I will survive............

I Will Survive
At first I was afraid,
I was petrified,
Kept thinking I could never live without you by my side,
But then I spent so many nights just thinking how you did me wrong
And I grew stong
And I learned how to get along
And now you’re back
From outer space,
I just walked in to find you here
With that sad look upon you’re face,
I should have changed that stupid lock,
I should have made you leave your key,
If I’d known for just one second
You’d be back to bother me.
Go on now go,
Walk out the door,
Just turn around now,
Cause you’re not welcome anymore,
Weren’t you the one who tried to hurt me with goodbyes
Did you think I’d crumble?
Did you think I’d lay down and die?
Oh no not I
I will survive
Oh as long as I know how to love
I know I’ll stay alive
I’ve got all my life to live
I’ve got all my love to give
And I will survive
I will survive
Hey Hey!
It took all the strength I had
not to fall apart
Kept trying hard to mend
the pieces of my broken heart
And I spent oh so many nights
Just feeling sorry for myself
I used to cry
But now I hold my head up high.
And you’ll see me
Somebody new
I’m not that chained up little person
Still in love with you
And so you felt like dropping in
And just expect me to be free
But now I’m saving all my lovin’
For someone who’s lovin’ me
Go on now go
Walk out the door
Just turn around now
Cause you’re not welcome anymore
Weren’t you the one who tried to break me with goodbye?
Did you think I’d crumble?
Did you think I’d lay down and die?
Oh no not I
I will survive
Oh as long as I know how to love
I know I’ll stay alive
I’ve got all my life to live
I’ve got all my love to give
I will survive
I will survive
Hey hey!
Gloria Ganyor
Aretha Franklin
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midzing 18 days ago
brilliant work Tracey,,, love that pose,,, gorgeous tones,,and love that song,,, well done
Tracey Mac replied 18 days ago
Thanks so much Wendy, it’s such a cool anthem that song! :)
aleci 18 days ago
wonderful portrait hun…love the treatment!!
Tracey Mac replied 18 days ago
Hey signor…......nice to see you!! Thank you so much! xo
JimFilmer 18 days ago
I am very sure you will Tracey – love the toines.. the look of determination… and the golden locks
Tracey Mac replied 18 days ago
Thanks very much Jim…......yeah I’ve got a slightly stubborn streak! :)
Juilee Pryor 18 days ago
great work Tracey….
Tracey Mac replied 18 days ago
Thanks so much Juliee! Hows that lucky little man up the road going? :)
Daniel McIntosh 18 days ago
Fantastic Tracey!!!
Tracey Mac replied 18 days ago
Thanks very much Daniel! :)
Mudsoldat 18 days ago
with your radient strength and deep valley beauty you certainly shall M’Lady. Mudman
Tracey Mac replied 18 days ago
Hey Muddy, that’s a beautiful comment, thank you so much! xo
raymondo 18 days ago
Love the tones,textures in this S/P…awesome…x
Tracey Mac replied 18 days ago
Thank you so much Ray….......and I haven’t told your wife yet LOL! xo
Mel Brackstone 18 days ago
You betcha you will!
Tracey Mac replied 18 days ago
Hey hey! ;)
Enivea 18 days ago
Just when I think you can’t possibly do any better – you do!!
Tracey Mac replied 18 days ago
You’re so lovely, thanks so much E!! Hugz xox
TextureoftheSin 18 days ago
Indeed you will :D
Love your attitude !
Tracey Mac replied 18 days ago
Thank you so much TotS….....indeedy I will! ;) xox
~ Ademac 18 days ago
Wonderful image, excellent treatment and delightful expression….............this my fav of this series
Tracey Mac replied 18 days ago
Thanks very much Ade! :)
Maxoperandi 18 days ago
What a great look…straight though the camera. Brilliant production!
Tracey Mac replied 18 days ago
Coming from such a cool dude, that makes me very happy Max, thank you so much! xo
JenniferB 18 days ago
So strong and beautiful, stunning portrait! :)
Tracey Mac replied 18 days ago
Awww thank you so much Jen….......hope you’re in bed by now!!
Love that latest blast of passion you just uploaded!! :) xox
Noel Elliot 18 days ago
This is a great shot
Tracey Mac replied 18 days ago
Hey Noel thank you so much! :)
Matt Penfold 18 days ago
Looks to me like you might do more than just survive, you seem to be thriving Tracey and it’s a beautiful thing to behold.
And a great portrait too :-) x
Tracey Mac replied 18 days ago
Matt what an awesome comment, thriving I am, and it feels amazing, thank you so much for those gorgeous words! :) xo
bobculshaw 18 days ago
Beautifully processed Tracey.
Tracey Mac replied 18 days ago
Hey Bob, thank you so very much! :)
sandra22 18 days ago
Sensational Tracey…xx
Tracey Mac replied 18 days ago
Thanks so much you sweet girl, sorry I missed you today, did you go? I got caught up and couldn’t make it….....there’s always next month! xxo
Angie Muccillo 18 days ago
Lovely lovely work Tracey….love the strong pose and absolutely gorgeous lighting and tones! :-)
Tracey Mac replied 18 days ago
Thanks you so much Angie, you are so lovely!! :) xox
Gary Gurr 18 days ago
Stunning work Tracey.
Tracey Mac replied 18 days ago
Hey Gary thank you so much! :)
linaji 18 days ago
Stunning work you look amazing

Tracey Mac replied 18 days ago
Hey Lina, thanks so much for the feature, really appreciate that! :)
SexyEyes69 18 days ago
beautiful Tracey! x
Tracey Mac replied 18 days ago
Thanks gorgeous girl! xox
Teacup 18 days ago
A portrait of a strong women who will not only survive but thrive and inspire others… excellent. x
Tracey Mac replied 18 days ago
Hey TC thank you so much, what a lovely thing to say! xox
fullcirclemand... 18 days ago
wheres the kickass boots to go with that kickass pose hon? congrats on yr feature – this ones a stunner! LOVE IT! love you too, my gorgeous sister! xoxox
Tracey Mac replied 18 days ago
Haha…...they are there, just hard to see them at the bottom of the image, but I DID have them on…....otherwise I would have fallen over trying to pose like that!!
Thanks sis so much!! xoxox
peaceofthenorth 18 days ago
Tracy …this is wonderful….now being a little older the first thing that popped into my 60’s mind was …Janis Joplin…your hair ,your pose,your attitude, put on some old round framed sunglasses and a bottle of Jack in your hand and you could easily get the part …..she did a song called “Little Girl Blue” that you should look up and listen to while you look at this ….I did and they go together very well…...in other words …one of your best …YOU ROCKED THIS ONE….Steve
Tracey Mac replied 18 days ago
I might have to do a special edition now with the bottle of Jack and the sunnies and some white pearls Steve and call it Little Girl Blue!! Thanks for such an awesome comment, blew me away!! xo
peaceofthenorth 18 days ago
I’ll be looking forward to it Tracy….did you find the song?
Tracey Mac replied 18 days ago
I did Steve!! I’m thinking a cigarette in one hand and the bottle of Jack Daniels in the other could make it a bit more authentic, wow, thanks for sending me on a mission, this could be fun! :)
Alf Caruana 18 days ago
With that look of determination I think you can do anything, great work
Tracey Mac replied 18 days ago
Thanks so much Alf, yeah I get a bit determined sometimes, but it’s always good to fall back on!! :)
rjcolby 18 days ago
Yes you certainly will, Tracey. This is an image of the strength of a woman. I love the processing and look around the face and hair. Just excellent.
Tracey Mac replied 18 days ago
Thank you Dick for always saying such lovely things to me, your support is always so appreciated, big hugz to you !! xo
butchart 18 days ago
wow.. this is hot tracey.. love your “new attitude”........gorgeous work on your hair and love those pearl buttons…..... very nice work…......b
Tracey Mac replied 18 days ago
Love that word ‘hot’ Butch! Thanks so much my friend, love how you notice detail, but then again, with the way you write, I should expect that! :) xox
CLiPiCs 18 days ago
BAM !
knocked me back in my chair
girl you got attitude aplenty in this shot
LOVE IT
Love ‘N’ Laughter Kriss ♥
Tracey Mac replied 18 days ago
Haha…....I had a really funny visual of you falling backwards, and all the Marlboro’s flying everywhere and you’re laying on your back with your legs up in the air and arms out…....now that would make a cool avatar too!! ;)
Thanks so much Kriss!
juha 18 days ago
superbe attitude ,j adore ton regard
Tracey Mac replied 18 days ago
merci beaucoup Juha, je dois me rappeler de le pratiquer plus! ;) xo
Serena Dunaway 18 days ago
LaLa Love it Tracey!!
Tracey Mac replied 18 days ago
Ohh thanks so much Serena!! xo
Scott d'Almeida 18 days ago
outstanding,
Tracey Mac replied 18 days ago
Thanks Scott!
JenLand 18 days ago
Fabulous image of feminie power and strength!! Beautiful too. :o)
Tracey Mac replied 18 days ago
Hey Jen thank you so much, really appreciate that gorgeous comment! :)
billyboy 18 days ago
Tracey, you are fast becoming my reference for compositional perfection. Lots of people don’t realize how important composition is to portraiture, but there are certain things you do in your SPs that do strongly support what you want us to get out of your images. I will survive… strength of character built up from rock bottom. How the triangle works as a shape that implies strength is bulit up from your hands on your knees and culminates at the defyant look in your eyes… your arms and shoulders as butresses providing additional support. Kinda like cathedral architecture…
But what if we don’t give a rat’s butt about triangles and cathedrals and stuff? We’re still left with beautiful tones, an engaging pose, a gorgeous face surrounded by all that amazing hair and a stunning processing technique… could be RB’s been slow since you posted this cause anyone who’s seen it is having as much trouble as me moving from the page.
I thought it couldn’t get any better than your last one… but congrats, it just farken did!
As for the song… for me this isn’t about breaking away from a hurtful lover. It’s about ‘saving all your lovin’ for someone who’s lovin’ you’. I look at this and think, jeeze, what’s not to love?!
And Steve’s Janis Joplin’s thing? Yeah, maybe there’s a bit of that goin’ on. I’m sure there’s a way you could sneak a bottle of JD in there without messin’ up the composition…
xox
Tracey Mac replied 18 days ago
Ok baby
There’s not much I can say that would do justice to one of the most amazing comments I’ve ever had on my images….
Except for…..
Lately my inspiration has gone through the roof for some reason, I get told certain things and I immediately see images or feel deep core emotions and have this strong need to execute them in the form of art, more than ever…..your support is like a total umbrella that I’m not letting go of…….makes me feel a bit like Mary Poppins.
I see your avatar and I think, jeeze, what’s not to love?
You are the sweetest guy and that kinda leaves a sweet taste on my tongue…..
Love you ♥;
Laurie Search 18 days ago
Love this!!! Your strength is shining through!! Beautiful! Wonderful post processing, too!!
Tracey Mac replied 18 days ago
Thank you so much Laurie, very sweet of you!! :)
navybrat 18 days ago
brilliant production!
Tracey Mac replied 18 days ago
Hey Jotham thank you very much!
RavenSoul 18 days ago
Divine!! You are so beautiful and I adore the treatment!!
Tracey Mac replied 18 days ago
Coming from the Goddess of beauty herself, that is a huge compliment! Thanks so much gorgeous girl!! xox
Lois Bryan 18 days ago
OH OH OH!!!! I TOTALLY love this!!!!!! Fabulous attitude and power … but I can see in JUST a second somebody’s going to bust out in a great, great laugh!!!!! A “don’t mess with me” gal, if I ‘ve ever seen one!!!! LOVE the tones, the pose … everything!!!!!! WOW!!!!! Can I be her when i grow up?????
Tracey Mac replied 18 days ago
Awww Lois, that’s an amazing thing to say! I’m all grown up (well some may beg to differ!) and if I can be like that you sure as hell can!! Little bit of attitude never goes astray girl!!
thanks so much for a fantastic comment! :))
Rob Toombs 18 days ago
Fantastic image… Full of drama… Love your treatment on this….
Tracey Mac replied 18 days ago
Hey Rob, thanks so much and I really thought I’d over done the treatment here, so it’s really cool you like it!! :)
artisandelimage 18 days ago
excellent… gorgeous… beautiful…
the quintessence of feminity strength…
bravo !
my best, francis.
Tracey Mac replied 18 days ago
Aww Francis thank you so very much, my best to you too!! :)
Lisa Jewell 18 days ago
holy moly gorgeous woman….
you are so truly breathtaking, I love the determination and strength in your expression.
this is a power/beauty image.
Xoxoxoxox
Tracey Mac replied 18 days ago
What a gorgeous comment Lisa, thanks beautiful one, and I guess I do tend to be a bit determined at times, but it’s not always so easy trying to express it in an image, so thank you from my heart!
Hugs!
xoxoxoxox
Sue Kane 18 days ago
Gorgeous Tracey…love the pose the attitude and the processing…top stuff!
Tracey Mac replied 18 days ago
Thanks so much Sue, really appreciate your lovely comment! :)
Holly Kempe 18 days ago
You are amazing Tracey!!! A magnificent piece of art! :)
Tracey Mac replied 18 days ago
Oh and you’re beautiful Holly, I think you should do some SP’s, I’d love to see some…......thank you so much you sweet thing! xo :)
lupa 18 days ago
Lady, LOVE the strength in your stare here!!
Tracey Mac replied 18 days ago
Lupa thank you so much, I still love your howling at the moon poem, and I’ll be over tomorrow to see more of your lovely words that you have done lately!! :)
valentina63 18 days ago
What are beautifull powerful image and just a perfect embodiment of the song …..Gloria would be proud …hell you should be too.!! :)
Tracey Mac replied 18 days ago
Thank you so much Valentina, such a lovely comment, I really appreciate your amazing words!! :))
russell lee klika 18 days ago
I will survive….Well written….
CLiPiCs 18 days ago
I just hope that at least some of the packs of Marly’s land in the strategic place !
Love ‘N’ Laughter Kriss ♥
Trish Woodford 17 days ago
Fantastic Tracey!!!!!! Such a strong pose and sense of strength – just love varying dark tones in this and the light is sensational :)))
Paul Vanzella
17 days ago
so well done, love what you decide to be in darkness and light!
Anthony Mancuso 17 days ago
full of attitude Trace and I know you certainly will survive! Well done girl!
-Lilith- 17 days ago
This is such a wonderful portrait Tracey! And the lyrics in the caption… I so relate to this! Besides that… it has something Janis Joplin-like somehow… ha ha! :-)
Great!
Ton de Vrind 17 days ago
Yes the tones, in which I like to work too, Excellent!
grtz. Ton.
Shanina Conway 17 days ago
Love this Tracey, strong defiant attitude and your gorgeous signature tones…congrats on the feature too;)
Randall Spencer 16 days ago
YES SHE WILL! I can see it in her eye, and she will survive well.
JennyMac 16 days ago
Your portraits are getting better and better!! Fantastic work! : ))
Karen Tillotson 16 days ago
Very cool portrait…love the pose, the expression, the lighting….awesome!
Anne McGinn 15 days ago
One of your best for so many reasons… I love this image of you large and in charge and so so sexy xoxoxo
artisandelimage 15 days ago
bravo !
my best, francis.
(your vote is needed here and here !!!)
aglaia b 14 days ago
oooooo, this is totally breathtaking, everything about it
it reminds me of those giant portraits you see with the massive frames
in the corridors of mansions that have been beautifully gracing the walls for centuries!!! hehe
;-) xox
Paul Thompson ... 13 days ago
Amazing work, very creative!!
Lee-Anne Raffe... 10 days ago
Wow, this is awesome!
Scott d'Almeida 10 days ago
cheers
maxy 10 days ago
Oh yes you definitely will survive!!! Those eyes, that wonderful hair, the attitude and power you really know now that you have…. I LOVE this!! Love the song too – you go girl! rock ‘em lady!!!
Outstanding….! xx
Mark Peterson 9 days ago
Beautiful portrait…very nice Tracey ;)
Jeff Stroud 8 days ago
This is a beautiful shot! very painterly! Great work!!!
Annabel Hollin... about 21 hours ago
Wow!
How do you DO that?