Making Darkness Light

I love the Barenaked Ladies. They're one of my favorite bands for many reasons, mostly because they're just awesome. My favorite song of theirs is a cover of Bruce Cockburn's "Lovers in a Dangerous Time." Everyone should listen to it, because it's amazing.

My favorite line from this song (yes, I have a favorite line) is, "Gotta kick at the darkness till it bleeds daylight." I just think it is so poignant. There are so many people who think that happiness is something that just comes, and that if you're not happy, there's not really much you can do about it except wallow and hope that it will get better on its own. But that's not true. Happiness is something that has to be achieved, something that has to be worked towards. This is something that I think this line captures beautifully. When darkness envelopes us, we have to fight it. It might take a while, and it might take a lot of effort, but if we fight, and if we keep fighting it, the darkness will eventually crack and the light will shine through. Comforting thoughts for those dark times in my life.

"Lovers in a Dangerous Time" is on "Disc One: All Their Greatest Hits." It's a dang good album.












And these are the brilliant guys who performed it.