Today is Grief Awareness Day. As painful as it is, it is something we all go through in life and addressing it at the time is the healthiest thing to do, even though it may feel like the worst thing in the world.
A song that I think sums up grief and how to deal with it is ‘Let it Hurt’ by Rascal Flatts.
Read the lyrics below or listen to the song on Spotify (or both) and if you are going through something traumatic at the moment, take in the words, feel the emotions and let it hurt. You’ll feel so much better for it.
Stay musical.
Seven forty two in the morning
Eight seconds before it all sinks in
Put your best face on for the world
Fake another smile and just pretend
But you’re just puttin’ off the pain
Nothing’s ever really gonna change
So let it hurt, let it bleed
Let it take you right down to your knees
Let it burn to the worst degree
May not be what you want, but it’s what you need
Sometimes the only way around it
Is to let love do its work
And let it hurt
Yeah, let it hurt
Three twenty eight in the morning
Countin’ up the spaces between the rain
You’re gettin’ used to the rocks at the bottom
Your heart goes numb, but the lonely stays the same
And that’s the price you’re bound to pay
And there’s really nothing anyone can say
Oh, there’s only just one way
So let it hurt, let it bleed
Let it take you right down to your knees
Let it burn to the worst degree
May not be what you want, but it’s what you need
Sometimes the only way around it
Is to let love do its work
So go on
Yeah, let it hurt
You might just find you’re better for it
When you let go and you learn
To let it hurt, let it bleed
Let it take you right down to your knees
Oh
Sometimes the only way around it
Is to let love do its work
So go on
And let it hurt
Oh, let it hurt
Seven forty two in the morning
Eight seconds before it all sinks in
Songwriters: Caitlyn Elizabeth Smith / Gordie Sampson / Jay De Marcus
