Growing Up
Navigating Life's Twists: Embracing Growth and Healing
Lyrics
I'm older now
The speaker acknowledges their older age.
Than you were when you died
Reflecting on someone's death and the time that has passed since then.
And I wish you knew that things
Expressing a desire for the departed person to know that things improve over time.
Really do get better with time
Believing that life indeed gets better with the passage of time.
Don't get me wrong
Acknowledging existing emotional wounds that still need attention.
I've still got wounds I'm tending to
Admitting personal struggles and wounds that require healing.
We all do
Emphasizing that everyone has their own wounds and challenges.
We all do
-We all do
-We all do
-But I miss being a child
Expressing a longing for the carefree days of childhood.
I miss being held
Yearning for the comfort and security of being held as a child.
But I think I'm starting
Indicating a sense of progress in understanding the complexities of life.
To figure this life thing out
Feeling a sense of maturity and gaining insights into life.
Cause my body aches most of the time
Noting physical discomfort and perhaps the toll of life's challenges.
And I've been struggling to sleep at night
Struggling with insomnia, possibly due to the burdens of adulthood.
I guess this is what growing up feels like
Acknowledging the difficulties and challenges of growing up.
And just cause you're 45
Addressing someone older with a reminder that age doesn't grant the right to dismiss another's experience.
Doesn't give you the goddamn right
Rejecting the idea that age alone determines the understanding of pain.
To tell me that I couldn't possibly know
Challenging the notion that the speaker couldn't comprehend pain.
What pain feels like
Reiterating that pain is universal and not exclusive to any age group.
Cause we all do
-We all do
-We all do
-We all do
-Cause my body aches most of the time
Repeating the physical and emotional challenges of growing up.
And I've been struggling to sleep at night
-I guess this is what growing up feels like
Reaffirming the difficulties associated with the process of maturing.
And I miss being a child
Expressing a continuous longing for the simplicity and carefree nature of childhood.
I miss being held
-But I think I'm starting
-To figure this life thing out
-And I miss being a child
Repeating the sentiment of gradually understanding and navigating the complexities of life.
I miss being held
-But I think I'm starting
-To figure this life thing out
-Cause my body aches
Reiterating the physical and mental struggles associated with adulthood.
Most of the time
-And I've been struggling to sleep at night
-Mentally I'm doing just fine
Contrasting the mental well-being with the physical struggles, suggesting a semblance of stability.
I guess this is what growing up feels like
Summarizing that the speaker has come to terms with the challenges and uncertainties of growing up.
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