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A Better Son/Daughter Lyrics Artist(Band):Rilo Kiley
Awake but cannot open my eyes And the weight is crushing down on my lungs I know I can't breathe And hope someone will save me this time And your mother's still callin you insane and high Swearin it's different this time And you tell her to give in to the demons that possess her That god never blessed her insides Then you hang up the phone and feel badly for upsetting things Crawl back into bed to dream of a time When your heart was open wide and you love things just because Like the sick and dying And sometimes when you're on You're really fuckin on And your friends they sing along And they love you But the lows are so extreme That the good seems fuckin cheap And it teases you for weeks in its absence But you'll fight and you'll make it through You'll fake it if you have to And you'll show up for work with a smile You'll be better And You'll be smarter And More grown up and a better daughter or son And a real good friend And you'll be awake You'll be alert You'll be positive though it hurts And you'll laugh and embrace all your friends And you'll be a real good listener You'll be honest You'll be brave You'll be handsome and you'll be beautiful You'll be happy Your ship may be comin in You're weak but not givin in To the cries and the wails of the valley below And your ship may be comin in You're weak but not givin in And you'll fight it you'll go out fightin all of em If you find some error in A Better Son/Daughter Lyrics, would you please submit your corrections to me? Thank You. Review about A Better Son/Daughter To "you guys are gay" | Reviewer: Dionne | 11/29/2008 It never matters about what the intended meaning is. It's about how you interpret it, however you might. Depression isn't about slitting your wrists, dipshit. The slitting of wrists has been the stereotype for so called "emos" not for those suffering from depression. I am assuming you meant "slitting your wrists" in the way one might to seek for attention. Depression is about jumping off a fucking building so you don't have to feel the shit you do every fucking day in your stomach and in your brain. Anywho, I can relate to this song because sometimes you just can't be depressed anymore. Sometimes nobody really understands how fucked up your brain is so you have to slap on a smile and hope that one fucking day you'll wake up actually happy. and this is how you appreciate music, motherfucker This song is how I feel every day. | Reviewer: Elizabeth | 10/16/2008 To me this song has a lot going on and I relate to it in a number of ways. It is about not living up to others expectations, your mother still not excepting you for who you are, your life not being how you want it to be and everything feeling wrong or bad everyday. But you go on because you have to. You try hard and do whatever it takes, and still it's not good enough, but you do it. You hate your job but you need the money to live. Your friends have no idea how unhappy you are and you don't dare tell them because maybe they won't want to be your friend anymore. So you fake it. You go through the motions of life, putting up the appearance of being like everyone else. And the good that is cheap, that's the moments where you are not faking it and it's really good, but it never lasts long enough. Those moments are also when you are the most real and the most exposed and so while you cherish them, they can also be raw and real moments, bitter sweet. To the reviewer "you guys are gay" you obviously don't understand depression because when you suffer from it, you can't just snap out of it, and even when your life may be going alright, you can feel horrible. That's the irony of mental illness often, because you know your life is not that bad, but you feel so bad and you don't want to. You just want to feel "normal" whatever that is. You want to wake up and go through your day without feeling like you are going through the motions. I love this song because it speaks so clearly to me and I realize that I am not alone in feeling this way. I have never read anything or heard anything that was more clearly to the point of exactly how I feel almost every day of my life. It is a very sad song, but it is also a survivor song. The fighting is not giving in to the sadness, depression and bad thoughts. Sometimes the going through the motions takes a lot of bravery and strength, but you do it because you refuse to give up. For me suicide is not and has never been an option. Although I deal with depression, therapy and medication everyday of my life, I have never wanted to give up. And so I go on fighting. I hope someone reads this and it helps them to feel like they are not alone. bitter before better | Reviewer: Anonymous | 10/14/2008 this is the realest song about depression (or bipolarity) out there. it's not whiny; it's honest and it's bitter. the comments about being better/smarter/happy are certainly sarcastic. it's frustration against a world that would rather tell you to pick yourself up "by the bootstraps" than allow the possibility that people suffer unhappiness that is not their fault. ultimately, the song is a positive force, because it offers solace to those who identify with her words. It's not about interpretation | Reviewer: Ginger | 8/10/2008 I think this song just sends out a positive message in general. It's helped me just fight on through things. As long as it's a positive influence to me, I don't care what the "true meaning" is. It's a great song for those suffering for any kind of chronic illness, not just depression. Wrongo | Reviewer: Anne | 7/11/2008 The song is about getting over and through with anything that would keep you from ultimately bing that "better son/daughter"(or person seeing as everyone is a son or daughter to someone). Such as addictions, depression, or just simply changing into the person you want to be. I interpreted the song a bit differently | Reviewer: Anonymous | 7/6/2008 This song isn't about some bright light at the end of depression. It's talking about feeling horrible but having to pretend to be happy only to hide your real feelings. It's talking about having a fucked up life but having to smile to your friends and go to work smiling. To me, the line "you'll fake it if you have to" clearly shows that when she says "You'll be happy" it's just fake. This whole song SCREAMS having to carry on life even if you're having a horrible time and still needing to be what everyone expects of you. I absolutely love this song; I don't know if I've ever heard a more amazing interpretation of life. This song is partially about | Reviewer: christine | 5/27/2008 The beginning of the first verse is about sleep paralysis. (also probably a metaphor) I read that somewhere, and I experience sleep paralysis about once a week. it sucks, and that is an accurate description of it. "You guys are gay" - You are, unfortunately, retarded =D | Reviewer: Vicky | 3/5/2008 What do you think most depressives want? TO GET BETTER YOU FUCKTARD. She's basically talking about being depressed, and how it can feel like, and then how you're going to be a better person when you come through it all. shut up | Reviewer: you guys are gay | 2/24/2008 wow. "i'm depressed" shut the fuck up. she's just trying to say that she wants to be better in a life that it's hard to live. so all of you stop slitting your wrists. appreciate the music. and be happy for what you've got. because that's what this song is about making things better. and not being fucking depressed douche bags. great. thanks. love ya. BYE. bipolar | Reviewer: Anonymous | 2/20/2008 that song isn't about depression... entirely. its about being bipolar i think. and when things are good.. they're really good. the second stanza of the song is all about a fit of mania.. which is fun...but it can be destructive. its not something people look forward to really. the end is talking about trying to hang on to that mania even though she knows shes sinking back into depression.. she knows that she is going to lose the battle... so she'll "go out fighting all of them"... 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