Wednesday, November 30, 2005

Now You Know Better-Amel Larrieux

Now You Know Better-Amel Larrieux
can you remember when you were just 6 years old
with a trusting heart accepting everything you're told
anyone bigger must have been right
even if they were wrong
you'd take what was given
you didn't know better
all your little mind could comprehend was goodness and truth
even when the baddest things were being done to you
ain't it a shame how you pay
for your innocence
when you take what was given
you didn't know better
bout
Chorus:
lovin', cheatin', people leaving
dying, livin, losin and forgivin
growin, sayin no, and being who you are
what about the time when you became 16 years old?
with an unsure heart believing some of what you're told
wanting to be someone different
but there's pressure to be the same
so you'd take what was given
you didn't know better
all that you think about was what you should or should not do
every single insecurity was magnified for you
and suddenly you began to feel all the contradictions
but you'd take what was given
you didn't know better
bout
Chorus:
lovin', cheatin', people leaving
dying, and livin, losin and forgivin
growin, sayin no, and being who you are
now here you are a little older than before
you really been through it and you might go through some more
but if there's one precous thing you've learned
it's that you can't just take what was given
cuz now you know better
bout
Chorus:
lovin', cheatin', people leaving
dying, and livin, losin and forgivin
growin, sayin no, and being who you are
Who you
who you are

1 comment:

Ari said...

Oh man, that is lovely.

You got music on your journal! Yay! I've got a lot of catching up to do here. Bear with me!

Ari