I’ve been listening to this song and singing it in my head all the time these past few days. I keep playing it over in my head, because I’m trying to convince myself to go for a relationship. This song is pretty much the story of my life right now. There is this guy who likes me.. he’s liked me for about 3 years now. I kinda like him too, but, I would feel weird going out with him. I think kinda embarrassed? I’m just scared. I think I’m stopping myself from liking him. But, I’m trying to figure out if I like him or not.. and this song pretty much explains it for me.
“There are certain people
You just keep coming back to
She is right in front of you.
You begin to wonder
Could you find a better one
Compared to her now
She's in question.”
Theres those certain people that you keep liking, even though you won’t get them. Maybe they are taken.. maybe they just aren’t right for you. You are so obsessed with those types of people.. that you don’t even realize that the person for you is right in front of you. You could have them, they are perfect for you… they just might not be the typcial person you would like. You are afraid.. you wonder, if there is a better one out there. You think you could do better. But really.. you can’t. Not that you can’t do better, it’s that, this person is great, there is no need to do better.
”And all at once the crowd begins to sing
Sometimes the hardest thing and
The right thing are the same.”
It would be hard to give this person a chance, because people would think it was weird. And you are afraid.. it would be so hard to give it a try. But, it’s right.
”Maybe you want her
Maybe you need her
Maybe you started to compare
To someone not there.”
Maybe you do want them. You probably need them. But you keep comparing them to the person you think you want. All the things you want in someone. But that person isn’t there. They aren’t real. This one right in front of you is though, so stop comparing them to people who you don’t even have a chance with, because you can have this.
”Looking for the right one
You line up the world to find
Where no questions cross your mind.
But she won't keep on waiting for
You without a doubt
Much longer for you to sort it out.”
You are looking everywhere for that person where you don’t have to question if you like them or not. You don’t want to have to question.. you aren’t sure aobut this person. But, they sure aren’t going to keep waiting for you while you make up your mind wether you are going to give them a chance. They will move on if you don’t make up your mind.. and you will be missing out.
”Maybe you want it
Maybe you need it
Maybe it's all you're running from
Perfection will not come.”
You are scared of what this relationship might bring. It’s so different, that you are scared. So you are running from it. But, nothing is perfect. You aren’t going to find a perfect love.. go for it. Stop running away from them.
”And all at once the crowd begins to sing
Sometimes
We'd never know what's wrong without the pain
Sometimes the hardest thing and
The right thing are the same.”
If you weren’t capable of feeling pain, you would never know anything was wrong. I don’t really understand this one though. I want to…
”Maybe you want her
Maybe you need her
Maybe you had her
Maybe you lost her to another
To another.”
If you don’t go for it, if you don’t stop being scared of what people are gonna think, if you don’t stop running from it.. they are going to give up on you and move on to someone else.
@waitingonyou - I love your analysis. I wasn't looking for this discussion here 12 years after you wrote this. I have had this song on my cycling playlist for some reason for many years.Today I was just researching the phrase "Sometimes the hardest thing and the right thing are the same."
@waitingonyou - I love your analysis. I wasn't looking for this discussion here 12 years after you wrote this. I have had this song on my cycling playlist for some reason for many years.Today I was just researching the phrase "Sometimes the hardest thing and the right thing are the same."
I think I can help with that one line you didn't get at the time... "we'd never know what's wrong without the pain" in the context of the rest of your analysis, I think it is simple. Going after the kind of person you think you want...
I think I can help with that one line you didn't get at the time... "we'd never know what's wrong without the pain" in the context of the rest of your analysis, I think it is simple. Going after the kind of person you think you want always ends up causing us pain, and the pain is just there to tell us they are the wrong pain. Now THAT should be "right in front of you." I'm sure that you figured this out sometime after June, 2006, and by now you are happily married with children!
Final thought, I might be simple or wrong, but I was really impressed with your insight as you went through each part of the song. Take care.
I’ve been listening to this song and singing it in my head all the time these past few days. I keep playing it over in my head, because I’m trying to convince myself to go for a relationship. This song is pretty much the story of my life right now. There is this guy who likes me.. he’s liked me for about 3 years now. I kinda like him too, but, I would feel weird going out with him. I think kinda embarrassed? I’m just scared. I think I’m stopping myself from liking him. But, I’m trying to figure out if I like him or not.. and this song pretty much explains it for me.
“There are certain people You just keep coming back to She is right in front of you. You begin to wonder Could you find a better one Compared to her now She's in question.”
Theres those certain people that you keep liking, even though you won’t get them. Maybe they are taken.. maybe they just aren’t right for you. You are so obsessed with those types of people.. that you don’t even realize that the person for you is right in front of you. You could have them, they are perfect for you… they just might not be the typcial person you would like. You are afraid.. you wonder, if there is a better one out there. You think you could do better. But really.. you can’t. Not that you can’t do better, it’s that, this person is great, there is no need to do better.
”And all at once the crowd begins to sing Sometimes the hardest thing and The right thing are the same.”
It would be hard to give this person a chance, because people would think it was weird. And you are afraid.. it would be so hard to give it a try. But, it’s right.
”Maybe you want her Maybe you need her Maybe you started to compare To someone not there.”
Maybe you do want them. You probably need them. But you keep comparing them to the person you think you want. All the things you want in someone. But that person isn’t there. They aren’t real. This one right in front of you is though, so stop comparing them to people who you don’t even have a chance with, because you can have this.
”Looking for the right one You line up the world to find Where no questions cross your mind. But she won't keep on waiting for You without a doubt Much longer for you to sort it out.”
You are looking everywhere for that person where you don’t have to question if you like them or not. You don’t want to have to question.. you aren’t sure aobut this person. But, they sure aren’t going to keep waiting for you while you make up your mind wether you are going to give them a chance. They will move on if you don’t make up your mind.. and you will be missing out.
”Maybe you want it Maybe you need it Maybe it's all you're running from Perfection will not come.”
You are scared of what this relationship might bring. It’s so different, that you are scared. So you are running from it. But, nothing is perfect. You aren’t going to find a perfect love.. go for it. Stop running away from them.
”And all at once the crowd begins to sing Sometimes We'd never know what's wrong without the pain Sometimes the hardest thing and The right thing are the same.”
If you weren’t capable of feeling pain, you would never know anything was wrong. I don’t really understand this one though. I want to…
”Maybe you want her Maybe you need her Maybe you had her Maybe you lost her to another To another.”
If you don’t go for it, if you don’t stop being scared of what people are gonna think, if you don’t stop running from it.. they are going to give up on you and move on to someone else.
awww.... so true
awww.... so true
@waitingonyou - I love your analysis. I wasn't looking for this discussion here 12 years after you wrote this. I have had this song on my cycling playlist for some reason for many years.Today I was just researching the phrase "Sometimes the hardest thing and the right thing are the same."
@waitingonyou - I love your analysis. I wasn't looking for this discussion here 12 years after you wrote this. I have had this song on my cycling playlist for some reason for many years.Today I was just researching the phrase "Sometimes the hardest thing and the right thing are the same."
I think I can help with that one line you didn't get at the time... "we'd never know what's wrong without the pain" in the context of the rest of your analysis, I think it is simple. Going after the kind of person you think you want...
I think I can help with that one line you didn't get at the time... "we'd never know what's wrong without the pain" in the context of the rest of your analysis, I think it is simple. Going after the kind of person you think you want always ends up causing us pain, and the pain is just there to tell us they are the wrong pain. Now THAT should be "right in front of you." I'm sure that you figured this out sometime after June, 2006, and by now you are happily married with children!
Final thought, I might be simple or wrong, but I was really impressed with your insight as you went through each part of the song. Take care.