I'm coming up for air so I can
Check myself again and I stand
Proven to the man but sheltered
Confidence we tend to shelf and
Unexpected hunger drives me
Just shut up and stand beside me
I don't need your understanding
I don't need to change a damn thing
And though I'm used to have you here
It doesn't change the man I was
When you found me
And there was no one else around me, yeah
Just turn the page and watch me grow
There's so many things that you don't know
About my soul
Live and die but this will not get old
Just when you think that you're down and out
Don't preconceive what I'm all about
Look for a reason that you have to start
Acting like a friend that you are not
And when you think that we played it out
We come from the bottom and knock it out
Look for a reason that you have to start
Acting like a friend but you are not, yeah
Nothing in between to fall through
I'm being myself who are you
You stand above and look down
You're just a plagaristic clown
You suck the life out of me
You keep track of the pity
And when this well becomes dry
You'll shed a tear for another lie
And though I'm used to have you here
It doesn't change the man I was
When you found me
And there was no one else around me, yeah
Just turn the page and watch me grow
There's so many things that you don't know
About my soul
Live and die but this will not get old
Just when you think that you're down and out
Don't preconceive what I'm all about
Look for a reason that you have to start
Acting like a friend that you are not
And when you think that we played it out
We come from the bottom and knock it out
Look for a reason that you have to start
Acting like a friend but you are not, yeah
And though I'm used to have you here
It doesn't change the man I was
When you found me
And there was no one else around me, yeah, yeah, yeah ooh
Just when you think that you're down and out
Don't preconceive what I'm all about
Look for a reason that you have to start
Acting like a friend that you are not
And when you think that we played it out
We come from the bottom and knock it out
Look for a reason that you have to start
Acting like a friend but you are not, yeah
Check myself again and I stand
Proven to the man but sheltered
Confidence we tend to shelf and
Unexpected hunger drives me
Just shut up and stand beside me
I don't need your understanding
I don't need to change a damn thing
And though I'm used to have you here
It doesn't change the man I was
When you found me
And there was no one else around me, yeah
Just turn the page and watch me grow
There's so many things that you don't know
About my soul
Live and die but this will not get old
Just when you think that you're down and out
Don't preconceive what I'm all about
Look for a reason that you have to start
Acting like a friend that you are not
And when you think that we played it out
We come from the bottom and knock it out
Look for a reason that you have to start
Acting like a friend but you are not, yeah
Nothing in between to fall through
I'm being myself who are you
You stand above and look down
You're just a plagaristic clown
You suck the life out of me
You keep track of the pity
And when this well becomes dry
You'll shed a tear for another lie
And though I'm used to have you here
It doesn't change the man I was
When you found me
And there was no one else around me, yeah
Just turn the page and watch me grow
There's so many things that you don't know
About my soul
Live and die but this will not get old
Just when you think that you're down and out
Don't preconceive what I'm all about
Look for a reason that you have to start
Acting like a friend that you are not
And when you think that we played it out
We come from the bottom and knock it out
Look for a reason that you have to start
Acting like a friend but you are not, yeah
And though I'm used to have you here
It doesn't change the man I was
When you found me
And there was no one else around me, yeah, yeah, yeah ooh
Just when you think that you're down and out
Don't preconceive what I'm all about
Look for a reason that you have to start
Acting like a friend that you are not
And when you think that we played it out
We come from the bottom and knock it out
Look for a reason that you have to start
Acting like a friend but you are not, yeah
Lyrics submitted by keepemseparated
"Down And Out" as written by Erik Leonhardt Hugo Ferreira
Lyrics © Royalty Network, Songtrust Ave, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
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"Just shut up and stand beside me
I don't need your understanding
I don't need to change a damn thing"
"Look for a reason that you have to start
Acting like a friend that you are not"
Often when people feel like this, they think that their friends are not really their friends but are trying to use them. Often they think that nobody really knows them (despite how well people really do know them, this type of person is very transparent).
"There's so many things that you don�t know
About my soul"
Sometimes they think people are fake and trying to screw them over by lying about who they are to get close to them.
"I'm being myself who are you
You stand above and look down
You're just a plagaristic clown
You suck the life out of me
You keep track of the petty
And when this well becomes dry
You'll shed a tear for another lie"
The reason that the video has a suicide theme is because often when they realize the reason they are lonely is all their own fault for driving people away usually cuz they are falsely thinking that everyone around him is fake and using him. Or because he has some kind of other significant person problems that drives away everyone but users (it is usually this one, think about it how often is the notion "everybody in the world is crazy except for me" true?). When people suddenly come to the realization that everything bad in their life is their own fault, one of two things will happen. They will try to change themselves, or will kill themselves.
Seems to be about standing by your friends, but I could be wrong.
"Though I’m used to have you here
It's doesn’t change the man I was
When you found me"
He is addressing a specific person whom he is accustomed to having constantly at his side. I suppose it could be interpreted as dealing with friends, I think there is a more intimate component to this song that reminds me of "Breakdown". I think the point is that there is a troubled, complex relationship and he is accusing the other party of not being the friend he/she/they should be. It is a little open-ended though, and the mood is unambiguous.