I'm not crazy
Just doing some spring cleaning
Throwing things away
Listening to gut feeling
About who I love
And which ones really matter
Keeping those who
Don't climb me like a ladder
Understand, I will always love you
But I don't know if anything's getting through
The only thing you are ever willing to hear
Is a compliment and a quaint little “Yes, dear”
So I wonder what I really truly mean now
You won't tell me so I have to entertain myself
Sometimes I can't sleep
Wary about tomorrow
What I'll say to you
And if I'll choose to follow
I know I don't ask for much
Just a little confirmation
A pat on the arm
Not an angry retaliation
Understand, I will always love you
But I don't know if anything's getting through
The only thing you are ever willing to hear
Is a compliment and a quaint little “Yes, dear”
I feel like I'm scrutinized
Whenever I open my mouth
And If I'm not hypnotized
By what's coming out of yours
Then you think I must be really truly bored
That time spent with you clearly is abhorred
Perhaps I've just said too much
But it's everything you need to know, oh!
Understand, I will always love you
But I don't know if anything's getting through
The only thing you are ever willing to hear
Is a compliment and a quaint little “Yes, dear”
Understand, as I now tell you
Your replacement will never be an issue
I just want you to speak into a mirror
For a time, and see things a bit clearer
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This came to me in about ten minutes. Seriously, it's one of the few things I didn't have planned. And I'm thrilled about it!
Basically, I really love the melody to A Camp's "Stronger Than Jesus," so I wrote to it. This is partly a tribute and if it was ever recorded you'd see Nina and Nathan and Niclas's names in the credits booklet. The actual lyric - I've been wanting to write about this person for a few days now, and I thought the lyric would be a bit "deeper." Or maybe just more tortured. But I think I say everything I need to say right here. Sometimes it's better to be economical with one's language. I was thinking of one person in particular.  and  and  will know who.6/10/09 Edit: I added or changed three lines near the ending, and moved the "bridge" to a more appropriate spot. 6/13/09 Edit: Posted at  HERE: [link] Comments
I like how it has a lot to say, since you are talking about that person-but it's still open enough to be used against many people
Ehh...against is wrong word..but you know what I mean -- When I read about the evils of drinking, I quit reading. Damaged people are dangerous, We know how to survive. Yay! Yes! Thank you, my love. I'm really glad that it was open-ended enough to be a bit more universal.
I think good pop music is both personal and universal. -- It takes courage to enjoy it!  I don't think I can imagine this working as a song, but as a poem, it is damn good! pours with emotion, more specifically of frustration and anxiety.
-- "I'm no fucking Buddhist, but this is enlightenment" Thank you for your words!
I'm sad that you can't imagine it as a song, then - 'cuz then I've missed the mark a bit. But thanks again! -- It takes courage to enjoy it! well with a little revising here and there it can most likely change my mind, but hey, I don't even know how the song you imagined would sound, so don't listen to little ol me!
-- "I'm no fucking Buddhist, but this is enlightenment" Awe, fair enough.
You should go to YouTube and listen to 'Stronger Than Jesus.' You'd like it. -- It takes courage to enjoy it! ok, so I just reread it, and nix all of the above--I can TOTALLY imagine it as a song! a good one too <3
I think I was just reading it wrong last time or something o.O mysteries that will never be solved... -- "I'm no fucking Buddhist, but this is enlightenment" Yay! I'm glad, hon. Thanks for taking the time to read it again.
 -- It takes courage to enjoy it!  I can really relate to this poem, especially a few months ago. It's great, I love it!
 -- ♥ Kate ♥ A system of morality which is based on relative emotional values is a mere illusion, a thoroughly vulgar conception which has nothing sound in it and nothing true. ~Socrates |
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