Play It Back

The Grand Rapids Times

Once a hit record drops, it receives a lot of airplay through radio stations and by people who like the record. Unfortunately, there comes a time period when songs reach expiration dates.

When this time period hits, some people retire from listening to these songs and some recycle them and choose to continue to listen to them.

One song that people should retire is “Grudges.”

This song has some individuals making other people pay for their repressed memories.

This song has people that are in their second marriages making their new spouses pay for the bad things their previous spouses did.

This song has mothers telling their sons that they aren’t going to be any good like their fathers.

It has fathers telling their daughters that they are going to be promiscuous like their mothers.

I don’t like “Grudges” because it is played way too often.

It is played when people need an excuse to why they can’t accomplish their goals.

It is played when people are driven to try to live their lives through those close to them.

I understand that we all grow from past experiences, but we also have to remember that they are past and not present experiences.

“Grudges” needs to be retired; it doesn’t deserve to be recycled.

This song is only harming and hindering so many of us from excelling in life.

Somebody needs to cut this song off.

Change the radio station, or put in a different CD.

This song needs to completely be removed from all IPOD’s.

I’m tired of dreams being crushed because of this song.

I’m tired of addictions continuing because of this song.

I’m tired of people inflicting pain on each other because of this song.

It’s time to support a new hit record.

One for the week: A man’s wisdom gives him patience; it is to his glory to overlook an offense. Proverbs 19:11