i will survive

well, almost everybody calls this the gay anthem... whether it was meant to be, i am not sure. to me, the lyrics to this song is rather universal. the feelings and the emotions expressed is something everyone experiencing a break-up would feel. i supposed the reasons why it evolved into a gay anthem lied in the fact that there was a little hint of jadedness in it, and that that it managed to bring across the "well, i have been through this so many times, what is one more" feel across very well. added to this, despite being sung by a female, the forcefulness of how it was delivered made the song very masculine. perfect combination that reflects gblts.

well, this song might be about breaking up and moving on. but me, it is more. i was (and still am) able to connect with different part of the song at different occasions, depending on the context of my "down"-time. the words "i will survive" itself is rather univeral. these 3 words itself brought me through many of my downs, and these 3 words are context free. as such, i was able to use it when i experienced major failures in, say, work. and as for the "moving on and i will survive this post-relationship" parts, i admit i have used it to (1) convince myself to break up with james during the many occasions when i was made to feel worthless, (2) to push myself along after my break-up with james, and to convince myself i would be able to find myself again after moving on (despite the fact that i was the one breaking up), (3) as a way to convince myself that i should just cut-off my pass and move on, especially the parts about changing locks and keys, la la la (although i admit i couldn't and didn't bring myself to do it). apart from all these, it was the solace the song brings to me that makes this song special to me...

well... ok. enough of my early saturday morning nonsense...

:-)