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slow down, you've got a lot to see
a lot of things to hear from me
you'll never catch it all as fast as you fall
you can't control everything
take it as it comes to you, just breathe
all you'll ever need will come to you in time
you've waited patiently to fall in line
you're hanging by a thread
so when you come to me
i promise there'll be better days to see
right now you've got a lot to do
believe me, i believe in you
you weren't born to fly
but at least you've tried
so if you're let down
you're not invisible
you're only human
it's all you know how to be
you can't control everything
take it as it comes to you, just breathe
i have been seeing it all
it takes a while to find ourselves
all you'll ever need will come to you in time
they've waited patiently to fall in line
you're hanging by a thread
so when you come to me
i promise there'll be better days to see
you wanna make a stand
to make the smallest change
or maybe change the world
i'll understand
and if you need a hand
i just want you to know
that you are not alone
a lot of things to hear from me
you'll never catch it all as fast as you fall
take it as it comes to you, just breathe
all you'll ever need will come to you in time
you've waited patiently to fall in line
you're hanging by a thread
so when you come to me
i promise there'll be better days to see
believe me, i believe in you
you weren't born to fly
but at least you've tried
you're not invisible
you're only human
it's all you know how to be
take it as it comes to you, just breathe
i have been seeing it all
it takes a while to find ourselves
they've waited patiently to fall in line
you're hanging by a thread
so when you come to me
i promise there'll be better days to see
to make the smallest change
or maybe change the world
i'll understand
i just want you to know
that you are not alone
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In my opinion this song is a little advice to those who worry and think too much.
Two lines stand out to me in this song: "you can't control everything; take it as it come to you, just breathe" and "all you'll ever need will come to you in time; keep waiting patiently to fall in line".
I believe this song is about the worries in life such as members of the opposite sex, jobs, friendships and eveything else that keeps people up at night. Life is too short to worry about these things so in the paraphrased words of The Swellers 'take it as it comes and just breathe, you can't control everything, keep waiting patiently and one day everything will fall into place'.
The lyrics didn't really hit home untill I heard the acoustic bonus track version of the song on My Everest. It's scary that the Diener brothers wrote such wise, mature lyrics at the ages of 16 and 17 respectively.