Second Best

Embracing Shadows: Unveiling the Depths of Inner Struggle in Louien's 'Second Best'
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Lyrics

You're up front about your darkness

You openly acknowledge and confront your inner struggles and flaws.

Unashamed, unapologetic

You are not ashamed or apologetic about your imperfections.

And then kindness overflows you

You exude kindness, and it radiates from within you.

You're all laughter and all smiles

Your demeanor is characterized by laughter and smiles.


And where fear's abundant in others

While others may be overwhelmed by fear, you maintain clarity.

Somehow there's clarity in you

There's a sense of clarity in your personality.

And the void that we're all trying to fill

The emptiness that everyone tries to fill is where you allow your inner struggles to reside.

I think that's where you let your darkness live

The void is the space where your darkness finds a home.


Why would I escape one part of me

Questioning the choice to escape certain aspects of oneself while nurturing others.

And nourish all the rest?

Why prioritize and nurture some aspects while neglecting others?

Why is sadness and anger

Reflecting on the societal tendency to consider sadness and anger as inferior emotions.

Always deemed a second best

Expressing the perception that these emotions are often seen as less important or valuable.


I've been told by people searching

People claim to find peace by letting go of the pursuit of perfection.

They have found peace in letting go

Discovering tranquility in releasing the need for absolute perfection.

Of perfection and the strive to reach

Rejecting the constant pursuit of societal ideals and standards.

All the ideals they've learned to hold

Letting go of societal expectations and values they have been taught to uphold.


And maybe is that the solution

Contemplating if this approach is the solution to inner struggles.

But my mind's struggling to give in

Struggling mentally to fully embrace this solution.

I need some proof before I'll launch myself

Seeking evidence or confirmation before fully committing to letting go.

Into the void where darkness lives

Hesitating to enter the realm where inner darkness resides.


Why would I escape one part of me

Reiterating the question of prioritizing and nurturing specific aspects of oneself.

And nourish all the rest?

Raising the question of why some aspects are embraced while others are neglected.

Why is sadness and anger

Revisiting the societal perception of sadness and anger as secondary emotions.

Always deemed a second best

Emphasizing the societal tendency to consider these emotions as less significant.

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