| As Tall as Lions – Maybe I'm Tired Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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I agree with kashmir91086 that the first stanza is more or less a piece of advice from the speaker. He is telling, from his own experiences, the dangers of falling in love. "If love comes your way don't be afraid Unlock the box your heart's encased Hope it wont change and beware of the games that she'll want to start playing Oh, lately babe I stay awake thinking this life gets lonely" He says that you should not be afraid of falling in love and removing the barriers around one's heart. However, once you do remove those barriers, you have to beware of the "games she'll want to start playing" with your heart. You can only "hope [your heart] won't change" once you let it out in the open. The last two lines of the first stanza are leading into his experiences with his significant other. The second stanza is talking about his relationship and how he began to have this notion that he wasn't good enough for her. He says that he's "scared to let her go". Judging from future lines in the song, this could mean that he's scared to break up with her because he doesn't want to hurt her. He just feels as if they shouldn't be together even though he does love her. "Well maybe I'm just scared scared to let you go" He says that her love kept him wondering. This could be referring to her true feelings towards him. She is made out to be this great girl and he questions just how a girl like her could have ended up with a guy like him. He just gets tired of never knowing what he true feelings are and feels like he should just give up. "I want you to know right from hello your love just keept me wondering" This song reminds me of "I'm Kickin' Myself" in that it the girl might be the one who is not sharing her true feelings with the speaker, and this is what is making him uncertain about their relationship. This is just one of the "games" the speaker referred to in the first stanza. The girl is almost playing hard to get even though they are already together. She isn't making her true feelings known. "Well maybe I'm just tired tired of never knowing" As with many songs and even poems, repitition gives a line so much feeling, emotion, and meaning. This song is no exception. Each time he repeats "I know i'm not good enough for you", a listener can hear just how strong these feelings of being inferior to his partner are. He says that he "knows" he's not good enough, not that he "feels as though" he is. He is sure that he isn't good enough, and this gives the line that much more meaning. "I know I'm not good enough for you" The last stanza is a plea to the girl. he is asking her to help him save himself from these thoughts. all she has to do is show him her true feelings, and it would wipe away all doubt and uncertainty he might have about her. Just being able to show her affection would be enough for him to "help himself" overcome those doubts. "If I can be saved show me the way Help me help myself, baby" He also says that she doesn't have to be confused about their relationship. these lines make me think that the girl is not used to being in a relationship. she might be more used to being a single-and-ready-to-mingle type of girl who is very playful and is not used to showing her true feelings towards anyone. she has not, like in the first stanza, unlocked the case in which her heart is encased. she still has those barriers because she is not used to being in love and is scared of what could happen to her, good or bad. He assures her that what they have is real and that all she has to do is look into his eyes to see that. "Don't be confused our love is true Just tell by the way I'm looking at you" After going through the entire song, i would say that the first stanza is advice, specifically to the girl he is with. she doesn't know how to express her feelings and is very protective of her heart. he is telling her that she shouldn't be afraid of love, but to accept and embrace it for what it is: something that can be very beautiful and warming, but also something that can be very dangerous, deceptive, and in the end, hurtful. |
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| As Tall as Lions – Kickin' Myself Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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The song is about the regret that the speaker feels after he has broken up with his girlfriend. The song itself is basically broken up into three sections: the actual break up, a while after the break up where the speaker has found another girl, and the last section which is where the speaker realizes that his old girl who he just can't get over doesn't need him. "i heard your broken voice on the telephone it made my heavy heart sink like a stone and after all this time, i should have known you'd let me down right down to the bone you know you're right, i'm incomplete and i could never write down what i mean oh if you told me that the world was ending tonight well, that's alright by me" When she tells him that they are breaking up, the speaker says that he expected this to happen. This might mean that he was not dedicated to the relationship because he was always second guessing it. It might be because he has a lack of confidence in himself as a boyfriend, his partner and how she feels about him, their relationship together, or a combination of them all. "and after all this time, i should have known you'd let me down" She even tells him that he is "incomplete" and that when they were together, he wasn't able to fully express his feelings towards her because of his lack of confidence or uncertainty. "you know you're right, im incomplete and i could never write down what i mean" After she tells him that it's over, nothing else matters to him. This could be because he finally realized what he had with her and he regrets not being fully dedicated to the relationship. However, now that it is over, there is absolutely nothing he can do about it. "and if you told me that the world, was ending tonight that's alright by me" Even in the chorus, there is uncertainty. Instead of saying that he "has" failed her, he says that he "feels as though" he has. He keeps kickin' himself because he has that realization of what he had with her. He is full of regret because he missed out on what could have been. "hey babe i feel as though, i failed you i feel as though, you don't want me and i keep kickin' myself" This is where the second section of the song begins. The speaker talks about how he has found another girl. However, even as he talks about this new girl, he is comparing her to his old girlfriend. This shows that he still can't get over her and that he is still living with that regret. He also says that he has this girlfriend to "pass the days" which might mean that he doesn't even want to be with her. It's just something he's doing to help him take his mind off of his old girlfriend. "they say that anything can be replaced i found another girl to pass the days she is beautiful, she has your face there is nothing, time will not erase" That last line is probably him trying to reason with himself. He is trying to hard to forget about this girl, but he simply can't. he is probably telling himself this line to comfort himself and say that in time, he will be able to forget about her. "there is nothing, time will not erase" After the chorus is sung a second time, the song goes into its last section. the speaker begins to realize that this girl obviously doesn't feel the same way about him. he's been thinking about her all this time and about all of his regrets, but she is long gone and has already forgotten about him. "and lately, when i sleep alone i feel that i oughta learn you dont need me i just stop kidding myself" Again, there is some uncertainty in these lines when he talks about her not needing him anymore. He says that he "feels" that he "oughta" learn, instead of that he "has" learned. But it is the last line that is most important, i think. He says that "stops kidding" himself instead of saying that he "feels" that he should, like he had before. This might be the most meaningful line in the song because of the fact that he finally gets over her. I think that he does still regret how his old relationship ended and the choices that he made with her, but he finally realizes that he should move on instead of reminiscing about her. In the end, it does hold true that "there is nothing time will not erase". |
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