You were once a sweet little girl, so innocent and pure.
Your eyes were open
and sure anyone could look right in.
and wallow close to your gaze.
you looked up towards the sky
but I watched your face drift away, other things caught your eye.
The magazines and media supplied you with their plastic protocol
and maybe music television really is the devil after all
but all I can say is I knew you before you were beautiful
back then
Before you grew up, before you gave in.
You dream of sharing your heart
You said you'd share your bed
and the pain you feel doesn't leave with all the skin you have shed.
And you dream of bearing your soul instead you bear your skin
and you wear dark glasses to keep anyone from looking in.
The magazines and media supplied you with their plastic protocol
and maybe music television really is the devil after all
but all I can say is I knew you before you were beautiful
back then
Before you grew up, before you gave in.
but all I can say is I knew you before, you were beautiful
back then.
You could be beautiful again.
In the original versions Dustin did, the song was just acoustic. It had a complete different sound and feel.. A real importance to the "knew you before you were beautiful / back then" almost to say.. both "I knew you before you were beautiful" and "I knew you before. You were beautiful back then"
Maybe I'm wrong, about the wordplay, but it just feels right....
I take it to say that people lose their inner beauty searching for something superficial. It definitely sounds like it's a story about a girl, but who knows the real meaning.
one more thing:
the original title dustin had for the song was just "Folk", maybe an emphasis on the fact that it's a story? as well as his progression into the sound.
just a note, the original lyrics were as follows:
You were once a sweet little girl, so innocent and pure. Your eyes were open and sure anyone could look right in. and wallow close to your gaze. you looked up towards the sky but I watched your face drift away, other things caught your eye.
The magazines and media supplied you with their plastic protocol and maybe music television really is the devil after all but all I can say is I knew you before you were beautiful back then Before you grew up, before you gave in.
You dream of sharing your heart You said you'd share your bed and the pain you feel doesn't leave with all the skin you have shed. And you dream of bearing your soul instead you bear your skin and you wear dark glasses to keep anyone from looking in.
The magazines and media supplied you with their plastic protocol and maybe music television really is the devil after all but all I can say is I knew you before you were beautiful back then Before you grew up, before you gave in. but all I can say is I knew you before, you were beautiful back then. You could be beautiful again.
In the original versions Dustin did, the song was just acoustic. It had a complete different sound and feel.. A real importance to the "knew you before you were beautiful / back then" almost to say.. both "I knew you before you were beautiful" and "I knew you before. You were beautiful back then"
Maybe I'm wrong, about the wordplay, but it just feels right....
I take it to say that people lose their inner beauty searching for something superficial. It definitely sounds like it's a story about a girl, but who knows the real meaning.
one more thing: the original title dustin had for the song was just "Folk", maybe an emphasis on the fact that it's a story? as well as his progression into the sound.