Rascal Flatts never fails to convey beautiful stories through their songs/music.
I'm a big fan of their melodic country style of music, and I am just naturally inclined to their sounds. So for me, it's very hard to not love Rascal Flatt's songs.
There are tonnes of great Rascal Flatts songs which I'd love to share but today I picked this particular one for it reminds me of some of the people I love.
This is one of many songs by Rascal Flatts that melted my heart.
If you have lost someone to cancer, I believe this song will definitely wet your eyes.
Besides the awesome descriptive lyrics, it has a nice touching melody that just gets the best of you.
Skin by Rascal Flatts
Sara Beth
Is scared to death
To hear what the doctor will say
She hasn't been well
Since the day that she fell
And the bruise, it just won't go away
So she sits and she waits with her mother and dad
Flips through an old magazine
Till the nurse with a smile
Stands at the door
And says will you please come with me
Sara Beth
Is scared to death
Cause the doctor just told her the news
Between the red cells and white
Something's not right
But we're gonna take care of you
Six chances in ten
It won't come back again
With the therapy we're gonna try
It's just been approved
It's the strongest there is
I think we caught it in time
Sara Beth closes her eyes...
She dreams she's dancing
Around and around without any cares
And her very first love is holding her close
And the soft wind is blowing her hair...
Sara Beth
Is scared to death
As she sits holding her mom
Cause it would be a mistake
For someone to take a girl with no hair to the prom
For just this morning right there on her pillow
Was the cruelest of any surprise
And she cried when she gathered it all in her hand
The proof that she couldn't deny
Sara Beth closes her eyes...
She dreams she's dancing
Around and around without any cares
And her very first love is holding her close
And the soft wind is blowing her hair...
It's quarter to seven
That boy's at the door
And her daddy ushers him in
And when he takes off his cap
They all start to cry
Cause this morning where his hair had been
Softly she touches just skin...
And they go dancing
Around and around without any cares
And her very first true love is holding her close
And for a moment she isn't scared....
I love how the words tell a complete story - describing even the red cells and white and her hair falling and how sad it feels to witness for yourself the reality of an illness that is striking you.
The most touching part was when the boy she loves shaved his head just to make her feel better about her losing her hair...
"Skin"
I believe that it is safe to say that almost everyone of us has lost someone to cancer.
I have a few close and distant relatives who lost in their battle with cancer. Cancer changes people's life, not just the one with the illness, but also the lives of people around cancer victims.
What this song did not describe is the further pain and consequences of cancer, which is far worst than just loosing a couple strands of hair.
The pain of chemotherapy, the emotional rollercoaster that one has to bear and go through, feeling sick and terrible and weak makes you burst in frustration, perhaps many times, knowing that you have also indirectly hurt the ones you love. I think these are the more painful experiences that a cancer patient and their love ones have to wade through.
Some call fighting cancer a losing battle although there were also those who managed to triumph. But honestly, all the people around me who were diagnosed with cancer, had never champion the battle before.
Thus I really hate cancer and I also fear it. But perhaps to win it, is to not be afraid. As human, doing that is hard because we have too much to lose. We as human do not want to leave our loved ones behind, we do not want to leave our jobs, our lives and so we suffer even more.
I guess the best way to fight cancer is to not feel afraid and that usually can be done when we have love. Just like Sara Beth, when she is in the arms of her first love.
Besides the brilliant song, I also have to credit the music video!!!
Seriously, the music video complements the song and makes it so much better.
I love how still pictures were used to tell the story. This is another great example of how simple things can be made into something beautiful and meaningful.
Check this out.
Hope you like this track. =)
With lotsa Love
Tammy C
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