//:it is not the critic who counts;
not the man who points out how the strong man stumbled
or where the doer of deeds could have done them better.
the credit belongs to the man
who is actually in the arena,
whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood;
who strives valiantly;
who errs and comes short again and again;
who knows great enthusiasms,
the great devotions;
who spends himself in a worthy cause;
who at the best, knows in the end the triumph of high achievement,
and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while
daring greatly
so that his place shall never be
with those timid souls
who know neither victory or defeat:\\  --theodore roosevelt

.::effort is valuable even when it isn't visible::.

//:what started as a whisper,
slowly turned in to a scream.
searching for an answer
where the question is unseen.
i don't know where you came from
and i dont know where you've gone.
old friends become old strangers
between darkness and the door
.
amen omen, will i see your face again?
amen omen, can i find the place within
to live my life without you?
.
i still hear you saying
"all of life is chance,
and is sweetest,is sweetest when at a glance"
but i live,
i live a hundred lifetimes in a day.
but i die a little
in every breath i take.
.
amen omen, will i see your face again?
amen omen, can i find the place within
to live my life without you?
.
i listen to a whisper,
slowly drift away.
silence is a loudest,
parting word you never say.
i put i put your world
into my reins
now a voiceless sympathy
is all that remains:\\ -ben harper "amen omen"


--despair reveals true friends.

//:so we stand until the ground
that we can't come down from splits us away
maybe stars know why we fall
i just wish they were thinking outload
oh, i could wish all night:\\ -finger eleven

//: i could be mean
i could be angry
you know i could be just like you
.
i could be fake
i could be stupid
you know i could be just like you
.
you thought you were standing beside me
you were only in my way
you’re wrong if you think that i’ll be just like you
.
i could be cold
i could be ruthless
you know i could be just like you
.
i could be weak
i could be senseless
you know i could be just like you
.
you thought you were standing beside me
you were only in my way
you’re wrong if you think that i’ll be just like you
.
you thought you were there to guide me
you were only in my way
you’re wrong if you think that i’ll be just like you
you thought you were there to guide me
you were only in my way
you’re wrong if you think that i’ll be just like you
.
on my own, cause i can’t take liven with you
i’m alone, so i won’t turn out like you
want me to
.
i could be mean
i could be angry
you know i could be just like you:\\
--three days grace :: just like you

 HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME! *18*

//:wanna be young - the rest of my life
never say no - try anything twice
til the angels come - and ask me to fly
gonna be 18 til i die - 18 til i die
can't live forever - that's wishful thinkin'
who ever said that - must of bin' drinkin'
don't wanna grow up - i don't see why
i couldn't care less if time flies by
.
anyway - i just wanna say
why bother with what happened yesterday
that's not my style - i live for the minute
if ya wanna stay young - get both feet in it - 18 til i die
a 'lil bit of this - a 'lil bit of that
'lil bit of everything - get ya right on track
it's not how ya look, it's what ya feel inside
don't care how - don't need ta know why
.
don't worry 'bout the future
forget about the past
gonna have a ball - ya gonna have a blast
gonna make it last:\\
--ryan adams :: 18 'till i die