Getting By
Finding Purpose Beyond Forgiveness: Long Beard's 'Getting By' Meaning
Lyrics
Getting by
Expressing the act of coping or managing
I don't need to know what it feels like
Not needing firsthand experience to understand
I don't want to be forgiven
Uninterested in seeking forgiveness
'Cause only you
Indicating a unique individual has a particular effect
Can make me feel like I need
Feeling dependent due to this individual
Something else to do
Sense of needing other tasks or distractions
Unless the truth
The necessity of truth being revealed
Comes spilling out of
Truth emerging from a concealed or obscured place
The dark you breathe in
Alluding to a hidden or secretive nature
I know
Self-awareness of a situation
I know, I know you're moving
Acknowledgment of someone's departure or change
It's your faults they can't see
The blame lies unrecognized on the person moving
But don't think I wouldn't notice
Recognizing the unnoticed actions or changes
I don't think I'm ready for it
Feeling unprepared for a situation or change
I don't think I'm ready for it
Reiterating a lack of readiness
I don't think I'm ready
Continuing to express unreadiness
Getting by
Repetition of the phrase 'Getting by'
I know I want to work hard
Willingness to put in effort
I don't know what I'm working for
Lack of clarity on the purpose of the effort
Tell me I'm doing alright
Seeking reassurance or validation
Tell me I'm doing alright
-Tell me I'm doing alright
-'Cause only you
Reiterating the impact of the unique individual
Can make me feel like I need
Feeling incomplete or inadequate without them
Something more to do
Sense of needing additional tasks or engagements
And that's the truth
Confirming a personal truth or realization
Something inside me
Forgetting a vital aspect of existence
Forgets that I'm alive
Emphasizing a state of forgetfulness
Enough, I've had enough
Repetition of having reached a limit or threshold
I've had enough
-I've had enough
-I've had enough
-I've had enough
-I've had enough
Reiteration of having reached a limit
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