| Ben Folds – Still Lyrics | 14 years ago |
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I think the lyrics are pretty straightforward, but I can read a little more into them. We often hide our insecurities and feelings towards change. Change is inevitable - whether we accept this or not. People will be born, live, and die. There will be joy, tragedy, and plenty of monotony. Life continues on, even if have problems dealing with this. Some people can adapt or change without being fazed: "She changed address and haircuts and boyfriends and lightbulbs, it's easy". Others can't handle changes without feeling as if they're losing control over everything, e.g. "I must give the impression that I have the answers for everything, you were so disappointed to see me unravel so easily". "But it's only change, only everything I know" - a bit sarcastic/wry. It's "only" everything you know. "Mother misses her baby but I only wanted to be me" I think this refers to feeling pressure to stay the same for someone else - namely a parent. Children grow into adults with attributes their parents may not have envisioned. Not everyone becomes the person their parent wants them to be, and we have to be ourselves and pursue our own dreams. "I stay focused on details, it keeps me from feeling the big things But watch the microscope long enough, things that seem still are still changing" Again, self-explanatory. As said before, this song is about underlining control issues. It's hard to accept that we cannot control virtually any parts of our world. We can focus on small things that we CAN control and ignore the bigger picture, but eventually something will happen to bring us back to reality. It's a beautiful song. I relate to the lyrics since I tend to be scientific minded to avoid feeling overwhelmed by things beyond my control. Then minor changes occur and the sh*t hits the fan. It IS a soothing song, actually, I agree with the comment above. :) |
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