I think much like another song “Anti-Matter” (that's also on the same album as this song), this one is also is inspired by a horrifying van crash the band experienced on Nov 3, 2022. This, much like the other track, sounds like it's an extension what they shared while huddled in the wreckage, as they helped frontman Garrett Russell stem the bleeding from his head wound while he was under the temporary effects of a concussion. The track speaks of where the mind goes at the most desperate & desolate of times, when it just about slips away to all but disconnect itself, and the aftermath.
Some days I start off draggin' my feet
Some days I want to fly
Some days it all makes sense to me
Some days I just don't want to know why
Hey, hey- I'm not giving up, no
Gonna stand up and shout it
No way- I'm not slackin' off or backin' out or crackin' up without doubt
I'm workin' it out
Sometimes I'm just surrounded by friends
Sometimes we've never met
Sometimes I pray for something I need
But hey, you never know what you're gonna get
and
It's hard enough to be what you are
Harder to be what you're not
It's hard to know what you need to get
Harder to know what you've got
Some days I want to fly
Some days it all makes sense to me
Some days I just don't want to know why
Hey, hey- I'm not giving up, no
Gonna stand up and shout it
No way- I'm not slackin' off or backin' out or crackin' up without doubt
I'm workin' it out
Sometimes I'm just surrounded by friends
Sometimes we've never met
Sometimes I pray for something I need
But hey, you never know what you're gonna get
and
It's hard enough to be what you are
Harder to be what you're not
It's hard to know what you need to get
Harder to know what you've got
Lyrics submitted by fallacies
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hmm, it's a short song... but yeah, it's a good inspirational song, you know, saying not to give up... it's true, it is hard to be what you are, and it's hard to know what you need to get, but yeah, it's about being different some days, but even if things are hard, she wont give up.
It's not really a short song, just how this person has put in the lyrics.. This song is just about not giving up, no matter how hard the day has been or easy, don't give up.
"It's hard enough to be what you are Harder to be what you're not"
It's true, it's hard to be who you are, but being who you're not is even harder cause you're trying to impress so many people so you should be who you are.
Yeah I agree this is really inpsirational..about not giving up and all!
It's hard enough to be what you are Harder to be what you're not My favorite part. Very creative and not a usual Hilary duff type song :]
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