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Still Beating
I know the dog days
Of the summer
Have you ten to
One outnumbered
Seems like everybody up and left and they’re not coming back
The shadow that you’re standing on’s here still sometimes, that’s all that you can ask
And you heart’s still beating
You’re not the fastest
Draw in town now
How many times
You been shut down now
Seems like everybody else could see the things you never did
If you could yourself you’d probably never made it through the things you did
And your heart’s still beating
Yeah
I know the dog days
Of the summer
Have you to ten to
One outnumbered
Seems like everybody else got trouble sneaking up behind
You're left, you're half dead in the street but that just means you’re half alive
And your heart’s still beating
Still beating, still beating
Still beating, still beating
Still beating, still beating
And your heart’s still beating
Yeah
Of the summer
Have you ten to
One outnumbered
The shadow that you’re standing on’s here still sometimes, that’s all that you can ask
Draw in town now
How many times
You been shut down now
If you could yourself you’d probably never made it through the things you did
Yeah
I know the dog days
Of the summer
Have you to ten to
One outnumbered
You're left, you're half dead in the street but that just means you’re half alive
Still beating, still beating
Still beating, still beating
Still beating, still beating
And your heart’s still beating
Yeah
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I think it's bittersweet and especially towards the end, tries to be uplifting. He saying "look, it's bad, and it might get worse before it gets better, but you're still here, your heart's still beating. Don't forget that."
"Seems like everybody else got trouble sneaking up behind You're left, you're half dead in the street but that just means you’re half alive" Such an incredible example of his writing ability.
It's such a pain full song so sad to me.
It's such a pain full song so sad to me.
as a guy in his 40's, i tie the analogy of the dog days of summer to being in the middle of life, where there is regret and a lot of things you wish you'd seen coming. but yet, you have a lot of life to live and a lot of wisdom to be gained from your experiences. beautiful song by josh.