery Songs

Greetings to all...

I'm a recovering sex addict, alcoholic, and drug addict. I've been in Recovery for four years working 12-step programs and it's been an amazing experience, both changing and saving my life.

This thread is for posting any songs of any genre that you find to hold inspirational value or, if you're a recovering addict, songs that hold a special meaning toward your recovery process.

I will be posting songs and lyrics (when I can find them) and perhaps a brief blurb about what each song means to me in the context of my recovery or spiritual practice. For those of you who are unfamiliar with 12-step programs, some of what I say won't make sense to you. That's ok. You can still enjoy the music.

Many of these songs have silly or distracting videos. I'm including the lyrics so you can read them instead of watching the vids. That's kinda the whole point of the thread - the songs themselves; not the videos.

Also, there are some songs that YouTube has blocked from being imbeded. If that's the case on a particular song, I'll make a note of it. All you have to do is click on the 'play' button, then click on the link that appears in the window to hear the song. You can then minimize that window and come back here to see the lyrics (if you want to).

I encourage everyone who cares to to post in this thread. If you don't have a spiritual practice or are not in Recovery, you can still post songs that have an inspirational value to you in any capacity.

Welcome to the thread. =)

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True Life - Lights of Euphoria

For me, this song is really about what it's like being trapped inside addiction and what is neccessary to begin the process of Recovery.


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The sun arises but you can't see
There is no touch that makes you feel
You trapped yourself inside and awful dream
You locked the door, and lost the key

Are you afraid to lose your shelter?
Are you afraid to lose your strength?
But things can only turn out better
When your dream comes to and end

Are you afraid to lose your shelter
(don't be too shy to take the risk)
Are you afraid to lose your strength
(maybe there's something you might miss)
But things can only turn out better
(can you imagine what it is)
When your dream comes to and end
(the end, this is the end)

True life begins behind the border
That exists inside your head
You will never reach deep waters
And get away from here
Take a look around
And look at what you have
But you will never reach deep waters
If you do not change yourself

[repeat last verse]

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wh4oCoWeQKo

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---------- Post added 11-22-2009 at 01:29 AM ----------

Ever Since The World Began - Survivor

For those of us in Recovery ho have struggled with addiction all of their lives, this song is dedicated to our Higher Power. Truly, we have been waiting to get to this place ever since our world began, and we are all in it together.

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I'll never know what brought me here
as if somebody led my hand.
It seems I hardly had to steer -
my course was planned.
And destiny, it guides us all;
and by its hand we rise and fall.
But only for a moment in time
Enough to catch our breath again.

*And we're just another piece of the puzzle,
*just another part of the plan.
*How one life touches the other
*is so hard to understand.
*Still we walk this road together.
*We try and go as far as we can.
*And we have waited for this moment in time
*ever since the world began.

Taken in the times gone by
we wonder how it all began.
We never know, and still we try
to understand.
And even though the seasons change,
the reason shall remain the same.
It's love that keeps us holding on
till we can see the sun again.

And we're just another piece of the puzzle,
just another part of the plan.
And we have waited for this moment in time
ever since the world began.

And I stand alone
a man of stone
against the driving rain.
And the night, it's got your number -
and the wind, it cries your name.

And we search for clues,
win or lose,
in this we're all the same.
The hope still burns eternal',
we're the keeper of the flame.

[repeat chorus]

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g-i9QUDtRpw

-ITL-

---------- Post added 11-22-2009 at 01:45 AM ----------

Illusion - VNV Nation

This is arguably my favorite group of all time, not just because of their music, but because they always deal with themes involving the human condition. This song has a very distracting video, but the lyrics are especially meaningful - not just in the context of recovery, but also I think in a greater sense of reality. I think that everybody can get something out of this song.

From a Recovery standpoint, I would definitely consider this a 1rst Step song. The chorus could be construed as a cry from our Higher Power or even our inner child calling out to our mind.

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I know it's hard to tell how mixed up you feel
Hoping what you need is behind every door
Each time you get hurt, I don't want you to change
Because everyone has hopes, you're human after all
The feeling sometimes, wishing you were someone else
Feeling as though you never belong
This feeling is not sadness, this feeling is not joy
I truly understand, Please, don't cry now

*Please don't go, I want you to stay
*I'm begging you please, please don't leave here
*I don't want you to hate for all the hurt that you feel
*The world is just illusion trying to change you

Being like you are
Well this is something else, who would comprehend?
But some that do, lay claim that
Divine purpose blesses them
That's not what I believe, it doesn't matter anyway
A part of your soul ties you to the next world
Or maybe to the last, I'm still not sure
What I do know is, to us the world is different
As we are to the world, I guess you would know that

[repeat chorus x2]

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pu-8wGbWMro

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