| Rilo Kiley – A Better Son/Daughter Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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I feel like I could have written this song, if I had her writing talents. Never before have I found a more fitting song to the way my life was. "Sometimes in the morning I am petrified and can�t move Awake but cannot open my eyes And the weight is crushing down on my lungs I know I can�t breathe And I hope someone will help me this time" --- I felt exactly this way. I spent many days alone in my room because I literally couldn't convince myself to move and get out of bed and face the day "And your mother�s still calling you insane and high Swearing it�s different this time And you tell her you give in to the demons that possess her And that God never blessed her insides Then you hang up the phone And feel badly for upsetting things" --- in this case, it wasnt my mother, but i very good friend. They kept telling me I was too crazy when I drank and then I would feel hurt and say something mean. "Crawl back into bed to dream of a time When your heart was open wide And you loved things just because Like the sick and the dying" --- this is the part that gets me the hardest. I remember when I was so happy when I was younger. I would say to people "happiness is a choice" and it was a choice I made. But I've become so bitter and apathetic and hateful all at the same time and I don't know why. It makes me terribly sad. "And sometimes when you�re on You�re really fucking on And your friends they sing along And they love you" --- this part, while very happy, makes me very sad. I never thought I was on. Or when I was it was fleeting. But I guess thats what she says. I'd be happy for a moment in time and forget depression and all the things in my life that made me sad. "But the lows are so extreme That the good seems fucking cheap And it teases you for weeks in its absence" --- this part actually makes me smile, probably because of the sarcastic cynical person I've become. And because its so true. Good never seems good compared to the bad. "But you�ll fight and you�ll make it through You�ll fake it if you have to And you�ll show up for work with a smile" --- these words give me strength "And you�ll be better And you�ll be smarter --- a better student And more grown up --- more responsible And a better daughter or son --- stop avoiding my family And a real good friend --- I will stop bailing on friends or embarrassing them at parties And you�ll be awake --- I won't stay in bed all day. I can get up and face my life. You�ll be alert --- I will pay attention to the world around me and remember that there are worse things than what I face You�ll be positive though it hurts --- I wont allow myself to sink down into the depths of my depression And you�ll laugh and embrace all your friends --- and things will be happy and loving like they were when i was young And you�ll be a real good listener --- I will work on my relationships with other people You�ll be honest --- I will stop lying to myself You�ll be brave --- I WILL ACCEPT MY RESPONSIBILITIES AND PUNISHMENTS You�ll be handsome and you�ll be beautiful --- Things will be perfect You�ll be happy --- I can be happy. I will be happy. Your ship may be coming in You�re weak but not giving in To the cries and the wails of the valley below And your ship may be coming in You�re weak but not giving in And you�ll fight it You�ll go out fighting all of them this song means so much to me, I could go on for pages. But I think this will suffice for what it is |
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