It's Me Against the World...
One of my (many) favorite Coldplay songs is called "Us Against the World". My favorite lyrics are: And if we could float away Fly up to the surface and just start again And lift off before trouble Just erodes us in the rain Just erodes us in the rain Just erodes us and see roses in the rain And sing slow-ow-ow-ow it down Slow-ow-ow-ow it down Through chaos as it swirls It's us against the world I love that song because a) the music is beautiful and b) I found the lyrics to be beautiful as well. And they rung true at that time. Now, as I'm older, wiser and more jaded, I laugh at the above. It's sad, but I'm just being honest. There's no "us" against the world, it should always be "me" against the world. No one will ever be on your team or by your side more than yourself. There's family, sure. But in the regular order of things, your parents aren't around forever, siblings get married, form their own families and the distance gro...