Music makes it all better

What better way to sum up how you feel than with music. Some writers say they listen to music while they write. Others, like me, listen to music to get them in the mood to write. And then, like me, put music to their final work.

I can read a book that tugs at every emotion I have but I never quite let go until I hear a song that screams every word I've just read, compiled in a lyrical masterpiece.

While writing Redemption, I found a song that screamed at me. One that summed up Caleb and Abby's relationship in 3 minutes. Crashed by Chris Daughtry will forever be the lyrical masterpiece that was meant for Abby and Caleb. With lines like...

Somehow I couldn't stop myself
Just wanted to know how it felt
Too strong I couldn't hold on

Crashed is a perfect word to describe the feeling of unexpectedly falling in love while trying to fight it. It pulls and pulls on your heart until finally the pressure becomes too much and your heart crashes into theirs--sparks flying.

I leave you with the full lyrics of Crashed.

Well, I was moving at the speed of sound
Head spinning, couldn't find my way around and
Didn't know that I was going down, yeah, yeah
Where I've been, well, it's all a blur
What I was looking for, I'm not sure
Too late and didn't see you coming, yeah, yeah

And then I crashed into you and I went up in flames
Could've been the death of me but then you breathed your breath in me
Then I crashed into you like a runaway train
You will consume me, well, I can't walk away

Somehow I couldn't stop myself
Just wanted to know how it felt
Too strong I couldn't hold on, yeah, yeah
Now I'm just trying to make some sense
Out of how and why this happened
Where we're headed, there's just no knowing, yeah, yeah

And then I crashed into you and I went up in flames
Could've been the death of me but then you breathed your breath in me
Then I crashed into you like a runaway train
You will consume me, well, I can't walk away

Your face, your eyes are burning to me
You save me, you gave me
Just what I need, oh just what I need

And then I crashed into you and I went up in flames
Could've been the death of me but then you breathed your breath in me
Then I crashed into you like a runaway train
You will consume me, but I can't walk away

And then I crashed into you and then I crashed into you
And then I crashed into you and then I crashed into you
Then I crashed into you like a runaway train
You will consume me but I can't walk away