"Can't we give ourselves one more chance?"

"Under Pressure" -Queen & David Bowie

Such a classic song. Undeniably awesome. I mean, it was written by some of the greatest musicians of the time. I'd say that I'm much more of a Queen than Bowie fan: Freddie Mercury is my current obsession. (This often happens. I fall in love with a certain artist for a while, and then add them to my collection.)

The snaps and claps are infectious.

It's the terror of knowing
What this world is about
Watching some good friends
Screaming 'Let me out'
Pray tomorrow - gets me higher
Pressure on people - people on streets

Pressure. Inescapable. No matter what is happening in the world, there is always someone hurting or lost or desperate because of the innumerable pressures that exist.

Insanity laughs under pressure we're cracking
Can't we give ourselves one more chance
Why can't we give love that one more chance
Why can't we give love give love give love give love
give love give love give love give love give love
'Cause love's such an old fashioned word
And love dares you to care for
The people on the edge of the night
And love dares you to change our way of
Caring about ourselves

Perhaps the solution, and our refuge, from all of the pressure of today, is love. And not just receiving it, but giving. Give love. Care about others. For as hard as your own life may seem, someone else is under more pressure. Someone else is living closer to the brink of breaking than you are.

This is our last dance
This is ourselves
Under pressure
Under pressure
Pressure.