Making It
Surviving the Abyss: The Emotional Journey in 'Making It' by The Devil Music Co.
Lyrics
well I heard that you were in the hospital
Receiving information that the person was in the hospital
will you fight it, will you hold on, will you stay here for me
Asking if the person will fight, hold on, and stay for the speaker
I heard that moved on, thought it would be best for me
Learning that the person moved on, thinking it's best for the speaker
do you want this, do you need this, I don't think you do
Questioning if the person wants and needs the relationship
should I just give up, and forget the girl I love
Contemplating giving up on the loved one
that's crazy, it's psycho, and there's no way in hell
Rejecting the idea as crazy and psycho
so just forget it, keep your lost hope to yourself
Advising to forget it and keep personal disappointment private
cuz I want you, I need you, I love you to death
Expressing deep love and dependence on the person
you can't save my heart or fix it
Acknowledging that the person can't save or fix the speaker's heart
I think I gave away more than I had
Feeling like the speaker gave more than they had in the relationship
can I believe in anything
Expressing doubt about believing in anything
so don't ask me how I'm doing girl
Discouraging questions about the speaker's well-being
because you just might get it straight
Warning that asking might lead to a straightforward response
I'm not alright, I'm not okay
Admitting that the speaker is not okay
I'm making it
Claiming to be "making it," possibly suggesting resilience
when I wake up I say a prayer for you
Starting the day with a prayer for the person
and I don't care if god hears, as long as you do
Not caring if God hears the prayer, as long as the person does
so I will be here, just promise you'll stay alive
Committing to be there and asking the person to stay alive
so that one day we can both say this was just a bad dream
Hoping that the challenging situation is just a bad dream
you can't save my heart or fix it
Reiterating that the person can't save or fix the speaker's heart
I think I gave away more than I had
Repeating the feeling of giving more than had been
can I believe in anything
Reiterating doubt about believing in anything
so don't ask me how I'm doing girl
Reiterating the reluctance to discuss the speaker's well-being
because you just might get it straight
Repeating the warning about getting a straightforward answer
I'm not alright, I'm not okay
Reaffirming that the speaker is not okay
I'm making it
Repeating the claim of "making it," suggesting ongoing resilience
so here we are, hanging by a thread out in the dark
Describing a precarious situation, hanging by a thread in the dark
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