God's Medicine
Surrendering to Life's Bittersweet Symphony
Lyrics
I guess by now I'm supposed to be a man
I am expected to have grown into a mature man by now.
They said I'd find some kind of freedom
People told me I would find a certain kind of freedom.
When I forgot what I said
Forgetting my own words was supposed to bring that freedom.
My grandmother still gives me
Despite my age, my grandmother still gives me money on my birthday.
Ten bucks on my birthday
She emphasizes the healing power of sleep as "God's medicine" and acknowledges the inevitability of death.
And she told me that sleep was God's medicine
Life is finite, and one must accept its challenges.
And you're gonna die someday
Confront life's fears and uncertainties.
So life, take all your terror
Face life's challenges with honesty and openness.
Surrender to the truth
Embrace the truth, no matter how difficult.
It's times like these, I forget why I quit loving you
In moments of difficulty, the speaker struggles to remember why he stopped loving someone.
I recall when I thought I had a plan
The speaker reflects on a past time when he thought he had a clear plan for life.
The sun, the moon, and stars
Nature and celestial bodies seem elusive and beyond his control.
Seem to flip right through my hands
Despite efforts, things slip away from his grasp.
But remember that failure
Failure is acknowledged as a natural part of existence.
Is part of being alive
Despite this awareness, failure has affected the speaker's pride.
I guess I let it take away my pride
The speaker has experienced failure multiple times.
One many times
And I know you gonna leave me
The speaker anticipates being abandoned, recognizing his helplessness.
And here's nothing I can do
Despite this, there seems to be no recourse.
But times like these, I forget why I quit loving you
Even in challenging times, the speaker struggles to recall the reasons for ending a past love.
So life take all your terror
Life's challenges and fears are again addressed.
Surrender to the truth
Encouragement to accept the truth and face life's difficulties head-on.
It's times like these I forget why I quit loving you
The speaker reiterates his struggle to remember why he stopped loving.
And I don't know what I'm doing
The speaker expresses confusion and uncertainty about his current actions.
Hell I don't have a clue
He lacks clarity and direction in his current situation.
But times like these, I forget why I quit loving you
Despite the confusion, the speaker persists in forgetting the reasons for ending the past love.
I forget why I quit
The speaker emphasizes the ongoing struggle to recall why he ended the relationship.
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