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| Amazing is the 5th single from Aerosmith's Get a Grip |
The song was the 5th single from the album. Although it didn't have quite an impact as the previous ones, I believe this song deserves way more recognition, and quite frankly, more respect. Yes, this is one my favorite Aerosmith songs and I'm being bias. However, the indisputable fact is, "Amazing" has in-depth lyrics, good rhythm, and great vocals by the front-man, Steve Tyler.
The song outlines a person reflect on his past adversities and triumphs. It is arguable that Tyler put forth some of his personal experiences into lyrics, such as the ugly breakups Aerosmith went through. Joe Perry, the lead guitarist, formed his own band called Joe Perry Project, and wrote the song, Let the Music Do the Talking. But Tyler and Perry eventually resolved their differences in the mid 80s. "There were times in my life / When I was going insane,"perfectly culminates such aforementioned experience.
Another interesting aspect of the song is its gradual, progressive buildup expounding someone going through a though time, hitting the rock-bottom, and then eventually finding solutions and moving on. The mid section of the buildup is noted in the lyrics as, "When I lost my grip/And I hit the floor." The chorus tells the final part, in that of, it "feels good" to overcome adversity: "Its amazing / That when the moment arrives /You know you'll be alright."
The music video, I believe, was a disaster. They could've done much better with a completely different storyline altogether. But it was Aerosmith; they are pretty used to f&%king sh!t u! I really want to know what you think of the song. Let me know if this has affected you life in any shape or form.
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I kept the right ones out
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And let the wrong ones in
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Had an angel of mercy
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To see me through all my sin
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There were times in my life
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When I was goin insane
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Tryin' to walk through the pain
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When I lost my grip
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And I hit the floor
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I thought I could leave
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But I couldn't get out the door
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I was so sick and tired
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Of livin' a lie
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I was wishin' that I would die
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Its amazing
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With the blink of an eye
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I finally saw the light
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Its amazing
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That when the moment arrives
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You know you'll be alright
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Its amazing
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And I'm sayin' a prayer
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For the desperate hearts tonight
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That one last shots a permanent vacation
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And how high can you fly with broken wings
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Lifes a journey not a destination
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And I just can't tell just what tomorrow brings
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You have to learn to crawl
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Before you learn to walk
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But I just couldn't listen
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To all that rightous talk
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I was out on the street
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Tryin'a survive
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Scratchen to stay alive
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Its amazing
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With the blink of an eye
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I finally saw the light
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Its amazing
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That when the moment arrives
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You know you'll be alright
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Its amazing
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And I'm sayin' a prayer
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For the desperate hearts tonight
Lyrics from http://www.lyrics007.com/Aerosmith%20Lyrics/Amazing%20Lyrics.html
I really liked this song a lot when it came out and listened to it over the years and sang it every time i heard it in the car. I always heard the lyrics but never actually took the time to understand them. And that was a big part of my problem for a long time.... i listened but never truly listened. It wasn't until i was a year sober when i heard the song again and was like.... HOLY SHIT!! THIS IS MY LIFE OF DRINKING! So i jammed it and LISTENED to it about 10xs. Funny how some things happen like that. Then i finally looked into what the song meant and figured out that it was really about the stuggle of addiction and finally getting past it. Anyway great song just thought i would share that
ReplyDeleteThe song amazing is directly about drug addiction and recovery. The band aerosmith is knowledgeable in the subject. " in the blink of an eye u finally see the light " that statement alone describes the first moment of clarity after addiction.
ReplyDeleteI remember when this song first came out, it was when I was going through realizing that I am an addict.
ReplyDeleteBut now as I am listening to it at age 51, loved and lost many times, I go through my many lost loves.
And it's awesome to know that you'll be all right.
I heard this song and couldn't put the video and the lyrics together, but when I saw the video of Steven Tyler in the Rehab unplugged, that's when it all came together I have been in Recovery for a few 24 Hours and that song talks about my life and how "I thought I could leave but couldn't get out the door I was so sick and tired of living a lie I was wishing that I would die" but when I saw the light everything changed for me .... that is one of my favorite songs because it really touches me. now that I know how is a struggle when you have an addiction and can't control it but once you are able to take back your life "That when the moment arrives You know you'll be alright" I like all the songs from Aerosmith but this one holds a place in my heart because of the meaning and how it fit right in in my life .... Thumbs up
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