Everybody should have a wake up song. A song you can listen to as soon as you wake up and be ready to start your day. In high school, my wake up song was Beautiful Day by U2, even though I didn't really like the song.
When I first got my car, I would drive to school but wouldn't park in the student lot. I would park on the street, almost always behind the same car. The car belonged to some guy who lived across the street, and I would probably see him at least twice a week as I parked. He would get into his car (it was a convertible) and play Beautiful Day, every single time. I never heard any other song from that car. At first, I didn't really think anything of it. But after a few times, I realized that was the only song he listened to. Not only that, he would get into his car for this one song, rock out to it (playing drums on the steering wheel), then he would go back inside. I wasn't a huge fan of the song, but seeing his passion got me pumped up for the day. I ended up being his secret fan club, always sticking around to listen to his song if I was there. I love the song now, but not as a song. Because when I listen to it I don't hear words, I hear drumming on a steering wheel. I don't see Bono, I see a man in sandals happy to see the daylight. I feel the rhythm, not of the song, but of my heart telling me to conquer today. Music is powerful.
Wake up song right now: If I had eyes- Jack Johnson
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bBclnEx2K_I
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