music. the unknown emotion
By stephen heckman, kennewick, wa

Hi, my name is stephen andrew heckman, and i have a story. Music has played a part in my life since day one, i have uncovered, discovred, relied on, and made my own music, for my entire life. I havent had the easiest life growing up, im still only 16, but this is the most current and it has and will hold something very dearly to me for the rest of my life. i met this girl when i was 12 years old, just turning 13, and i really liked her, enough to ask her out. She was a year older then me, so she was in 8th grade while i was in 7th grade, she lived in laguna beach, california, and i live in kennewick washington, but with god, hope and courage, we made it through 3 very rough years until may of this year she decided to leave me.  Leila was my only source of care, and strength, and i had no idea what to do, i got put on anti depressants, i broke down everyday, i still do, but i was playing it off as if she didnt hurt me and i didnt care. Its been a relaly hard thing to cope with but with the help of relient k, the song let it all out has literally shined light on all my darkness, it has opened my eyes to the beauty of everything, and with the help of jedidiah and the amazing shirt i bought a while ago, i have come to realize "how infiatly rich and beautiful life is in every way, and all the things one goes on worrying about are of such little importance to the grand scheme of things." i take each day as it comes and i really try to live.

music has brought hope to my life

it has shined light upon me

brought me dignity that i never knew i had

and courage to keep going

music is hope, light, and tact. it is an emotion unknown

 

 

Let it all out
get it all out
rip it out remove it
don't be alarmed
when the wound begins to bleed

cause we're so scared to find out
what this life's all about
so scared we're going to lose it
not knowing all along
that's exactly what we need

and today I will trust you with the confidence
of a man who's never known defeat
but tomorrow, upon hearing what I did
I will stare at you in disbelief
oh, inconsistent me
crying out for consistency

and you said I know that this will hurt
but if I don't break your heart then things will just get worse
If the burden seems too much to bear
Remember
the end will justify the pain it took to get us there

and I'll let it be known
at times I have shown
signs of all my weakness
but somewhere in me
there is strength

and you promise me
that you believe
in time I will defeat this
cause somewhere in me
there is strength

and today I will trust you with the confidence
of a man who's never known defeat
and I'll try my best to just forget
that that man isn't me

reach out to me
make my heart brand new
every beat will be for you
for you

and I know you know
you touched my life
when you touched my heavy heart and made it light

 

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