Overall about difficult moments of disappointment and vulnerability. Having hope and longing, while remaining optimistic for the future. Encourages the belief that with each new morning there is a chance for things to improve.
The chorus offers a glimmer of optimism and a chance at a resolution and redemption in the future.
Captures the rollercoaster of emotions of feeling lost while loving someone who is not there for you, feeling let down and abandoned while waiting for a lover. Lost with no direction, "Now I'm up in the air with the rain in my hair, Nowhere to go, I can go anywhere"
The bridge shows signs of longing and a plea for companionship. The Lyrics express a desire for authentic connection and the importance of Loving someone just as they are. "Just in passing, I'm not asking. That you be anyone but you”
Break your neck for some substance
This is temporary sanity, an exercise in vanity
So long to the ordinary day wrought with fictitious tales
Of how there's any other way
Hold on to anything at all
It's a long way down between the summer and the fall
If I told you that you're everything,
Would you sing along?
Would you sing along?
It's a daily anthem
Would you sing my song,
At the top of your lungs?
And we'll all sing along,
We'll all sing along
[Chorus]
It's a half-baked blessing
For the lessons I've learned,
Never deserved.
And we'll all sing along,
Oh we'll all sing along
Now the verses take hold,
A gentle undercurrent or more years to grow old
Say goodbye to the cold
And try to begin everything, there's life
As we sing your daily anthem,
Would you sing my song,
At the top of your lungs?
And we'll all sing along,
We'll all sing along
[Chorus]
This is temporary sanity, an exercise in vanity
So long to the ordinary day wrought with fictitious tales
Of how there's any other way
Hold on to anything at all
It's a long way down between the summer and the fall
If I told you that you're everything,
Would you sing along?
Would you sing along?
It's a daily anthem
Would you sing my song,
At the top of your lungs?
And we'll all sing along,
We'll all sing along
[Chorus]
It's a half-baked blessing
For the lessons I've learned,
Never deserved.
And we'll all sing along,
Oh we'll all sing along
Now the verses take hold,
A gentle undercurrent or more years to grow old
Say goodbye to the cold
And try to begin everything, there's life
As we sing your daily anthem,
Would you sing my song,
At the top of your lungs?
And we'll all sing along,
We'll all sing along
[Chorus]
Lyrics submitted by dontwasteyoursong
A Daily Anthem Lyrics as written by David Cook
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
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ok aside from the fact that the song is incredible its so cute that he spells out his brother's name in the title ADAM love david cook!
Anyone know why there's a long silence that makes the song about 15 minutes long?
Because theres a hidden track called Kiss On The Neck that ROCKS!
Because there's a bonus song at the end of it.
Clever song - gotta love DC. This is my interpretation:
"This is temporary sanity, an exercise in vanity So long to the ordinary day Wrought with fictitious tales Of how there's any other way"
Guessing this is about his life before becoming famous for his music - so long to his ordinary life in which he tried to convince himself and others that he could ever be happy doing anything except making music for a living. Prob. the song itself is "an exercise in vanity" because it's self-referential.
"Hold on to anything at all It's a long way down between the summer and the fall If I told you that you're everything Would you sing along"
I think here he's referring to the summer tour and the adoration of his fans - he's worried about what will happen when the tour is over - will his popularity fall or will his fans stay true, so he is saying to his fans - ya'll are everything, please sing my songs - I need you to keep this life that I love going.
"It's a daily anthem Would you sing my song at the top of your lungs And we'll all sing along, we'll all sing along It's a half-baked blessing All the lessons I've learned, never deserved And we'll all sing along, we'll all sing along"
Maybe the anthem part is an expression of his hope that his fans will be so touched by his music that it will become part of their daily lives? And that he's learned more from the experiences he's had than he feels he deserved to. And he'll be with his fans singing along if they hang in with him.
That's an interesting interpretation spicedt, although it doesn't really fit since this song was written back in 2006 long before he went on Idol or became a professional musician. It was originally written for his second independent solo album that was never released. <br /> <br /> I saw him in concert in Tulsa not long ago and he said that he wrote this song on a friend's couch back in 2006 when he was living in Tulsa and working as a bartender while struggling to make it as a musician. He said that he never dreamed when he wrote it that three years later it would be on a major label record. <br /> <br /> To me this is a song of pure joy. Whenever I hear it I can't stop myself from smiling. In my opinion this is one of David's best songs and I love it more every time I hear it. <br /> <br /> Also the lyrics are wrong. The actual lyric is "it's a half-faith blessing" not a "half-baked blessing." I got the correct lyrics off of his official site davidcookofficial.com.
Yes, he wrote the song in 2006. However, there are currently NO approved or confirmed lyrics on David Cook's official site. This is evidenced in two separate places that I've found:<br /> <br /> "ATTENTION! These are NOT confirmed/approved lyrics so may therefore contain errors and that we’re not responsible for them. Any copyrights or other proprietary rights appearing on these pages are the property of other third parties, this is just something made by fans to fans."<br /> <br /> "Friday, July 17, 2009 - 22:18<br /> FoolsApril64:<br /> Welcome to DCO, Mandmgirl. DavidCookOfficial.com software was upgraded in April and this resulted in a number of issues - one of which, most unfortunately, was the loss of the official lyrics from the site. As the web nerds continue to work through resolving these outstanding issues, it is my hope that the official lyrics will, eventually, be re-posted to the site. If/when they are re-posted, they will appear on the MUSIC section of the site. Cheers! ~Lisa"