Lyrics Showdown #2 Two Points for Honesty by Guster

The Lyrics:

If that's all you will be
You'll be a waste of time
You've dreamed a thousand dreams
None seem to stick in your mind
Two points for honesty
It must make you sad to know that
Nobody cares at all

I wanna be where I've never been before
I wanna be there and then I'd understand
Know I'm right, and doing right
Could I get to be like that
How to know, but I don't know
I've nothing more to gain

Will I get better? Or stay the same?
I found I always move too slowly
Can't lift a finger, can't change my mind
I never knew till someone told me that

If that's all you will be
You'll be a waste of time
You've dreamed a thousand dreams
None seem to stick in your mind
Two points for honesty
It must make you sad to know that
Nobody cares at all

And all the people who've seen it all before
And all the people who already understand
Know they're right, and done it right
Could I get to be like that
How to know, but I don't know
It gets harder everyday

Can't lift a finger, can't hurt a fly
I found I always move too slowly
One thing's for certain, I'm insecure
I never knew till someone told me that

If that's all you will be
You'll be a waste of time
You've dreamed a thousand dreams
None seem to stick in your mind
Two points for honesty
It must make you sad to know that
Nobody cares at all

Nobody cares at all
They never cared at all


 

My two cents:


 

I have always loved this song. Musically and lyrically it just takes a special place in my heart. It paints the picture of someone who is unsure and is afraid to go after what they really want. I think we all have moments where we can really relate to this.

This song has been on my mind a lot recently. I guess I am just at a cross roads where this song is very relevant. I always wanted to be a full time writer, but I let that dream get away from me. I managed to get a foothold in it again, but I kept letting things distract me from what I really wanted. As I have mentioned, last week I made a big decision. I am not putting my dreams on the back burner again. Nothing bad has happened. I just was looking at how things had unfolded, and I realized I wasn't listening. I am in the perfect position to start expanding my business. I can keep my current job (that I am not totally unhappy with btw) until I am generating enough revenue to solely work from home.

I am terrified because of the uncertainty. Right now business is good, but it is eating up all my free time. I get that I will need to put my social life on hold for a while. Still, I am selfish and there is that part of me that longs to have interaction and another person in my life. As the offers keep coming in, how do I keep up? What if business never picks up enough? I'm the kind of girl that works best with a deadline in place. I want to be working from my couch by January 1, 2010. However, I'm too scared to admit it out loud (so yeah don't tell anyone I know) because I'm afraid I won't make that deadline.

Even with all the fear, uncertainty, and wondering how I am going to pull this off, I know I am doing the right thing. Every time I turn around I find another reason why this is the perfect time to be moving forward. I have that peace, so even when the rest of me is freaking out (which will happen as the workload mounts), I know in my heart this is where I need to be.

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