Lift Me Up

Today's post title comes from Kate Voegele's song, "Lift Me Up." I'm surprised I haven't used this title yet, since this song has meant so much to me since I've first heard it in the summer of 2008. Bolded my favorite parts of the lyrics.

This road is anything but simple
Twisted like a riddle I've seen high and I've seen low
So loud, the voices of all my doubts
Telling me to give up, to pack up and leave town

Even so, I had to believe
Impossible means nothing to me, yeah

So can you lift me up,
Turn the ashes into flames
‘Cause I have overcome
More than words will ever say
And I've been given hope
That there's a light on up the hall
And that a day will come
When the fight is won
And I think that day has just begun

Somewhere, everybody starts there
I'm counting on a small prayer,
Lost in a nightmare
But I'm here, and suddenly it's so clear
The struggle through the long years
It taught me to outrun my fears

Everything worth having, oh
Comes with trials worth withstanding

So can you lift me up,
Turn the ashes into flames
‘Cause I have overcome
More than words will ever say
And I've been given hope
That there's a light on up the hall
And that a day will come
When the fight is won
And I think that day has just begun

Oh, lift me up
Oh, lift me up
Oh, lift me up
Lift me up
Lift me up
Oh, Lift me up

Down and out is overrated
And I need to be elevated
Looking up is not enough
No, I would rather rise above

So can you lift me up,
Turn the ashes into flames
‘Cause I have overcome
More than words will ever say
And I've been given hope
That there's a light on up the hall
And that a day will come
When the fight is won
And I think that day has just begun

Oh, oh, oh, just begun
Lift me up, yeah, oh, oh, oh, yeah, now
Oh, oh, lift me up
Lift me up
Lift me up

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This week has been good. Really good. I got some replies from professors I've contacted, so I'm feeling more hopeful about actually getting a lab to volunteer. On Tuesday, I volunteered at Feed My Starving Children with Y-Scholars, and that was a great experience. Thursday was good. Having coffee with Dan while listening to him tell me about his lab experience was something I really needed. Philosophy club went well. Not to mention how my independent project for Biol 2004 is going well too. Measuring the concentration of 32 yeast cultures wasn't exactly my idea of fun today--and we'll have to do it two more times--but I'm glad the experiment is working.

The semester is ending, and I'm a little glad. But I just don't want to let go of it. I started out hating the semester so much because of the hard work and how missed last semester, but I've come to love it all. And I don't want any of it to go away. Moving forward is so hard. To be honest, I wish I could be a college student for the rest of my life. I can't believe it's already going to be half over.