Just a thought

This is a song by Gnarls Barkley.

All I want is your understanding
As in the small at of affection
'Why is this my life?'
Is almost everybody's question

And I've tried, everything but suicide
But it's crossed my mind

I preferred peace
Wouldn't have to have one worldly possession
But essentially I'm an animal
So just what do I do, with all the aggression?

Well, I've tried, everything but suicide
But it's crossed my mind

Life is a one way street, ain't it?
If you could paint it, I'd chalk myself going in the right direction
So I go all the way, like I really really know
But the truth is, I'm only guessing

And I've tried, everything but suicide
Ohh, but it's crossed my mind, just a thought

It's even dark in the daytime
It's not just good, it's great depression
When I was lost I even found myself
Looking in the gun's direction

And so I've tried, everything but suicide
But yes, it's crossed my mind,
but I'm fine

Author's Note

I like the words of this song and wanted to share them. Tell me what you think about them too.

Reviews

[Ashley Black]

i think they are very powerful have a very good connection that a lot of people have felt. very truthful as long as you dont look skin deep.

[JenLyn]

I really like the lyrics especially the lines
"It's not just good, it's great depression
When I was lost I even found myself
Looking in the gun's direction"

[GunMetal]

Wow, awesome. This is really good. I guess I'm gonna have to look this song up, lol. Thank you for sharing.

[rachielle]

It's such a poetic piece of lyrics. Thank you so much for sharing this. I believe that I can relate to this poem because I have felt this way too. I've had days when everything was just wrong and it all added up to the depression I had been feeling.


"And so I've tried, everything but suicide
But yes, it's crossed my mind,
but I'm fine"

These lines hit home. To be honest, the whole song does. It all just speaks to me. Thank you for sharing this.

[JENY]

Beautiful…..just beautiful…..
Evokes feelings of sympathy and compassion…..

[Coyote Poetry]

Life leave us confused sometime. But death is the final door. Suicide should never be the answer. Better to be the beast fighting for his last breath then die like cattle walking into the slaughter house. I like this poem. The question of life will never be answered till you hold your first baby. The baby will look into your eyes and you will know life is what we hold and love. A excellent poem.
Coyote

[HorrorMaster]

Very wonderful and powerful poem. I love it

[deeps]

This is so wonderful and powerful.
Quite the profound write really.
Amazing!!

[Ruth]

A profound piece Daniel, love:) This has intensity to it, an honest and emotional write that moves the reader, nice work! xx

[Charles]

Good words! Song, you say? Let's hear the music!! Nice progression with the repeated lines about suicide. Line 2: As in the small 'at' of affection? Typo, perhaps? The third stanza raises a question (literally and in my mind). I think it would be better (and keep with the sense of the stanza) to change the last line of the stanza to: so I just do what I do with all the aggression. And, maybe in the fifth stanza, I'd say: if I could paint it... Otherwise you've got 'you' painting and 'I' doing the chalking. Good work, here and in your other work.