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And baby don't follow their lead
'cause you'll never know
Just how the story ends, or how the story goes
And you are so confused
And baby it's just like you
to say anything else
Whenever you get this way
Just getting up for the let down,
Mmm here they come and they're here to stay
Just getting up for the let down
Oh I'm here to say that you're the star you wanna be
Just open up and look inside and you will see, yeah
Someday you'll sing it out loud
One day this will make you proud
Whoa oh, "I know..."
Whoa oh
And baby don't follow their lead
'cause you never know
Just how the story ends, or how the story goes
And you are so confused,
And baby its just like you
to say anything else
It's time for you to understand
Stop getting up for the let down
Oh, who you want is not up to them
Stop getting up for the let down
And I'm here to say that you're the star you wanna be
Just open up and look inside, you will see
Someday you'll sing it out loud
One day this will make you proud
Whoa oh, "I know..."
Whoa oh
Someday you'll sing it out loud
One day this will make you proud
Whoa oh, "I know..."
Whoa oh
So say what you want
(You know I'm wasting all my time)
Gotta mean it when you say what you want
(You're only safe when you're alone)
And everybody's on your mind
Saying anything to get you by
And so to get what you want
(You know I'm wasting all my time)
You gotta mean it
(You're only safe when you're alone)
And when you say what you want
Your wasting everybody's time
Your saying anything that gets you by
It's not, not, not gonna get you,
gonna get you by
Some day you'll sing it out loud
One day this will make you proud
Whoa oh, "I know..."
"I know..." is never good enough
Someday you'll sing it out loud
One day this will make you proud
Whoa oh, "I know..."
Whoa oh
Whoa oh, "I Know..."
"I know..." is never good enough
'cause you'll never know
Just how the story ends, or how the story goes
And you are so confused
And baby it's just like you
to say anything else
Just getting up for the let down,
Mmm here they come and they're here to stay
Just getting up for the let down
Just open up and look inside and you will see, yeah
One day this will make you proud
Whoa oh, "I know..."
Whoa oh
'cause you never know
Just how the story ends, or how the story goes
And you are so confused,
And baby its just like you
to say anything else
Stop getting up for the let down
Oh, who you want is not up to them
Stop getting up for the let down
Just open up and look inside, you will see
One day this will make you proud
Whoa oh, "I know..."
Whoa oh
One day this will make you proud
Whoa oh, "I know..."
Whoa oh
(You know I'm wasting all my time)
Gotta mean it when you say what you want
(You're only safe when you're alone)
And everybody's on your mind
Saying anything to get you by
(You know I'm wasting all my time)
You gotta mean it
(You're only safe when you're alone)
And when you say what you want
Your wasting everybody's time
Your saying anything that gets you by
gonna get you by
One day this will make you proud
Whoa oh, "I know..."
"I know..." is never good enough
One day this will make you proud
Whoa oh, "I know..."
Whoa oh
Whoa oh, "I Know..."
"I know..." is never good enough
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awesome. simply awesome. where do you think i got my name from? i love cartel.
This song is about being yourself and not allowing anyone to bring you down...so "just getting up for the let down" is basically saying expect them to not like you for who you are but dont let it bother you. I love this song...Cartel is ABSOLUTELY AMAZING!!! I love them!
definatley about being yourself and not changing for "them". great song. great band. im pretty much in love with these guys. "stop getting up for the letdown". truly genius
ughhh so i spent the last 10 minutes typing this amazing analysis for this song and when i went to add it, my internet connection got disconnected and it deleted the whole comment, so ill try to rewrite it as well as i can.
i really like how the whole album starts off as a record playing. and even throughout the album there are bits where you can hear it and i think it even switches of onto another record, and then ends as a record. i think that resembles life, and the fact that life is an ongoing circle. the fact that it switches records in the middle, i think, resembles how even though life always is the same rutine, you have the ability to change it. you have the ability to lead different paths and to i guess turn over a new leaf. and i think that the whole album is almost like a journey of how you started off as one person, and then ended up as a whole new person, and that whole new person is your true self.
the first song definatly does have a very strong "being yourself" message being expressed. i think the first verse can be translated as "don't let everybody influence you and don't let people pressure you into doing things just because everybody else does them because then you'll never find out who you really are." and then i think it goes on to say that, there will always be those people who are going to try and use you and pressure you and let you down, but you just have to somehow trust yourself and trust the fact that who you are, is who you need to be. not what everyone tells you who you need to be, but you need to trust your individuality and resist the pressure of everyone else.
And when you say what you want Your wasting everybody's time Your saying anything that gets you by
It's not, not, not gonna get you, gonna get you by
i think this part means that, by just saying "i'm going to be this person" or "i'm going to do this and i'm going to make this happen" does nothing for you. nobody is going to listen to you or care unless you actually stand up for yourself and really do something, then people will notice.
this really is an amazing song, probably one of my favorites off of this record.
This song's about being yourself, and staying true to yourself.
Cause that will make you the hapierst in the end.
I like this song
"And baby don't follow their lead 'cause you'll never know Just how the story ends, or how the story goes (...) And I'm here to say that you're the star you wanna be Just open up and look inside, you will see"
fav parts.
love this song.
i prefer the acoustic version of this song off of their 2004 demos.
Just getting up for the let down...
true that.
i love how the beginning sounds like a record player
"and you are sooo confused"-best part