Weekly Shinedown - Song Eleven - Call Me!

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Here is where my Shinedown journey really took off!

The first time that I heard this song was on Monday 1st September 2014. It was the last day of my summer holidays before I had to return back to school, and I decided to just spend most of the day listening to many songs by Shinedown. I was just aimlessly scrolling down the Shinedown songs on Spotify, and when I clicked on the song Call Me to listen to, I accidentally clicked the tick box at the side of it to save it into my lists. I am really glad now that I ticked the box to this song, because my Shinedown journey really did develop from this point on. 

The main reason that I was originally drawn to this song was because of the amazing introduction to the song. The first few piano keys really got me into the song, and when I listened to the song the whole way through, I really liked the fact that Shinedown had recorded a piano-based song.

Call Me was by far my favourite song for the whole month of September 2014, if not October too. I was so obsessed with the song that I decided that I would listen to it several times every day, and it was also the last song that I would listen to every night before I went to bed.

Now, on Sunday 21st September 2014, my Uncle Peter was taking home me and my friends: Nathan, Leah and Liz home from an evening at church. He played Second Chance on his CD player because that was the one song that we all knew. I even have a clip on my phone of us all singing a bit of this song. Since I was the last person to be dropped off, I was lucky enough to listen to the most songs by Shinedown.

The album that he had in his car was called The Sound Of Madness, so he was just scrolling though many of the songs, trying to find one that I knew. Back then, I didn't know a wide variety of Shinedown songs, but when he put Call Me on, I said to him "I know this song" so he left it on for me.

He said that it wasn't a favourite go his, but that is probably because the lyrics of the song are all based on a break up. Back then, I did not think that these lyrics would ever be applicable to me, because I have never had a bad break up, but despite this, the song is still quite relatable to me.

So I continued to listen to this song every single day, even when I was on holiday, and it just meant so much to me. However, during November 2014, I finally realised how much the lyrics to this song really related to a point in my life.

Basically, I had been very close to a church friend called Danny, and coincidently, on Monday 1st September 2014, I had realised that everything had come to an end. I had taken it really well, however, I wasn't really able to understand the situation much. Yet at the beginning of November, I had finally found a Shinedown song that I could relate to the situation. And no, it wasn't Call Me, but I will talk about this song very soon.

I guess that the realisation that the day of my departure from this situation was the same day that I had first started listening to Call Me daily just suddenly hit me in the face, and it all became extremely clear to me. So now, every time I do listen to this song, it will always bring back memories of Sunday 1st September 2014.

Unfortunately, I have only attempted to play this song on guitar once, because of the cry difficult chords to it. And I have rarely sang it, but it is probably one of my most listened Shinedown songs ever. It still does mean a lot to me, and even more now that I am able to see how it relates to me.

Please comment below if any Shinedown songs have ever been relatable to you, and in a few weeks time, I will talk about another extremely relatable Shinedown song!

I'll see you all next Thursday!

Lois xx

P.S. I'll leave the lyrics to Call Me below incase you're interested!

Wrap me in a bolt of lightning
Send me on my way still smiling
Maybe that's the way I should go,
Straight into the mouth of the unknown
I left the spare key on the table
Never really thought I'd be able to say
I merely visit on the weekends
I lost my whole life and a dear friend

I've said it so many times
I would change my ways
No, nevermind
God knows I've tried

Call me a sinner, call me a saint
Tell me it's over I'll still love you the same
Call me your favourite, call me the worst
Tell me it's over I don't want you to hurt
It's all that I can say. So, I'll be on my way

I finally put it all together,
But nothing really lasts forever
I had to make a choice that was not mine,
I had to say goodbye for the last time
I kept my whole life in suitcase,
Never really stayed in one place
Maybe that's the way it should be,
You know I live my life like a gypsy

I've said it so many times
I would change my ways
No, nevermind
God knows I've tried

Call me a sinner, call me a saint
Tell me it's over I'll still love you the same
Call me your favourite, call me the worst
Tell me it's over I don't want you to hurt
It's all that I can say. So, I'll be on my way

I'll always keep you inside, you healed my
Heart and my life... And you know I try.

Call me a sinner, call me a saint
Tell me it's over I'll still love you the same
Call me your favourite, call me the worst
Tell me it's over I don't want you to hurt
It's all that I can say. So, I'll be on my way
So, I'll be on my way
So, I'll be on my way