Last month I added the 30 Seconds to Mars This Is War album to my iTunes regular rotation. I purchased the tracks after listening to Kings & Queens in the trailers for several films. It remains my favorite song on the album, but I’ve quickly found a strong love for Vox Populi.
The title is a latin phrase that means Voice of the People. The chorus returns states:
This is a call to arms, gather soldiers
Time to go to war
This is a battle song, brothers and sisters
Time to go to war
However, it’s the first verse that catches me:
Did you ever believe?
Were you ever a dreamer?
Ever imagine heart open and free?
Did you ever deny?
Were you ever a traitor?
Ever in love with your bloodless disease?
It’s this idea that jumps out at me. It is this battle. What are we fighting for in our lives? Is it our dreams or the mundane? Are we a traitor to our ideals and our hopes? Are we denying the possibility for something today? Do we surrender to the ordinary?
As I’ve driven to my trainings and speeches this month, I’ve tossed on this track and thought about why I got into speaking in the first place. It gets me focused. It gets me excited. It inspires me.
I hope you it might be able to do the same for you. Take some time, listen to the track, and remember those things that are worth fighting for in your life.