A bit of a pick me up

I found my empowerment song today: Roar, by Katy Perry.  I know what you're thinking: how can an over-produced pop song possibly be empowering?  Well, I must admit that it was the catchy tune that first hooked me, but then I started listening to the lyrics and I could help but feel motivated.  If it had been earlier in the day, I would have loaded it onto my iPod and gone for a run with the song on repeat.  As it was, I just listened to it as I did school/program research.

Here's the video, and here are the lyrics (edited for brevity, and annoying "oh's")

I used to bite my tongue and hold my breath

Scared to rock the boat and make a mess

So I sat quietly, agreed politely

I guess that I forgot I had a choice

I let you push me past the breaking point

I stood for nothing, so I fell for everything

You held me down, but I got up (hey!)

Already brushing off the dust

You hear my voice, your hear that sound

Like thunder, gonna shake the ground

You held me down, but I got up

Get ready 'cause I had enough

I see it all, I see it now

I got the eye of the tiger, the fire

Dancing through the fire

'Cause I am a champion, and you're gonna hear me roar

Louder, louder than a lion

'Cause I am a champion, and you're gonna hear me roar!

You're gonna hear me roar!

Now I'm floating like a butterfly

Stinging like a bee I earned my stripes

I went from zero, to my own hero

You held me down, but I got up (hey!)

Already brushing off the dust

You hear my voice, your hear that sound

Like thunder, gonna shake the ground

You held me down, but I got up

Get ready 'cause I've had enough

I see it all, I see it now

I got the eye of the tiger, the fire

Dancing through the fire

'Cause I am a champion, and you're gonna hear me roar

Louder, louder than a lion

'Cause I am a champion, and you're gonna hear me roar!

I think of the person who "held me down" as myself.  But I don't want to keep holding myself down, or back.   I really need to brush this think layer of dust off. Because I want to be strong, and loud, and proud.  I want to shake up the place and I want to stand for something.  I just need to stay focused on my goals, even if I'm not entirely sure where that will take me at the moment, I know the person I want to be.