For those that are Dancing in the Dark

20 Views

Thanks! Share it with your friends!

You disliked this video. Thanks for the feedback!

Published Mar 13, 2023

It was the mid 80s and my life changed. I was on the verge of ending that life. Feeling broken, alienated, alone and without hope, I put the gun in my mouth, and it refused to fire. Fate stepped in that night.

I retired to my room, feeling defeated and so lame that I couldn't even kill myself, I turned to the radio, and put on my headphones, hit the power, heard the crackle of the radio come to life and from it poured forth a song that would forever change my life and perspective.

As a teen, I had no yardstick of experiences to measure my life against, but I was certain I was the only one to ever feel what I was feeling and positive there was no...way...back.

That night, I learned I was not so alone. In the words of the songsmith, Bruce Springsteen I felt a brotherhood, as he sang the words my heart and soul felt deeply.

"Message just keeps getting clearer
Radio's on and I'm moving 'round the place
I check my look in the mirror
Wanna change my clothes, my hair, my face"

I heard the message getting clearer, I was NOT alone, someone else had felt like this, had doubted themselves and their existence like I was in this moment...and that someone was Bruce Springsteen.

It was at that moment I realized that if someone like Bruce had faced this demon called depression, anxiety and self-doubt and could keep going, and become a success, what if I kept going? So...I did.

On March 5, 2023 almost 40 years after I heard that song, Bruce and I visited again and thank God, we are still here, Bruce and me. I heard his song again, and it still speaks to my heart, soul and spirit.

Rock and Roll saved my soul, and my prophet was a tramp from the streets of Jersey. He may never know what happened that day, but I do, and I have tried my best to make this a better world when I can and be there for others when they have their own moments of self-doubt. And like my lyrical hero, I exposed the sensitive underbelly of my fears to show others, we can make it through.

And I am glad I did, and I pray that my vulnerability will help others realize they are not alone. Just like the words of a pop tune did for me.

Onward and Upward my friends. Always remember, those of you, dancing in your own darkness,

You can't start a fire
Sitting 'round, crying over a broken heart
This gun's for hire
Even if we're just dancing in the dark
You can't start a fire
Worrying about your little world falling apart
This gun's for hire
Even if we're just dancing in the dark

The Darkness exists, we cannot hide from it, but we can get through it.
Together.

So please, for those of you that need to hear this or someday may, I pray you find it and it serves you well, like a best friend you never knew you needed.

Thanks Bruce. Thank you all for stopping by to let me share my story.

Dave

Category: PARANORMAL VIDEOS FROM OTHER COUNTRIES

Be the first to comment

Sign in

Create your account

For those that are Dancing in the Dark

Up Next