this is the story of my life. ben harper's lyrics mean so much to me and he is by far my favorite singer/songwriter. i live in alabama, and a year and a half ago my doctors and parents sent me to an eating disorder treatment center (remuda ranch) in arizona for 60 days. i missed christmas, dance competitions i'd been working toward for months, school, a big dance, and basically my family and home for two whole months during my junior year. these lyrics remind me so much of my days at remuda. looking back i loved it and it was a great experience and i have the specialists there to thank for my health these days, but at the time i was sooooo lonely. although i'd beaten my body up i could still "see the light" and hoped for recovery. at a low weight i was always so cold ("i know sometimes it gets cold in there"). i will never walk alone because i've been blessed with a loving family and tons of friends and supporters. not to mention God is leading me thru tumultuous times. the last 3 stanzas i take very literally. i left my healthy features and became really ugly and ashy and my legs really did give out numerous times. this song is my SOUL!!!
this is the story of my life. ben harper's lyrics mean so much to me and he is by far my favorite singer/songwriter. i live in alabama, and a year and a half ago my doctors and parents sent me to an eating disorder treatment center (remuda ranch) in arizona for 60 days. i missed christmas, dance competitions i'd been working toward for months, school, a big dance, and basically my family and home for two whole months during my junior year. these lyrics remind me so much of my days at remuda. looking back i loved it and it was a great experience and i have the specialists there to thank for my health these days, but at the time i was sooooo lonely. although i'd beaten my body up i could still "see the light" and hoped for recovery. at a low weight i was always so cold ("i know sometimes it gets cold in there"). i will never walk alone because i've been blessed with a loving family and tons of friends and supporters. not to mention God is leading me thru tumultuous times. the last 3 stanzas i take very literally. i left my healthy features and became really ugly and ashy and my legs really did give out numerous times. this song is my SOUL!!!