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Matthew West   Survivors

You've been dropped like a dream to the floor
You've been told not to try anymore
But you're wakened from yesterday's war
Cause you're a survivor

And your strength has been stolen away
And your faith has been worn to a fray
But you live to live on one more day
Cause you're a survivor

And nothing can stop you now
Nothing can back you down
You never give up
You never give in
You're a survivor

For the phone call that tore you apart
For the fear that gripped your heart
For the moment you saw who you are
And what you're made of

For the cancer that stole all your hair
For the smile like you just don't care
For your hope in midnight prayer
You're a survivor

And nothing can stop you now
Nothing can back you down
You never give up
You never give in
You're a survivor

I'm convinced neither death nor life
Neither demons or angels of light
Shadows present a future bright
Can separate us

From the love that will lead us on
To the hope when all hope is gone
Til the day heaven calls us home
We are survivors

And nothing can stop us now
Nothing can back us down
We never give up
We never give in

And nothing can stop us now
Nothing can back us down
We never give up
We never give in
Cause we are survivors

We are 
We are
Yeah
We are survivors
We are survivors

          This song has so much meaning and emotion behind it for me, and it is by one of my all time favorite Christian artist, Matthew West. I love the message behind this song. It is saying "never give up" or lose hope because God is there and you have so much to live for.

          My dad is a survivor of two heart attacks. So this song reminds me just how thankful I am that my dad is still alive. I was at my church's youth group when my uncle called and told me that my dad was in the hospital with chest pain. I knew right away it had to be another heart attack. The line "For the phone call that tore you apart" reminds me of that moment when my uncle told me.

          The mother of the two kids I have babysat a few times and who goes to my church is a survivor of stage three breast cancer. Whenever I hear "For the cancer that stole all your hair" it reminds me of her husband, her two children, and of her.