This song is good like all Spill Canvas songs. I'm surprised there aren't more comments on it. To me, it seems to be someone is trying to point out to a friend that they've become so wrapped up in what others think about them that they are letting others decide who they are. (You're full up to the brim with that he said she said trash)
The chorus is the singer daring this person to quit listening to these people and to stop traveling the path that's being taken by this person where the only escape for this person is to get drunk and to do drugs.
The next verse is the singer being exasperated over this person's unwillingness to change and to just accept the life he or she is living.
I see the part "We were born and raised the same way so what gives you the right to say" to be the person who is having this song to them replying "who are you to tell me how to live? We were the same at one time."
The singer then replies "At least I'm not a liar
At least I'm not a cheat
At least I don't care what these god damn mindless people think of me" Or basically, say what you want of me, but at least I don't let others decide who I am.
The person can only say now "we were born and raised the same" now, almost as if he's saying "we were the same at one time, perhaps I can still change just like you changed." I feel as if the singer got through to this person and made them realize that maybe there is still hope for them and they don't need to care what others think. That's just my take on it though. Sorry for the poor grammar. It's late and I don't care about English all that much.
As a side note, I googled Dutch courage, and found it's courage gained by drinking alcohol, or being drunk basically. So, as far as I can tell, the only way this person the song is about can find the courage to go on living the life that he's leading is to drink to cover up the lie he's leading, which makes me think it may also equally be a plea for this person to stop drinking along with caring about what others think.
This song is good like all Spill Canvas songs. I'm surprised there aren't more comments on it. To me, it seems to be someone is trying to point out to a friend that they've become so wrapped up in what others think about them that they are letting others decide who they are. (You're full up to the brim with that he said she said trash)
The chorus is the singer daring this person to quit listening to these people and to stop traveling the path that's being taken by this person where the only escape for this person is to get drunk and to do drugs.
The next verse is the singer being exasperated over this person's unwillingness to change and to just accept the life he or she is living.
I see the part "We were born and raised the same way so what gives you the right to say" to be the person who is having this song to them replying "who are you to tell me how to live? We were the same at one time."
The singer then replies "At least I'm not a liar At least I'm not a cheat At least I don't care what these god damn mindless people think of me" Or basically, say what you want of me, but at least I don't let others decide who I am.
The person can only say now "we were born and raised the same" now, almost as if he's saying "we were the same at one time, perhaps I can still change just like you changed." I feel as if the singer got through to this person and made them realize that maybe there is still hope for them and they don't need to care what others think. That's just my take on it though. Sorry for the poor grammar. It's late and I don't care about English all that much.
As a side note, I googled Dutch courage, and found it's courage gained by drinking alcohol, or being drunk basically. So, as far as I can tell, the only way this person the song is about can find the courage to go on living the life that he's leading is to drink to cover up the lie he's leading, which makes me think it may also equally be a plea for this person to stop drinking along with caring about what others think.