You are not alone.

This blog is called "Defining Megan".  That name was originally created during a time in my life when I wasn't sure what it meant to be Megan Fackenthal.  At that time, I was recently married, had just completed my dual master's program, and had moved across the country.  None of the old labels I had used to define myself (ex. student, Hoosier) fit and none of the new ones (ex. wife, Californian) felt authentic.  It was a trying time and I created this blog as a place to process through that with friends who were across the country.

Five years have gone by, but I decided not to change the blog name.  I now see each of these posts as my way of sharing a little bit of myself with you.  Some part of each post says something about who I am.  

Today, I want to share the lyrics to "Carry On" by Fun.  I've been loving Fun. since the album Some Nights first came out.  (In other words, I'm not just jumping on the Fun. wagon, I have been on the wagon for a while.)  I feel I could sing the songs for years without paying attention to the lyrics because of the musical talent in each song.  However, the lyrics are so amazing that it's worth paying special attention to them.  

"Carry On" lyrics:

Well I woke up to the sound of silence 

The cries were cutting like knives in a fist fight 

And I found you with a bottle of wine 

Your head in the curtains 

And heart like the fourth of July 

You swore and said 

We are not 

We are not shining stars 

This I know 

I never said we are 

Though I've never been through hell like that 

I've closed enough windows 

To know you can never look back 

If you're lost and alone 

Or you're sinking like a stone 

Carry on 

May your past be the sound 

Of your feet upon the ground 

Carry on 

Carry on, carry on 

So I met up with some friends 

At the edge of the night 

At a bar off 75 

And we talked and talked 

About how our parents will die 

All our neighbours and wives 

But I like to think 

I can cheat it all 

To make up for the times I've been cheated on 

And it's nice to know 

When I was left for dead 

I was found and now I don't roam these streets 

I am not the ghost you want of me 

If you're lost and alone 

Or you're sinking like a stone 

Carry on 

May your past be the sound 

Of your feet upon the ground 

Carry on 

My head is on fire 

But my legs are fine 

Cause after all they are mine 

Lay your clothes down on the floor 

Close the door 

Hold the phone 

Show me how 

No one's ever gonna stop us tonight 

Cause we are 

We are shining stars 

We are invincible 

We are who we are 

On our darkest day 

When we're miles away 

Sun will come 

We will find our way home 

If you're lost and alone 

Or you're sinking like a stone 

Carry on 

May your past be the sound 

Of your feet upon the ground 

Carry on 

My favorite part of these lyrics is that they highlight the fact that we are not alone.  

What lyrics or songs are speaking to you these days?