My last post was going to be about how hard it is to keep the balance with everything to be able to make some progress on getting closer and then finally back to the life I used to have before.
But as I kept exploring for my playlist I got stuck with Thin Lizzy and the music just took me away. I had already forgotten what it feels like to get excited, dream, to feel good and relaxed without having those disturbing OCD thoughts constantly running in my head. But that's a topic for another time when my mind is not dragging. This is dedicated to one of my favorite musicians, Phil Lynott.
Thin Lizzy's Opium Trail is my favorite song ever that is written about living with severe drug problem. The lyrics are spot on, I could never find a better way to describe the addiction and all the feelings involved. It's a dark, aggressive song but so is the subject we're talking about here. Lynott is an excellent bassist (I'm a sucker for those and hoping to get there one day myself too) but even more I love how all those feelings can be heard from his voice on this track. It might not be that clear for someone who isn't or hasn't been there but for me, I know, always remember and I get shivers every time I hear it. It's a feeling very hard to describe but it might have something to do with both hopelessness and the sad reality of the lifestyle but then there's always the good - ecstatic if we're being straight up honest here - feeling that got you there in the first place. Oh and the feeling that someone understands, you're not all alone in the world, or even in your situation. Those are the things that make the world stop for the few minutes the song lasts.
Lynott really put his soul into his/their music. As it was said, too bad he didn't get off the opium trail. R.I.P Phil, your music will live on and it's pure gold 💛
