Tuesday, March 4, 2014

Let It Go

I have yet to see Frozen in the theaters, but my girls have seen it and of course, love it!

It's kind of a big deal right now. We haven't seen Disney Princess success in the theaters like this since the classics, such as Aladdin and Beauty and the Beast. And that was when I was just a child!  I'm all for it. I love Disney movies and everything Princess. I think they give children and especially little girls such confidence and the ability to dream as big as the sky! My CRC is epitome of a Disney Princess fanatic and lover. She thinks she IS a "True Princess" and loves all things girly, magical, glittery, sparkly, etc... She makes my inner child and my imagination come to life just watching her.

This post though is not meant to be all about the movie Frozen, but rather about the title track "Let it Go." I am a grown adult and this song hits home for me. To children, it's an awesome, catchy, stuck-in-your-head kind of tune, but to me, the words mean much more.
 


...

Couldn't keep it in, Heaven knows I tried.
Don't let them in, don't let them see.
Be the good girl you always have to be.
Conceal, don't feel, don't let them know.


Let it go, let it go!
Can't hold it back any more.
Let it go, let it go!
Turn away and slam the door.
I don't care what they're going to say.
Let the storm rage on.
The cold never bothered me anyway


...
My power flurries through the air into the ground.
My soul is spiraling in frozen fractals all around
And one thought crystallizes like an icy blast
I'm never going back; the past is in the past!


Let it go, let it go.
And I'll rise like the break of dawn.
Let it go, let it go
That perfect girl is gone
Here I stand, in the light of day.


 

That's not the entire song, but it's those few verses and, of course, the chorus that spoke to me. I may be interpreting it incorrectly, but I think that is the beauty of music, everyone can interpret something completely different and unique to themselves and it can still be correct.

To me, this song... these verses, the chorus, speaks to me in that, I find myself trying to be so perfect on the outside. I try so hard to be the image that I think people expect of me. I want to look picture perfect at all times, I want my house to be squeaky, spotless clean, I want my children to be Beaver Cleaver beautiful children with the best manners. I want to do every Pinterest project and recipe that I Pin to ensure that I am the number 1, best, most awesome mom, {wife}, and overall woman. Ultimately, those feelings lead to failure. I can never be perfect at every thing, but by darn, I try...and in turn, I end up trying too hard. It's never going to happen. So this song, to me, lets me know that it is OK to "Let it Go." It's OK to just be me and love being just me.
I have more fun on the days that I know nobody is watching and nobody is comparing notes. I love the days when I can just sit in the floor with my kids and make a huge mess in our pajamas and messy hair and no one will ever see or judge us. My house may not be clean, my hair may look like a train wreck, and my kids may have sticky, ice cream faces, but in those moments, I smile because I was able to "Let it Go" and just be.


 


Full song lyrics shown below. Love it!


The snow glows white on the mountain tonight
Not a footprint to be seen
A kingdom of isolation, and it looks like I’m the Queen
The wind is howling like this swirling storm inside
Couldn’t keep it in, heaven knows I've tried

Don’t let them in, don’t let them see
Be the good girl you always have to be
Conceal, don’t feel, don’t let them know
Well now they know

Let it go, let it go
Can’t hold it back anymore
Let it go, let it go
Turn away and slam the door
I don’t care
What they’re going to say
Let the storm rage on, the cold never bothered me anyway

It’s funny how some distance
Makes everything seem small
And the fears that once controlled me
Can’t get to me at all

It’s time to see what I can do
To test the limits and break through
No right, no wrong, no rules for me
I’m free

Let it go, let it go
I am one with the wind and sky
Let it go, let it go
You’ll never see me cry
Here I stand
And here I stay
Let the storm rage on

My power flurries through the air into the ground
My soul is spiraling in frozen fractals all around
And one thought crystallizes like an icy blast
I’m never going back,
The past is in the past

Let it go, let it go
And I'll rise like the break of dawn
Let it go, let it go
That perfect girl is gone
Here I stand in the light of day
Let the storm rage on,
The cold never bothered me anyway

 

 

 

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