"Exit Fo[u]r" Track No. 3
My experiences at college and beyond have definitely molded my relationship with this song.
I wrote it the summer before my senior year of high school and have carried it close to me since then. It’s all about my observations of our human nature. Delving into the taboos, the hypocrisies, and the truths that we hold not only within ourselves, but as a society.
Over the years, some of the lyrical content has been edited to further exemplify my thoughts on the subject; The main idea, however, remains the same.
Coming to conclusions on a lot of these ideas, alongside a continual observation is a constant a wake up call to me. A learning tool to prove that we need to listen to one another - to truly grasp the differences between us.
Perhaps, even more importantly is identifying the similarities that bound us together.
We're addicted to the satisfaction of believing we are being heard, being understood. Many times however, as a society, we take it so far as to create a sense of negation against those we don't agree with or those that we feel don't understand us.
The silliest part is that the majority of the time, we all want the same thing. So what's causing the friction? Perspective.
This song is the embodiment of the idea that it can be worthwhile to stop talking and just... listen.
LYRICS
There are things that everyone says, but no one knows
Like, how one moment I can love you, the next day I can fold
How the time speeds up while we grow slow and old
Well, there are things that everyone says, but the comprehension's out of our control, yeah
There are things that nobody says, but we all know
Like, how you shouldn't ever need to make excuses for the ones you truly love
How feelings can't be explained, or put to words
There are things that nobody says, but we all know even though they're never heard
And the people, we all talk
It's in our code, written on our bones
But there's a game that we're taught
From when we're young, bite your tongue
Unless you're singing the same song as everyone
There are things that everyone says, but we all forget
Like, how you can't please everybody, someone's gonna be upset every damn time
What doesn't kill you gets you farther, rub some dirt on it, you'll be fine
There are things that everyone says, and we're hypocrites for falling in line
And the people, we keep talking
It's in our code, written on our bones
But there's a game that we're taught
From when we're young, bite your tongue
Unless you're singing the same song as everyone
There are things that are neglected to be said
But it's impossible to fool the entirety of the population
Because words that aren't read are words, everyone keeps thinking
Words that we keep thinking aren't the same person to person
But everybody knows the words unsaid are the ones that ring most true