room to breathe

This is a place where you can discuss which of Kelly's wonderful song lyrics are most meaningful to you and you relate to the most and why .


To start us off, here is one which I relate to the most:

Maybe
I have three things with this song. The first is the start which for me describes me pretty well:
I'm strong
But I break
I'm stubborn
And I make plenty of mistakes
Yeah I'm hard
And life with me is never easy
To figure out, to love

Next I am not going to explain as it is a little personal:
When it's okay to hold my hand
Without feeling lost
Without all the excuses
When it's just because you love me, you let me, you need me

And finally is just a response to anyone who does not like who I am or who I appear to be on the outside as well as a message to myself:
I don't want to be tough
And I don't want to be proud
I don't need to be fixed and I certainly don't need to be found
I'm not lost
I need to be loved


What Kelly songs/lyrics do you relate to and why?

meraki

Maybe is one of the songs that I really relate to the most.

Like Aurora, this describes me pretty well:

I'm strong
But I break
I'm stubborn
And I make plenty of mistakes
Yeah I'm hard
And life with me is never easy
To figure out, to love

the sunny flower

Catch my breath

the song is meaningful to me.

room to breathe

Anyone else want to share some meaningful lyrics?

shinebrighterxx

I love the idea of this thread but I don't know where to start

broken melody

I didn't mean for my post to be so personal when I started writing this, but oh well I guess I mostly relate to some of the darker/sadder Kelly songs, or at least I used to. I would often listen to them when I was struggling with depression and they still remind me of that time.

For me, the first song that comes to mind is Maybe. It is a song that still makes me cry every time I listen to it. It takes me back to a time where I was in love with someone who didn't feel the same way. It's not even about that person anymore, but just about that feeling of not being enough. Of desperately needing them to love you back. Hoping, that in time they'd see the real you. It's not a song that makes me feel better, the lyrics are honest and even a little harsh I guess. I can especially relate to these parts:

One day
We'll meet again and you'll need me, you'll see me completely
Every little bit
Oh yeah maybe you'll love me, you'll love me then

I don't want to be tough
And I don't want to be proud
I don't need to be fixed and I certainly don't need to be found
I'm not lost
I need to be loved
I just need to be loved
I just want to be loved by you and I won't stop 'cause I believe
That maybe, yeah maybe
Maybe, yeah maybe

Sober is hard for me to explain. For me, three months and I'm still sober is about accepting and moving on. Even though there isn't a specific time and date, I guess for me there was a point where I could count the months since I started to move on. I can relate to it because of depression, but also because I was starting to accept a friend's death, years after it happened. Three months and I'm still here / still breathing has more than one meaning to me.

I Forgive You I can relate to because of a friendship that fell apart. It made me let go of some of the anger I was feeling towards that person.

I forgive you
For every times that I cried
Over some stupid thing you did to hurt me
That's alright
Yeah, I forgive you

I forgive you
We were just a couple of kids
Trying to figure out how to live doing it our way
No shame, no blame
'Cause the damage is done
And, and I forgive you

Then I love the lyrics of You Can't Win as it reminds me of society's idea of what's normal, there's always something that needs to be changed so you ''fit in''. But at the end of the day, what other people think shouldn't matter.

room to breathe

Getting personal is one reason I do not want to look too deeply and find more . Kelly has a lot of songs which get straight to the point, are honest, and not going to make you feel better.

I agree with what you said about You Can't Win.


A song I try to avoid thinking about how I relate to is Because of You. I relate to it (and now Piece by Piece) because I had issues with my father; he may be dead but I still have to live with the effects of what he did. Issues is not the best word as he was abusive in all possible ways and my mother picked his side by choosing to believe him when he said he did not do what my sister and I said he did to us. I cannot really forgive her for that one either, even if she has now finally come to accept that we told the truth and he lied.

I will not make the same mistakes that you did
I will not let myself

For me those lines always make me think of how I never want to do what my parents did to me to my daughter. I never want to hurt her like I was hurt. There are all these studies and things which say that abuse is a cycle and those who were abused can turn around abuse their own children and I do not want to be that person.

The entire first verse makes me think of my daughter and how I feel one day she will be able to say that about me. She has seen me broken and I hope she will learn from my mistakes, I just hope she does not feel she needs to not make my mistakes in a negative way like I do.

Because of you
I learned to play on the safe side so I don't get hurt
Because of you
I find it hard to trust not only me, but everyone around me
Because of you
I am afraid

Because of my father I am afraid of a lot of things, I cannot trust people and often I cannot trust myself, and I would do anything to not be hurt. My 'safe side' involves avoiding a lot of things and eventually becoming agoraphobic. There was a time in my life where I would not leave the house unless it was to go to Chelle's place as those were my 'safe zones' and I knew I could not get hurt there.

I cannot cry
Because I know that's weakness in your eyes
I'm forced to fake
A smile, a laugh everyday of my life

That is entirely on me as I do not want to be weak and defenceless and somewhere along the way I told myself crying made me weak. I do not remember my father seeing crying as a weakness so I cannot/do not blame him for that (as much as I would love to blame him for everything which is wrong with my life and mind). I guess a part of the faking things and putting a brave face on was because I had a lot of people around me not believing me and trying to make me go away so I did.

I watched you die
I heard you cry every night in your sleep
I was so young
You should have known better than to lean on me
You never thought of anyone else
You just saw your pain
And now I cry in the middle of the night
For the same damn thing

I had problems when I was younger but I became a lot worse when my sister killed herself. Her depression was missed and when she killed herself mine was found and my uncle will do anything to make sure that I do not end up in the same place she did. Believe me I have tried and failed many times to put a stop to my pain and have wanted to die. One time I scared a lot of people and had locked myself in the bathroom and Chelle knew and was worried about me and I know she was playing Because of You over and over until she knew I was okay. This whole song reminds me of that which gives me more reason to prefer to listen to the duet version (for some reason I miss how much I relate to it in that version, I guess I just listen to their pretty voices and tune it out as I do that a lot when Reba is singing and have done it for Kelly at times too). Back to why I relate to the verse above; from the night she killed herself I have had nightmares of her doing it. I never saw it happen but in my dreams I watch it happen over and over and I cry in my sleep. I was the witness to her pain because I understood it as I lived through some of what she lived through but I was five years younger than her (and nine when she died) so I was too young to do anything. Selfishly I wish she was still around and wish she could have seen my pain and what her actions would do to me. Unfortunately it took me a long time to realise that my own actions would only put a lot of people through the same pain I go through but I do now see what killing myself would do so know that is not a solution. For the past fifteen years I have had reoccurring nightmares of her dying, and for most of that time I have also reoccurring nightmares of my father abusing me/us. I had problems and nightmares before but her death broke me and it triggered worse things. My big sister who protected me and saved me from the torture was gone and I was left with pain.

Because of you
I try my hardest just to forget everything
Because of you
I don't know how to let anyone else in

I would love to forget everything which happened in my past. That does not get me very far and I actually need to accept it as a part of who I am and what made me that person. I can never move forward if I keep trying to ignore and forget it, but maybe one day I will reach a place where I will no longer face the nightmares of reliving my past. I have no clue how to let people in, I do not want them to know all of these things about me. I am getting better at opening up but it scares me and I do not want people to use it against me and I hate pity.


Now on to Piece by Piece which was the closure for Kelly and what I hope to have one day.

But piece by piece, he collected me
Up off the ground, where you abandoned things, yeah
Piece by piece he filled the holes that you burned in me
At six years old

I have had a few people collect me and fill those holes. Six years old is splitting the difference for me (I was four and under when I was being abused by my father, and then nine when my sister died) but I still relate to it by being young when I was hurt.

And all of your words fall flat
I made something of myself and now you want to come back
But your love, it isn't free, it has to be earned
Back then I didn't have anything you needed so I was worthless

This reminds me of both of my parents as when I was about fifteen they came crawling back trying to become a part of my life again and I did not want them. A lot of the time my mother's words fall flat and her apologies mean nothing to me. I do not really understand how either could think I would forgive and forget the past or let them into my life, or my daughter's life. I feel as though I had to do something to earn their love and that is not right, and I definitely felt worthless when I was living with them.

Piece by piece I fell far from the tree
I will never leave her like you left me
And she will never have to wonder her worth
Because unlike you I'm going to put her first

This goes back to my daughter and not wanting the cycle to repeat itself and for me to be anything like my parents. She comes first for me and I want her to feel my love and know that she is wanted by me. I may have gotten pregnant at fourteen to a guy I did not love but she is not a mistake and is my world.

He'll never break her heart
He'll take care of things, he'll love her
And piece by piece, he'll restore my faith
That a man can be kind and a father should be great

This makes me think of my daughter's father. He annoys me at times and I hate that he has custody of her and I can only see her a limited amount of times but then I also know it is for the best and that he will never hurt her. He has shown me what a father should be and while I did see it in others he has opened my eyes more I guess because his actions affect my daughter and I want her safe and loved.

shinebrighterxx

aww I just want to hug you both right now sometimes that's just what you need though

It is highly likely that I was doing that because it is my favourite song & favourite singer & it was making me feel better even though I knew you could relate to it


Exactly, I completely agree too



Ok I'll have a turn


Because of You

because of you
I'm a afraid

I haven't seen evil, I've just seen what evil does to people, & there's a part of me which is afraid. I'm shy so I struggle to let people in anyway, but I'm also scared which adds to that

I heard you cry every night in your sleep
I was so young
You should have known better than to lean on me
You never thought of anyone else
You just saw your pain

The best explanation for this part is to read the post above. I've seen her struggling to sleep & I'm only a few weeks older than her so I'm not the most ideal thing to hold onto & lean on. Then the next two lines were every time she hurt herself so I guess that was another reason I listened to the song as she wasn't seeing how I'd feel if my best friend killed herself because she hurt too much but I do tend to listen to this song to make myself feel better anyway


Maybe

I don't need to be fixed and I certainly don't need to be found
I'm not lost
I need to be loved

My paranoia that people would judge me over my bisexuality & want me to pick a side or think it is a choice & I should just be attracted to men. I just want to be loved, that's all that should matter. I'm not a huge fan of labels, I'm just me, & I want to be accepted for that fact & don't want to be told that I need to be fixed or have people thinking that about me. I've never had it happen, I'm just paranoid which is what keeps me from being too open about it


If No One Will Listen

This is the paranoia again. When my fears eat away at me this song speaks to me & comforts me. I'm not alone, no matter what anyone does think when I do decide to speak, someone will still be there supporting me & loving me for who I am


Breaking Your Own Heart

This is more on that paranoia but this song makes me cry (or at least sad). It reminds me that all I'm doing is breaking myself even more when that's what I want to protect myself from

21:21

to everyone.

Like everyone else said, maybe is probably the most meaningful song to me and a song that I can relate to. It's just a song that describes me the best and says the things that I can't fully explain.


I'm strong
But I break
I'm stubborn
And I make plenty of mistakes
Yeah I'm hard
And life with me is never easy
To figure out, to love

I like to think that I have it all under control and that I'm strong and that I don't need anyone, but most of the time I do break and I'm vulnerable and I do push people away a bit and I don't let anyone see the real me.

I'm confusing as hell
I'm north and south
And I'll probably never have it all figured out
But what I know is I wasn't meant to walk this world without you
And I promise I'll try
Yeah I'm gonna try to give you every little part of me
Every single detail you missed with your eyes
Then maybe
Maybe, yeah maybe

(My favorite part)

At the same time I don't want anyone to change me and I don't like the idea of having to change in order to please anyone or be good enough. I just want someone who sees me and gets me, and someone who doesn't want to change me.

I don't want to be tough
And I don't want to be proud
I don't need to be fixed and I certainly don't need to be found
I'm not lost
I need to be loved

shinebrighterxx

I think that is what makes the song so relatable, as who doesn't want that? You deserve love & to be loved for everything which makes you you not havd to change for someone

shinebrighterxx

anyone else want to share what song lyrics are most meaningful to them? Any lyrics from the latest album which hold meaning for you?

heartღaflutter

I'm going to think about this.. Getting back to you on this.. I have an idea I think.

kiss the wind

I think Miss Independent defines me quite a lot.

I'll have to think about specifics from this new album, though.

shinebrighterxx

Listening to the Stronger album made me think of this thread & thought I'd bump it up.

Right now:

Mr Know It All

Mr Play Your Games
Only got yourself to blame
When you want me back again
But I ain't falling back again
'Cause I'm living my truth without your lies
Let's be clear baby this is goodbye
I ain't coming back tomorrow

Basically I'm tired of the conflicting comments & attitudes I get from the people I work with/for. I reached the breaking point & I know I need to live my life with my truths, not theirs, & one day I will be able to say that I'm not coming back tomorrow.

Also for this song I've been told that people know me at the centre but then really they don't. Yes part is my 'fault' as I'm shy & don't let people in. I need to not do that. But also they can't accept me for who I am, they want to change me. For example: I've gotten yelled at for talking quietly in response to someone (someone said good morning to me all loud, & I was quiet in my response). But I'm a quiet & reserved person so it makes no sense why I'd do some big hello back... it also didn't bother the person I was talking to either, just my boss at the time


You Love Me

You didn’t let me down,
You didn’t tear me apart,
You just opened my eyes,
While breaking my heart,
You didn’t do it for me,
I’m not as dumb as you think,
You just made me cry,
While claiming that you love me,
You love me, you love me,
You said you loved me but that
I’m not good enough, I’m not good enough

Basically my boss (or former boss sort of as she's on maternity leave atm) did & said some things which broke me but also opened my eyes to how much I needed to get out of a toxic environment. Her words & actions make no sense at all - she made me cry, hurting me by not believing me when another employee was accusing me of things, but then also makes comments on how she doesn't know what she'll do when I leave. Her words & actions have pretty much been the 'you love me' & 'I'm not good enough' as supposedly I'm amazing & she doesn't want me to leave, but then I also am only good enough to be put in a lunch break cover position?


The War Is Over

All I have to say is you don't deserve me, you don't deserve me
I'm finally walking away, cause you only hurt me
And you're not worthy

I'm finally able to see this! It isn't me, its them. There will never be any winning this war as I can't fit into this environment, it is toxic, & if they can't see who I am & accept that then I don't have to change to suit their needs. I can be me, they are not worth the fight or the pain they've caused me. They don't deserve whatever skills I do have to offer the job, I can walk away from it.


The Sun Will Rise

When you've lost your lights
The sun will rise
It'll be alright

There is a light at the end of the tunnel - I will get out. Easier to see now as it gets closer & brighter now. My sun is slowly rising & it feels like it will be alright

heartღaflutter

great lyric choices... it will be allright

in general great songs!

Stronger in general has some great songs that fit a certain era of your life perfectly