Weekly Shinedown - Song Fifty Two - Left Out!

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Again, it was at the beginning of April 2015 when I discovered Left Out. I used to love listening to it individually, and also, as part of Shinedown's first album Us And Them. The song really reminds me of when I used to stay at school every evening to complete my IT coursework, and honestly, by this point, I must have almost finished my coursework.

My favourite part of Left Out is definitely at the beginning of the song, just before the chorus starts, when all of the rock guitars kick in, and it is just immensely amazing!

The best line of Left Out is definitely the opening line, which is "where's that space of fear you hide?" because to me, there is a hidden metaphor behind it that although fear is always somewhere within our bodies, it does not always come out, or is shown to anybody. I feel that Left Out is linked fairly well to Lost In The Crowd, because they both bring out the message of loneliness and isolation within them. 

I can't seem to find the chords to Left Out anywhere, so I guess that that's one more Shinedown song that unfortunately, I won't be able to play on my guitar!

Tomorrow, it will have been a whole year since I started this blog, so to all of you reading this post I would just like to say thank you very much for sticking with me and my Shinedown journey during the year 2015!

I'll see you all next Thursday!

Lois xx

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

Weekly Shinedown - Song Fifty One - Lost In The Crowd!

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It was around the beginning of April 2015 when I discovered Lost In The Crowd by Shinedown. This was mainly because around this time, I was really into Shinedown's first album Leave A Whisper, and I was really into listening to each of these songs individually on YouTube.

Lost In The Crowd stuck out to me fairly quickly because the introduction was really my style of song! It's rather acoustic, with many guitars, and this really drew my attention to the song. My favourite part of the song is the chorus because there is so much power and meaning behind it, especially the second chorus because it is just before the guitar solo. This guitar solo is absolutely incredible, and I love it so much!

Sometimes I feel that Lost In The Crowd can reflect on my own life because there are times when I feel absolutely swarmed with so many different people, and I would honestly not be able to find my way. In a sense, the song could have been sang to my by someone who would want to save me from this crowd.

I remember back in May 2015, I downloaded Lost In The Crown to my phone because I really enjoyed the song, and wanted to listen to it when I was often out and about!

Sadly, Lost In The Crowd has got a lot of Bb within it, so playing it on the guitar would be pretty impossible for me. However, I would love to learn to play the introduction sometime, as it would truly be amazing!

I'll see you all next Thursday!

Lois xx

P.S. I'll leave the lyrics to Lost In The Crowd below incase you're interested!

Should I offer up my hand

And save a wish for once

For all of us

And should I offer up my hand

And lay the guilt on myself

So it's easier, to not stay, to not stay

Because I found you in your corner

I pulled you out of the clouds

You left in such a hurry

Your face is lost in the crowd

Should I open up my eye's or just ignore who you are

And what you could have been

And should I open up my eye's and make believe you will change

So it's easier to not stay, to not stay

Because I found you in your corner

I pulled you out of the clouds

You left in such a hurry

Your face is lost in the crowd

[Guitar Solo]

Because I found you in your corner

I pulled you out of the clouds

You left in such a hurry

Your face got lost in the crowd

Because I found you in your corner

I pulled you out of the clouds

You left in such a hurry

Your face is lost in the crowd

Your face is lost in the crowd

Your face is lost in the crowd

Weekly Shinedown - Song Fifty - Crying Out!

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So I only started listing to Shinedown's very first album Leave A Whisper around April 2015. By this point, I had almost finished my IT coursework for good, so most of the album does not remind me of the hours that I spent there, but I do remember that as I was completing my course, I started to listen to Leave A Whisper quite often. Then straight away, I remember that Crying Out really stuck out the most of al of the new Shinedown songs that I had heard.

Not long after initially hearing this song, I began to listen to Crying Out on YouTube often because somehow, I really took a liking to this song. My favourite part of Crying Out is definitely the chorus because the power and energy behind it is so immense. Plus, the beat in general is just rather cool, and I honestly love the song so much!

The meaning behind the song to me is that someone has finally discovered who they really are, and that they now really want to live their life on their own, without the distraction from others!

I believe that the chords to Crying Out aren't too difficult, but I haven't actually looked up these chords for quite a while, so who knows. Most of all, I cannot believe that I have actually written about 50 different Shinedown songs currently, it has been such an amazing journey, and I am so thankful for all of you that have taken the time to read any of my blog posts.

Recently, it seems that I've heard quite a lot of Shinedown out in the open. Mainly because last week, when I was travelling on the bus to college, the bus driver was listening to Shinedown on full blast through his speaker, and he was playing the full album of The Sound Of Madness. When I got onto the bus, he was currently listening to Sound Of Madness, and then just when I thought that things couldn't have got any better, Second Chance played straight afterwards, and it made my day so much. Then today, I was doing some karaoke with my Uncle Peter, and some of my Church friends, and he decided to let us all sing along to both Second Chance and Unity, and it was honestly the best experience ever!

Anyways, I do hope that you've enjoyed reading this week's blog post, and remember that you can always comment some of your favourite Shinedown songs below.

I'll see you all next Thursday!

Lois xx

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

Don't use a weakness
Don't change the subject,
Don't ask the questions if you fear the answer
You look distorted
Lets make you clearer
Lets flip the switch and use the smoke and mirrors
Re-invent yourself today
Re-invent your world today

Crying out for the last time
Clear a space for the warning signs
Crying out for the last time
And there's no turning back now that you've opened up to your mind

What guides your vision
What holds the balance
Don't think that I can't see you shake and tremble
Well I know your nervous this world is scary
You have to let go all the madness you carry

Re-invent yourself today
Re-invent your world today

Crying out for the last time
Clear a space for the warning signs
Crying out for the last time
And there's no turning back now that you've opened up to your mind

There is no turning back now
Everything you've ever wanted 
Everything in this moment
There is no turning back now

Crying out for the last time
Clear a space for the warning signs
Crying out for the last time
And there's no turning back now that you've opened up to your mind

Crying out for the last time
Clear a space for the warning signs
Crying out for the last time
And there's no turning back now that you've opened up to your mind

Weekly Shinedown - Song Forty Nine - The Dream!

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I'm not entirely sure if you can class The Dream as an actual song by Shinedown, but I'm going to anyway because it's just the perfect introduction to their second album Us And Them. It must have been towards the end of March 2015 when I properly listened to The Dream.

I really like the fact that the poem to this song really flows, and it is great to listen to. What I like most about Shinedown is that they're not afraid to try something knew to their album, and as you can see, the risks tend to work really well.

At the end of the recital from the child, there are rock guitars that start to play. This tune then continues into the song Heroes, and I just think that it's the perfect mix.

Evidently, it's pretty impossible to find chords to The Dream online, although I think that it would be a very good idea to listen to the recital whenever you can't sleep.

Thank you for reading this week's blog post, and be sure to tune in for more posts from me in the future.

I'll see you all next Thursday!

Lois xx

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

Whisper in the yard and turn the trees all into toys

Lay there on the ground, and turn the dirt into your joy

From what I see and what I know, it's all been boring lately

So I suggest we trade a question mark in for a maybe

Time your riddles right, and make a point that has no sense

Make sure that you're smiling, and the money's been well spent

Innocence and ignorance, it all goes hand in hand

I'm not sure that I'm right, but I hope you'll understand

I hope that you're still searching for the start that has no end

And all the plastic people have now become your friends

Before you start to drift and your soul begins to scream

I just wanted to tell you that you're listening to a dream

Weekly Shinedown - Song Forty Eight - Beyond The Sun!

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Beyond The Sun has got to be one of the last Shinedown songs from Us And Them that I fully heard in it's downright. The time would have been around the middle of March 2015, which means that at the time, I had known about Shinedown for almost a whole year!

I honestly do feel that Beyond The Sun is my absolute style of song. The introduction is so calm, and acoustic. I also love the strumming of the acoustic guitar during this introduction, and also in the first verse of the song. But I have got to say that during the chorus, the rock guitars are tremendous, and it just makes me love the song even more.

My favourite line of Beyond The Sun is "let me be the fire in your head" because as well as the rock guitars really building up at this point, it just shows that the character in the song is really digging deep to somebody, wanting the be apart of them. I feel that the message behind the song is about a man who is afraid to love, and that "Beyond The Sun" is a metaphor for a destination that he feels he can never get to!

The chords of Beyond The Sun seem fairly straightforward, it's just a few Em's, C's, E's and G's. I reckon that I could handle that, so I'd better get learning at leaf one new Shinedown song this winter, since this time last year was when I started to play Second Chance and Unity very regularly.

Thanks ever so much for reading this week's post, and I hope to hear from you all soon!

I'll see you all next Thursday!

Lois xx

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

Speak to me
So I can understand your tongue
You seem rather fragile
It's been said
It's cold beyond the sun
Have you ever been there?

Communicating thoughts of ways
To never have to speak again
Let me be the fire in your head

Bring what's yours, I'll take what's mine
And meet you on the other side
We'll leave a sign so anyone can find us
A better place, a sweeter time
We won't need any wings to fly
A place beyond the sun

Look for me
The way you would if you were blind
Don't be so resistant
I've been known
To travel much too fast
Is that you in the distance?

Communicating thoughts of ways
To never have to speak again
Let me be the fire in your head

Bring what's yours, I'll take what's mine
And meet you on the other side
We'll leave a sign so anyone can find us
A better place, a sweeter time
We won't need any wings to fly
A place beyond the sun

Communicating thoughts of ways
To never have to speak again
Let me be the fire in your head

Bring what's yours, I'll take what's mine
And meet you on the other side
We'll leave a sign so anyone can find us
A better place, a sweeter time
We won't need any wings to fly
A place beyond the sun