Day 30: Being Alive

I think it's public knowledge that my love of music came from growing up on musical soundtracks and renditions of musical numbers by the great Barbara Streisand and Bette Midler.  I'm thankful for music showing us the meaning of life, the nuances of the human heart, and for putting into rhythms, melodies, and words the things we all feel but can never seem to adequately express.  This has been one of my most favorite songs since I can remember loving music.

Here's Sondheim's "Being Alive" from Company.  And thanks to Bryann for being that "Somebody."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBBPKedba5o

Someone to hold you too close,
Someone to hurt you too deep,
Someone to sit in your chair,
And ruin your sleep...

Someone to need you too much,
Someone to know you too well,
Someone to pull you up short,
To put you through hell...

Someone you have to let in,
Someone whose feelings you spare,
Someone, who like it or not,
Will want you share
A little, a lot....


Someone to crowd you with love,
Someone to force you to care
Someone to make you come through
Who'll always be there
As frightened as you
Of being alive
Being alive,
Being alive,
Being alive.

Somebody, hold me too close,
Somebody, hurt me too deep,
Somebody, sit in my chair,
And ruin my sleep,
And make me aware
Of being alive,
Being alive

Somebody, need me too much,
Somebody, know me too well,
Somebody, pull me up short,
And put me through hell,
And give me support
For being alive.
Make me alive.
Make me alive!

Make me confused,
Mock me with praise,
Let me be used,
Vary my days.

But alone is alone,
Not alive.

Somebody, crowd me with love,
Somebody, force me to care,
Somebody, let me come through,
I'll always come through,
As frightened as you
To help us survive
Being alive
Being alive
Being alive