What's Your Dialysis Theme Song?

[flip]

The oldie by the Four Seasons:

I've Got You Under My Skin

[Bill Peckham]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZD8Dnd40EF8
The Middle
by Jimmy Eat World

Hey,
Don't write yourself off yet.
It's only in your head you feel left out,
Or looked down on.
Just try your best,
Try everything you can.
And don't you worry what they tell themselves
When you're away.

[Chorus]
It just takes some time,
Little girl, you're in the middle of the ride.
Everything, everything will be just fine,
Everything, everything will be alright. (alright)

Hey,
You know they're all the same.
You know you're doing better on your own, (on your own)
So don't buy in.
Live right now.
Yeah, just be yourself.
It doesn't matter if it's good enough (good enough)
For someone else.

[Chorus x2]

Hey, don't write yourself off yet.
It's only in your head you feel left out, (feel left out)
Or looked down on.
Just do your best, (just do your best)
Do everything you can. (do everything you can)
And don't you worry what their bitter hearts (bitter hearts)
Are gonna say.

[Chorus x2]

[Kitsune]

"A Little Bit Longer" by Jonas Brothers.

Got the news today
Doctor said I had to stay
A little bit longer
And I'll be fine
When I thought it'd all been done
When I thought it'd all been said
A little bit longer
And I'll be fine

But you don't know what you got
'Till it's gone
And you don't know what it's like
To feel so low
Everytime you smile or laugh you glow
You don't even know
No no
You don't even know

All this time goes by
Still no reason why
A little bit longer
And I'll be fine
Waitin' on a cure
But none of them are sure
A little bit longer
And I'll be fine

But you don't know what you got
'Till it's gone
And you don't know what it's like
To feel so low
And everytime you smile or laugh you glow
You don't even know
No no
You don't even know
No no

Two, three, four!

Yeah!
And you don't know what you got
'Till it's gone
And you don't know what it's like
To feel so low
And everytime you smile or laugh you glow
You don't even know
No
Yeah
Woah!

[Oooohhh]

So I wait 'till kingdom come
All the highs and lows are gone
A little bit longer
And I'll be fine
I'll be
Fine

[Additonal lyrics]

So I'm finally here today
You've touched me here today
And I wish that I could stay
A little bit longer
And I'll be fine

The reason I relate to this song is because it's sung from the a young person (Kevin Jonas, 15 who has diabetes) with a chronic illness, whereas most songsd of this type are by older artists

[Wallyz]

Oooh...I totally love "HURT" too... I love the Johnny Cash version...even though NIN is my favorite...

Treasure

Just wanted to note- Trent Reznor (NIN) will not play that song anymore because "It belongs to John now.  His version of the song is the definitive one."

Great thread.

Mine is Miracle Drug off HTDAAB from U2


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zKuOxOQedSE

I want a trip inside your head
Spend the day there...
To hear the things you haven't said
And see what you might see

I wanna hear you when you call
Do you feel anything at all?
I wanna see your thoughts take shape
And walk right out

Freedom has a scent
Like the top of a new born baby's head

The songs are in your eyes
I see them when you smile
I've seen enough I'm not giving up
On a miracle drug

Of science and the human heart
There is no limit
There is no failure here sweetheart
Just when you quit...

I am you and you are mine
Love makes no sense of space
And time...will disappear
Love and logic keep us clear
Reason is on our side, love...

The songs are in your eyes
I see them when you smile
I've had enough of romantic love
I'd give it up, yeah, I'd give it up
For a miracle, a miracle drug, a miracle drug

God I need your help tonight

Beneath the noise
Below the din
I hear your voice
It's whispering
In science and in medicine
"I was a stranger
You took me in"

The songs are in your eyes
I see them when you smile
I've had enough of romantic love
Yeah, I'd give it up, yeah, I'd give it up
For a miracle, miracle drug

Miracle, miracle drug

[Wallyz]

And just becasue if you haven't seen this, you should.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wH81Klu1FAw&feature=related

[peleroja]

I had never actually thought of having a dialysis theme song, but I can't think of any two better than Going Through Hell and Standing Outside the Fire.  Kitkatz, have you ever seen the video for Standing Outside the Fire?  It's about a boy with Down's Syndrome who wants to enter the school race.  Garth ended up burning down the stadium seating.  I kick myself because at the time my country radio station asked for volunteers to be in the stands for the video (not while it was burning) and I never went.  I could have met Garth Brooks!!!!!  20/20 hindsight; ain't it wonderful?!

[paul.karen]

Well i wont start dialysis for another month or so, so they say.

But i have liked this song for a long time.  And to me it seems to fit...
Im sure many wont like it but i do :-)

Metallica - Master of Puppets
Welcome Home (Sanitarium)


Welcome to where time stands still
no one leaves and no one will
Moon is full, never seems to change
just labeled mentally deranged
Dream the same thing every night
I see our freedom in my sight
No locked doors, No windows barred
No things to make my brain seem scarred


Sleep my friend and you will see
that dream is my reality
They keep me locked up in this cage
can't they see it's why my brain says Rage


Sanitarium, leave me be
Sanitarium, just leave me alone


Build my fear of what's out there
and cannot breathe the open air
Whisper things into my brain
assuring me that I'm insane
They think our heads are in their hands
but violent use brings violent plans
Keep him tied, it makes him well
he's getting better, can't you tell?


No more can they keep us in
Listen, damn it, we will win
They see it right, they see it well
but they think this saves us from our hell


Sanitarium, leave me be
Sanitarium, just leave me alone
Sanitarium, just leave me alone


Fear of living on
natives getting restless now
Mutiny in the air
got some death to do
Mirror stares back hard
Kill, it's such a friendly word
seems the only way
for reaching out again
 

[Kitsune]

Well i wont start dialysis for another month or so, so they say.

But i have liked this song for a long time.  And to me it seems to fit...
Im sure many wont like it but i do :-)

Metallica - Master of Puppets
Welcome Home (Sanitarium)


Welcome to where time stands still
no one leaves and no one will
Moon is full, never seems to change
just labeled mentally deranged
Dream the same thing every night
I see our freedom in my sight
No locked doors, No windows barred
No things to make my brain seem scarred


Sleep my friend and you will see
that dream is my reality
They keep me locked up in this cage
can't they see it's why my brain says Rage


Sanitarium, leave me be
Sanitarium, just leave me alone


Build my fear of what's out there
and cannot breathe the open air
Whisper things into my brain
assuring me that I'm insane
They think our heads are in their hands
but violent use brings violent plans
Keep him tied, it makes him well
he's getting better, can't you tell?


No more can they keep us in
Listen, damn it, we will win
They see it right, they see it well
but they think this saves us from our hell


Sanitarium, leave me be
Sanitarium, just leave me alone
Sanitarium, just leave me alone


Fear of living on
natives getting restless now
Mutiny in the air
got some death to do
Mirror stares back hard
Kill, it's such a friendly word
seems the only way
for reaching out again
 

That's kinda weird because I hear that one in my head every time I go to dialysis. Our doors are locked and the staff treat us like children. We are also not allowed to have visitors or watch R-rated movies  And I have been told that this is my life now and to not expect a kidney. And expressing dissent is not encouraged because it makes them have to not be lazy, but I do anyway because it is my life, not theirs and they need to respect that.

[marie]

My theme song is " Only God Knows Why " by Kid Rock    ........ I cant get through the whole song without crying

[twirl]

one of the Jonas Brothers wears a patch for being a diabetic
I saw it on the Houston news -- they performed or will perform at the Rodeo

[Joe Paul]

Kansas
Miracle Out Of Nowhere   

On a crystal morning I can see the dewdrops falling
Down from a gleaming heaven, I can hear the voices call
When you comin' home now, son, the World is not for you
Tell me what's you point of view
Hey there Mister Madman, wat'cha know that I don't know
Tell me some crazy stories, let me know who runs this show
Glassy-eyed and laughing, he turns and walks away
Tell me what made you that way
Here I am just waiting for a sign
Asking questions, learning all the time
It's always here, it's always there
It's just love, and miracles out of nowhere
Tell me now dear Mother, what's it like to be so old
Children grown and leavin', seems the world is growin' cold
And though your body's ailin' you, your mind is just like new
Tell me where you're goin' to
It's so simple right before your eyes
If you'll look through this disguise
It's always here, it's always there
It's just love and miracles out of nowhere
I sang this song a hundred, maybe a thousand years ago
No one ever listens, I just play and then I go
Off into the sunset like the western heroes do
Tell me what you're gonna do
Here I am, I'm sure to see a sign
All my life I knew that it was mine
It's always here, it's always there
It's just love and miracles out of nowhere

[breezysummerday]

I put a spell on you
’cause you’re mine

You better stop the things you do
I ain't lyin’
No I ain't lyin’

You know I can't stand it
You're messin with his body
You know better daddy
I can't stand it cause you put him down

I put a spell on you
Because you're mine
You're mine

I despise ya
I despise you
I despise you
I despise you anyhow
And I don't care
If you don't want me
I'm not yours right now

You hear me
I put a spell on you
Because you're done taking my time

[twirl]

Another One Bites The Dust

[Beth35]

I LOVE the song, Jesus Take the Wheel, by Carrie Underwood

Here is the link to hear the song on utube

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ky4rfA_tebY

Jesus Take The Wheel lyrics
She was driving last Friday on her way to Cincinnati
On a snow white Christmas Eve
Going home to see her Mama and her Daddy
With the baby in the backseat

Fifty miles to go and she was running low
On faith and gasoline
It'd been a long hard year

She had a lot on her mind and she didn't pay attention
She was going way too fast
Before she knew it she was spinning
On a thin black sheet of glass

She saw both their lives flash before her eyes
She didn't even have time to cry
She was so scared
She threw her hands up in the air

Jesus, take the wheel
Take it from my hands
Cause I can't do this on my own

I'm letting go
So give me one more chance
To save me from this road I'm on
Jesus, take the wheel

It was still getting colder when she made it to the shoulder
And the car came to a stop
She cried when she saw that baby in the backseat
Sleeping like a rock

And for the first time in a long time
She bowed her head to pray
She said I'm sorry for the way
I've been living my life

I know I've got to change
So from now on tonight

Jesus, take the wheel
Take it from my hands
Cause I can't do this on my own

I'm letting go
So give me one more chance
To save me from this road I'm on

Oh Jesus, take the wheel
Oh, I'm letting go

So give me one more chance
Save me from this road I'm on
From this road I'm on
Jesus, take the wheel
Oh, take it, take it from me
Oh, why, ooh

[Angelicfury]

When I first started Dialysis:

Last Resort by Papa Roach
Cut my life into pieces
This is my last resort
Suffocation
No breathing
Dont give a p*ck if I cut my arm bleeding

This is my last resort

Cut my life into pieces
Ive reached my last resort
Suffocation
No breathing
Dont give a p*ck if I cut my arm bleeding
Do you even care if I die bleeding
Would it be wrong
Would it be right
If I took my life tonight
Chances are that I might
Mutilation outta sight
And Im contemplating suicide

Cuz Im losing my sight
Losing my mind
Wish somebody would tell me Im fine
Losing my sight
Losing my mind
Wish somebody would tell me Im fine

I never realized I was spread too thin
Till it was too late
And I was empty within
Hungry
Feeding on chaos
And living in sin
Downward spiral where do I begin
It all started when I lost my mother
No love for myself
And no love for another
Searching to find a love up on a higher level
Finding nothing but questions and devils

Cuz Im losing my sight
Losing my mind
Wish somebody would tell me in fine
Losing my sight
Losing my mind
Wish somebody would tell me Im fine
Nothings alright
Nothing is fine
Im running and Im crying
Im crying
Im crying
Im crying
Im crying

I cant go on living this way

Cut my life into pieces
This is my last resort
Suffocation
No breathing
Dont give a p*ck if I cut my arm bleeding
Would it be wrong
Would it be right
If I took my life tonight
Chances are that I might
Mutilation outta sight
And Im contemplating suicide

Cuz Im losing my sight
Losing my mind
Wish somebody would tell me Im fine
Losing my sight
Losing my mind
Wish somebody would tell me Im fine
Nothings alright
Nothing is fine
Im running and Im crying

I cant go on living this way
Cant go on
Living this way
Nothings alright

Now its "Faith in You" by PM Dawn

I dont kiss the future like the fortune tellers do
So I cant dream with you at night
Pessimisms hunger changes everything
I wish I walked with faith and not by sight but...
 
You know with anything you do
Theres a hundred people bringing you down
No matter how you are
 
Dont letem make you cause theyll break you
Dont letem love you cause theyll hate you even more
 
So if no one else believes in you
Im completely yours, and Ive got so much faith in you
No matter what this life puts in front of you
You can save this world
Ive got so much faith in you
 
Anyone who knows you sees the renaissance in you
And I have to try and act surprised
Im a prime demotivator says my point of view
I wish I had some cheer to lead you to but...
 
No matter how much good you do
Theres a million people wishing you harm
(Im telling you) no matter who you are
 
Dont letem make you cause theyll break you
Dont letem love you cause theyll hate you even more
 
So if no one else believes in you
Im completely yours, and Ive got so much faith in you
No matter what this life puts in front of you
You can save this world
Ive got so much faith in you
 
Oooo.....theres a million things that I could say to you
Oooo....dont letem change you inside
Because anyone who matters will try to understand who you are
 
So if no one else believes in you
Im completely yours, and Ive got so much faith in you
No matter what this life puts in front of you
You can save this world
Ive got so much faith in you

[girliekick]

Since I first found out the bad news of bad kidneys, I have constantly been in a waiting room.... figuratively and literally.

Waiting Room
By: Fugazi


I am a patient boy
I wait, I wait, I wait, I wait
My time is like water down a drain
Everybody's moving,
Everything is moving
Please don't leave me to remain
In the waiting room
I don't want the news
I'm not a part of it
I don't want the news
I have no use for it
Sitting outside of town
Everybody's always down
Because... they can't get up
But I don't sit idly by
I'm planning a big surprise
I'm gonna fight for what I want to be
I won't make the same mistakes
Because I know how much time that wastes
Function is the key
In the waiting room

I make it gender spacific for myself.
Girl

[thegrammalady]

When you walk through a storm keep your head up high,
And don't be afraid of the dark.
At the end of a storm is a golden sky
And the sweet silver song of a lark.

Walk on through the wind,
Walk on through the rain,
Tho' your dreams be tossed and blown.
Walk on, walk on with hope in your heart,
And you'll never walk alone,
You'll never walk alone!

[Brightsky69]

Jewel - Good Day   

I say to myself
Self, why are you awake again? It's one a.m.
Standing with the fridge door wide open, staring
Such a sight, florescent light
The stars are bright
Might make a wish, if I believed in that shit
As it is, I might watch TV
Cause it's nice to see people more messed up than me
I say to myself, as I smile at the wall, let myself fall

It's gonna be all right, no matter what they say
It's gonna be a good day, just wait and see
It's gonna be okay, cause I'm okay with me
It's gonna be, it's gonna be, it's gotta be

I shiver, shut the door
Can't think standing here no more
I'm alone, my mine's racing, heart breaking
Can you be everything I need you to be?
Can you protect me like a daughter?
Can you love me like a father?
Can you drink me like water?
Say I'm like the desert, just hotter.

The point of it all
Is that if I should fall
Still you're name I'll call

It's gonna be all right, no matter what they say
It's gonna be a good day, just wait and see
It's gonna be okay, cause I'm okay with me
It's gonna be, it's gonna be

As long as we laugh out loud
Laugh like we're mad
Cause this crazy, mixed up beauty is all that we have
Because what's love but an itch we can't scratch, a joke we can't catch
But still we laugh

I go back upstairs, turn off the TV
You say "I'll be okay baby, just wait and see."

It's gonna be all right, it's gonna be okay
Gonna be a good day, just wait, just see
Gonna okay, cause I'm okay with me
It's gonna be, it's gonna be, it's gonna be...

[MandaMe1986]

I haven't started dialysis yet. But if I had to pick a song about how I feel right now. It would be

You were ment for me by Jewel

 "You Were Meant For Me"

I hear the clock, it's six a.m.
I feel so far from where I've been
I got my eggs and my pancakes too
I got my maple syrup, everything but you.
I break the yolks, make a smiley face
I kinda like it in my brand new place
I wipe the spots off the mirror
Don't leave the keys in the door
Never put wet towels on the floor anymore' cause
Dreams last for so long
even after you're gone
I know you love me
And soon you will see
You were meant for me
And I was meant for you.
I called my momma, she was out for a walk
Consoled a cup of coffee but it didn't wanna talk
So I picked up a paper, it was more bad news
More hearts being broken or people being used
Put on my coat in the pouring rain
I saw a movie it just wasn't the same
'Cause it was happy and I was sad
It made me miss you oh so bad 'cause
Dreams last for so long
Even after you're gone
I know you love me
And soon you will see
You were meant for me
And I was meant for you.
I go about my business, I'm doin fine
Besides what would I say if I had you on the line
Same old story, not much to say
Hearts are broken, everyday.
I brush my teeth and put the cap back on
I know you hate it when I leave the light on
I pick a book up. Turn the sheets down.
Take a deep breath and a good look around
Put on my pjs and hop into bed
I'm half alive but I feel mostly dead
I try and tell myself it'll be all right
I just shouldn't think anymore tonight 'cause
Dreams last for so long
Even after you're gone
I know you love me
And soon I know you will see
You were meant for me
And I was meant for you

Yeah.... You were meant for me and I was meant for you.

[KT0930]

I'm not doing dialysis (praise the Lord!!) currently, but everytime I hear this song I think about this thread and this is how I need to live - I need to praise God not only when things are going well, but when life throws challenges in my way, as well.

I Will Praise You In This Storm
Casting Crowns

I was sure by now
That You would have reached down
And wiped our tears away
stepped in and saved the day
but once again, I say "Amen," and its still raining

As the thunder rolls
I barely hear you whisper through the rain "I'm with you"
And as Your mercy falls
I raise my hands and praise the God that gives and takes away

I'll Praise you in this storm
And I will lift my hands
For You are who You are
No matter where I am
Every tear I've cried
You hold in your hand
You never left my side
And though my heart is torn
I will Praise You in this storm

I remember when
I stumbled in the wind
You heard my cry
You raised me up again
My strength is almost gone
How can i carry on
If I can't Find you

As the thunder rolls
I barely hear you whisper through the rain "I'm with you"
And as Your mercy falls
I raise my hands and praise the God that gives
And takes away

I'll Praise you in this storm
And I will lift my hands
For You are who You are
No matter where I am
Every tear I've cried
You hold in your hand
You never left my side
And though my heart is torn
I will Praise You in this storm

I lift my eyes into the hills
Where does my help come from?
My help comes from the Lord
The maker of Heaven and Earth

I lift my eyes into the hills
Where does my help come from?
My help comes from the Lord
The maker of Heaven and Earth

I'll Praise you in this storm
And I will lift my hands
For You are who You are
No matter where I am
Every tear I've cried
You hold in your hand
You never left my side
And though my heart is torn
I will Praise You in this storm

And though my heart is torn
I will Praise You in this storm

[TiffanyJean]

Not on dialysis - but this is one theme song that besides 'hurt' as sung by the great Mr.Cash - really puts to words the thoughts running circles in my brain:


Blue Monday - Orgy
 
How does it feel to treat me like you do?
When youve laid your hands upon me
And told me who you are
I thought I was mistaken
I thought I heard your words
Tell me, how do I feel
Tell me now, how do I feel

Those who came before me
Lived through their vocations
From the past until completion
Theyll turn away no more
And I still find it so hard
To say what I need to say
But Im quite sure that youll tell me
Just how I should feel today
I see a ship in the harbor
I can and shall obey
But if it wasnt for your misfortune
Id be a heavenly person today
And I thought I was mistaken
And I thought I heard you speak
Tell me how do I feel
Tell me now, how should I feel
Now I stand here waiting...
I thought I told you to leave me
While I walked down to the beach

Tell me how does it feel
When your heart grows cold

Trying to get Richie to figure out his song... he's not so musically inclined tho :p

TJ

[Hanify]

I already loved this song by KD Lang, but after I got sick it really meant something more.

The Valley

I live in the hills
You live in the valleys
And all that you know are those blackbirds
You rise every morning
Wondering what in the world will the world bring today
Will it bring you joy or will it take it away
And every step you take is guided by
The love of the light on the land and the blackbird's cry
You will walk in good company
The valley is dark
The burgeoning holding
The stillness obscured by their judging
You walk through the shadows
Uncertain and surely hurting
Deserted by the blackbirds and the staccato of the staff
And though you trust the light towards which you wend your way
Sometimes you feel all that you wanted has been taken away
You will walk in good company
I love the best of you
You love the best of me
Though it is not always easy
Lovely? lovely?
We will walk in good company
The shepherd upright and flowing
You see...

[monrein]

This song is from the 2006 album Adieu False Heart by Linda Ronstadt and Ann Savoy.  I love the whole album and especially this cut.

Too Old to Die Young

written by Kevin Welch, Scott Dooley, John Hadley
© Sony/ATV Tree Publishing (BMI)
       Sony/ATV Cross Keys Publishing (ASCAP)


If life is like a candle bright
Then death must be the wind
You can close your window tight
And it still comes blowing in


So I will climb the highest hill
And watch the rising sun
And pray that I won't feel the chill
'Til I'm too old to die young

Let me watch my children grow
To see what they become
Lord don't let that cold wind blow
'Til I'm too old to die young


I have had some real good friends
I thought would never die
But all I've got that's left of them
Are these teardrops in my eye


Let me watch my children grow
To see what they become
Lord don't let that cold wind blow
'Til I'm too old to die young
Lord don't let that cold wind blow
'Til I'm too old to die young



Ann Savoy- lead
Linda Ronstadt- harmony and lead on third verse
Bryan Sutton- acoustic guitar
David Schnaufer- dulcimer and bowed dulcimer
Stuart Duncan- fiddle
Byron House- upright bass

[marti824]

"I'm much to young to feel this damn old"  by Garth Brooks

[jennyc]

I'm on pd but at night to stop the sound of the machine (not alarms, just the pump noise) i often listen to Gary Jules- Mad world. the first bit kind of reminds me of my in centre heamo days.

All around me are familiar faces
Worn out places worn out faces
Bright and early for their daily races
Going nowhere going nowhere
Their tears are filling up their glasses
No expression no expression
Hide my head I want to drown my sorrow
No tomorrow no tomorrow

And I find it kinda funny, I find it kinda sad
The dreams in which I'm dying are the best I've ever had
I find it hard to tell you, I find it hard to take
When people run in circles it's a very very
mad world mad world

Children waiting for the day they feel good
Happy birthday happy birthday
Made to feel the way that every child should
Sit and listen sit and listen
Went to school and I was very nervous
No one knew me no one knew me
Hello teacher tell me what's my lesson
Look right through me look right through me

And I find it kinda funny, I find it kinda sad
The dreams in which I'm dying are the best I've ever had
I find it hard to tell you, I find it hard to take
When people run in circles it's a very very
Mad world . . . world

Otherwise i have two of David Guetta's songs 'when love takes over' or 'Sexy Bi#*h' just to remind me that I AM.