Hola vibes fam!
My song choice for this week is one that's close to my heart. It's from the movie "Purple Hearts💜", a stellar comfort watch for me (I'm totally hyped to rewatch it after this😌).
https://vimeo.com/1110352175?share=copy
The movie explores the dynamics of the whirlwind, mutually beneficial marriage of singer Cassandra (Sofia Carson) and marine recruit Luke (Nicholas Galitzine).
She marries him, right before he heads off for military duty, for access to his healthcare benefits, and he marries her to receive a sum given to newly married Marines to pay off a debt.
They start off despising each other, but later call a truce to learn more about themselves, so their union (which was being investigated) could be more believable.
She learns about the fears that come with his line of work, how he's truly terrified, and how he pretends not to be bothered by it.
She writes this song and sends it to him while he is away as a means to encourage all the men on duty, and to tell him it was okay to admit to being terrified.
This scene was quite emotional for me as the song blared over the speakers. The faces of the men were shown taking in the song, with their eyes conveying a myriad of emotions.
I'll stop here so I don't spoil the movie further😅.
The song is dear to me because it also serves as a reminder to me a lot of the time. I'm quick to bottle up my fears and worries, and I pretend I'm okay, but lately, I've been learning that it's fine not to have it all figured out. It's okay to admit you're scared, it sometimes lessens the risk of the emotion consuming you.💜
If you read through till this point, thank you, and I hope you enjoyed listening.
I look forward to reading your feedback.
Till next time, stay vibing!🌺
Promotional Video
Lyrics
We're drowning in our eyes
Don't know what we'll find
Not sure, should we fly or fight this?
We're terrified
Pretending that, that we don't care
But tension cuts, cuts the air
We're more than scared
I'm drowning in your eyes, I'm terrified
I don't know what's happening to me
Can you hear my pulse beat underneath?
Words are getting hard for me to speak
That's new for me
Letting my fears show 'til I can face 'em
Letting my tears go 'til I can taste 'em
Hell, what do I know where you and I'll go
Damn it, I hope you come back home
Ooh
Come back home
It's hard to sleep at night when
It's do or die
While our world spins 'round and 'round and
We're paralyzed
Pretending that, that we don't care
The tension cuts, cuts the air
We're more than scared
So lost inside our eyes, we're terrified
Letting my fears show 'til I can face 'em
Letting my tears go 'til I can taste 'em
Hell, what do I know where you and I'll go?
Damn it, I hope you come back home
Ooh
Come back home
Ooh
Come back home
I don't know what's happening to me
Can you hear my pulse beat underneath?
Words are getting hard for me to speak
That's new for me
Letting my fears show
Letting my tears go
Hell, what do I know where you and I'll go?
Damn it, I hope
Letting my fears show 'til I can face 'em
Letting my tears go 'til I can taste 'em
Hell, what do I know where you and I'll go?
Damn it, I hope you come back home
Ooh
Oh, come back home
Ooh
Oh, come back home