The process....
I highlighted the phrases I wanted.
I found that a lot of the songs had different points of view. I organized the phrases into You, She, I, and No POV piles. This helped me to refer to the pile I needed. I refer to it as madness.
Here is what I came up with...
There is one thing you should know
Because you can't understand.
Dismiss your fears.
All these disappointments start again.
Tear drops of joy run down your face
But they fall deaf on ears.
With no one here but me,
Please let me know that it's real.
Take away all my sadness.
We don't have to live this way---
My will is getting stronger.
I braved a hundred storms
Be braver.
I run and run as the rain comes.
I can't get out of this place; I can't keep up.
I look up. I pray---
On my knees and out of luck.
Am I supposed to take it on myself?
What do I have to do?
Throw me a line; I think I might be sinking.
How did I come to this?
Another lonely day
And I think I'm dying.
I can't take it any longer.
I'm so tired.
I can't waste another minute.
It's too much pain to have to bear.
I've been away for so long,
Take me back home.
Rescue me.
I can't breathe.
I'm choking under your thumb.
If you knew what I feel,
Why would you?
What's your vice and wish?
Don't bring me down.
Grow out of me.
Only hope can keep me together.
I'l make the most of all the sadness,
Telling myself it's not as hard as it seems.
No, I will never be knocked down.
I'll be right here standing on my own two feet.
The songs I used:
Can't Take My Eyes Off You -Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons
Heavy in Your Arms -Florence and the Machine
White Wedding -Billy Idol
After the Storm -Mumford and Sons
Turning Tables -Adele
Going to California -Led Zepplin
Grey Street -Dace Matthews Band
Slow Dancing in a Burning Room -John Mayer
Is There Life on Mars -David Bowie
Lying in the Hands of God -Dave Matthews Band
Message in a Bottle -The Police
Philadelphia -Parachute
Stay -Sugarland
Have I Told You Lately -Rod Stewart
Holdin On -Citizen Cope