Day 22 – 30 Day Music Challenge
By Jeannette | July 26, 2017
Today’s prompt is:
“A Song That Motivates You”.
My choice is a song that D and I love to sing along to, it also motivates me and can make me quite angry at the same time.
Everything Counts reminds me that we are all budget figures on a spreadsheet, impersonal numbers that don’t take into account individuality or specific needs. Something that SN parents will be very familiar with when it comes to dealing with any aspect of seeking guidance.
For example, when we had to appeal to a panel for T’s secondary school place, I made a point of showing the panel a picture of T at the beginning of our slot to remind them that this was about a boy and not just an amount on a spreadsheet.
To D, the song is great as it features the xylophone which she really enjoys playing in Xylophone club at school. Everything does count for her.
And those lyrics? The line “confidence taken in…” reminds me very much of a certain President.
“The handshake seals the contract from the contract
There’s no turning back
The turning point of a career in Korea, being insincere
The holiday was fun packed
The contract still intact
The grabbing hands
Grab all they can
All for themselves after all
The grabbing hands
Grab all they can
All for themselves after all
It’s a competitive world
Everything counts in large amounts
The graph on the wall
Tells the story of it all
Picture it now
See just how the lies and deceit
Gained a little more power
Confidence taken in by a sun tan and a grin
The grabbing hands
Grab all they can
All for themselves after all
The grabbing hands
Grab all they can
All for themselves after all
It’s a competitive world
Everything counts in large amounts
Everything counts…”
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