User blog:MightyUke416/Bell: Let's Talk Day 2020 - You're Undefeated



Hello There Survivor Fanon Wiki,

It's January 29, 2020, which has been designated as Bell: Let's Talk Day in Canada, a day dedicated to talking about mental health and doing what we can to erase the stigma surrounding it.

For the record, no. "You're Undefeated" is not an official tagline of Bell: Let's Talk Day 2020, but more so the theme of this blog post, and something I will get to in a minute.

I made a blog post on Bell: Let's Talk Day last year discussing exactly what it's all about, the history of it, and my own thoughts on the topic. I still stand by every word that I wrote in that blog, so I am going to link it below. I very much encourage all of you to give it a read when you get the chance since this is such an important topic.

Bell: Let's Talk Day (2019)

With it being Bell: Let's Talk Day, and this being an important topic, I wanted to make another blog this year to draw awareness to the day and to the cause, but I also wanted to do more than simply link to a year-old blog post, as much as I still stand by every word in there and think it's important for people to read and discuss. So what I decided to do was link a couple of songs that I find help me with my own mental health, in the hope that maybe someone out there will be just as touched by these songs as I am. Coincidentally, both songs are titled Undefeated. The first song is by the band Skillet, and the second is by the band Daughtry. I find that both songs remind me that as long as I'm still here, living and breathing, I am undefeated in life, and I do try to use that as fuel and motivation to stay strong and move forward. I believe that if I can find motivation with this music, then maybe someone else will too. I find that they help me most when I sing along to them, so I'm going to post the lyrics, as well as links to both songs. I hope you enjoy.

With this being Bell: Let's Talk Day, if there is anything you would like to share, please feel free to do so in the comments as this is a day dedicated to talking about our mental health. I'm also curious if you have any songs that help with your mental health that you would like to share, so feel free to link those as well.

Remember, as long as you're still here, you're undefeated. You matter, and you got this!

Skillet - Undefeated
In my opinion, this song's meaning is less profound than Daughtry's song with the same title, but it is still an awesome song nonetheless. More than anything, I find that this song pumps me right up and gives me a great burst of energy.



I'm undefeated

Hands on my neck, foot on my back

Closing in from every side

Bleeding me dry, I'm fading fast

Left for dead but I will rise up on my own

I could make it alone, I got all that I need to survive

(All that I need to survive)

Through the sweat and the blood, I know what I'm made of

It's the hunger that keeps me alive

This time, I'm coming like a hurricane, this time

I came to fight for the love of the game, unstoppable

That's why I, I'm undefeated

Off the leash, out of the cage, an animal

That's why I, I'm undefeated

I, I, I know I can beat it

Won't give up cause I believe it

Fight for the love of the game, unstoppable

That's why I, I'm undefeated

Here at the edge losing my ground

Stare into the great divide

Pushing me over, pulling me down

Almost dead, but I will rise up on my own

No, I'm never alone and it's all that I need to survive

(All that I need to survive)

Through the sweat and the blood, if I fall, I'll get up

It's the hunger that keeps me alive

This time, I'm coming like a hurricane, this time

I came to fight for the love of the game, unstoppable

That's why I, I'm undefeated

Off the leash, out of the cage, an animal

That's why I, I'm undefeated

I, I, I know I can beat it

Won't give up cause I believe it

Fight for the love of the game, unstoppable

That's why I, I'm undefeated

All the strength that I have, all the life that's left in me

I will give every breath to be everything I can be

I, I, I'm undefeated

I, I, I'm undefeated

I came to fight for the love of the game, unstoppable

That's why I, I'm undefeated

Off the leash, out of the cage, an animal

That's why I, I'm undefeated

I, I, I know I can beat it

Won't give up cause I believe it

Fight for the love of the game, unstoppable

That's why I, I'm undefeated

That's why I, I'm undefeated

Daughtry - Undefeated
This particular song is definitely a go-to of mine when I'm feeling down and depressed. Quite simply, it is a reminder that no matter how bad things are or how much you're hurting, as long as you are still here, you are undefeated and there is hope that things will get better. Your back may be against the ropes right now, but as long as you are still living and breathing, you can do this, and you have the strength within you to keep pushing forward.

I also really love how this song starts off with the singer singing in the first person, but then at the end (last three paragraphs), you see the words "we" and "our" being used. I'm honestly kind of surprised that this song hasn't been used as an actual theme song for Bell: Let's Talk Day (to my knowledge), because I think it sums it up perfectly. We all have our own struggles, yet we're also all in this together. By talking about our mental health and supporting each other, we can end the stigma surrounding mental health, and we can be each other's support network, and possibly be the hope that you, or someone else is seeking at this time.



Swing left, swing right

Bruised and black-eyed

Half a life

Bleeding, choking but not broken

Inside

And in this world of compromise

I hit every curb, every red light

Trying to keep both hands on the wheel

But through it all I'm

Still undefeated

With my back against the ropes

Still undefeated

You can knock me down with mighty blows

But you cannot break my hope

Weak knees, can't stand

Raise up your hands

Don't walk away

Been sucker punched but I'm not down

My feet have never left the ground

It's a fight that I can't fix

Like a cut that needs a stitch

And somehow through it all I stay

Still undefeated

With my back against the ropes

Still undefeated

You can knock me down with mighty blows

But you cannot break my hope

Cannot break my hope

Cannot break my hope, yeah

We're the ones who take the beating

Get back up and we're still breathing

We are the ones

We'll take the hit straight to the face

And never look the other way

We are the ones

Still undefeated

With our back against the ropes

We're still undefeated

We'll break these chains

To let them know they

Cannot break our hope

They cannot break our hope

They cannot break our

They can break us down

But they can't break our hope

Take care everyone. Have a great day! <3

Sincerely,

Uke