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Sweet Misery Lyrics
I was lost
And you were found
You seemed to stand on solid ground
I was weak
And you were strong
And me and my guitar,
we strummed along, oh
Sweet misery you cause me
That's what you called me
Sweet misery you cause me
I was blind
But oh, how you could see
You saw the beauty in everything, everything and me
I would cry
And you would smile
You'd stay with me a little while
Sweet misery you cause me
That's what you called me
Sweet misery you cause me
And in my heart I see, oh
What you're doing to me
And in my heart I see, oh
Just how you wanted it to be
Sweet misery
Oh, whoa
Sweet misery you cause me
That's what you called me
Sweet misery you cause me
And in my heart I see, oh
What you're doing to me
And in my heart I see, oh
Just how you wanted it to be
Sweet misery
I was weak
And you were strong
And me and my guitar,
we strummed along
And you were found
You seemed to stand on solid ground
And you were strong
And me and my guitar,
we strummed along, oh
That's what you called me
Sweet misery you cause me
But oh, how you could see
You saw the beauty in everything, everything and me
And you would smile
You'd stay with me a little while
That's what you called me
Sweet misery you cause me
What you're doing to me
And in my heart I see, oh
Just how you wanted it to be
Sweet misery
That's what you called me
Sweet misery you cause me
What you're doing to me
And in my heart I see, oh
Just how you wanted it to be
Sweet misery
And you were strong
And me and my guitar,
we strummed along
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i looooove this song. its been my favorite for a while now, as you can tell by my username, haha. michelle is such an amazing writer and singer and I have no idea why she isn't more popular.
anyway, i've always thought this song was about a shy, lonely girl who falls in what she thinks is love for the first time, but it's with a guy who puts her down and makes her feel bad about herself to make himself feel good. at first he appeared "strong" while she was "weak" and he "seemed to stand on solid ground," meaning he seemed so put together, and she needed someone like that. he's screwing with her, and she knows what he's doing, but she feels like she needs him, so she doesn't do anything.
I like how the intro. kind of sounds like something the Eurythmics would do, kind of 80s adult alternative. Not to mention that it is such a familiar feeling to anyone who has experienced unrequited love...sweet misery. You love to hate it.
"and in my heart i see, oh what you're doing to me"
i love that part. it's like, you can tell a guy is screwing with you. but you don't want to do anything about it because you're almost happy with it.
I absolutely love this song... it's like one of her greatest... why do you say it's "whack"?
yeah um, whack? not in my opinion..but i like the first version better, the one on "broken Bracelet" not the new one
i really like this song. it's my favorite song on the new album.
its such a good song... totally sweet!
I really like it but I dont get it!!
boyfriend, crush? like most her songs the accoustic version is far better.
michelle wrote this song in 7th grade in her math class, awesome, huh? i could totally see myself doing something like that. especially in math, i hated math.