I heard that you were home again, but you don’t look like your back to me
With your focuses changing your gaze is transfixed on a point that I can’t often see
You’ve got your new ties, I’ve got my old knots, you’ve got your inside lines
But your never happy with what you’ve got
Careful now,
You’re so beautiful
When you’ve convinced yourself
That no one else is quite as beautiful
I heard that you were living well, but you don’t look like your living to me
Though the sparkle is gone, the smile is in place so that everyone watching can see
You’ve got them all convinced, but I know it so well
That you could list your friends, but you can’t count on them
Hold it now
You’ve got everyone convinced that your alright
When no one else is quite as vulnerable
As soon as you got it you want something else
It’s not the sale that you love, its the sell
It’s not the price that’s going to cost you
It’s just the weight that’s going to bring you
Down, down, down, down
It’s going to bring you down, down, down, down, down
Hold it now
You’ve got everyone convinced that your alright
When no one else is quite as vulnerable
Careful now
Your so beautiful, when you’ve convinced yourself
When no one else is quite as beautiful
As soon as you got it you want something else
It’s not the sale that you love, its the sell
It’s not the price that’s going to cost you
It’s just the weight that’s going to bring you
Down, down, down, down
It’s going to bring you down, down, down, down, down
As soon as you got it you want something else
It’s not the sale that you love, its the sell
It’s not the price that’s going to cost you
It’s just the weight that’s going to bring you
Down
This song has been in my head for awhile now. Just kind of one of those times where my observations of the life of others around me gets in the way of my own. And this is a special case.
let’s start with the main idea, from my mind at least, of the song.
It’s about a girl, who has had old “ties” with the man in the song. she comes back to their town, and looks like she’s doing okay. but she’s changed, and only he knows. she has put on a facade of this person, who is actually torn inside.
poor girl, eh?
well here is my rendition by bringing this to my life.
there’s this girl that i’ve known. not for too long, but about 5 years.
i didn’t really get to know her that well when we first met, but it was through a friend she was dating.
but because of that friend, i got a certain idea from her.
to him, she was almost just another notch in his belt.
(and i hate when its that way)
but i didnt really keep in touch after they split.
but just recently, the past two weeks actually, ive gotten to talk to her more and more.
and she has changed a lot from my preconceived notion about her.
She’s into creative writing, and wants to make it her living if she can.
she loves bands like The Beatles (my absolute favorite band), The Moldy Peaches, and more indie things.
which is awesome. but from the looks of it, it’s been a big change.
she’s a sweet girl. and very good looking. but i dont think she shows her real self to her high school friends.
such as, i dont see a girl with tastes like her be dating “the senior football star”, know what i mean?
and now, back to the song.
someone as beautiful as you shouldnt have to hid your real self, or fall for the stupid high school life of sex and beer.
Be YOURSELF, don’t just put on a facade, or hang out with the wrong people simply because they are there.
do what you want to do.
P.S: I’m thinking about making this a series
Lyrics to Life
