The song "Ronan" by Taylor Swift made me so emotional that silent tears flowed automatically from my eyes. Friends just imagine how difficult it is on the part of a mother to bear such a poignant fact that her 4 year little kid is suffering from excruciating pains of cancer.
Ronan, the 4 year kid was the actual inspiration of the star who broke the stage with tears after her performance...I got goose bumps when I heard the song. There was no one whose eyes were not wet in the hall.
Now let me share the true story which compelled Taylor to sing such an awesome song at the Stand Up 2 Cancer telethon on Friday, Sept. 7, 2012. Ronan's mother Mary Thompson's blog postings was regarding the sudden discovery of the fact that her delicate loving child who is just 4 year old had neuroblastoma. The heart touching lyrics of the song was written during the period of trouble of the little kid when he was fighting with the disease. More shockingly, he died in May 2011, his mother wanted to celebrate his birthday which was 3 days after he died. What can be painful for a mother to bear the hash truth that she could not even celebrate her son's last birthday. That was his fourth but last birthday which made his mother hear the last throb of her son's heart. A mother's most precious necklace are the arms of her new born which is gifted by god. But if god takes back his gift, the world seems dark, motionless, her eyes wants to see the lively kid playing around her, her ears wants to hear the innocent giggles..but she has to accept that fate has made her baby silent forever....she bursts just like the black cloud of west wind which swipes away all her happiness forever. She becomes frozen like the never melting ice.
Maya
wrote about the experience with Taylor on her blog, Rockstar Ronan:
“‘My calmness soon turned to complete and utter frozen shock when these
words came out of her mouth. ‘I wrote a song for Ronan.’ ‘The tears
started pouring down my cheeks as soon as I heard her say those words.
But her words didn’t stop there. Not only did she write a song for you,
but she wanted to know if it would be alright to perform it on the
nationally televised show.”
Maya didn’t get to hear Taylor’s song until the world heard it, live on
television. In her blog, she wrote, “It was pretty emotional,” adding
that hearing her own words come to life was “kind of like reliving it
again, but it’s something I’ll probably always relive.”
“Ronan” shot to number one on iTunes after Taylor performed. All
proceeds from the song are going to cancer-related charities.
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Maya
wrote about the experience with Taylor on her blog, Rockstar Ronan:
“‘My calmness soon turned to complete and utter frozen shock when these
words came out of her mouth. ‘I wrote a song for Ronan.’ ‘The tears
started pouring down my cheeks as soon as I heard her say those words.
But her words didn’t stop there. Not only did she write a song for you,
but she wanted to know if it would be alright to perform it on the
nationally televised show.”
Maya didn’t get to hear Taylor’s song until the world heard it, live on
television. In her blog, she wrote, “It was pretty emotional,” adding
that hearing her own words come to life was “kind of like reliving it
again, but it’s something I’ll probably always relive.”
“Ronan” shot to number one on iTunes after Taylor performed. All
proceeds from the song are going to cancer-related charities.
Read More at: http://hollywoodlife.com/2012/09/11/taylor-swift-cancer-song-ronan-thompson-blog-lyrics-rockstar-ronan/#utm_source=copypaste&utm_campaign=referral#utm_source=copypaste&utm_campaign=referral
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Maya was unaware of the fact that Taylor wrote this song reflecting her story....she was astonished to hear Taylor's words: 'I wrote a song for Ronan', she was seeking her permission to present this song before public.
I remember your bare feet
Down the hallway
I remember your little laugh
Race cars on the kitchen floor
Plastic dinosaurs
I love you to the moon and back
I remember your blue eyes
Looking into mine
Like we had our own secret club
I remember your dancing before bedtime
Then jumping on me waking me up
I can still feel you hold my hand
Little man, from even that moment I knew
You fought it hard like an army guy
Remember I leaned in and whispered to you
I remember the drive home when the blind hope
Turned to crying and screaming, "Why?"
Flowers piled up in the worst way
No one knows what to say about a beautiful boy who died
And it's about to be Halloween
You could be anything you wanted if you were still here
I remember the last day when I kissed your face
I whispered in your ear
Come on baby with me
We're gonna fly away from here
Out of this curtained room in this hospital gray
We'll just disappear
Come on baby with me
We're gonna fly away from here
You were my best four years
What if I'm standing in your closet trying to talk to you?
What if I kept the hand me downs you won't grow into?
And what if I really thought some miracle would see us through?
But what if the miracle was even getting one moment with you
Come on baby with me
We're gonna fly away from here
Come on baby with me
We're gonna fly away from here
You were my best four years
I remember your bare feet down the hallway
I love you to the moon and back
‘I wrote a song for Ronan.’
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Maya
wrote about the experience with Taylor on her blog, Rockstar Ronan:
“‘My calmness soon turned to complete and utter frozen shock when these
words came out of her mouth. ‘I wrote a song for Ronan.’ ‘The tears
started pouring down my cheeks as soon as I heard her say those words.
But her words didn’t stop there. Not only did she write a song for you,
but she wanted to know if it would be alright to perform it on the
nationally televised show.”
Maya didn’t get to hear Taylor’s song until the world heard it, live on
television. In her blog, she wrote, “It was pretty emotional,” adding
that hearing her own words come to life was “kind of like reliving it
again, but it’s something I’ll probably always relive.”
“Ronan” shot to number one on iTunes after Taylor performed. All
proceeds from the song are going to cancer-related charities.
Read More at: http://hollywoodlife.com/2012/09/11/taylor-swift-cancer-song-ronan-thompson-blog-lyrics-rockstar-ronan/#utm_source=copypaste&utm_campaign=referral#utm_source=copypaste&utm_campaign=referral
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