Your Favorite Song
Resilience in Harmony: Navigating Life Through Songwriting
Lyrics
Mom says if I haven't written the song
Mom emphasizes the importance of the songwriter completing the song.
by the time that I turn 23
There's a deadline to finish the song before turning 23.
Ain't happening in this life
The songwriter expresses doubt that this achievement will happen in their lifetime.
One in a million chance
Indicates a very slim chance of the songs bringing financial success.
That any of these songs will make us any money
The songwriter dismisses concern about making money from their music.
Like I give a fuck about that
The songwriter doesn't care about commercial success.
A thousand needles pick my brain
Describes mental turmoil through the metaphor of needles picking the brain.
My fifteen minutes of fame
Refers to a brief period of fame that is slipping away.
Are washing down the drain
The fleeting nature of fame is causing distress.
Wish my problem had a name
Expresses a desire for a clear understanding of the songwriter's problems.
Something I could blame
Wishes there was something or someone specific to blame for their troubles.
There's something to say about falling down
Reflects on the value of experiencing setbacks and persevering.
And getting up not giving up
Highlights the importance of resilience after facing challenges.
There's something to say about falling down
Reiterates the significance of bouncing back from failures.
And getting up not giving up at all
Emphasizes the determination to keep going despite hardships.
I remember you and me in fifth grade
Recalls a nostalgic moment from fifth grade, sharing a musical connection.
Rocking out to Bon Jovi
Specifically mentions rocking out to Bon Jovi during the shared memory.
In front of my mom and dad,
Identifies the people present during the memory: mom, dad, and sisters.
my sisters too, wooden guitar
Describes playing a wooden guitar during the musical moment.
I'm dead or alive without you
Expresses a sense of being alive and connected, even without certain people.
What does it matter if
Raises a rhetorical question about the significance of writing another song.
I write another stupid song
Questions the importance of creating more music.
What does it matter if
Questions the impact of pouring one's heart into a song all night.
I pour my heart out all night long
Expresses the songwriter's emotional investment in their music.
This shit's my therapy,
Declares that songwriting serves as a form of therapeutic release.
this shit's my therapy for me
Reiterates that creating music is a therapeutic outlet for the songwriter.
Without it, well,
Emphasizes the vital role of music as a personal therapy.
I'm pretty sure that I'd shrivel up and die
Implies that without music, the songwriter would lose vitality and purpose.
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