Oh noose tied myself in, tied myself too tight
Looking kind of anxious in your cross armed stance
Like a bad tempered prom queen at a homecoming dance
And I claim I'm not excited with my life any more
So I blame this town, this job, these friends
The truth is it's myself
And I'm trying to understand myself
And pinpoint where I am

By the time I get things figured out
I've change the whole damn plan
Oh noose tied myself in, tied myself too tight
Talking shit about a pretty sunset
Blanketing opinions that I'll probably regret soon
I've changed my mind so much I can't even trust it
My mind changed me so much I can't even trust myself


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    I agree that this song is about a cynic. This song means a lot to me as I was becoming more and more cynical, needing to find fault with everything, just critiquing, until even something I liked until I couldn’t enjoy anything. My interpretation: Talking shit about a pretty sunset = Finding fault with everything Blanketing opinions that I'll probably regret soon, Changed my mind so much I can't even trust it = Even being afraid to like something for fear of it disappointing you and there being a fault with it of being “wrong” and regretting it. My mind changed me so much I can't even trust myself = Just being confused about what to like, what to hate, being afraid to have opinions… so just hating everything in sight instead. God, this song says it all — its so conforting to read lyrics you can relate to and know that someone out there feels the same.
    …and this is the 199th comment buried at the back so no-one shall ever know… :)

    AllWordsAreDuston February 02, 2011   Link

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