Lesson Learned Lyrics
And now it's raining just to rub it in.
I'm at your door,
I feel so crazy about it.
You say, "I told you so."
You saw it long ago,
You knew he had to go.
I finally came around,
I'm back on solid ground.
Can't let it get me down.
It's alright,
It's alright,
It's alright.
It's alright,
It's alright,
It's alright,
It's alright.
The stake will be turned,
So I call it a lesson learned
My soul was returned,
So I call it a lesson learned.
Another lesson learned.
His tears,
Your eyes,
Thirty seconds to apologize.
You give it one more chance,
Just like the time before.
But he already know,
You'd give a hundred more.
Until that night in bed,
You wake up in a sweat,
You're racing to the door,
Can't take it anymore.
The stake will be turned so I call it a lesson learned.
My soul has returned, so I call it a lesson learned.
Another lesson learned.
Falling down ain't falling down if you don't cry when you hit the floor.
It's called the past, cause I'm getting past
And I ain't nothing like I was before.
You ought to see me now.
The stake will be turned so I call it a lesson learned.
My soul has returned so I call it a lesson learned.
Beautiful song. Definitely my favorite track from her new album.
One of my favorite tracks from her As I Am album. The additional vocals with John Mayer sounds good in this song too. =]
it says "mistake overturned" not "the stake will be turned"
the lyrics are wrong
"Sometimes some flies can take a minute to fully realize."
should be sometimes some LIES where did flies come from?
This song's awesome One of my fav's off the album. Best bit is 'You give it one more chance, Just like the time before. But he already know, You'd give a hundred more' Without a doubt. I think it's about making mistakes and now knowing more than you did before.
First, I have to say, two of my favorite artists doing a song together= pure win.
"It's called the past, cause I'm getting past And I ain't nothing like I was before. You ought to see me now." THAT is a great line. "I've made msitakes, but I'm stronger for them," basically. And I adore Mayer's backgorund "It's alright." It's like that friend who's always there, even after you do something stupid.
Sweet music. :)
Least Ammount of comments but probably one of the deepest songs that alicia has written. I believe that this song is a window into what she has been through- and recently.
The song i feel tells the story of a girl(alicia) coming to terms with the end of a very important relationship. She was in a relationship for a long period of time, one she thought would never come to an end. But despite her efforts to keep the relationship together things just ultimately fell apart. Consistantly she gave the other a try- yet it seems she was the only one taking the relationship seriously. I believe she just came to terms with the fact that it wasnt ment to be and that she could just take the experience as a lesson that she could use in future relationships. Im pretty sure she went to a friend for comfort- someone who she trusted completely. That person telling her that they sensed that the person was not the one for her and that it had been building up to the point of falling apart. The line about it "raining" i feel symbolizes her crying rather than rain it self. John mayer's line "its alright" repeated symbolizes her telling herself and others telling her that it would be ok and she could over come the obsitcle of a broken heart.
Definately the best of alicia. I hope shes doing much better now.
i am so relating damn!
This is my favorite.
This song is quite clever. Helped me through a bad breakup. Anyway, the initial part of the song is her singing she realizes the decision had to be made and the relationship had to end. Her friend is comforting her, saying it's alright. And yes, evidently it is about realizing that after enough sacrifices you have to let go for whatever reason, and emerge a winner, better than the relationship.
Thanks Alicia.