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19 September 2020

(SMS) Iron Maiden - Reach Out

[Verse 1]

It's over your head

And you don't seem to understand

One word I say

And you can't live your life

Trying to run away

[Verse 2]

You're fighting your friends

Arguing everyone

But it never ends

You're wearing me out

[Chorus]

Come on

Reach out (reach out)

And let someone into your life

[Verse 3]

Don't get me wrong

You always apologise

It's just your way

Of making a scene

You need to be loved

It's not such a crime

[Chorus]

[Guitar Solo]

[Verse 4]

Over your head

You just don't seem to understand

One word I say

And you can't live your life

You got so much love

It's burning inside

[Chorus]

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This year, at the school I work at, we've got a new English teacher and, to my great surprise, he is a metal music fan and also a former singer of a thrash metal band. His name's Yann and he became a great friend of mine. One of these days we were discussing about some songs that have changed our lives for good and he mentioned the song "Reach Out" by Iron Maiden and even put a side note that he listened to God calling him to "reach out". I didn't recall listening to this song before, although I have visited the Maiden's main discography many times, and the reason is because this song is a B-side (a song put together with a main single and is not too relevant for the main album concept) and I haven't listened to Maiden's B-sides. Wow! What an incredible song.

We have a life cycle: to be born, grow up, reproduce, get old, and die. But what happens during the in-betweens of it is different for each person. I already mentioned something similar to this in the song "Sing" by the band "I Am Empire". We meet people and try to develop our relationships. Sometimes we get along well, and sometimes we don't. Some of them during this process help us to live and some try to drown us.

Trusting someone can be difficult, even more if you had been betrayed before. Understanding the motive of betrayal usually gets you to nowhere. But there will always be with his arms wide open to you. Someone who gives unconditional love, not mattering what you have done in your life. This person understands your real intentions and makes your heart burn inside from the care He gives. I'm talking about Jesus. He's the one who is ready to forgive and will always love you, regardless of the situation. He was sent from his throne to bring forgiveness and love, and to connect us once again to God.

"For this is how God loved the world: He gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life. God sent his Son into the world not to judge the world, but to save the world through him."

John 3:16-17

Just as the song says in the chorus: reach out and let someone into your life. Let God be part of the daily basis and feel that you are understood, loved and cared about.

PS: unfortunately this song isn't available in the most common streaming platforms, only in YouTube.

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16 September 2020

(Albums Recommendations) Michael Jackson - Off The Wall [1979]

Michael boy... it took me a while to fully appreciate his works. Unfortunately it happened after his passing away. Of course I knew some songs that I really liked, though only momentarily. But the point that everything changed was when his documentary This Is It (2009) was broadcasted in 2011 in an open transmission channel. I was amazed by how he cared about the songs and their perfect execution. After that moment I decided to dive into his discography.

I can say I had an excellent start by buying the album I'm talking about today: Off the Wall. It was a discount day at the shop I was in and I paid only R$7 (nearly €1 / £1 / US$2). The moment I got home and put it in my laptop to listen to, my head blew away. Everything was so well produced and ahead of its time. If I didn't know it was from the 70s, I'd say it was something from the 80s or even the 90s because of the quality. Of course the main genre in the album leads directly to the 70s, but once again, I mention the spectacular quality!

For me a good album must have a good starting song, and with this album is not different. "Don't Stop 'til You Get Enough" had its fame days and it's a contagious song. It even was the main theme of "Video Show", a Brazilian TV programme, for some time. The instrumentation here are of high level as well. Someone taking its first steps into music won't be able to perform them immediately, for the arrangements present in the songs demands some time of studying and improvement. The riffs are remarkable and will get stuck in your head (you'll notice yourself humming some of them).

Every song here is worth having a spot as the best of all time. It's not a coincidence that Michael Jackson was entitled as The King of Pop. And the ones that I like the most (I'm trying to not choose them all), as they are played, are:

• Don't Stop 'til You Get Enough

• Rock With You

• Workin' Day And Night

• Get On The Floor

• Off The Wall

• It's The Falling In Love

• Burn This Disco Out

Let the rhythm flow through your veins and permit yourself getting on the dance floor.

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12 September 2020

K7 #019 - Go, Brazil!

Last Monday (September 7), here in Brazil, we had one of our major holidays: the Independence Day. Though surrounded with some controversies, we no longer need to pay tributes to Portugal, but this is something to be discussed in another topic.

For this week I want to honour my country by choosing bands that are from here and sing in Portuguese! I know I have already made a playlist similar to this subject, but differently, it won't be only "deboinha" as the other.

So, here are some Brazilian bands that rock!

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6 September 2020

(SMS) Time, the Valuator - Vibrant

[Intro]

Rise and shine
From a blighted state of mind
Shaped by obsolete regrets
A scenery unfolds

[Verse 1]

All you can see is just a faded saturation
In a city full of vibrant colors
A mindless sight in black and white
Let it illuminate
I am fading into concrete
With time invalidated
It devours the flame
That keeps me from turning soulless, mindless

[Chorus]

I am alive
With every breath I take, I regain energy
I am floating and this
Gravity won't pull me back
I am alive
And I feel it in my blood
So I am baring my bones
In newfound certainty

[Verse 2]

I have to redefine myself
I have to redefine

[Chorus]

[Bridge]

I am fading into concrete
With time invalidated, invalidated

[Outro]

I am not soulless, mindless
Soulless, mindless
I had to redefine myself
With every step I take
I find my way back home

Photo by Sharon McCutcheon from Pexels

Have you ever felt you are alive just to fill an empty space? Have you ever felt your wish for living faded away? You are not the only one and, gladly, because many felt the same way and overcame, there are many to help you through these dark days. Help can come from Psychology/Psychiatric professionals, songs like this I'm writing about or that one from Bloodywood I've already written about before. And I can't go through this without mentioning close friends who walk along helping in every time of need.

I know life isn't easy and we can get disappointed even with a trustable one betraying our feelings. Since the moment the first man and woman brought the sin to Earth, people hurt each other. Some might say derogatory words about who we are, or behave in an evil way towards us. Even Jesus didn't escape from treason.

When we experience this, there's a chance of falling into depression. Depression is a disorder that affects our state of mind which keeps on putting us down and giving space to negative thoughts, fading out all vibrant colours of life. Life isn't meant to be lived that way. Life is the sign of energy, certainty of a different future and hope.

Depression and mean people may say you're soulless and/or mindless, but who do you say who you are? What does God say about who you are?

The Bible shows some interesting points of what God says about us. I can name: God's work (Genesis 1:27), created in a special way (Psalms 139:14), loved by God (1 John 4:10), known by God (Psalms 139:1-3), created with a purpose (Jeremiah 29:11), unique and complex (Ephesians 2:10)... and many other qualities.

Getting out of depression takes effort and demands slow steps. It isn't something that disappears at the snap of a finger, it's gradual. Expose yourself to life. Don't let this negative gravity pull you down. It's time to redefine and let God change your heart and heal your soul!

"Are any of you suffering hardships? You should pray. Are any of you happy? You should sing praises." James 5:13

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