Has anyone found comfort/encouragement from "worldly songs"? (page 4)

Gypsy Sam

John Mayer - Waiting on the World to Change

Madonna - This Used to be My Playground

Gregor

B52s Love Shack.

I choke up every time

LOVE SHACK, BABY!

Coldplay - Paradise. If you listen its a story of a girl who dreams of paradise and realised she wouldn't see it unless she makes it happen. Most of my life I was told to do things the JW way with the hope of paradise in the future, but now I realise we are responsible for making our own paradise. Follow your dreams.

wearewatchingyouman

Oh, and how could I forget - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dq0zgxPGOD0

Someday you gotta find another way, you better right your mind
and live by what you say
Today is just another day unless you set your sights and try to find a way
I say fuck authority
Silent majority
Raised by the system
Now it's time to rise against them
We're sick of your treason
Sick of your lies
Fuck no, we won't listen
We're gonna open your eyes
Frustration, domination, feel the rage of a new generation,
we're livin', we're dyin' and we're never gonna stop, stop tryin'
Stop tryin'
Stop tryin', stop tryin'

You know the time is right to take control,
we gotta take offense against the status quo
No way, not gonna stand for it today, fight for your rights,
it's time we had our say

I say fuck authority
Silent majority
Raised by the system
Now it's time to rise against them
We're sick of your treason
Sick of your lies
Fuck no, we won't listen
We're gonna open your eyes
Frustration, domination, feel the rage of a new generation,
We're livin', we're dyin', we're sick and tired of the endless liein' Destroy,
Enjoy, your fucking world is our new toy, dominate, eliminate,
Your gonna feel the wrath, wrath of hate.

Fuck authority
Silent majority
Raised by the system
Now it's time to rise against them
We're sick of your treason
Sick of your lies
Fuck no, we won't listen
We're gonna open your eyes
Frustration, domination, feel the rage of a new generation,
we're livin', we're dyin' and we're never gonna stop, stop tryin'
Stop tryin'.......

DJS

Excellent choices. I would say all of these and more. Retro-Don Henley; current-Lots, including Rhianna, Maclemore, Imagine Dragons, etc. In conjuction with this OP I would also strongly suggest losing the JW specific verbiage, such as 'wordly.' Studies suggest the sooner one can lose controlling language the sooner one can put the experience behind them. I quit using Borg specific teminology as soon as I exited the cult.

designs

Van Morrison Bob Dylan

Island Man

"People Talk" - Etana:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kt9L2rvgTwE

"Guiltiness" - Bob Marley:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1RgY6-r5BO8

Island Man

"Concrete Jungle" (Read as: "Watchtower Jungle" LOL) - Bob Marley:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YDMxLbMcjxY

lyrics:

"Concrete Jungle"

No sun will shine in my day today (no sun will shine)

The high yellow moon won't come out to play (that high yellow moon won't come out to play)
I said (darkness) darkness (has come and covered my light) has covered my light,
(And has changed)
And has changed (my day into night) my day into night, yeah.
Where is the love to be found? (ooh-ooh-ooh)
Won't someone tell me 'cause
Life (sweet life) must be (got to be) somewhere to be found (out there somewhere out there for me)
Instead of concrete jungle (Jungle, jungle, jungle!),
I said where the living is hardest (concrete jungle!).
Concrete jungle (jungle, jungle, jungle)
Man, you got to do your best (concrete jungle!)
Wo-ooh

No chains around my feet
But I'm not free
I know I am bounded in captivity; oh now
(Never known) Never known (what happiness is) what happiness is;
(Never known) I've never known (what sweet caress is) what sweet caress is yeah
Still, I'll be always laughing like a clown; (oooh-oooh-oooh)
Oh someone help me 'cause I (sweet life) -
I've got to pick myself from off the ground (got to be, out there somewhere out there for me)
In this ya concrete jungle (Jungle, jungle, jungle!):
I said, what do you got for me (concrete jungle!) now?
Concrete jungle (jungle, jungle, jungle!), why won't you let me be (concrete jungle!) now?
Ohhh yeah

[Guitar solo]

I said that life (sweet life) must be (got to be) somewhere to be found (out there somewhere for me)
Oh, instead: concrete jungle (jungle!) - collusion (concrete jungle!) -
Confusion (confusion). Eh!

Concrete jungle (jungle!): we've made it, We've got it.
In Concrete jungle (concrete jungle!), now. Eh!
Concrete jungle (jungle, jungle, jungle!).

What, what do you got for me (jungle, jungle!) now? [fadeout]