I have depression and many days I just feel like staying in bed doing nothing because I have no motivation and see no point in doing anything. It's been miserable weather where I am recently, but on one glorious day of sunshine, I forced myself to get up, get showered, get dressed, and go out for a bit, even though I absolutely didn't want to. As I started getting up, I literally said to myself, "You really need to stop holding yourself hostage.....well, there's a song!" I then wrote the music whilst showering and the words came later that day after I'd come home.

It's OK. I was getting some heavy Panic! At The Disco vibes, though I'm definitely no Brendon Urie so my voice is pretty rough on this one. But yeah, it is what it is. I often feel like my attempts at straightforward pop come off a bit cheesy or cringe. But maybe that's what makes pop music pop??? I don't know. No offence taken if you don't like this one 😂

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Get up, get up Get out of bed Shut off all the voices in your head Stand up upon your own two legs You’re only held hostage to yourself

There’s nothing like another Wednesday morning Paralysed by everything that’s on your mind Staying in the darkness while the day is dawning Disappear into the void inside

Getting just a little settled in It’s easy when you haven’t got a care to lose But if you want to be the change you want to see Then sooner or later you’ll have to choose a way

Way to go In or out, fast or slow If you do, if you don’t Only you will ever know, so

Get up, get up Get out of bed Shut off all the voices in your head Stand up upon your own two legs You’re only held hostage to yourself Look up, look out Into the sky The sun ain’t gonna sing you a lullaby So get up Before you’re lost in hell And stop staying hostage to yourself

Standing still is only good for someone If you never want to reach the finish line Fair enough, if that’s the way you roll up Just don’t come complaining when you lose next time

It’s done, it’s on you And you know what to do Let the light come on through What else are you gonna do, so

Get up, get up Get out of bed Shut off all the voices in your head Stand up upon your own two legs You’re only held hostage to yourself Look up, look out Into the sky The sun ain’t gonna sing you a lullaby So get up Before you’re lost in hell And stop staying hostage to yourself

And each time that you try Feels like something kills inside But you know that it’s right So join the fight and

Get up, get up Get out of bed Shut off all the voices in your head Stand up upon your own two legs You’re only held hostage to yourself Look up, look out Into the sky The sun ain’t gonna sing you a lullaby So get up Before you’re lost in hell And stop staying hostage to yourself

Look up, look out Into the sky The sun ain’t gonna sing you a lullaby So get up Before you’re lost in hell And stop staying hostage to yourself