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I Survived Lyrics
This is goodbye
After months of situating
I can finally leave this sorry town behind
And I'm alright
When they ask for me
My friends can smile and tell the world
That I survived
As I'm about to leave
I fill a million empty pages
Pass my word and do my best to sing
So what do I need
To show what could become of those
Who think and talk and live like me
I don't want to die today
I want to live and love and write it down
I can live a life of dreams
And be greatful I'm around
This is goodbye
After months of careful planning
I can finally leave this dried up town behind
And I'm alright
Yeah, this used to be our city
This used to be our only light
I just want to walk away
I want to write but there's a consequence
That all my friends read everything I do and I say
I don't need to reign supreme
All I need are sounds of ecstasy
And I won't die today
Yeah, I'll be living, loving, writing down
And I'll live a life of dreams
And be greatful I'm around
After months of situating
I can finally leave this sorry town behind
And I'm alright
When they ask for me
My friends can smile and tell the world
That I survived
As I'm about to leave
I fill a million empty pages
Pass my word and do my best to sing
So what do I need
To show what could become of those
Who think and talk and live like me
I want to live and love and write it down
I can live a life of dreams
And be greatful I'm around
After months of careful planning
I can finally leave this dried up town behind
And I'm alright
Yeah, this used to be our city
This used to be our only light
I want to write but there's a consequence
That all my friends read everything I do and I say
I don't need to reign supreme
All I need are sounds of ecstasy
Yeah, I'll be living, loving, writing down
And I'll live a life of dreams
And be greatful I'm around
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hey you guys are right, I come from the same town as these guys and the only thing everyone talks about is getting out
hey i can relate
it's "i don't need a razorblade" not "i don't need to reign supreme", right?
this song is about his hometown and him actually getting out of it unlike most people do here.
and i'm almost positive it's not "i don't need a razorblade." but that's what it says on most sites, so who knows. if you listen close enough, you don't really hear anything that resembles the word razorblade anyhow.
I def. hear reign supreme.
not hearing "blade" at all whatsoever.
the album title is anhedonia, so he could be referring to the fact that he just survived a major depressive episode. then the razorblade line would make sense much better.
this song is about leaving one's hometown. the members of the graduate are from pretty small towns in central illinois, hence the "sorry town."
Pretty small towns? They're from the capitol city, which has over 100,000 people...
Pretty small towns? They're from the capitol city, which has over 100,000 people...
this song is about leaving one's hometown. the members of the graduate are from pretty small towns in central illinois, hence the "sorry town."
yea; definately reign supreme, not razorblades. not that if everyone else's opinion on it didn't change your mind mine would... but since i went out of my to listen for it i had to put my two cents in. haha :D i love this song