Nothing Gets Crossed Out Lyrics
Such awful thoughts
My head's a carousel of pictures
The spinning never stops
I just want someone to walk in front
And I'll follow the leader
Of a schoolboy crush
Started carrying her books
And doing lots of drugs
I almost forgot who I was
But I came to my senses
I'm making plans
Going to rise to the occasion, yeah
Meet all their demands
But all I do is just lay in bed
And hide under the covers
But I'm just too afraid of all this change
Through all this doubt
I keep making these to-do lists
But nothing gets crossed out
Working on the record seems pointless now
When the world ends, who's gonna hear it?
In written words
Yeah, Tim, I heard your album
And it's better than good
When we get off tour I think we should
Hang and black out together
For days gone by
All the summers singing, drinking, my friend
Wasting our time
Remember all the songs and the way we smiled
In those basements made of music
I'm not as strong as I thought
I hope that you'll pick me out
How I long to be found
The grass grew high, I laid down
Now I'm waiting for a hand
To lift me up, help me stand
I've been laying so low
Don't want to lay here no more
Don't want to lay here no more
Don't want to lay here no more
Is supposed to be
And it's all predetermined
Can't change your destiny
Guess I'll just keep moving
Someday maybe I'll get to where I'm going
only 6 people have commented on this?? this is one of my very favorite songs, and my favorite song on lifted. these lines.... "Now I'm trying to be assertive I'm making plans Gonna rise to the occasion yeah Meet all their demands But all I do is just lay in bed And hide under the covers Yeah I know I should be brave But i'm just too afraid of all this change And it's too hard to focus through all this doubt I keep making these to-do lists but nothing gets crossed out" were my feelings exactly at the time when i had first listened to it. i was just trying to convince myself i was more optimistic than i was, thinking i could fool myself into assuming this personality i so clearly did not have. it really helped me look at myself in better light.
"Yeah, Tim, I heard your album and it's better than good When we get off tour I think we should Hang and black out together" It's interesting that part of this song is directed at the lead singer of cursive/good life and the "black out" reference to the good life album... remembering commander venus I guess... a very nostalgic song… great new album
This is the best song ever. damn i love how he just starts singing in the very beginning before you even know what is going on
When I heard the reference to Tim of Cursive, I damn near literally fell out of my chair because I had just finished listening to "The Ugly Organ" for most of the day being on a Cursive high, and when I heard that reference I was like "no way..." and now that I've discovered here that it is about the guy from Cursive....ah nevermind. I have nothing important to say. I'll stop XP
So when I'm lost in a crowd I hope that you'll pick me out How I long to be found The grass grew high, I laid down Now I'm waiting for a hand To lift me up, help me stand I've been laying so low Don't want to lay here no more
Don't want to lay here no more Don't want to lay here no more Don't want to lay here no more
that part makes me cry.
This song makes me feel better every time, and I can relate to it a lot. I"m really glad that everyone feels the same way! I've introduced so many people to this song beacuse they were going through a hard time...this song really helps. The end is just SO comforting.
Someday, maybe, we'll all get to where we're going..and then it's gonna be okay.
amazing
Although he would never state it explicitly in a song, I think it's likely Conor has a lot of experience with depression. This song is probably the closest depiction to the feelings and thoughts of a depressive phase that I've heard.
Although he would never state it explicitly in a song, I think it's likely Conor has a lot of experience with depression. This song is probably the closest depiction to the feelings and thoughts of a depressive phase that I've heard.
"Well the future's got me worried Such awful thoughts"
"Well the future's got me worried Such awful thoughts"
One symptom of depression is excessive doubt and deflated self-esteem.
One symptom of depression is excessive doubt and deflated self-esteem.
"My head's a carousel of pictures The spinning never stops"
"My head's a carousel of pictures The spinning never stops"
Depression often makes it difficult to formulate cogent thoughts. It can cause very muddled thinking, hence the carousel.
Depression often makes it difficult to formulate cogent thoughts. It can cause very muddled thinking, hence the carousel.
"Like when I fell under the weight Of a...
"Like when I fell under the weight Of a schoolboy crush Started carrying her books And doing lots of drugs"
It's common to lose one's own discretions in a depressive phase. I think the official diagnosis says something about a higher likelihood of drug use and higher likelihood of risky sexual encounters.
"But all I do is just lay in bed And hide under the covers"
Depression leads to excessive sleep.
"And it's too hard to focus Through all this doubt"
Once again the difficulty to formulate thoughts.
"I keep making these to-do lists But nothing gets crossed out Working on the record seems pointless now"
A lot of diagnostic tests ask if you make lists to try to accomplish simple tasks. I have personal experience with this.
"But now I've got to crawl to get anywhere at all I'm not as strong as I thought"
I've felt exactly likely this when I had depressive phases. It's difficult to accomplish very simple daily things.
"I've been laying so low Don't want to lay here no more Don't want to lay here no more Don't want to lay here no more Don't want to lay here no more"
Once again, it can be difficult to even get out of bed.
He seems to hint at depression in a lot of his songs. Of course, you can never be certain with subtext in lyrics, but here some other songs that seem to hint at it: Bowl of Oranges; Lua; Waste of Paint; Laura Laurent; and Sunrise, Sunset (this one explicitly mentions manic depression and the title probably refers to it).
definitely references to the older band days....love it
This song is me...when I listened to Lifted, the whole album blew me away, but this song in particular had me...
"Gonna rise to the occasion and meet all their demands. But all I do is just lay in bed and hide under the covers..."
Conor fucking rules.
this is my favorite bright eyes song. lyrically, conor oberst is a genius, every one of his songs is very well written. i love this guy...