| Never Shout Never – On the Brightside Lyrics | 13 years ago |
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Basically what everyone's been saying is that this song is about confidence in yourself and how that's the best you can do. Personally I'd agree with the people who say that when christopher goes from 2 feet to 12 feet to 6 feet it's describing phases of his life-- and in everyone's lives at that-- when they go through times of being the only one that believes in themselves to the only one that doesn't, and the 6 feet tall is a metaphor to finding happiness and not worrying about who you are and who you want to be. "when the going gets rough, and you feel like you may fall- just look on the brightside, you're roughly 6 feet tall" is telling us that when things look down, it's okay. Look at what you have, not what you don't have and believe that you can get yourself through them. xx |
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| Needtobreathe – The Outsiders Lyrics | 13 years ago |
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Let me start by saying I adore this song. Absolutely adore it. I think its about the release of resentment. He was in a conflict with another person, and then realizes he's forgotten what they were fighting for, and that in reality they're two of the same. He realizes that life is too short and he's the one making him self so vulnerable and miserable- like in the line "If we stop sinking, could we stand our ground?" in which i think he is saying that if he just stepped back and stopped concentrating sinking into life's conflicts, maybe he could let go. Maybe he could stand tall. This person, whoever he is resenting, really is no different from himself. They are both going through the exact same thing, so why not get through it together? They are both "outsiders." in the stanza "I'm not leaving without a fight I've got my holsters around my sides Just cause I'm wrong that don't make you right, It's not right. Oh, what are we fighting for?" He is mocking himself for being so caught up in being right- something so trivial compared to what he could be doing instead. My absolute favorite line is "Cause if you're not laughing, who is laughing now?" which I think means that thing he could be doing instead that I just mentioned is laughing, and who wouldn't choose laughter over hatred? The last stanza of the song, where he says "on the outside, you're free to roam, on the outside, we've found our home. On the outside, theres more to see. On the outside, we choose to be on the outside." He is saying that picking peace and acceptance over resentment is the best choice. And he is happy. |
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