fightoffyourdemons*

"'The Devil & God Are Raging Inside Me' was released 5 years ago today" -@brandnewrockfan

Impossible.
I remember listening to this album on repeat for hours on end the day it came out, but has it been 5 years?
No way.
5 years ago I was an awkward college freshman - I remember that well - but has it really been that long?
Anyone who knows me knows the role that Brand New has played in my life since I was 16years old...& lets not even talk about how long its been since I was 16 -sigh-
So! when I think of 'Your Favorite Weapon' and 'Deja Entendu' I think of being a sophomore in high school and hearing "The Quiet Things..." for the first time. When I think of 'The Devil & God' I think of the whirlwind of a year that was 2006 & how amazing it is to me that I made it out alive.
& to think its been 5 years? & I'm still surviving?
It blows my mind.

I think its pretty safe to say that any human being has their issues - we all have our demons whether we are open about them or not.
Some of us are weak and some of us are strong. Some of us choose to fight while some of us let our demons take hold.
At the time Brand New's tagline (im not sure I want to call it that, but I am blanking out on all other words) became a really big part of my survival - i had it written all over everything that could be written on, it was my desktop background ya know? it was present. very present. I needed to see it and believe it and feel it because I was weak and susceptible to giving up but I made a conscious decision to fight and I've been fighting ever since.

Of course every day is different - some are better than others etc... but thats why its nice to have something so simple that can guide me, that can remind me.
I kind of had a rough weekend - mentally & emotionally - & learning today that its been 5 years since this album and reflecting on what it meant to me then & continues to mean to me now is definitely going to help me get through the rest of my week.

If you're fortunate enough to not be in the retail business its a very very short work week - use your time off before or after thattt huge dinner you'll be eating to reflect ::nods::
what are you demons? fight or flight? what is something you can use as an aid? ya know? to get you through those tougher days...things like that!

I would also suggest listening to degausser**

& what do you know? on Sunday Brand New is playing Huntington, LI & guess who has tickets? ; )

Good luck!

*fight off your demons
** track 4 aka one of my favorite songs of all time!