Hey There!
I believe that December 2014 was around the time that I was really into Shinedown's album Amaryllis because it was quite new to me back then, and for every song that I listened to, it was brand new to me.
By the time that I was really into For My Sake, I had heard this album loads of times, and For My Sake really stuck out to me. I'm not sure why, but the drum beat to it is just incredible, and I also really enjoy the guitars that play during this song.
The meaning of this song is very dear to me. The reason behind this is because it was written about someone who was pulling the writer down, who eventually had to walk away from this person completely to be able to live their life without them, and independently. Similarly, in my life, I have experienced people who have dragged me down with them, when all I wanted to do was get away from them, and this took a long time to be possible. I do feel that Enemies by Shinedown too is kind of a sister-song to For My Sake, and you'll be hearing about Enemies later this month!
For My Sake is actually quite hard to play on the guitar, mainly due to the B-minors, but for the band members who did play For My Sake, they really did do such a great job!
Don't forget to leave your Shinedown comments below. And hopefully now that the summer holidays are over, I will be able to listen to Shinedown more of the time, and be more reliable in posting more posts!
I'll see you all next Thursday!
Lois xx
P.S. I'll leave the lyrics to For My Sake below incase you're interested!
I remember like yesterday
You had a dream in your eyes and a smile on your face
And I'm missing those days again, yeah I'm missing those days again
And I forgot what really got in the way
Maybe the sun that wouldn't shine should be taking the blame
Cause its raining on me again, yeah its raining on me again
A paradox
The key you dropped
A manifest
For what you lost, was me
For my sake please...
Stop slowing me down, stop holding me up
Quit making a scene, enough's enough.
Let's be honest, your promise, was never meant to last
So I'm taking you on, I'm calling you out.
There's nothing left for us here now.
Let's be honest, I promise, I'm never lookin' back for my sake.
For my sake.
Tell me something that's poetic at best
Make me believe there was a time that you weren't like the rest
And I'll never ask you again, and I'll never ask you again
For all the moments and the memories
No one could ever say we never had a history
But I'm leaving that all behind
And there is nothing gonna change my mind
A paradox
The key you dropped
A manifest
For what you lost, was me
For my sake please...
Stop slowing me down, stop holding me up
Quit making a scene, enough's enough.
Let's be honest, your promise, was never meant to last
So I'm taking you on, I'm calling you out.
There's nothing left for us here now.
Let's be honest, I promise, I'm never lookin' back for my sake.
For my sake.
A paradox
The key you dropped
A manifest
For what you lost, was me
For my sake
Please...
Stop slowing me down
Stop holding me up
Stop slowing me down
Enough's enough
Stop slowing me down, stop holding me up
Quit making a scene, enough's enough.
Let's be honest, your promise, was never meant to last
So I'm taking you on, I'm calling you out.
There's nothing left for us here now.
Let's be honest, I promise, I'm never lookin' back for my sake.
I'm never lookin' back, for my sake.
For my sake
For my sake
You had a dream in your eyes and a smile on your face
And I'm missing those days again, yeah I'm missing those days again
And I forgot what really got in the way
Maybe the sun that wouldn't shine should be taking the blame
Cause its raining on me again, yeah its raining on me again
A paradox
The key you dropped
A manifest
For what you lost, was me
For my sake please...
Stop slowing me down, stop holding me up
Quit making a scene, enough's enough.
Let's be honest, your promise, was never meant to last
So I'm taking you on, I'm calling you out.
There's nothing left for us here now.
Let's be honest, I promise, I'm never lookin' back for my sake.
For my sake.
Tell me something that's poetic at best
Make me believe there was a time that you weren't like the rest
And I'll never ask you again, and I'll never ask you again
For all the moments and the memories
No one could ever say we never had a history
But I'm leaving that all behind
And there is nothing gonna change my mind
A paradox
The key you dropped
A manifest
For what you lost, was me
For my sake please...
Stop slowing me down, stop holding me up
Quit making a scene, enough's enough.
Let's be honest, your promise, was never meant to last
So I'm taking you on, I'm calling you out.
There's nothing left for us here now.
Let's be honest, I promise, I'm never lookin' back for my sake.
For my sake.
A paradox
The key you dropped
A manifest
For what you lost, was me
For my sake
Please...
Stop slowing me down
Stop holding me up
Stop slowing me down
Enough's enough
Stop slowing me down, stop holding me up
Quit making a scene, enough's enough.
Let's be honest, your promise, was never meant to last
So I'm taking you on, I'm calling you out.
There's nothing left for us here now.
Let's be honest, I promise, I'm never lookin' back for my sake.
I'm never lookin' back, for my sake.
For my sake
For my sake
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