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Don't Be Shallow Lyrics
Forcing my way out of sleep
I inhale the smell of spring and greens
And bucket-loads of bees
A migraine's been all over me
The softest meadow would've cracked my head
I'm easly mislead
And you're standing in my way
So give yourself a pair of hands today
My words to you are fake
Now you are my mistake
And I am yours
Don't be shallow
Don't be cheap
She prays for you to grow up, patiently
Don't be selfish
Nor unmanaged
You're all I want and nothing more
But thats not good enough
No, no
Thats not good enough
Trouble at the hardware store
Where funky foreign bodies interfere
We like you don't come near
But all that seems a waste of time
When you are said to take the final test
In this solemn quest
She'll tell you to stand and watch
The violent thieves have prayed so much
That ears are falling from the sky
Well, most of them now hide, and
I am yours
Don't be shallow
Don't be cheap
She prays for you to grow up, patiently
Don't be selfish
Nor unmanaged
you're all I want and nothing more
But thats not good enough
No, no
Thats not good enough
She'll tell you to stand and watch
The violent thieves have prayed so much
That ears are falling from the sky
Well, most of them now hide, and
I am yours
Don't be shallow
Don't be cheap
She prays for you to grow up, patiently
Don't be selfish
Nor unmanaged
You're all I want and nothing more
But thats not good enough
No, no
Thats not good enough
I inhale the smell of spring and greens
And bucket-loads of bees
A migraine's been all over me
The softest meadow would've cracked my head
I'm easly mislead
And you're standing in my way
So give yourself a pair of hands today
My words to you are fake
Now you are my mistake
And I am yours
Don't be cheap
She prays for you to grow up, patiently
Don't be selfish
Nor unmanaged
You're all I want and nothing more
But thats not good enough
No, no
Thats not good enough
Where funky foreign bodies interfere
We like you don't come near
But all that seems a waste of time
When you are said to take the final test
In this solemn quest
The violent thieves have prayed so much
That ears are falling from the sky
Well, most of them now hide, and
I am yours
Don't be cheap
She prays for you to grow up, patiently
Don't be selfish
Nor unmanaged
you're all I want and nothing more
But thats not good enough
No, no
Thats not good enough
The violent thieves have prayed so much
That ears are falling from the sky
Well, most of them now hide, and
I am yours
Don't be cheap
She prays for you to grow up, patiently
Don't be selfish
Nor unmanaged
You're all I want and nothing more
But thats not good enough
No, no
Thats not good enough
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Kind of self-explanitory, hm? Nice song nonetheless. :)
I don't think it's plainly stated, but in case I'm wrong, here's my interpretation:
Basically, he's talking to his significant other and basically he can't understand why she can't accept him. He is a bit immature/young hearted and she is making all kinds of extraneous demands of him to be a certain kind of person that he may not necessarily be and he is hurt by this since he accepts her exactly how she is and he can't understand why she wouldn't do the same. All of this is causing a great deal of distress to him as he struggles for her acceptance, almost to the point that he may think it's not worth it to continue.
"and you're standing in my way so give yourself a pair of hands today my words to you are fake now you are my mistake and i am yours
don't be shallow don't be cheap she prays for you to grow up patiently don't be selffish nor unmanaged
you're all i want and nothing more but thats not good enough no no thats not good enough"