Weekly Shinedown - Song Twenty One - Devour!

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The next Shinedown song that I discovered was Devour! This isn't the typical song that I would chpose to listen to, but I'm really glad that I heard this song because I really like it.

It all started one Thursday night in November 2014 at my youth club at church. The song was playing on the loudspeakers, and my Uncle Peter came up to me singing it. I didn't know the words, so I just watched him singing it, and it was quite funny to watch.

Anyway, I forgot about this song for a while, but then one night, I was waiting to use the shower at home, so I was just scrolling down Spotify, and decided to listen to some Shinedown songs. At the time, I decided that Devour seemed like a good name of a song, so I just clicked on it. Little did I know that it was the song that I had once heard at youth club!

It seemed like such a heavy song at the time, but I really liked it, so I continued to listen to it, until I had adapted to this new style of music. I'm really glad that I chose to listen to this song, because it really opened up my choices of Shinedown songs for the future!

To me, the lyrics of the song kind of signify a ruler of a country who is rather greedy and not very successful, therefore, they are literally suffocating their own empire because the end is approaching.

The song also really helped me with an English exam that I did not long after I listened to the song. One of the words that I had to analyse was "devour" and because I had recently looked into the meaning of this song, I was able to write a lot about the word "devour" and I can only thank Shinedown for this!

I have also listened to some acoustic versions of Devour, and they seem like they would be amazing to play on the guitar, so if I can ever find a website that had accurate chords on for Devour, I may just give it a shot

Don't forget to read some of my earlier posts about Shinedown, and stay tuned for further posts in the future!

I'll see you all next Thursday!

Lois xx

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

Take it and take it and take it and take it and take it all
Take it and take it and take it until you take us all
Smash it and crash it and thrash it and trash it
You know they're only toys
Try it you'll like it don't hide it don't fight it, just let it out
Steal and shoot it and kill it or take another route
Take it and take it and take it
You know they're only toys

Devour Devour
Suffocate your own empire
Devour Devour
It's your final hour

Devour Devour
Stolen like a foreign soul
Devour Devour
What a way to go

You want it, you want it, you want it, you want it
Well here it is
Everything everything everything
Isn't so primitive

Take it and take it and take it and take it and take it all
Nobody nobody wants to feel like this
Nobody nobody wants to live like this
Nobody nobody wants a war like this

Devour Devour
Suffocate your own empire
Devour Devour
It's your final hour

Devour Devour
Stolen like a foreign soul
Devour Devour
What a way to go
What a way to go

Diving down
Round and round
diving down
round and round

Devour Devour
Suffocate your own empire
Devour Devour
It's your final hour

Devour Devour
Stolen like a foreign soul
Devour Devour
What a way to go

Devour Devour
Suffocate your own empire
Devour Devour
It's your final hour

Devour Devour
Stolen like a foreign soul
Devour Devour
What a way to go
What a way to go

Weekly Shinedown - Song Twenty - Some Day - Acoustic!

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Last week, I talked about how I after discovered Some Day, I was able to have a clear understanding of a situation that I was in, and the song really helped me to find my way.

Basically, on Monday 1st September 2014, me and Danny had had a misunderstanding over social media, and it made me realise how much we thought we knew each other, but in reality, he did not know me at all, and this song really describes the whole situation that occurred. Between this day, and when I next properly saw him, on Tuesday 11th November, I was in such a state of confusion that I didn't know what to do. However, when I eventually did see him, I realised that he had changed so much that he was a complete stranger to me.

The lyrics to this song are so meaningful that I decided to describe how each part really relates to me.

The first verse is quite relatable, if you know the lyrics, basically it means that I'll never regret the past, but maybe it wasn't the best of choices to look up to him so much, because after the many years of trying to become closer to him, I felt like I lost him very quickly, and maybe it was my fault for bottling up my feelings so much.

The chorus is pretty straightforward, and the lines "I don't know if it felt like, I wanted you here, the way that I wanted you last time" means that I didn't really know how he felt about me deep down, and especially after seeing him two months later. Then the lines "we're not on the same page, you don't even know me, cause you never took the time" means that we're completely different people, and when we had our misunderstanding, he really did not know me at all, because although he had the opportunity, he never took it.

The second verse is saying that now that everything is over between us, and I rarely see him, I hope that he still remembers the effort that I made. Now that it's long gone, I'm feeling fine about it, but deep down, I sometimes blame myself, even though we both knew that the end was near.

Finally, the last past of the song describes that he probably never acknowledges me anymore, or thinks about me, and times will always be awkward for us in he future. But I will always remember this time, although I'll never feel anything again. The last lime "some day, when I'm older..." is just me wondering if I will move on forever, and if I will still be able to remember the past so clearly!

The reason why I found the acoustic version more relatable than the original was because personally, I'm more of an acoustic person, and back in 2014, when I really needed to sing out my emotions, this would be the song that I would sing, and I could just put so much passion in it because it suited my voice so much! My next goal is to learn these chords, because to perform this song on my own would be absolutely amazing!

It was really such a gift to be able to hear this song, and I feel honoured to have found it! Don't forget to comment some of your favourite Shinedown songs below.

I'll se you all next Thursday!

Lois xx

P.S. I'll leave the lyrics to Some Day - Acoustic incase you're interested!

Someday, when I'm older
And they never know my name
Somehow, if I'm honest
I can never feel ashamed
Maybe I was wrong to
Hold you up so high
Now I know I've lost you
To the feelings I kept inside

I don't know if it felt like
I wanted you here, the way that I wanted you last time
We're not on the same page, you don't even know me
Cause you never took the time

Someday, when it's over
And you never show your face
I hope you'll remember
How I tried to make you a place
And so now, I move on
To keep my piece of mind
In someway, I've failed you
But I just ran out of time

I don't know if it felt like
I wanted you here, the way that I wanted you last time
We're not on the same page, you don't even know me
Cause you never took the time

I'm not sure that you hear me
I'm not sure that you look at me the same
I will always be attached to you
But I'm never gonna feel the same

I don't know if it felt like
I wanted you here, the way that I wanted you last time
We're not on the same page, you don't even know me
Cause you never took the time
No, you never took the time

Someday, when I'm older...

Weekly Shinedown - Song Nineteen - Some Day!

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This next Shinedown song is quite possibly the most relatable one to me ever!

The first time that I heard this song was at the beginning of November 2014. At the time, I was going through a difficult time of not knowing what to do about a certain person, and then when I accidentally stumbled across this song, everything became clear to me!

I had typed in "Shinedown Acoustic - Live" to my Spotify to see Shinedown's acoustic tracks, and when I discovered that there were two that I had never heard - Save Me and Some Day - I just knew hat I had to give these a try.

After listening to Some Day, I realised that after experiencing such confusion on how to understand my situation, this song had made it all clear to me, and I can only thank Shinedown for this!

My situation was clear, I had been close to someone called Danny (the same person from Call Me, but before this) for a few years. Unfortunately, on Monday 1st September 2014, which is coincidently the first time that I had heard Call Me, I was talking to him online, and when he had found out a few more facts about me, it seemed to take him by surprise, and we both knew that things were never going to be the same, so I only ever spoke to him once after this day. I went from everything to nothing!

So for two whole months, I had to live in such confusion of what to do, and the truth was, I genuinely had no idea what to do. I had liked him for years, so just letting go was extremely difficult, but it was my only option, now that things had changed. I guess that I just needed this extra push to do so.

Eventually,  on Tuesday 11th November 2014, I added this song into my Shinedown playlist, and then finally on Thursday 13th November 2014, I was able to let go of everything, and it was all thanks to Shinedown that I could do this.

The chords to this song are absolutely beautiful, they're just out of my range, but this would the ultimate Shinedown song that I would love to play on guitar, and sing at the same time, because I could just let out so many emotions.

Next week, I'll be talking more about the acoustic version to Some Day, and also how lyric-by-lyric, this song can relate to me so much. So stay tuned for that!

I'll see you all next Thursday!

Lois xx

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

Someday, when I'm older
And they never know my name
Somehow, if I'm honest
I can never feel ashamed
Maybe I was wrong to
Hold you up so high
Now I know I've lost you
To the feelings I kept inside

I don't know if it felt like
I wanted you here, the way that I wanted you last time
We're not on the same page, you don't even know me
Cause you never took the time

Someday, when it's over
And you never show your face
I hope you'll remember
How I tried to make you a place
And so now, I move on
To keep my piece of mind
In someway, I've failed you
But I just ran out of time

I don't know if it felt like
I wanted you here, the way that I wanted you last time
We're not on the same page, you don't even know me
Cause you never took the time

I'm not sure that you hear me
I'm not sure that you look at me the same
I will always be attached to you
But I'm never gonna feel the same

I don't know if it felt like
I wanted you here, the way that I wanted you last time
We're not on the same page, you don't even know me
Cause you never took the time
No, you never took the time

Someday, when I'm older...

Weekly Shinedown - Song Eighteen - I Dare You - Acoustic!

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Here is my next song that has contributed to my Shinedown journey!

After listening to the original version of I Dare You, I decided to listen to the acoustic version because I knew that since I had loved the original, and all of the other Shinedown acoustic tracks, I would love this one!

The first time that I listened to this song would have been at the beginning of November 2014, but I didn't add it into my main playlist until Tuesday 11th November 2014.

The introduction to this song is amazing, and I just love the constant strumming that is played in the introduction, and in the background of the first verse.

My favourite line of this song has got to be "even in madness I know you still believe, paint me on canvas so I become what you could never be" mainly because of the meaning behind it. The way that I see this song is as if God is telling someone that even though life is complicated, he can see that they still have faith in him. Then God is telling him to look up to him, and he will send his son into the world to become the perfect and sinless human beings that we could never live up to!

This song has got such impossible chords to it, and although I would absolutely love to be able to play the introduction at least, it will probably never happen. Therefore, I will just have to appreciate everyone's amazing covers on YouTube!

Please comment below some of your most recent Shinedown songs that you have discovered!

I'll see you all next Thursday!

Lois xx

P.S. I'll leave the lyrics to I Dare You - Acoustic below incase you're interested!

Hello, let me introduce you to
The characters in the show
One says yes, one says no
Decide - which voice in your head you can keep alive

Even in madness, I know you still believe
Paint me on canvas so I become
What you could never be

I dare you to tell me to walk through fire
Wear my soul and call me a liar
I dare you to tell me to walk through fire
I dare you to tell me
I dare you to

Hello, are you still chasing
The memories in shadows
Some stay young, some grow old
Come alive, there are thoughts unclear
You can never hide

Even in madness, I know you still believe
Paint me on canvas so I become
What you could never be

I dare you to tell me to walk through fire
Wear my soul and call me a liar
I dare you to tell me to walk through fire
I dare you to tell me
I dare you to

Hello
Hello...
I dare you to tell me to walk through fire
Wear my soul and call me a liar
I dare you to tell me to walk through fire
I dare you to tell me
I dare you to
Hello...
Hello...
I dare you to tell me
I dare you to
I dare you to tell me
I dare you to