Over the past few months I have grown to be a huge fan of Rise Against. I have all of their albums and honestly can't find a single song that I don't like.

I listen to them all of the time for the past few weeks and am always toking and the lyrics of the song "Survive." It literally gives me chills listening to it and in a weird, possibly corny way, it motivates me. Like a kick in the ass. It's just a great song with inspiring lyrics.

I have had a few lines from the song in my signature that I do take out of context though, but I don't care. I'm always in a great mood and I think life is fucking great.


Somewhere between happy and total fucking wreck,
Feet sometimes on solid ground and sometimes at the edge,
To spend your waking moments, simply killing time,
Is to give up on your hopes and dreams, give up on yourâ?¦

[Chorus:]
Life for you, has been less than kind,
So take a number, stand in line,
Weâ??ve all been sorry, weâ??ve all been hurt,
But how we survive, is what makes us who we are.

An obvious disinterest, a barely managed smile,
A deep nod in agreement, a status quo exile,
I shirk my obligations, I miss all your dead-lines,
I excel at quitting early, and fucking up my life...

[Chorus]

All smiles and sunshine, a perfect world on a perfect day,
Everything always works out, I have never felt so fucking great,
(All smiles and sunshine, a perfect world on a perfect day,
Everything always works out, I have never felt so great.)

(Life isnâ??t like this) [x4]

Life isnâ??t like this [x2]

(Life isnâ??t like this) [x3]

Are we verging on an answer, or fucking up our lives?

[Chorus]

(Who we are),
Itâ??s what makes us who we are,
(Who we are),
Makes us who we are,
(Who we are),
Itâ??s what makes us who we are,
(Who we are).