This is a hauntingly beautiful song about introspection, specifically about looking back at a relationship that started bad and ended so poorly, that the narrator wants to go back to the very beginning and tell himself to not even travel down that road. I believe that the relationship started poorly because of the lines:
"Take me back to the night we met:When the night was full of terrors: And your eyes were filled with tears: When you had not touched me yet"
So, the first night was not a great start, but the narrator pursued the relationship and eventually both overcame the rough start to fall in love with each other:
"I had all and then most of you"
Like many relationships that turn sour, it was not a quick decline, but a gradual one where the narrator and their partner fall out of love and gradually grow apart
"Some and now none of you"
Losing someone who was once everything in your world, who you could confide in, tell your secrets to, share all the most intimate parts of your life, to being strangers with that person is probably one of the most painful experiences a person can go through. So Painful, the narrator wants to go back in time and tell himself to not even pursue the relationship.
This was the perfect song for "13 Reasons Why"
Sometimes people ask me
Why do I do the things I do (hmmm what what)
Like switch it up the 9th time it's just the way I grew (I grew)
Sipping liquor kicking back, send it straight to the moon (the moon)
Sunny days hazy feelings blocking out my blues (my blues)
But baby tighten up on that gleaming groove
And turn it down when it's loud, it's not the things you do
Well maybe now it's a mess but soon you'll see
The wavy eyes clearing house in a niche city
But it's likely I'm not the smarter thing
Wandering around proudly planning parties
Why do I do the things I do
Switch it up it's my life I'll act a crazy fool
But soon history will be so plain to see
It's not about all the things that I do for me
But it's more likely I'm not the smarter thing
Cause I'm wandering around trying to plan some parties on the moon
And I can't barely afford a couch party
But I'm fine
Why do I do the things I do (hmmm what what)
Like switch it up the 9th time it's just the way I grew (I grew)
Sipping liquor kicking back, send it straight to the moon (the moon)
Sunny days hazy feelings blocking out my blues (my blues)
But baby tighten up on that gleaming groove
And turn it down when it's loud, it's not the things you do
Well maybe now it's a mess but soon you'll see
The wavy eyes clearing house in a niche city
But it's likely I'm not the smarter thing
Wandering around proudly planning parties
Why do I do the things I do
Switch it up it's my life I'll act a crazy fool
But soon history will be so plain to see
It's not about all the things that I do for me
But it's more likely I'm not the smarter thing
Cause I'm wandering around trying to plan some parties on the moon
And I can't barely afford a couch party
But I'm fine
Lyrics submitted by ORANGE-tommorrow
the things i do Lyrics as written by Jacob Morrow
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I wrote this one last night. Its about building up courage to ask someone out but then getting rejected...over and over. Story of our lives eh?
thats a really great song...i agree- i feel the same way almost all the time.
almost every time i read your lyrics I think that you have a low self esteem problem... and then I remember it's you and that thought goes away, lol. I like this song. but why is Your post at 12:49PM and bedheadEP27's at 12:04PM on the same day? confused dunno. G2G. Later!
¡Chrissi!
the time thing is screwed up on almost all of SM so whatever
And the funny thing is they all ate sandwiches.
wow, this song looks awesome... should be the theme song for single loser's day (celebrated the day after Valentine's, for those that don't know)
this is a gr8 song! i've been there many times! i've cried those tears and i'm almost there again! lol! women know exactly how to get me down! or i know how 2 get myself down about women! either way it sucks! gr8 song bro! keep it up!
hey! before i said we thought poser song was our best but now this has to be it...just so damn good musically and lyrically...yes im a genious
Are u like watching me lead my life or sumthin? Your on the right track with these songs.
yea i got cameras everywhere...its like big brother