The Middle
I have been having some trouble getting out of bed and going to work (post holiday blues mixed with sporadic crippling insecurity) so I have taken to listening to Jimmy Eat World's The Middle on the way to work to bring my mood up. It actually works most of the time - the tempo is upbeat and the lyrics...well, they are not poetry but they are words I think you need to hear sometimes.
Hey, don't write yourself off yet
It's only in your head you feel left out
And looked down on.
Just try your best,
Try everything you can.
And don't you worry what they tell themselves
When you're away. It just takes some time
Little girl, you're in the middle of the ride.
Everything, everything will be just fine,
Everything, everything will be alright, alright.
Hey, you know they're all the same.
You know you're doing better on your own,
So don't buy in.
Live right now and
Just be yourself.
It doesn't matter if it's good enough
For someone else.
It just takes some time
Little girl, you're in the middle of the ride.
Everything, everything will be just fine,
Everything, everything will be alright, alright.
It just takes some time
Little girl, you're in the middle of the ride.
Everything, everything will be just fine,
Everything, everything will be alright, alright.
Hey, don't write yourself off yet,
It's only in your head you feel left out
And looked down on.
Just do your best,
Do everything you can.
And don't you worry what their bitter hearts
Are gonna say.
It just takes some time,
Little girl, you're in the middle of the ride.
Everything, everything will be just fine,
Everything, everything will be alright,alright.
It just takes some time,
Little girl, you're in the middle of the ride.
Everything, everything will be just fine. Everything, everything will be alright. The meme is on hiatus for the moment, mainly because my weeks have been running together in a tired, slumpy blur. I hope to pick it up soon, though.