I want the most of what life can give to me,
Only the best,
A life extrordinairy.
But you're so scared,
You push you're doubts on me.
You put me down,
You call me ordinary.

Too scared to take a chance yourself,
Ya critisize everything I do.
Though I may fail,
Well at least I tried.
That's more than I can say for you,
Always ordinary!
I don't care what ya think,
I'm not ordinary.

You know what's best,
That's what you say to me.
It's good advice,
You're looking out for me.
I'm not ordinary,
I'm not like anyone else.
I'll do what I want,
I'll get what I need,
I can take care of myself!

Too scared to take a chance yourself,
Ya critisize everything I do.
Though I may fail,
Well at least I tried.
That's more than I can say for you,
Always ordinary!
I don't care what ya think,
I'm not ordinary.


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    To me it looks like a song to his parents, or his Dad. It's like, his parents want the best for him and they don't think that being in a band is it, but he knows what's best for him... "Too scared to take a chance yourself", i.e. being in the band and taking that up as his career and then "You know what's best, that's what you say to me, it's good advice, you're looking out for me." - his parents are telling them that, but he can make up his own mind and make his own decisions. "Though I may fail, well at least I tried". - going out into the world being in the band. The main lines: "I don't care what ya think, I'm not ordinary". - His parents say he's not anything special and he can't be a rock star. I'm 99.9% certain this song is about that, because when I saw them live, the blonde guy on bass said "Who doesn't like their parents!?". Antifreeze are really nice guys. Got to see them with The Ataris in London... this is probably their best song.

    da77ynon April 29, 2003   Link

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